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Carrot Ventures Fund I (Verdex Capital) — Seed VC Firm

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Calgary, AlbertaWebsite

Carrot Ventures Fund I (Verdex Capital) is a Seed venture capital firm based in Calgary, Alberta investing in Food / AgTech, SaaS, Climate / Energy. The firm has 4 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
4 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Food / AgTech, SaaS, Climate / Energy, Other
HQ
Calgary, Alberta
Check size
Not in our records
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-01

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Portfolio

4+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

A $15M specialist AgTech venture fund that creates and finances new companies around agricultural technologies, focusing on commercialization of agtech IP and providing first-round financing.

How Carrot Ventures Fund I (Verdex Capital) invests

Carrot Ventures Fund I (Verdex Capital) is a vc firm based in Calgary, Alberta. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Food / AgTech, SaaS, Climate / Energy, Other.

Carrot Ventures Fund I (Verdex Capital) has backed 4 companies in our records, including Susterre Technologies Inc., AgGene (AgGene Technologies Inc.), CattleScan.

Partners & Team

MW

Monte Wilson

Chief Financial Officer

MV

Martin Vetter

Venture Partner

DB

David B. Jones

Managing Partner

AgTech
B2B SaaS
Canada

Industry Focus

Invests In

Food / AgTech
SaaS
Climate / Energy
Other

Portfolio Companies (4)

Other

SU

Susterre Technologies Inc.

AgTech / Farm Machinery·Seed (Venture Studio Launch)·Carrot Ventures Fund I

Develops and commercializes agricultural equipment that uses ultra-high-pressure water jets to cut through crop residue.

AG

AgGene (AgGene Technologies Inc.)

AgTech / Crop Biotechnology·Seed (Venture Studio Launch)·Carrot Ventures Fund I

A biotechnology company utilizing advanced gene-editing platforms to develop crop varieties with enhanced traits.

CA

CattleScan

AgTech / Livestock Technology·Seed·Carrot Ventures Fund I

Provides a real-time monitoring system for dairy herds using an active, intra-ruminal smart bolus.

CA

CarbonLock Technologies

AgTech / Cleantech / Carbon Sequestration·Seed (Venture Studio Launch)·Carrot Ventures Fund I

Develops technology designed to capture and permanently sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide in stable, solid forms.

How to pitch Carrot Ventures Fund I (Verdex Capital)
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, SaaS, Climate / Energy — the sectors they actively back.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Monte Wilson, Chief Financial Officer.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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