Acre Venture Partners
Venture capitalSanta Monica · Pre-Seed–Series B · 8 people tracked
Also known as AVP MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
Investment thesis
Acre invests in companies driving fundamental change across food and agriculture to tackle large-scale human and environmental health challenges. The firm's founding thesis holds that positive, lasting change in the food system generates strong financial returns, treating impact and returns as intertwined rather than trade-offs. Its team combines operators, entrepreneurs, policy leaders, sustainability experts, and investors with deep food and agriculture experience. Viewing venture as a service business, Acre acts as both a thoughtful partner and active collaborator across agtech and consumer, backing the people, infrastructure, and technologies creating systemic change grounded in operating experience and trusted relationships.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 18 of 34 portfolio companiesAgTech ×6AI & Machine Learning ×6FoodTech ×5SaaS ×5Wellness & Fitness ×4Biotech ×3Climate Tech ×3Consumer ×3
HQs:United States×10Brazil×1
Investments · 34 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAgTechIthaca, US
Frank Schroeder(Director)Jay Farmer(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKyle Welborn(Director)
Board seatAlex Bondar· per SEC Form D · $15.3M raise · filed Oct 2025
Moffett Field, US
Rachael Gan(Executive Officer)Abilasha Ramanan(Executive Officer, Director)Gustav Nipe(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatAlex Bondar· per SEC Form D · $1.3M raise · filed Dec 2018
Boston, US
Niko Hrdy(Director)Richard Ashenfelter(Executive Officer, Director)Martin Sirkin(Executive Officer)Emily Malina(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatAlex Bondar· per SEC Form D · $11.3M raise · filed Aug 2021
Back to the Roots is an organic gardening brand offering grow kits, heirloom seeds, peat-free soils, plant food, and raised beds for people growing their own food at home.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceOakland, US
Nikhil Arora(Co-founder)Alejandro Velez(Co-founder)
Bonsai is an all-in-one platform for agencies and small businesses that combines project management, time tracking, invoicing, and client relationship management in a single integrated system.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaSBoulder, US
Matt Nish(Founder)in
Bonsai Robotics develops software that manages autonomous fleets for agricultural and construction operations.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
A content site publishing articles about esports, focusing on topics such as gaming performance, nutrition, and related lifestyle factors for competitive gamers.
GamingMedia & Entertainment
Inari applies artificial intelligence and gene editing to accelerate plant breeding, delivering crop improvement solutions for farmers focused on soybeans, corn, and wheat across broadacre agriculture.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechCambridge, US
Lisa Safarian(CEO)Robert Berendes, Ph.D.(Director)Robert Rosiello(Director)Sophie V. Vandebroek(Director)Michael Mack(Chairman of the Board)Ignacio Martinez(Director)
Infinant Health develops a B. infantis probiotic pharmaceutical product (INF108, building on EVC001) aimed at preventing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm and very low birth weight infants in NICU care.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSacramento, US
Laura Stoppel(Director)Michael Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Liang(Director)Amanda Birdsey-Benson(Director)Roger Wyse(Director)Patrick Enright(Director)
Meati produces meat alternatives made from mycelium, the root structure of fungi, offering a plant-based protein source with complete amino acids and additional nutritional benefits.
ConsumerFoodTech
One.bio develops food products designed to provide beneficial molecular signals to support health and address chronic inflammatory disease.
BiotechFoodTechHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Matt Amicucci(Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer)Matt Barnard(Co-Founder & CEO)
PlanetFwd is a sustainability measurement platform that helps companies measure carbon footprints, automate life cycle assessments, and report emissions data for regulatory compliance and ESG goals.
Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Julia Collins(Founder & CEO)in
Rythm offers monthly blood testing and biomarker tracking to help consumers monitor health metrics over time, providing actionable insights for optimization rather than one-time snapshots.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Robert Wade(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Andrew Montgomery(Director)Dacri Burdan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Spoiler Alert helps businesses with global supply chains reduce food waste and sell surplus inventory, addressing food insecurity and environmental sustainability challenges.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyClimate TechData & InfrastructureFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSBoston, US
Ricky Ashenfelter(Cofounder)
Building sustainable fertilizer with synthetic biology to fight climate change
San Carlos, US
Tim Schnabel(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKartick C. Kumar(Director)Douglas Cameron(Director)
Terradot develops Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) technology to accelerate natural carbon removal by combining rainwater with silicate rocks, permanently sequestering atmospheric CO₂ at scale.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechBrazil, BR
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Acre Venture Partners invest at?
- Acre Venture Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Acre Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Acre Venture Partners typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- What sectors does Acre Venture Partners focus on?
- Acre Venture Partners focuses on AgTech, Climate Tech, Consumer, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is Acre Venture Partners located?
- Acre Venture Partners is headquartered in Santa Monica, US.
- Does Acre Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Acre Venture Partners leads investment rounds.
Images
Co-investors · 16
Congruent Ventures is an early-stage venture firm backing North American teams innovating across hardware, software, and business models, with a focus on climate and sustainability.
Collaborative Fund is a venture capital firm that invests across multiple thematic areas including consumer brands, healthcare, climate and energy, and financial inclusion.
Valor Capital Group is a cross-border venture fund connecting the US, Latin American, and global technology markets, investing in consumer internet and enterprise software companies.
Alpha Edison is an investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs to build category-creating companies that open up new markets.
Astanor Ventures is an impact-focused investment firm dedicated to transforming the agrifood system by backing innovation across the value chain from 'soil and sea to gut'.
GV (formerly Google Ventures) is a venture investment firm that backs founders across many industries, aiming to build long-term relationships and support companies across multiple stages and milestones.
Pioneer Fund is a venture capital firm investing in the top Y Combinator startups.
BAM Ventures is an early-stage investment firm made up of experienced entrepreneurs based in Southern California, backing founders building consumer-focused technologies, products, and services that transform commerce.
Torch Capital is a venture capital firm that combines investing, operating, and business-building experience to help entrepreneurs build category-leading companies.
Bow Capital is a venture firm that aims to accelerate the path of innovation from scientific research to real-world impact, leveraging a distinctive partnership with the University of California system.
Prelude Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports early-stage startups with the potential to mitigate climate change.
Xplorer Capital is a venture firm run by entrepreneurs and investors that backs founders building disruptive technologies aimed at transforming industries globally.
▶4 more co-investors
DBL PartnersMAYA Capital VenturesSP VenturesSyngenta Group Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Acre Venture Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Acre Venture Partners's recorded portfolio.
Similar investors
Rockstart is an early-stage investor and accelerator supporting purpose-driven founders building companies focused on a sustainable and regenerative future, providing investment from pre-seed to Series B alongside mentorship, market introductions, and corporate partnerships.
Gerber-Rauth is a boutique private investment company based in Milan focused on the dairy ecosystem and adjacent agribusiness sectors, backing novel food technologies for alternative dairy and sustainable models for traditional dairy.
UntroD Capital is a deep-tech-focused investment firm that backs research-and-development-driven startups whose innovative technologies address challenges facing the planet and humanity, an approach it terms 'Real Tech'.
Label Investments is a specialized agribusiness investment group focused on agricultural projects and technologies that improve human health and support sustainable development, taking an active operational role in its investments.
The 100+ Accelerator is a sustainability-focused accelerator launched in 2018 and co-sponsored by six global consumer goods companies to support startups developing solutions aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It provides funding for pilot programs to test and scale innovations across corporate supply chains.