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Cultivation Capital

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St. Louis · Seed–Series B · 40 people tracked

Also known as CULTIVATION CAPITAL, LLC

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Cultivation Capital focuses on young, early-stage companies and supports them from Series Seed through Series B, combining capital with an extensive network of partners and investors to help startups navigate hyper-growth. The firm invests across several industry verticals, including life sciences and health tech (therapeutics, diagnostics, research tools, medical devices, healthcare IT), software and IT companies with product, revenue, and traction, agriculture and food tech (crops, animal health, precision agriculture, sustainability, food ingredients), Midwest seed-stage fintech/healthcare/agtech companies active in St. Louis and the greater Midwest, and geospatial technology firms leveraging location intelligence.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series B
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$100K – $3.5M
HQ
St. Louis, Missouri, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2012
Last 12 months
8 investments
AUM
$416.4M
Tracked investments
168
Acquisitions
6

Team · 40 people

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Jim McKelvey· General Partner
Joseph E. Maxwell· General Partner
Richard C. Holton, Jr.· General Partner
Graham Peck· Venture Partnerin𝕏
Clifford Holekamp· Executive Officer

10 people who came through Cultivation Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 137 of 168 portfolio companies

SaaS ×67AI & Machine Learning ×49Enterprise Software ×29AgTech ×28Healthtech ×28Biotech ×22Fintech ×22Digital Health ×18

HQs:United States×105Australia×2Switzerland×2Canada×1Denmark×1Spain×1

Investments · 168 tracked

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Aptimmune Biologicsaptimmune.com𝕏Jun 2017✓ verifiedAcquired

Aptimmune develops vaccines for swine health, partnering with vaccine development and swine health consulting companies to speed product development, testing and manufacturing.

AgTechBiotechHealthtechChampaign, US

Aaron Gilbertie(CEO)Federico Zuckermann(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRobert Easter(Director)Paul Olivo(Director)Gary Durack(Director)

Co-investorsMissouri Technology CorporationArsenalThe Yield LabIllinois VenturesThe Yield Lab Asia Pacific

FLiiPmyfliip.comin✓ verified

FLiiP is an integrated management platform for commercial gyms that consolidates member management, CRM, billing, payments, and mobile app functionality in a single system.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSports TechWellness & FitnessMontréal, CA

David(Founder)Thomas(CTO)

Co-investorsBoreal VenturesScale Shift Ventures

Pass It Downpassitdown.comin𝕏Sep 2021✓ verified

Pass It Down operates an NFT marketplace designed for museums and cultural institutions to digitally preserve and sell cultural heritage assets and iconic moments.

B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3EdTechMedia & EntertainmentChattanooga, US

Christopher Cummings(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsTechstarsInnovation CatalystVentureSouth

Reconstructreconstructinc.cominJun 2021✓ verified

Reconstruct provides a reality-mapping platform that turns capture data from smartphones, 360 cameras, laser scanners, or drones into measurable 3D digital twins and 2D floor plans of buildings and structures.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechSaaSChampaign, US

Mani Golparvar Fard(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inZachary MacRunnels(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Derek Hoiem(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardPaul D'Amato(Director)inRobert A. Schultz(Director)

Co-investorsSerra VenturesIllinois VenturesMichigan Capital NetworkNTT DOCOMO VenturesService Provider CapitalSeyen Capital+3 more

FinLockerfinlocker.comin𝕏May 2024 · $20M

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FintechPropTechSaaSClayton, US

Tim Stern(Co-Founder)inPeter P. Esparrago(Manager of Issuer)inBrian Vieaux(Executive Officer)inAndria Thomas(Executive Officer)inBryan Garcia(Chief Technology Officer)inHenry Cason(Chief Executive Officer)in

Board seatBarry SandweissCliff HolekampTimothy Stern· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBascom VenturesMissouri Technology CorporationSixThirty VenturesTransUnion

Geneoscopy, Incgeneoscopy.comin𝕏Nov 2021

Geneoscopy develops innovative diagnostic technologies for gastrointestinal health, specifically focused on the detection of colorectal cancer.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSt. Louis, US

Andrew Barnell(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)inErica Barnell(Co-founder)in

