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Acre Venture Partners
Venture capitalActively deployingSanta Monica · Pre-Seed–Series B · 10 people tracked
Also known as AVP MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
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Investment thesis
Acre invests in companies building breakthrough technologies and critical infrastructure for a healthier, more sustainable food system where human and environmental wellbeing coexist with profitability. The firm was founded on the thesis that driving positive, lasting change in food and agriculture produces exceptional financial outcomes, treating impact and return as intertwined rather than trade-offs. Its team combines operators, entrepreneurs, policy leaders, sustainability experts, and investors with deep food and agriculture experience, approaching venture as a service business and acting as active collaborators. Acre targets systemic change across population health, planetary well-being, responsible production and consumption, and climate solutions, spanning agtech to consumer.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 10 people
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What they invest in
from 31 of 41 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×9AgTech ×8FoodTech ×7Wellness & Fitness ×7Consumer ×6Biotech ×5Enterprise Software ×5
HQs:United States×20Brazil×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×63 founders×14+ founders×3
What their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×6Engineering ×4Finance & Accounting ×3Life Sciences ×3Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 20 founders with career history
Kleiner Perkins ×2La Haus ×2NatureBox ×2Simera ×2SpaceX ×2
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 32024 · 42023 · 52022 · 12021 · 32020 · 22019 · 12018 · 22017 · 12016 · 124 dated
AgTechIthaca, US
Frank Schroeder(Director)Jay Farmer(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardKyle Welborn(Director)in
Board seatAlex Bondar· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Ponderosa VenturesCultivation Capital
Material Impact is a deep tech ecosystem and network organization supporting companies using material science to develop commercial products and solutions.
Deep TechImpact & Social GoodNew MaterialsBoston, US
Richard Ashenfelter(Executive Officer, Director)Martin Sirkin(Executive Officer)Emily Malina(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNiko Hrdy(Director)
Board seatAlex Bondar· per SEC Form D · $11.3M raise · filed Aug 2021
Co-investorsRenaissance Venture Capital
Maximiliano LandreininAlejandro Larosa(Founder)
Co-investorsCapria VenturesGLOCAL LatamSP VenturesYara Growth VenturesFall Line CapitalUnitus Ventures
Bruno Mengatti(Founder)Jose Noblecilla(Founder)Luiza Batista(Founder)Victor Bernardino(Founder)Yuri Janotti(Founder)
Co-investorsCapria VenturesMAYA Capital VenturesValor Capital GroupAcross Capital Partners
Astranis manufactures small, high-powered geosynchronous satellites equipped with advanced digital processing technology for global telecommunications and connectivity services.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
John Gedmark(CEO)inRyan McLinko(CTO)inMike Mancini(Executive Officer)Siamak Ebadi(Lead RF Engineer)inHall Chen(RF Payload Design)inShraddha Pandya(Talent Acquisition)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzATEL VenturesBlack FlagBoxGroupCantos VenturesCherubic Ventures+85 more
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)inAlejandro Velez(Co-founder)inGreg Dunn(Executive Officer)
BoardLucas Mann(Director)inJohn Foraker(Director)Jim Harris(Director)
Co-investorsBlue Scorpion InvestmentsConsumer VenturesL'ATTITUDE VenturesRenewal FundsRevolutionS2G Investments+1 more
BiotechDavis, US
Steven Watkins(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inCarlito Lebrilla(Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesiSelect FundCollaborative FundLeaps by BayerMitsui & CoMorado Ventures+1 more
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)inMatt Brown(CEO)inBenjamin Stanfield(Product Development \u0026 Design Intern)inRedon Gjika(CEO)Neha Naik(Recruiter)Anika Neil(HR)
Co-investorsBrass Ring VenturesFall Line CapitalJude GomilaMatrixSparkland CapitalY Combinator+8 more
Bonsai Robotics develops autonomy technology and equipment, including its Amiga lineup powered by Bonsai Intelligence, to automate off-road jobs for operations ranging from small businesses to large companies.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Tyler Niday(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBetter Food VenturesBison VenturesCIBUS ENTERPRISE FUND II LPCongruent VenturesRadicle ImpactSerra Ventures+3 more
Software and data analytics to reduce food risk and improve food quality.
