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Seed food and ag investors in California

13 of 14 seed food and ag firms that report a preference say they can lead. 1 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
DCVCActive Oct 8
California · Fund Billions of dollars AUM
Ali Tamaseb, James Hardiman+15 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +4
$10M to $30M+Can lead
Acre Venture Partners
California
Alex Bondar, Bill Helman+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsFood and ag +1Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $10MCan lead
AgFunder
California · Fund $100M+
Manuel Gonzalez, Michael Dean+8 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsFood and ag +2
$25K to $10MCan lead
Alexandria Venture Investments
California
Joel S. Marcus, Blake L. Stevens+2 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Berkeley Catalyst Fund (BCF)
California
Drew Lanza, Ted Hou+1 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsLife sciences +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Better Ventures
California · Fund $108M
Rick Moss, Wes Selke+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +5
$500K to $1MCan lead
Cavallo Ventures
California
Brett Morris, Michael Wilbur+2 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsFood and ag
Check size not reportedCan lead
Obvious Ventures
California · Fund $360.36M Fund V (2026)
Andrew Beebe, James Joaquin+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsHealthtech +5
$3M to $30MCan lead
Radicle Growth
California · Fund $15 million current fund
Kirk Haney, Neal Gutterson
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFood and ag
$250K to $10MCan 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
SVG Ventures
California
John Cassidy, Rachel Hartnett+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFood and ag
Check size not reportedCan lead
The Production Board (TPB)
California
David Friedberg
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFood and ag +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
Autodesk Foundation
California
Jean Shia, Joe Speicher+7 on the team
SeedSeries AClimate +4
$100K to $1MMostly follows
Dangerous Ventures
California
Gaby Darbyshire, Mike Lin+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedClimate +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Fifty Years
California
Ela Madej, Seth Bannon
Pre-seedSeedClimate +4
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
Radicle Impact
California
Dan Skaff, Ami Naik+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported

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Questions

How many seed food and ag investors in california are there?

Mode VC tracks 18 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 1 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do seed food and ag investors in california write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 6 firms on this list.

Which seed food and ag investors in california lead rounds?

13 of 14 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.