Board seatBobby Sandage· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBioGenerator VenturesDorm RoomiSelect FundMissouri Technology Corporation

Panome Biopanomebio.cominNov 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

Panome Bio provides metabolomics, proteomics, and multi-omics integration workflows along with a computational platform that analyzes and integrates diverse biological data types.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechSaint Louis, US

Edward Weinstein(Executive Officer, Director)inTom Cohen(Executive Officer)in

BoardDeval Lashkari(Director)inAlexander Herzick(Director)inRob Capone(Director)in

Board seatDavid Smoller· per SEC Form D · $6M raise · filed Nov 2024

Co-investorsBioGenerator VenturesTelegraph Hill Partners

Sharpen Technologiessharpencx.comin𝕏May 2021

Sharpen provides a platform that combines AI, automation, and contact center capabilities to help organizations resolve customer interactions rather than merely manage them.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechIndianapolis, US

Charlie Newark-FrenchinNick Newsom ☎️in

Board seatJohn TruePaul Weber· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAllos VenturesElevate VenturesMultiplier CapitalBridge BankCrossroads Health Ventures

Solis Agrosciencessolisagrosciences.cominSeries A · Dec 2022 · $500K

Solis Agrosciences is an agricultural science company with a team focused on molecular sciences, plant transformation, and plant research.

AgTechBiotechFoodTechSaint Louis, US

Susan Martino-Catt(President and COO)inCharles Bolten(Director)Mary Fernandes(Executive Officer)Tom Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian Salmo(Director)

Board seatDavid Smoller· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsMissouri Technology CorporationBioGenerator VenturesFINTOP Capital

15Five15five.comin𝕏

15Five provides a strategic performance management platform that helps businesses track employee engagement, performance, and retention through tools like performance reviews, goal tracking, and AI-powered manager coaching.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

David Hassell(Co-founder and CEO)inShane Metcalf(Director)inNazar Ivanivin

BoardBrent Hill(Director)inMatthew Cowan(Director)in

Co-investors500 GlobalBling CapitalChaifetz GroupConnetic VenturesConvergeEdison Partners+11 more

Agathosagathos.io𝕏Aug 2021 · $6M

CareInsights (formerly Agathos) is a mobile-first platform that delivers personalized peer-comparison insights on clinical metrics directly to physicians via text to drive improvements in care quality and reduce costs.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechBoulder, US

Andrew Trees(Executive Officer, Director)STEVE WAYE(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMARK BAKKEN(Director)inELISE MILLER HOFFMAN(Director)in

Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcNarrow Gauge VenturesNewfund CapitalHealthX VenturesI2BF Global Ventures

Agerpointagerpoint.comin𝕏

Agerpoint provides an AI-powered field intelligence platform that combines smartphone scans, LiDAR, satellite imagery, drones, sensors, and connected equipment data to analyze crops, trees, and field conditions in production agriculture.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechOrlando, US

K. Thomas McPeek(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inKevin Lang(CEO & President)inMichael Gomes(VP & GM, Intelligent Equipment)inGary Rudolph(VP, Engineering)inMike Batesole(CFO)in

Co-investorsBlackhorn VenturesSpruce Capital PartnersXeraya Capital

Aggioaggio.ioin𝕏Jan 2019

Aggio provides cloud-based SaaS platforms for sales and market intelligence in the agriculture and animal health industries, including a commercial sales platform for ag companies and a diagnostics platform for labs, vaccine manufacturers, and producers.

AgTechSaaSSales TechSt. Louis, US

Saurabh Bharadwaj(Executive Officer)inDimitri Popov(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsIIMA Ventures

Airdeckairdeck.coNov 2020

Ripon, US

David McKnight(Director)Timothy Stern(Director)inJason Weaver(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)James Lecinski(Director)

BoardAndrew Walker(Director)

Co-investorsRock River Capital PartnersWinnebago Seed Fund

Aisle411aisle411.comAug 2013

Saint Louis, US

NATHAN M PETTYJOHN(Executive Officer, Director)MATTHEW KULIG(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRICK HOLTON, JR(Director)HAL GENTRY(Director)TRAVIS MITCHELL(Director)

