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Rural Incubators Fund

VC
Des Moines, IA

Rural Incubators Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Des Moines, IA investing in Food / AgTech, AI / ML, SaaS. The firm typically writes $50K–$500K checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$50K–$500K
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Food / AgTech, AI / ML, SaaS
HQ
Des Moines, IA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-30

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $500K

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on AgTech startups in rural America that bring innovation to agriculture using AI and SaaS, fostering economic growth in underserved regions.

How Rural Incubators Fund invests

Rural Incubators Fund is a vc firm based in Des Moines, IA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Food / AgTech, AI / ML, SaaS. It does not invest in Urban Solutions.

Rural Incubators Fund typically writes checks of $50K–$500K per investment.

Rural Incubators Fund has backed 2 companies in our records, including FieldAI, HarvestOptimizers.

Partners & Team

KB

Kenneth Boyle

General Partner

AgTech
AI/ML

Industry Focus

Invests In

Food / AgTech
AI / ML
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Urban Solutions

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

FI

FieldAI

AgTech
HA

HarvestOptimizers

AI/ML
How to pitch Rural Incubators Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, AI / ML, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $500K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kenneth Boyle, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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