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AgriCura Ventures

VC
Chicago, IL

AgriCura Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Food / AgTech, Healthcare, Climate / Energy. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.0M checks and has 9 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$3.0M
Portfolio
9 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
AUM
$300M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Food / AgTech, Healthcare, Climate / Energy
HQ
Chicago, IL

Last verified: 2026-08-12

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.0M

AUM

$300M

Portfolio

9+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on sustainable FoodTech innovations including ingredient manufacturing and biotech-enhanced systems for global brands.

How AgriCura Ventures invests

AgriCura Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Food / AgTech, Healthcare, Climate / Energy. It does not invest in Consumer Products.

AgriCura Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment, backed by approximately $300M in assets under management.

AgriCura Ventures has backed 9 companies in our records, including Trace Genomics, GreenProtein Co., SugarFree Solutions.

Partners & Team

RL

Rob Leclerc

CEO & Founding Partner

AgTech
JR

Jonathan Reed

Managing Partner

FoodTech
AgTech
Biotech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Food / AgTech
Healthcare
Climate / Energy

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Products

Portfolio Companies (9)

Other

TR

Trace Genomics

AgTech
GR

GreenProtein Co.

FoodTech
SU

SugarFree Solutions

Ingredients Manufacturing
FA

FarmLead

Supply Chain Marketplace
MO

Modern Synthesis

FA

Faeth

EC

Eclipse

AI

Aigen

MI

Mimetic Medicine

How to pitch AgriCura Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, Healthcare, Climate / Energy — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Rob Leclerc, CEO & Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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