AgFunder

What they do

Founded in 2013, AgFunder is a digitally-native venture capital firm that operates at the intersection of capital, media, and technology. They leverage their globally recognized media platform, AgFunderNews (AFN), and their proprietary AI search engine, GAIA, to source, evaluate, and support deals. Originally focused strictly on agtech and foodtech, the firm has evolved to back foundational deeptech across biology, AI, and climate. They are widely regarded as trailblazers in the agrifoodtech ecosystem and consistently perform in the top quartile of VC benchmarks.

What they look for

AgFunder invests in frontier technologies that remove structural constraints to sustainable scale in food, agriculture, human, and planetary health. They back deeptech and foundational technologies-such as AI, robotics, biotechnology, materials science, and nanotechnology-that solve systemic bottlenecks rather than offering purely incremental improvements. They seek exceptional, bold founders who are open to coaching and mentorship, explicitly preferring companies with higher technical or execution risk but minimal market risk. Sustainability is core to their thesis; every portfolio company must advance at least one of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Stage

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+

Sectors

Food and agriculture, AI, Healthcare, Climate, Deeptech

Based

San Francisco, US