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Acre Venture Partners
Santa Monica, United States
Acre Venture Partners invests in companies that create fundamental change in food and agriculture, targeting large‑scale human and environmental health challenges. They focus on breakthrough technologies and infrastructu...
Portfolio
28+
Employees
5+
Founded
2016
AUM
≈ $265.0M
Investment focus
Stages
No stages listed
Industries
No industries listedGeographic scope
Global
Fund details
Funds
Fund I
$125.0M
Fund III
Vintage 2024 • $140.0M
Sources
Acre Venture Partners
Acre Venture Partners invests in companies that create fundamental change in food and agriculture, targeting large‑scale human and environmental health challenges. They focus on breakthrough technologies and infrastructure that enable a more sustainable, healthier food system while delivering strong financial returns.
Portfolio
28+
Employees
5+
Founded
2016
AUM
≈ $265.0M
Funds
Fund I · $125.0M
Fund III · Vintage 2024 • $140.0M
Stages
No stages listed
Industries
No industries listedGeographic scope
Global
Sources
Showing 22 of 22 matched portfolio companies
This startup operates an online agricultural marketplace that facilitates the buying and selling of new and used machinery, including tractors and trailers, along with their parts. By centralizing these transactions, it enables rural producers to enhance their operational efficiency and increase sales through access to essential equipment.
Funding: $29.0M
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Funding: $29.0M
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Arado is a platform that provides supply chain management and business solutions specifically designed for small and medium-sized farmers. By streamlining logistics and enhancing operational efficiency, it addresses the challenges of product distribution and market access in the agricultural sector.
Funding: $19.8M
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Funding: $19.8M
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The startup develops crop protection products that enhance plant immunity by researching the molecular interactions between microbes and plants to identify key signaling molecules. This approach protects crops from pests and fungi, improving agricultural productivity and crop quality.
Funding: $5.7M
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Funding: $5.7M
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Bonsai Robotics provides a connected autonomy platform designed to bring automation to field and factory operations. This platform enables humans and machines to work smarter together across various demanding environments. The company focuses on making autonomy simple, affordable, and deployable across entire off-road equipment fleets.
Funding: $13.5M
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Funding: $13.5M
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Farmers Business Network operates an agricultural tech platform that connects farmers to a peer network for data-driven insights and transparent pricing on farm inputs. The platform addresses high production costs and inefficiencies in sourcing agricultural products by providing direct-to-farm delivery and competitive pricing on essential supplies.
Founded 2014
500+
Approximate amount of employees
Funding: $300.0M
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Funding: $300.0M
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Bonsai Robotics provides the Bonsai Intelligence connected autonomy platform designed for outdoor environments like fields and factories. This platform enables the deployment of autonomous systems and vehicles, helping humans and machines operate more efficiently together. The company focuses on making autonomy simple and affordable for various off-road operational needs.
Funding: $16.3M
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Funding: $16.3M
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Highlight is an in-home product testing platform that automates the recruitment, logistics, and data collection processes, enabling brands to gather actionable consumer insights rapidly. By providing real-time access to high-quality data from a diverse panel of engaged participants, Highlight addresses the challenge of obtaining timely and relevant feedback for product development and optimization.
Funding: $30.8M
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Funding: $30.8M
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Inari is a seed design and biotechnology company focused on developing genetically optimized seeds that enhance agricultural productivity while promoting biodiversity. Their approach addresses the need for sustainable food production systems by creating seeds that require fewer resources and reduce environmental impact.
Funding: $771.0M
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Funding: $771.0M
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This company develops microbiome-based therapeutics to improve infant gut health and prevent conditions like necrotizing enterocolitis. Their drugs, currently undergoing clinical trials, aim to support healthy immune system function in infants, particularly preterm babies.
Funding: $55.0M
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Funding: $55.0M
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Loam Bio utilizes patented microbial technology, specifically endophytic fungi, to enhance soil carbon stability and increase agricultural productivity. Their solutions, CarbonBuilder and SecondCrop, enable farmers to capture more carbon and unlock new revenue streams through carbon credits with minimal changes to existing practices.
