Agronomics
Venture capitalLondon · Seed–Series B · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
Agronomics argues that conventional agriculture is both environmentally unsustainable and financially unviable, with fragile supply chains exposed to geopolitical tension, zoonotic disease, and climate change. It backs companies pioneering more resource-efficient, lower-waste ways to produce food, including cultivated meat and precision fermentation. The firm offers individual investors access to clean agriculture companies through a single publicly traded stock, and provides institutional investors strategic exposure to food-security-focused innovators aligned with ESG mandates and climate allocations. It positions its portfolio to help transform a roughly $10 trillion conventional food-production market with more efficient alternatives.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 8 of 29 portfolio companiesBiotech ×7FoodTech ×6Climate Tech ×3AgTech ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Circular Economy ×1Cleantech ×1Healthtech ×1
HQs:United States×4United Kingdom×2
Investments · 29 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathPartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
Produces animal-free dairy using precision fermentation, specializing in casein proteins to replicate traditional dairy products.
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
Brewing scalable, sustainable, and nutritious animal proteins using precision fermentation for pet food applications.
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
Produces real meat proteins from precision fermentation as ingredients for the pet food sector.
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
Bond Pets develops brewed meat proteins using precision fermentation for pet food products that are marketed as better for pets, farm animals, and the planet.
BiotechFoodTechBoulder, US
Rich Kelleman(CEO & Founder)
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
Plant cell culture company producing cultivated cocoa and coffee without traditional crops.
BiotechWest Sacramento, US
Debbie Neumann(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Perlstein(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
Produces sustainable palm oil alternatives using a proprietary yeast platform developed at the University of Bath.
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
Clean Food Group develops CLEANOil, a sustainable alternative to traditional agricultural oils and fats produced via its CLEANOilCell fermentation technology platform, using food waste as a feedstock.
BiotechCleantechFoodTech
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
Formo uses precision fermentation to produce bio-identical milk proteins (casein) for making animal-free dairy products such as cheese.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
GALY develops biocrafted alternatives to conventionally extracted materials like cocoa and cotton, positioning grown products as sustainable replacements for industries reliant on extractive supply chains.
AgTechBiotechCircular EconomyFoodTechNew MaterialsBoston, US
Ryan Panchadsaram(Director)Carmichael Roberts(Director)Luciano Bueno(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
Uses synthetic biology to engineer microorganisms as biocatalysts for cost-effective green hydrogen production from waste biomass.
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
Provides commercial-scale fermentation services to alternative protein producers seeking reliable and cost-effective solutions.
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
Onego Bio produces Bioalbumen, an animal-free egg protein (ovalbumin) made through precision fermentation, offering the functional and nutritional properties of egg whites for use in food products such as baked goods.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
Rebellyous develops plant-based chicken nuggets and proprietary manufacturing systems designed to enable efficient, clean food production with improved working conditions.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechFoodTechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodSeattle, US
Christie Lagally(Founder/CEO)in
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
Cultivated meat company; created a lab-grown meat restaurant in Tel Aviv.
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
Tropic develops improved varieties of tropical crops using gene editing and gene silencing technologies to enhance yield, disease resistance, and climate resilience.
AgTechBiotechNorwich, GB
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
PartnerJim Mellon· solo GP
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Agronomics invest at?
- Agronomics invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Agronomics focus on?
- Agronomics focuses on AgTech, Biotech, Climate Tech, FoodTech.
- Where is Agronomics located?
- Agronomics is headquartered in London, GB.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamJim Mellon of Agronomics
Cultured Meat and Future Food Show · Jim Mellon
Why it's game over for meat in just 5 years. Jim Mellon from Agronomics
Impact Investing Show · Jim Mellon
Jim Mellon, co-founder of Agronomics - ETV Interview
Edison · Jim Mellon
Images
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