Cultivation Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingSt. Louis · Seed–Series B · 37 people tracked
Also known as Cultivation Capital AgTech · Cultivation Capital Fintech · Cultivation Capital Geospatial Tech · Cultivation Capital Tech · CULTIVATION CAPITAL, LLC
Investment thesis
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 Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 37 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesFounder mafia
The Cultivation Capital mafia →8 people who came through Cultivation Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 110 of 126 portfolio companiesSaaS ×49AI & Machine Learning ×40Healthtech ×22AgTech ×21Biotech ×21Enterprise Software ×20Fintech ×20Digital Health ×16
HQs:United States×77Australia×2Canada×1Ireland×1Poland×1
Investments · 126 tracked
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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
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 Catalyst
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FintechPropTechSaaSClayton, US
Tim Stern(Co-Founder)inPeter P. Esparrago(Manager of Issuer)Brian Vieaux(Executive Officer)Andria Thomas(Executive Officer)Bryan Garcia(Chief Technology Officer)Henry Cason(Chief Executive Officer)
Board seatBarry SandweissCliff HolekampTimothy Stern· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsMissouri Technology CorporationSixThirty Ventures
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
St. Louis, US
Dan Broderick(Director)Todd Johnson(Director)Robert Boles(Director)Diane Seloff(Director)Mary Jo Gorman(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatElise Hoffman· per SEC Form D · $570.1K raise · filed Aug 2020
BiotechSt. Louis, US
Robert Mills(Director; Chief Executive Officer and Secretary)Joss Fernandez(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBrian Kinman(Director)Richard Clark(Director)
Board seatDavid Smoller· per SEC Form D · $2.2M raise · filed Sep 2024
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
Saint Louis, US
Kathryn J. Henely(Executive Officer)Paul E. Martin(Executive Officer)Jeffrey S. Davis(Executive Officer, Director)Edward L. Glotzbach(Director)David D. May(Director)
BoardDavid S. Lundeen(Director)
Board seatBrian L. Matthews· per SEC Form D · $9.2M raise · filed Jun 2017
Sharpen (SharpenCX) provides a cloud contact center platform with inbound call handling, outbound predictive dialing, IVR routing, AI voice agents, SMS messaging, and secure pay-by-phone, which can run standalone or layer on top of existing contact center tools.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSIndianapolis, US
Charlie Newark-FrenchinNick Newsom ☎️in
Board seatJohn TruePaul Weber· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAllos VenturesElevate VenturesMultiplier CapitalCrossroads Health Ventures
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)Brian Salmo(Director)
Board seatDavid Smoller· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsMissouri Technology Corporation
Saint Louis, US
Donald E. Breckenridge(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Herrick(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBrian Matthews(Director)inJames Siverts(Director)
Board seatCliff Holekamp· per SEC Form D · $507.3K raise · filed Dec 2015
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(Executive Officer, Director)Shane Metcalf(Director)inNazar Ivaniv
BoardBrent Hill(Director)inMatthew Cowan(Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalChaifetz GroupConnetic VenturesConvergeEdison PartnersGray Line Partners+9 more
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
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)Kevin Lang(CEO & President)Michael Gomes(VP & GM, Intelligent Equipment)Gary Rudolph(VP, Engineering)Mike Batesole(CFO)
Co-investorsSpruce Capital Partners
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
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 VCClearance Venture PartnersDellin InvestmentsK Street CapitalLobster Capital+10 more
Co-investorsAcre Venture Partners
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 Ventures
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)Michael Goldstein(CTO)
Co-investorsTIA Ventures
Battle Bank is a digital bank offering high-yield cash accounts, precious metals accounts (buy, sell, store, or borrow against gold, silver, platinum, and palladium), foreign currency deposit accounts and CDs in 20 currencies, and self-directed retirement accounts including Checkbook IRAs and Solo 401(k)s.
Fintech
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 Eyes operates a mobile app that connects blind or low-vision users with sighted volunteers and AI tools through live video for real-time visual assistance with everyday tasks.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsEnable VenturesECMC Group
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(Executive Officer)inShaun McConnon(Executive Officer, Director)Robert T Turner(Executive Officer, Director)Elizabeth Fischer(Executive Officer)Brian Cohen(Executive Officer)
Co-investors33NAlphaDriveCapital Midwest FundComcast VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersGlobespan Capital Partners+7 more
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)
Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsCapital Midwest FundConnecticut InnovationsFINTOP CapitalFoothill VenturesMissionOG+1 more
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)Samantha Morris(Co-Founder)Kunal Jindal(Co-Founder & CTO)
Co-investorsMissouri Technology Corporation
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
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)
Co-investorsCampus Founders FundKickstart1982 VenturesMonk's Hill VenturesSeedstarsZ Venture Capital
Co-investorsManchesterStory Group, LLCPurple Sage VenturesRebalance Capital Ventures37 Angels
Cloudbeds provides a property management system (PMS) and growth platform for hospitality businesses, including hotels and other accommodations.
