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Pre-seed food and ag investors

19 of 31 pre-seed food and ag firms that report a preference say they can lead. 1 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active

Wittington VenturesActive Sep 22

Toronto

Jim Orlando, Megh Gupta+11 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BClimate +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Massachusetts

Dwight Poler, Ryan Macpherson+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

Texas

Elisa Sepúlveda, Marcelo de la Garza

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +5

$250K to $1MCan lead

Better Ventures

California · Fund $108M

Rick Moss, Wes Selke+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +5

$500K to $1MCan lead

Bread and Butter Ventures

Minnesota

Brett Brohl, Mary Grove

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFood and ag +2Confirmed by the firm

$500K to $1MCan lead

Chingona Ventures

Illinois

Samara Mejia Hernandez, Fernando Carranza

Pre-seedLeadsFintech +2Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $3MCan lead

Cornucopian Capital

New Jersey

Aryeh Ganz, Jinny Choi+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsHealthtech +3

$250K to $10MCan lead

Grit Road Partners

Nebraska · Fund $35M

Mike Jung, Ben Williamson

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFood and agConfirmed by the firm

$250K to $500KCan lead

New York · Fund $50 (2024)

Nick Cooney, James Caffyn+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFood and ag

$500K to $3MCan lead

Massachusetts · Fund $118 million Fund I

Brian Halligan, Devdutt Yellurkar+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimate +3

$500K to $3MCan lead

RA Capital Management

Massachusetts · Fund $10B+ (2025)

Adam Kaye, Emily Minkow+35 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences +4

$3M to $30M+Can lead

California · Fund $15 million current fund

Kirk Haney, Neal Gutterson

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFood and ag

$250K to $10MCan lead

SOSV SF & NY (Fka IndieBio)

California

Po Bronson, Stephen Chambers

Pre-seedLeadsDeep tech +5

$500K to $1MCan lead

Starshot Capital

California · Fund $35M — Starshot Fund I

Jeremy Brewer, Sam Levac-Levey+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimate +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

Supply Change Capital

California

Noramay Cadena, Shayna Harris+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFood and ag +1Confirmed by the firm

$500K to $1MCan lead

California

John Cassidy, Rachel Hartnett+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFood and ag

Check size not reportedCan lead

Tall Grass Ventures

Alberta

Chris Edwards, Wilson Acton+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFood and agConfirmed by the firm

$250K to $500KCan lead

Tenacious Ventures

Washington · Fund $35M (Fund II)

J Matthew Pryor, Sarah Nolet+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFood and ag +1

$250K to $3MCan lead

The 81 Collection

Illinois

Vijen Patel, Alex Kirshenbaum

Pre-seedSeedLeadsIndustrial +4Confirmed by the firm

$500K to $1MCan lead

Wisconsin

Craig Dickman, Jill Enos

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsHealthtech +3Confirmed by the firm

$100K to $3MCan lead

Ag Ventures Alliance

Iowa

Jordan Colby, Spencer Stensrude

Pre-seedSeedFood and ag

$100K to $250KMostly follows

Alex Canter Angel Investments

United States

Pre-seedSeedMarketplaces +1

$250K to $3MLead not reported

Delaware

Elvira Museri, Ruben Altman

Pre-seedSeedFood and ag +1

$25K to $100KMostly follows

Big Idea Ventures

New York

Andrew D. Ive, Frank Klemens+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedFood and agConfirmed by the firm

$100K to $500KMostly follows

BoxOne Ventures

Quebec

Arvind Ramanathan, Josh Felker+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALife sciences +3

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Breakwater Ventures

Washington

William Finney

Pre-seedSeedIndustrial +5

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Cerulean Ventures

California

Jahed Momand, Matthew Stotts

Pre-seedClimate +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Cooperative Ventures

Illinois

Beth Kearns, Kevin Jones+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BFood and ag +1

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Cybernetix Ventures

Massachusetts

Fady Saad, Mark Martin

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +7

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Dangerous Ventures

California

Gaby Darbyshire, Mike Lin+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedClimate +2

Check size not reportedLead not reported

District Ventures Capital

Alberta · Fund $100M (2020)

Arlene Dickinson

Pre-seedSeedSeries AFood and ag +2

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Illinois

Jason Blumberg, Piers Wells+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Ecosphere Ventures

Texas

Adil Jafry

Pre-seedSeedClimate +4

Check size not reportedLead not reported

ElevenX Capital

Florida

Anjli Jain

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEducation and work +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

California

Ela Madej, Seth Bannon

Pre-seedSeedClimate +4

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Germin8 Ventures

Illinois

Michael Lavin

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BFood and ag +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Great Circle Ventures

New York

Jacob Afriat, Rani Aliahmad+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AFood and ag +2

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Impact Science Ventures

California

Alain Harrus, Robert Ethier+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Industrious Ventures

Colorado

Mason Angel, Taylor Sargent

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADefense and space +5

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Tennessee

Dean Didato, Jan Bouten

Pre-seedSeedFood and ag +1

Check size not reportedMostly follows

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Questions

How many pre-seed food and ag investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 50 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 1 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed food and ag investors write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 16 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed food and ag investors lead rounds?

19 of 31 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.