Jeff Swartzin
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersNSG VenturesRealization Capital PartnersCultivian Sandbox Ventures
Dirac builds BuildOS, a manufacturing execution platform that consolidates work instructions, routings, BOMs, quality, and tooling in one system and generates 3D animated build steps directly from CAD files.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Filip Aronshtein(Founder)inPeter Weiss(Founder)
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Alumni VenturesAsymmetric Capital PartnersCoatue ManagementDeep AcrePredictive VC+6 more
Velvet Hammer makes functional, third-party tested powdered beverage elixirs (such as Elixirs of Serenity, Inner Light, and Hydration) formulated with vitamins, adaptogens, and electrolytes that dissolve into any drink.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Gabby(Founder)
farm-ng builds the Amiga line of autonomous farming machines and provides Bonsai Intelligence software for managing autonomous equipment fleets across different environments.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Ethan Rublee(Founder)
Co-investorsBetter Food VenturesSanta Cruz VentureXplorer CapitalNoventi
Farmers Business Network (FBN) operates an agriculture marketplace where farmers buy inputs and supplies directly from manufacturers, access financing and grain marketing programs, and use data insights drawn from a network of over 100,000 member farms.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesFintechFoodTechSan Mateo, US
Amol Deshpande(Founder)inCharles Baron(Founder)inDiego Lopez Casanello(Executive Officer, Director)inGuillaume Luebke(Executive Officer)in
BoardLorenzo Gonzalez(Director)John Vaske(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors3Spoke CapitalBow CapitalColle Capital PartnersDBL PartnersFuture Communities CapitalGV (Google Ventures)+5 more
Highlight is a product research platform for CPG innovation teams that runs in-home usage tests (IHUTs) end to end — recruiting, shipping, returns, and AI-powered analysis — to deliver consumer feedback in days.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSaaS
Dana Kim(Founder)inDeirdre NorrisinKeshia PerisinRJ Zaworski(Engineering Leader)inAnna ShafferinBryon Christopher Coroin
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesDorm RoomEudemian VenturesFirst Round CapitalFJ LabsIngeborg Investments+5 more
A full-stack monitoring platform that helps developers identify performance issues and bugs in web applications through session replay and error tracking.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSeattle, US
Jay Khatri(Cofounder, CEO (acquired by LaunchDarkly))inVadim Korolik(Founder)inEdith Harbaugh(Founder)John Kodumal(Founder)
Co-investorsAfore CapitalCraft VenturesFuel CapitalMakers FundNeoRamtin Naimi+17 more
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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 analyzes customer feedback, support tickets, and CRM data to identify product opportunities and customer insights, automatically surfacing relevant information and linking findings to backlog items.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Frank Lee(Founder)inEric Kim(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCriteria Venture Tech
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)inStuart Brown(Chief Financial Officer)Pierre-Etienne Boin(Secretary and General Counsel)inPonsi Trivisvavet(President and Chief Executive Officer)inDavid Berry(Founder)
BoardRobert Berendes, Ph.D.(Director)
Co-investorsFlagship PioneeringCongruent VenturesG SquaredCPP Investments
Infinant Health develops probiotic products based on B. infantis strains that work with breast milk to support the infant gut microbiome, including its INF108 drug strain aimed at preventing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessSacramento, US
David J. Kyle(Executive Officer, Director)inJ. Bruce German(Co-founder)David Mills(Founder)inCarlito Lebrilla(Founder)Daniela Barile(Founder)Samara Freeman(Founder & Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs & Intellectual Property)in
Co-investorsBow CapitalHorizons VenturesiSelect FundLongitude CapitalSpruce Capital PartnersXeraya Capital+1 more
Using microbes to draw down carbon into soils at scale.
Frank Oly(Founder)Guy Hudson(Founder)Guy Webb(Founder)Mick Wettenhall(Founder)Tegan Nock(Founder)
Co-investorsArtesianHAWKTAILHorizons VenturesLowercarbon CapitalMain Sequence VenturesNSW Clean Technology Innovation Grants+4 more
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
Tyler Huggins(Founder)inJustin Whiteley(Founder)
Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcBluestein VenturesFifty YearsJoyance PartnersNextwave [X] PartnersSocial Starts+8 more
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Mori makes a silk protein-based protective coating that extends the shelf life of fresh and packaged foods.
Co-investorsBlindspot Ventures Management CoBluestein VenturesCollaborative FundDns CapitalThe Engine VenturesToba Capital+1 more
Moss provides a retrieval system optimized for production AI applications, delivering sub-10ms search latency without vector databases.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sri Raghu Malireddi(CEO)inHarsha Nalluru(Founder)inAnte Spittler(Founder)Anton Rummel(Founder)Ferdinand Meyer(Founder)Stephan Haslebacher(Founder)
Co-investorsY CombinatorA*Andreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalBlast.ClubBoxGroup+11 more
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)in
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonBetter Ventures Central LlcCollaborative FundDoon CapitalE12 Venture Capital, LlcGreat Circle Ventures+6 more
People Science runs real-world clinical research for the health and wellness industry, offering a decentralized clinical trial platform (Chloe Clinical) and a real-world data collection tool (Chloe LiveLab) alongside clinical research services.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Noah Craft(Founder)in
Co-investorsFTW VenturesLifeforce CapitalNoeticBluestein VenturesSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
PlanetFWD offers a sustainability management platform that measures carbon footprints across Scopes 1, 2, and 3, automates life cycle assessments, and helps companies model emissions reduction strategies.