Co-investorsCapital Innovators

Array Labsarraylabs.ioin𝕏Jan 2026 · $20M

Array Labs develops radar technology for aerospace and other leading industries.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US

Andrew Peterson(Founder)inJose Isaac Robledo(Founder)in

Co-investorsACVC PartnersAera VCBBQ CapitalClearance Venture PartnersDellin InvestmentsJude Gomila+25 more

Ascribe Bioscienceascribebio.com

AgTechIthaca, US

Frank Schroeder(Director)Jay Farmer(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardAlex Bondar(Director)inKyle Welborn(Director)in

Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Ponderosa Ventures

Avol Aerospaceavolaerospace.comSeed · Aug 2025 · $4M

Avol operates a drone delivery network for hospitals, flying time-critical medical payloads such as blood, organs, tissue, stem cells, and diagnostics between facilities in temperature-validated, cold-chain containers compatible with UN3373 and OPTN standards.

HealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSt. Louis, US

Co-investorsDraper AssociatesRedstick VenturesUntapped Capital

Baltoplaybalto.com𝕏Aug 2021 · $37MAcquired

Balto provides software that simplifies contest management by automating administrative tasks and enabling organizers to oversee large numbers of participants.

ConsumerGamingSan Francisco, US

Joel Karacozoff(Founder)inNicky Montana(Founder)inSpencer Cassidy(Founder/Head of Growth)in

Co-investorsStripesY CombinatorLiquid VenturesSierra Ventures

Baltobalto.aiin𝕏Aug 2021 · $37.5M

Balto provides real-time AI guidance for contact center agents during calls, suggesting responses and coaching in the moment to improve sales, customer service, and collections conversations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSt. Louis, US

Marc Bernstein(Co-founder)inChris Kontes(Co-founder)inErin Ryan(CFO)inMichael Goldstein(CTO)inDavidson Girard(Executive Officer)

BoardAlex Rubalcava(Director)

Co-investorsOCA VenturesSaas Ventures, L.L.C.Sandalphon CapitalSierra VenturesAtreides ManagementJump Capital+2 more

Baltosoftwarebaltosoftware.comin𝕏

Balto builds real-time AI guidance software for contact center agents and managers, providing live prompts, coaching, QA, and note-taking during calls.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSt. Louis, US

Marc Bernstein(CEO & Founder)inChris KontesinErin Ryan(CFO)inMichael Goldstein(CTO)in

Co-investorsTIA Ventures

Battlebankbattlebank.comin

Battle Bank is a digital banking platform offering competitive yields, low-to-no fees, and direct access to financial experts.

Fintech

Barry BieglerSean McManusSepideh RowlandRick RuleFrank TrotterMelissa Larkin

Bayotechbayotech.us

AgTechAlbuquerque, US

Robert A. Jung II(Director)Milton Edward Vernon(Executive Officer)Justin Eisenach(Executive Officer, Director)James Scott Dyer(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDavid Blivin(Director)inSally Corning(Director)

Co-investorsCottonwood Technology FundSun Mountain Capital

Be My Eyesbemyeyes.comin𝕏

Be My Eyes builds technology to increase accessibility for people with visual impairments.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthImpact & Social Good

Hans Jørgen Wibergin

Co-investorsEnable VenturesScale CapitalECMC Group

Benchmarkemailbenchmarkemail.comin𝕏

Benchmark Email is a self-funded SaaS platform designed to simplify email marketing for over 100,000 marketers globally.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Curt Keller(Founder & CIO)Denise Keller(Founder & CFO)

BenchmarkONEbenchmarkone.comin𝕏Apr 2015

BenchmarkONE is a sales and marketing software platform offering marketing automation and CRM tools for small B2B businesses, marketing agencies, and SaaS companies to generate leads and win customers.

Marketing TechSaaSSales TechSt. Louis, US

Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsMissouri Technology Corporation

Benson Hill Biosystemsbensonhillbio.cominAug 2015 · $7.3M

Confluence Genetics (operating at bensonhillbio.com) is a seed innovation company that develops soybean genetics using AI-driven plant science and proprietary tools such as eMERGE Genetics and CropOS.

