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Kernal BioInvestments

VC
Cambridge, UKWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $750K

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in AI and data infrastructure-led innovations at the intersection of agriculture and sustainability.

Meet the Team

Jeff Özdemir, PhD

General Partner

mRNA/LNP platform engineering
computational biology
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Yusuf Erkul, MD, MBA

General Partner

oncology
mRNA therapeutics
synthetic biology
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Burak Yilmaz, MS

General Partner

RNA/DNA biology
intellectual property
platform development
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John Fergus

Founding Partner

AgTech
Infrastructure

Industry Focus

Invests In

Food / AgTech
Other
Enterprise

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

AG

Agrimetrics

Data Infrastructure
FI

FieldScan

AI in Farming
How to pitch Kernal BioInvestments
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, Other, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $750K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jeff Özdemir, PhD, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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