CleantechClimate TechSaaS
Julia Collins(Founder)in
Co-investorsBackstage CapitalBBG VenturesBeacon VCCity LightCleo CapitalCongruent Ventures+14 more
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 & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Dacri Burdan(Co-Founder & CTO)inRobby Wade(Co-Founder & CEO)inDr. Zhiyi Qiang(Co-Founder & CLO (Lab Director))Kelsie Muir(Co-Founder & CDO)inDevon Levesque(Co-Founder & Creative Director)in
BoardAndrew Montgomery(Director)in
Co-investorsCollaborative FundCourtside VenturesFlying Fox Ventures
Safe and Fair produces packaged snacks including cinnamon graham crackers and popcorn under the Remy's brand, marketed as clean-label products free from peanuts, tree nuts, and artificial ingredients.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
Source Workspace is a software platform that centralizes greenhouse data, workflows, and monitoring to help growers make better decisions and optimize operations.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingSaaS
Rien Kamman(Founder)inErnst van Bruggen(Founder)
Co-investorsAstanor VenturesThe E14 Fund
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)in
Co-investorsBantam GroupCollaborative FundFTW VenturesLaunchCapitalMaersk GrowthNXT Ventures+2 more
Supergut makes fiber-based food and supplement products aimed at supporting gut microbiome health for consumers.
Direct to ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness
Marc Washington(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAOKI LABSAssembled BrandsGreat Circle VenturesThe Family FundAccess Capital+3 more
Switch Bioworks develops biology-based fertilizer as an alternative to conventional chemical fertilizers, using synthetic biology and microbial discovery.
AgTechBiotechClimate TechSan Carlos, US
Tim Schnabel(Founder & CEO, Board Member)inGregory Knauf(Founding Scientist, Regulatory Manager)Kaitlyn Qin(Chief Financial Officer)inBrett Boghigian(Chief Business Officer (CBO))in
BoardKartick C. Kumar(Director)Douglas Cameron(Director)
Co-investorsAg Ventures AllianceAstanor VenturesGrantham Foundation
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
Sasankh Munukutla(Founder)inJames Kanoff(Founder)Scott Fendorf(Founder)
Co-investorsCapria VenturesFloodgateGigascale CapitalKyber Knight CapitalPonderosa VenturesValor Capital Group+2 more
Travaras is a platform that connects travelers with vetted nonprofit partners offering curated, experience-based immersions focused on conservation and cultural preservation.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerImpact & Social GoodTravel & HospitalityWellness & FitnessSacramento, US
JenniferinLisaSergey Tiraspolsky(Founder)in
Co-investorsHAWKTAILTechstarsLowercarbon Capital
Zucca is a product development platform for consumer packaged goods (CPG) innovation and R&D teams that connects formulas to live supplier specs, real-time costs, and regulatory constraints.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS
Co-investorsPioneer Square LabsPSL Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ImpactvisionCambridge CropsRhythmThe Safe + Fair Food Company
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.
Exits · 4
4 acquisitions · showing 1Farm Ngacq. by Bonsai Robotics
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAstranis · finsmes.com · May 7, 2026
Meati Foods · meati.com · Nov 11, 2025
Moss · ycombinator.com · Oct 30, 2025
Dirac · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 25, 2025
Farmers Business Network · finsmes.com · Jul 28, 2025
Zucca · geekwire.com · Jul 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Acre Venture Partners made?
- Acre Venture Partners has 41 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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.
- Who does Acre Venture Partners co-invest with?
- Acre Venture Partners most often shares deals with Capria Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Congruent Ventures, among 112 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 16
Collaborative Fund is a venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs building category- and culture-defining brands, products, and services across consumer, health, energy, and access-to-capital themes.
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.
Prelude Ventures is a venture capital firm backing entrepreneurs building climate and clean-technology companies across sectors such as energy, carbon management, food and agriculture, mobility, and industrials.
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'.
Bow Capital is an early-stage venture fund founded in partnership with the University of California, backing founders building AI for the physical, industrial, and biological world.
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 early-stage venture firm that partners with entrepreneurs using technology to unlock latent demand in markets where consumer and business behaviors are shifting.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Xplorer Capital is a venture firm run by entrepreneurs and investors that backs founders and disruptive technologies aiming to transform traditional industries globally. It forms long-term partnerships and supports portfolio companies with its experience and connections.
DBL Partners is an impact venture capital firm that invests in companies aiming to deliver top-tier venture returns alongside positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes.
MAYA Capital is an early-stage venture fund that backs bold founders driving technological change across Latin America.
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