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Cultivate Ventures

VC
Chicago, IL

Cultivate Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Food / AgTech, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$5.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$5.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
AUM
$50M
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Food / AgTech, Other, SaaS
HQ
Chicago, IL

Last verified: 2026-07-09

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$500K – $5.0M

AUM

$50M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Backing startups creating sustainable food systems, with a focus on B2B ingredients and advanced manufacturing technologies for food and beverages.

How Cultivate Ventures invests

Cultivate Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Food / AgTech, Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Crypto, Fintech.

Cultivate Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$5.0M per investment, backed by approximately $50M in assets under management.

Cultivate Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including SuperFat, PlantPure Labs.

Partners & Team

GA

Greg Anderson

Managing Partner

agri-tech
agri-food
growth-stage
NZ food & fibre innovation
MH

Marcus Henderson

Partner

venture capital
private equity
agri-tech
growth / expansion-stage businesses
AE

Anthony Edmonds

General Partner

investment fund setup
platform building
financial services
governance

Industry Focus

Invests In

Food / AgTech
Other
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Crypto
Fintech

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

SU

SuperFat

Packaged Foods
PL

PlantPure Labs

FoodTech
How to pitch Cultivate Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $5.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Greg Anderson, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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