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Koan Capital

Koan Capital is a food and agriculture specialist based in Alberta, backing Pre-Seed and Seed startups with checks from $25k to $250k, mostly as a follower.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed
Check size$25K to $250K
Leads roundsMostly follows
FocusFood and ag
Latest fundn/a
Investing team1 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Koan Capital

1 person on the investing team, 1 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Remi Schmaltz
Remi SchmaltzGeneral PartnerHe has over 15 years of experience building agriculture and technology businesses.

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Writes $25K to $250K checks. Its smallest check is larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Notable investments

4AG RoboticsIndex BiosystemsNectarSawback TechCrush DynamicsTruffle SystemsChrysa LabsPicketaEIO DiagnosticsMaia Farms

In their words

HomeKoan AgTech Fund Canada’s Dedicated AgTech Rolling Fund: Investing in Impactful Early-stage AgTech Startups Purpose Backing early stage start-ups that are creating solutikoan.vc
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Firms like Koan Capital

Antom.la$25K to $100K
Ag Ventures Alliance$100K to $250K
ISA Ventures$25K to $1M
Mercy Corps Ventures$100K to $250K
Big Idea Ventures$100K to $500K
ScaleGood Fund LP (powered by TELUS)$25K to $250K

On these lists

Seed investors in Canada811Pre-seed investors in Canada139Seed food and ag investors79Pre-seed food and ag investors50Seed investors in Alberta9Pre-seed investors in Alberta8Seed investors3020Pre-seed investors1696

Questions

What stage does Koan Capital invest in?

Koan Capital reports entry at pre-seed, seed.

How much does Koan Capital invest?

Koan Capital reports checks of $25K to $250K.

Does Koan Capital lead rounds?

Koan Capital mostly follows other investors.

Who are the partners at Koan Capital?

Remi Schmaltz (General Partner).

Is Koan Capital active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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