Durham, US

Matthew B Crisp(Executive Officer, Director)Lee Palles(Executive Officer)inNadine Carozzi(Executive Officer)Todd C Mockler(Executive Officer)Thomas Brutnell(Executive Officer)

BoardDaniel J Broderick(Director)

Co-investorsActivant CapitalAlexandriaBioGenerator VenturesFall Line CapitalGV (Google Ventures)iSelect Fund+7 more

BitSight Technologiesbitsight.comin𝕏Jun 2018

Bitsight provides a cyber risk intelligence platform that monitors entities across the internet to identify vulnerabilities and emerging threats in real time.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCambridge, US

Nagarjuna Venna(Executive Officer, Director)inStephen Boyer(Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inShaun McConnon(Executive Officer, Director)Robert T Turner(Executive Officer, Director)Elizabeth Fischer(Executive Officer)inBrian Cohen(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors33NAlphaDriveCapital Midwest FundComcast VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersGlobespan Capital Partners+8 more

Capacitycapacity.comin𝕏

Capacity builds an AI-powered platform for contact centers and support teams that automates customer support interactions through AI agents and agent assist tools.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSt. Louis, US

David Karandish(Founder)inChris Sims(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsCapital Midwest FundConnecticut InnovationsFINTOP CapitalFOG VenturesFoothill Ventures+3 more

CapyBiocapybio.comin

CapyBio provides tools to measure how closely cells match a target identity and to improve them, helping scientists and biopharma teams reduce failure in drug discovery, build stronger disease models, and advance cell-based therapies.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Guillermo Rivera(Interim CEO, Co-Founder & CSO)inSamantha Morris(Co-Founder)Kunal Jindal(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsMissouri Technology Corporation

Cardialen Inccardialen.comSeries B · Mar 2015 · $2M

Developing implantable low-energy pain-free atrial cardioverters for atrial fibrillation.

HealthtechSt. Louis, US

M. Brent Shelton(Executive Officer)Paula Skjefte(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Lanners(Executive Officer)Igor Efimov(Director)

BoardEric A. Gulve(Executive Officer, Director)Warren Watson(Director)

Co-investorsBroadview VenturesRiverVest Venture Partners

Chatdeskchatdesk.comin𝕏Jan 2022 · $7M

Chatdesk offers a platform that runs one-to-one email outreach for ecommerce brands, using customer purchase history to identify contacts most likely to buy again and re-engage them in the brand's own voice.

E-commerceMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Aneto Okonkwo(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsFika VenturesHarlem CapitalHustle FundLunch PartnersMenlo VenturesSerena Ventures+2 more

Cheddargettercheddargetter.com𝕏

Cheddar is a usage-based billing platform that tracks customer activity separately from pricing rules, letting developers integrate subscription management, invoicing, payment processing, and revenue reporting through a few API calls.

Developer ToolsFintechSaaS

Co-investorsSixThirty Ventures

Cinchcinchtech.aiJan 2022 · $3M

Cinch provides Device-as-a-Service (DaaS), letting businesses subscribe to laptops, phones, and tablets on monthly plans with procurement, lifecycle management, maintenance, and recycling included.

Circular EconomyHardwareSaaS

Co-investorsZ Venture Capital1982 VenturesDCGDigital Currency GroupMonk's Hill VenturesSeedstars

Cinchcinch.ioin𝕏

Cinch is a customer data and experience platform (CDXP) that unifies data from multiple sources, applies data-science tools to segment audiences, and runs automated multi-channel marketing across SMS, email, direct mail, in-app, reviews, and ads.

Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSDraper, US

Justin Rae(CEO)in

Co-investorsCampus Founders FundKickstart1982 VenturesDCGDigital Currency GroupMonk's Hill Ventures+2 more

Cleverclever.gyin𝕏Dec 2021 · $8M

Clevergy provides a platform for energy management that helps utilities, distributors, and energy retailers centralize operations, monitor customer consumption, and offer energy efficiency services.

