Agritech and Food
Europe
| Investor | Investment themes | Type of investment | Amount of investment | Stage of investment | Eligible business entities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almi Invest GreenTech | Climatetech, energy transition, industry and buildings, transport and mobility, climate and forests, agri and land use, circular economy and materials, behaviour and education | Equity | Seed-Series A | For profit with social purpose | |
| Argos Wityu | Tech, food, goods, aeronautics, services, industry, transport, leisure | Equity | €25-€100m | Transformation | For profit |
| Ascension Ventures | Fair by Design Fund - poverty premium (closed). Ascension Fund III - social inequalities, cost of living | Equity | £250k-£700k | Pre-seed to pre-series A | For profit, B Corps |
| DOEN Participates B.V. | Social inclusivity | Equity | €50k-€500k | Seed, Series A | For profit |
| DRK Foundation | Arts and Culture, Civic Engagement, Economic Empowerment, Education, Environment and Climate Change, Food and Agriculture, Health, Social Justice, Systemic Poverty. | Grants | up to $300k | Series A, Series B | Independent nonprofit and impact-first, mission-driven for-profit entities |
| ETF partners | Future mobility, energy transition, green connectivity, responsible consumer, sustainable food | Equity | £5-15million | Series A, Series B | Social enterprise, For profit |
| Feelsgood Capital Partners | Alignment with at least one of the SDGs | Seed+ | For profit, For profit with social purpose | ||
| FoodLabs | Future of food. Synthetic biology, decentralised food production, alternative proteins, countermeasures to lifestyle diseases, personalised food production. | Equity | For profit | ||
| Green Angel Syndicate | Investment in early stage companies which contribute to solving global warming and climate change. This includes cutting greenhouse gas emissions, absorbing carbon dioxide, or preserving or rehabilitating the natural environment. Preferred sectors, though not exclusive, are Energy, Agriculture and Food, Transport, Buildings, Water and Natural Resources. Keen to encourage applications from diverse minority group founders. | Equity | up to £5 million | Seed | |
| makesense Seed I | Autonomy, old age and disability; agriculture and food; resilient cities and circular economy; social inclusion; education, training and employment. | Equity, quasi-Equity | €100k-€600k | Pre-Seed | For profit |
| Nesta | Provide financial, knowledge and network capital to innovative tech ventures that are changing the world for good. Back businesses that are closely aligned to Nesta’s Mission impact goals; improving school readiness, tackling obesity, reducing household carbon emissions and improving productivity. We invest in: edtech, foodtech, healthtech, climate tech, the future of work and productivity. | Equity | £500k-£1 million | Seed, Series A | Social enterprise, For profit |
| Norselab | Driven by the SDGs: product-driven impact, net-positive contributions, impact that matters | Equity | Seed, Series A+ | For profit | |
| Oltre Impact | Community and local development, education and employment, sustainable Finance, heath, personal care and wellbeing, food and agriculture, smart cities and clean mobility, clean energy, sustainable goods and services | Equity, acquisition | €2- €8million | Series A+ | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| Planet A | Transition to net zero, alternative proteins, etc | Equity | For profit, Social enterprise | ||
| RAISE Impact | Energy transition, agricultural transition, circular economy, social inclusion. | Equity | €10M-€30M | Growth | For profit with social purpose |
| responsAbility Investments AG | Climate Finance, financial inclusion, sustainable food | Debt, Equity, Fund of funds | Depends on product | Seed, Series A, Series B | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| Revent | Health and wellbeing, economic empowerment, sustainable planet, future of food | Equity | €200k-€1million | Pre Seed to Series A | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| Seed Capital Bizkaia | Sector agnostic aside from no investment in real estate, Finance or marketing companies | Equity | up to €600k | Seed+ | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| Sight and Life Foundation | Maternal and child nutrition, climate-smart innovations in food systems, increase smallholder farmers' access to nutrient-dense foods, adolescent health and anaemia. improved coverage of nutrition commodities, enabling local entrepreneurs, consumer insight studies | Grants, Donations (Philanthropy) | Not for profit | ||
| SIS Ventures | Social and environmental impact in alignment with UN SDGs. | Equity investment. SEIS & EIS Fund. | Seed, Series A | For Profit with purpose, B Corp. | |
| TD Veen | Circularity, health, food, technology | Equity | Seed+ | For profit, For profit with social purpose | |
| The Fore | Arts and culture; disability; economic development and employability; environment; health and wellbeing; housing and homelessness; human rights, law and justice; poverty and disadvantage; sport; women and girls; youth education | Grants | up to £30k | Seed | Not for profit, Charities, Community Benefit Societies, Community Interest Companies, Charitable Incorporated Organisations |
| The Prince’s Countryside Fund | Sustainable agricultural and rural community | Grants | up to £25k | For profit, Social enterprise | |
| Triodos Investment Management | Environment, cultural, social | Equity, quasi-Equity, Debt, Listed equities and bonds | £250k to £20m | Series A+ | Listed companies, private companies, Social enterprise, For profit, B Corp. |
| Una Terra Venture Capital Impact Fund | Clean energy, smart building, smart mobility, sustainable food, circular economy, sustainable Finance | Series A | For profit | ||
| World Fund | Energy, food, agriculture, manufacturing, buildings, mobility, carbon removal | Equity | €1m to €15m initial investment | Seed-Series B | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
The information and content provided by Oxford University Innovation on this website is for information purposes only and is not intended to constitute investment, financial, tax or professional advice. Nothing on this page or on this website should be construed as a solicitation or offer, or recommendation to acquire or dispose of any investment or to engage in any other transaction, or to provide or obtain any investment advice or service from any organisation listed on this page. You should not rely upon any information on this website in making or taking on any investment/service or other decision and should obtain specific professional advice before making any decision of this nature.