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Series A food and ag investors in Illinois

5 of 6 series a food and ag firms that report a preference say they can lead.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active

Bluestein Ventures

Illinois

Andrew Bluestein, Ashley Hartman+2 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsHealthtech +3Confirmed by the firm

$500K to $3MCan lead

Consumer Ventures

Illinois

Jason Starr

Series ALeadsConsumer +1

$1M to $3MCan lead

Illinois · Fund $81M (2017)

Jim Schultz, Patrick Morand+2 on the team

Series ASeries BLeadsFood and ag

$1M to $10MCan lead

Illinois · Fund $1 (2026)

Aaron Rudberg, Bala Nagarajan+12 on the team

Series ALeadsFood and ag +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

Illinois

Dennis Beard, Rob Schultz+3 on the team

Series ALeadsFood and agConfirmed by the firm

$500K to $1MCan lead

Cooperative Ventures

Illinois

Beth Kearns, Kevin Jones+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BFood and ag +1

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

Germin8 Ventures

Illinois

Michael Lavin

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BFood and ag +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Illinois

Grant Newlin

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +3

Check size not reportedMostly follows

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Questions

How many series a food and ag investors in illinois are there?

Mode VC tracks 9 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 0 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do series a food and ag investors in illinois write?

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 3 firms on this list.

Which series a food and ag investors in illinois lead rounds?

5 of 6 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.