CleantechCloud ComputingEnergySaaS

Co-investorsAxon Partners GroupGV (Google Ventures)SatganaBessemer Venture PartnersFloodgateSequoia Capital+2 more

Cleverclever.carein𝕏Dec 2021 · $8M

Clever.Care builds the Clever.Care Coordinator, a messenger-style communication and coordination platform for home care providers, their clients, relatives, and third-party providers such as pharmacies and physicians.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSBasel, CH

Andres Rapp(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsKickstart InnovationBessemer Venture PartnersBoson VenturesCrossFundFloodgateGV (Google Ventures)+4 more

Clever Real EstateinSeed · Apr 2018 · $500K

St. Louis, US

Ben Estate Mizes(Executive Officer)in

Cloudbedscloudbeds.comin𝕏Mar 2020 · $82M

Cloudbeds provides a property management system (PMS) and growth platform for hospitality businesses, including hotels and other accommodations.

Cloud ComputingPropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsClearVision EquityCounterpart VenturesKeshif VenturesMoore Venture PartnersPasadena AngelsPeakSpan Capital Partners+3 more

Codebuddycodebuddy.cominSeed · May 2025 · $870K

CodeBuddy is a platform for spec-driven software development that uses AI to help teams of all technical skill levels build scalable applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Cognitive Spacecognitivespace.comin𝕏Seed · Nov 2021 · $5.7M

Cognitive Space develops AI-driven automation software for satellite operations, enabling constellation operators to scale while meeting operational requirements.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSaaSSpace TechHouston, US

Marc Bell(Co-Founder and CEO)Guy de Carufel(CEO & Founder)inDax Garner(CTO)inJeff Edwards(VP of Engineering)inHanna Steplewska(Executive Officer, Director)Jennifer Roberts(Director)in

Co-investorsArgon VenturesCapital InnovatorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Dolby Family VenturesDraper AssociatesGlasswing Ventures+9 more

Comprehensivecomprehensive.ioin𝕏Feb 2025 · $4M

Comprehensive provides AI-powered compensation analytics and benchmarking software for managing employee pay, equity, and pay equity analysis.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Roger Lee(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inTeddy Sherrill(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Co-investorsFloodgateInspired CapitalJude GomilaSoma Capital8VCAccess Industries+14 more

Consilientconsilient.comin𝕏

Consilient develops a federated machine learning solution to detect and prevent money laundering and financial crime for financial institutions.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechWashington, US

Juan Zarate(Director)Gary Shiffman(Executive Officer, Director)inConnie Hammell(Executive Officer)Richard Girgenti(Director)Shawn Holtzclaw(Executive Officer)

CoverCresscovercress.comin𝕏Series A · May 2015 · $3M

CoverCress Inc. develops agricultural products and seeds that enable farmers to convert idle winter fields into profitable crops.

AgTechCleantechClimate TechEnergyOlivette, US

Jim Hedges(CEO)in

Co-investorsBioGenerator VenturesFulcrum Global CapitalPrelude VenturesProlog Ventures

Curatecurate.coin𝕏

Curate helps small businesses integrate and manage various operational pieces through a unified platform.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Currencyfaircurrencyfair.comin𝕏

CurrencyFair is an online cross-border payment and foreign exchange service that enables customers to send international payments across 20+ currency corridors.

FintechDublin, IE

Shamus Hodgsonin

Co-investorsChannel 4 VenturesMolten VenturesSixThirty Ventures

Detect Autodetectauto.cominSeed · Dec 2025 · $3M

Detect Auto provides automated tools for automotive repair shops to identify and upsell overdue vehicle maintenance by comparing service history against maintenance schedules.

Retail TechSaaSFargo, US

Nate Oelke(Founder)inJONATHAN CABAK(Executive Officer, Director)NATHAN OELKE(Director)

BoardBENJAMIN STANLEY(Director)

Co-investorsGreen Egg VenturesGROOVE CAPITALMairs & Power VCRender Capital

Ecobotecobot.cominJan 2022 · $2.8M

Ecobot offers an offline-first mobile app (Collector) and web workspace (Manager) for capturing wetland, stream, vegetation, soils, and hydrology field data with GNSS-grade location and AI-assisted plant ID, then generating USACE-ready delineation reports.

CleantechClimate TechGovTechSaaSAsheville, US

Lee Lance(Executive Officer, Director)inJeremy Schewe(Executive Officer)inRobb Bennett(Founder)in

BoardTimothy McLoughlin(Director)in

Co-investorsCharlotte Angel FundRunway Venture PartnersShadow VenturesStout Street CapitalCofounders CapitalSaas Ventures, L.L.C.