Funding: $109.9M
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Funding: $109.9M
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The startup develops all-natural preservatives by extracting proteins from natural silk using a simple salt and water process, creating a protective layer that extends the shelf life of food products. This technology reduces food waste and enhances the sustainability of the food supply chain by providing an economical solution for the food, agriculture, and packaging industries.
100+
5K+Approximate amount of employees
Funding: $85.8M
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Funding: $85.8M
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Moss provides a cloud‑based sustainability intelligence platform that aggregates IoT sensor data, satellite imagery, and third‑party environmental datasets into a unified dashboard. The solution visualizes real‑time KPIs such as carbon emissions, water usage, and biodiversity, and applies predictive analytics and automated alerts to help corporate sustainability teams identify compliance gaps, optimize resource use, and generate ESG reports.
Funding: $10.0M
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Funding: $10.0M
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one.bio develops proprietary processes to integrate active WholeFibers™ back into food products. This technology restores beneficial, hard-to-eat plant fibers often removed during food processing. The company provides a convenient, flavorless method for consumers to increase daily active fiber intake for improved gut health.
Funding: $43.8M
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Funding: $43.8M
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People Science is a technology-enabled clinical research platform that utilizes data collection tools to conduct rigorous studies on alternative medicines and wellness interventions. The platform empowers consumers to explore personalized health solutions while providing companies with reliable scientific evidence to enhance their product development.
Funding: $9.2M
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Funding: $9.2M
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Planet FWD is a carbon management platform that utilizes Life Cycle Assessment data to provide detailed measurements of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions for consumer products. The platform enables brands to identify and reduce their carbon footprint at the ingredient and supplier level, facilitating their journey toward net zero goals.
Funding: $16.6M
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Funding: $16.6M
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InsideTracker provides personalized nutrition and lifestyle recommendations based on blood, DNA, and fitness tracker data. The platform analyzes biomarkers to offer actionable insights for optimizing health, performance, and longevity.
This company provides AI-driven software solutions specifically designed for greenhouse cultivation management. Their platform offers tools for centralized data access, harvest forecasting, cultivation strategy simulation, and automated irrigation control. The core value is enabling growers to make smarter, data-driven decisions to optimize resource efficiency and increase crop yields.
Funding: $38.3M
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Funding: $38.3M
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Spoiler Alert offers a digital platform that connects suppliers and buyers to manage excess and slow-moving inventory through data-driven insights and a structured discounting process. This solution enables brands to improve markdown performance, increase sales channels by 60%, and achieve a 50% growth in discount revenue.
Funding: $16.1M
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Funding: $16.1M
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Supergut provides prebiotic fiber powders and snack bars that deliver 6–7 g of soluble and insoluble fiber per serving to help adults meet the recommended 25–30 g daily intake. Their blends combine clinically studied ingredients such as unripened green banana, resistant potato starch, Sunfiber® guar fiber, oat beta‑glucan, and soluble vegetable fiber to support a balanced gut microbiome, regular digestion, and metabolic functions like appetite control and blood‑sugar stability. All products are vegan, keto‑friendly, gluten‑free, non‑GMO, and low‑FODMAP, and can be mixed into foods or consumed as portable bars.
Funding: $22.0M
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Funding: $22.0M
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Switch Bioworks engineers naturally occurring microbes formulated into a powder that farmers apply at sowing. These microbes colonize plant roots and produce nitrogen fertilizer directly where it is needed. This process reduces input costs, minimizes agricultural runoff, and mitigates supply chain risks associated with traditional fertilizer.
Funding: $23.6M
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Funding: $23.6M
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Terradot accelerates the natural silicate weathering process by distributing finely ground mineral powders on tropical agricultural lands, turning rain‑soil interactions into a permanent carbon sink. Their proprietary processing, real‑time monitoring, and farmer partnerships enable scalable, verifiable CO₂ removal while improving soil health and crop yields.
Funding: $58.2M
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Funding: $58.2M
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Zucca is an operating system for CPG product development that centralizes formulations, supplier specifications, cost data, and compliance documents in a searchable, version‑controlled repository. Its AI‑driven extraction links source documents to product formulas, automatically updates nutrition facts panels, and provides real‑time cost and feasibility analysis to streamline cross‑functional collaboration and accelerate time‑to‑market.
Funding: $5.0M
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Funding: $5.0M
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