Ecobotappecobotapp.comin

Ecobot is a SaaS platform for environmental professionals to identify, map, and permit wetlands, streams, and aquatic resources.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechSaaS

Co-investorsStout Street Capital

Ectoecto.comOct 2021 · $7M

Ecto offers a mobile-first platform for managing tasks, alerts, and customizable procedures across animal production operations such as aquaculture, poultry, pork, and feed plants.

AgTechFoodTechSaaS

Co-investorsRabo Corporate VenturingSeventure PartnersVodia VenturesAqua SparkYield Lab

EIO Diagnosticseiodiagnostics.cominApr 2023

EIO Diagnostics develops a thermal sensor-based mastitis monitoring system for dairy farmers that detects udder health issues to reduce infections.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechHealthtechIoTAustin, US

Tamara Leigh(CEO)inShannon Mason-Thacker(COO)Pete Zipkin(Director)

BoardShawn Broderick(Director)inBen Williamson(Director)in

Co-investorsBand of AngelsHemisphere Ventures LLCInvest NebraskaTechstarsGaingelsSOSV

Eiwaeiwa.agin𝕏

Eiwa provides a platform for agricultural research trials that automates field data collection using drone imagery and a mobile scouting app, including an analytics library for crop metrics such as canopy, plant counting, plant height, and crop senescence.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Co-investorsAg Ventures AllianceGLOCAL LatamInnventureSerra Ventures

Element451element451.comin𝕏Apr 2021

Element451 is an AI-native CRM and AI agent platform ("Bolt agents") for higher education institutions, covering the full student lifecycle across marketing, admissions, enrollment, student success, and continuing education/workforce.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSRaleigh, US

Ardis Kadiu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inRon Tadross(Executive Officer)in

BoardClifford Holekamp(Director)David Gardner(Director)in

Co-investorsBlueprint EquityPeterson VenturesCofounders Capital

Emplifyemplify.comin𝕏acquired by 15Five

15Five is an AI-powered people management platform for HR teams and managers, covering performance reviews, employee engagement surveys, compensation decisions, and manager enablement.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsAllos VenturesCharmides CapitalEdison PartnersGutbrain Ventures

Eucliseseuclises.com

Euclises Pharmaceuticals develops oral, small-molecule drugs targeting COX-2 to disrupt the tumor microenvironment and enhance cancer cell death, particularly when combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors or EGFR inhibitors.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesiSelect FundMissouri Technology Corporation

Euphrates Vasculareuphratesvascular.cominAug 2018

Euphrates Vascular develops the Pulse NanoMED System, a nanoscale interventional medical device that uses magnetically guided iron-oxide nanoparticles to reach and disrupt distal vascular occlusions beyond the reach of wires and catheters.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSt. Louis, US

Troy Long(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Blair(Director)Tim Blair(Executive Officer)inEric Moessinger(Director)Robert Mitchell(Director)Thomas Hillman(Director)

Co-investorsMissouri Technology CorporationOSF VenturesView Ventures+ND Capital

EvidenceCareevidence.carein𝕏

EvidenceCare provides evidence-based clinical decision support tools integrated into electronic health records (EHRs) for physicians and health systems.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSanta Monica, US

Brian Fengler(Founder)inSamuel Bartholomew(Executive Officer, Director)James Jamieson(Executive Officer, Director)Zac Scribner(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDave Vreeland(Director)inCyril Philip(Director)

Co-investorsBallad VenturesCaduceus Capital PartnersHealthX VenturesJumpstart CapitalService Provider CapitalTectonic Ventures+3 more

Fifth Eyefiftheye.comApr 2019 · $11.5M

Software that detects subtle vital-sign changes to warn medical professionals of post-operative patient deterioration risk.

Jen Baird, NACD.DC(Founder)inMark Salamango(Founder)in

Co-investorsInvest MichiganWMU Biosciences Research & Commercialization CenterArboretum Ventures

FinOpslyfinopsly.cominSeed · Dec 2025 · $6M

FinOpsly is a FinOps platform that predicts, attributes, and controls AI, cloud, and data spend, integrating cost estimates into the IDE, CLI, and CI pull requests and enforcing budget policies with reversible automated actions.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingFintechMason, US

Lathika Hegde(Executive Officer, Director)inMueen Delvi(Founder)inKiran Jain(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardNarayan Surabhi(Director)Brian Matthews(Director)in

Co-investorsCintrifuse CapitalHyde Park Venture Partners

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Healthy Bytes, Inc.Maximum Fidelity Surgical Simulations, Inc.PerficientSystematic RevenueAdarza BioSystemsArvegenixAtlas Digital GroupCircleCorstasis TherapeuticsCurimetaDealCloudDecideDexerspeedDocktechEuclises PharmaceuticalsMediciNotch OrderingPolicyengageRewind Software Inc.RNAgriSafeTrekScalis EarlycareersWealth AccessZone & Company Software Consulting

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Cultivation Capital made?
Cultivation Capital has 168 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited, including 19 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Cultivation Capital invest at?
Cultivation Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What is Cultivation Capital's typical check size?
Cultivation Capital typically writes checks of $100K – $3.5M.
What sectors does Cultivation Capital focus on?
Cultivation Capital focuses on AgTech, Biotech, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Cultivation Capital located?
Cultivation Capital is headquartered in St. Louis, US.
Does Cultivation Capital lead rounds?
Yes, Cultivation Capital leads investment rounds.

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Techstars

Techstars is a global startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds and mentors ambitious founders, providing $220K in capital, a three-month program, and access to a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and corporate partners.

$220K
iSelect Fund

iSelect Fund is a venture investor focused on the convergence of agriculture technology and human health, backing companies that improve nutrition, food affordability and sustainability as well as data and delivery technologies for detecting and treating cardio-metabolic disease.

$250K – $2M
FINTOP Capital

FINTOP Capital is a venture firm run by former fintech founders and operators who invest in and support early-stage fintech companies rewiring financial services.

Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

Both backed · 4
$100K – $10M
Gutbrain Ventures

GutBrain Ventures is an early-stage technology venture capital firm led by investor and former entrepreneur Bob Davoli, who partners closely with founders and management teams to help build and scale high-growth software and technology companies.

New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

Both backed · 2
$200K – $40M
Mucker Capital

Mucker Capital is a venture capital firm that provides Seed and Series A capital and hands-on guidance to startups located outside Silicon Valley, across the United States, Canada, and beyond. It also runs MuckerLab, a pre-seed accelerator working with 20-25 companies per year.

Both backed · 2
$250K – $750K
Industrious Ventures

Industrious Ventures is a deep tech venture capital firm founded in 2019 that partners with founders reinventing legacy industries such as aerospace, energy, logistics, compute, and manufacturing.

Both backed · 2
Mercato Partners

Mercato Partners is a growth-stage investment firm founded in 2007 that partners with entrepreneurs building category-leading companies outside traditional technology hubs.

Both backed · 2
Long Journey Ventures

Long Journey Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs unconventional, 'magically weird' founders and ideas, positioning itself as a hands-on, community-oriented partner to its companies.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $1M
Notable Capital

This page announces that GGV Capital split into two separate firms in March 2024: Granite Asia (Singapore, covering APAC) and Notable Capital (US, based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, investing in the US, Israel, Europe, and Latin America).

Both backed · 1
$5M – $50M
Plug and Play Ventures

Plug and Play is an innovation platform that connects corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities, running accelerator programs and venture investing across more than 25 vertical industries.

Both backed · 1
$50K – $12M
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Sierra VenturesRevolutionMaveronLightbankHyde Park Venture PartnersExpon CapitalOCA VenturesM25Early Light VenturesMomenta VenturesFramework Venture PartnersScOp Venture Capital+ND CapitalFlyover CapitalBlue Bear Capital PartnersDundee VCVentureSouthLightspeed Venture PartnersInsight PartnersUberBalderton CapitalGradient VenturesGreycroftInovia CapitalRidge VenturesIntel CapitalContraryBuilders VCAlpine VenturesHyperplane Venture CapitalIngeborg InvestmentsChainforestCharacter

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