Cloud ComputingPropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsClearVision EquityCounterpart VenturesMoore Venture PartnersPeakSpan Capital PartnersSoftBank Vision Fund
CodeBuddy is an AI-assisted software development studio and service that helps non-technical teams plan, build, and launch custom software—covering sales/marketing, HR, job/field service, and financial operations tools—as an alternative to subscription software and "vibe coding." It combines AI tooling (CodeBuddy Studio, StarterKits, project management tools) with human engineers ("CodeBuddies") to deliver production-ready products.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
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)Dax Garner(CTO)Jeff Edwards(VP of Engineering)Hanna Steplewska(Executive Officer, Director)Jennifer Roberts(Director)in
Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Draper AssociatesGlasswing VenturesGrit VenturesGutbrain Ventures+7 more
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)
Co-investorsFloodgateInspired Capital8VCAccess IndustriesChemistryFounders Fund+8 more
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)Connie Hammell(Executive Officer)Richard Girgenti(Director)Shawn Holtzclaw(Executive Officer)
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
Co-investorsCapital Innovators
Ecobot provides an offline-first mobile app (Collector) and web workspace (Manager) for environmental field data collection, capturing vegetation, soils, hydrology, photos, and GNSS-grade location with AI-assisted plant ID and hydric soil suggestions.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechSaaS
Co-investorsStout Street Capital
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)Shannon Mason-Thacker(COO)Pete Zipkin(Director)
BoardShawn Broderick(Director)inBen Williamson(Director)in
Co-investorsBand of AngelsInvest NebraskaTechstarsGaingelsSOSV
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
Euclises develops Euclicoxibs, COX-2 inhibitor drug candidates designed to treat cancers driven by COX-2.
BiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsiSelect FundMissouri Technology Corporation
BiotechSt. Louis, US
Robert W. Karr(Executive Officer, Director)Bobby W. Sandage, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)John Talley(Director)Robert J. Calcaterra(Director)
BoardCharles Bolten(Director)Rick Ryan(Director)
Co-investorsiSelect FundAtlas VentureMissouri Technology Corporation
BiotechSt. Louis, US
Troy Long(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Blair(Director)Tim Blair(Executive Officer)Eric Moessinger(Director)Robert Mitchell(Director)Thomas Hillman(Director)
Co-investorsMissouri Technology CorporationOSF VenturesView Ventures
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)Samuel 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 CapitalTectonic VenturesWhistler Capital Partners+2 more
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)Mueen Delvi(Founder)inKiran Jain(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNarayan Surabhi(Director)Brian Matthews(Director)
Co-investorsCintrifuse CapitalHyde Park Venture Partners
FinQore is an AI-powered financial data platform that harmonizes financial, customer, and product data into a continuously reconciled and segmented "revenue cube," and layers AI agents trained on a company's business logic to deliver metrics, retention insights, and investor-grade reporting.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsConversion Venture Capital (CVC2)Vestigo Ventures
FinTech Studios operates an intelligence engine platform that synthesizes information from billions of global sources across 100+ languages and delivers continuous, proactive intelligence briefings to users.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Co-investorsSixThirty Ventures
Fixposition develops deep sensor fusion positioning technology, including its Vision-RTK 2 module, that provides precise navigation for autonomous robots and vehicles operating in challenging indoor and outdoor environments.
HardwareMobility & TransportationRobotics
Co-investorsMomenta VenturesSerpentine VenturesSICTIC
FLiiP is a gym management platform combining CRM, billing, scheduling, member retention, a branded member app, and an AI virtual assistant for commercial gyms.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSports Tech
Co-investorsBoreal VenturesScale Shift Ventures
Fluent Forever is a language-learning app based on a best-selling book, using images, sound, and spaced-repetition flashcards to build speaking and pronunciation skills rather than relying on translations.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechChicago, US
Gabriel Wyner(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersBrighter CapitalChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Firebrand VenturesInsta VenturesLofty Ventures+4 more
FlyWire provides digital monitoring systems for commercial fishing operations using patented technology and proprietary automation to track catch data, reduce costs, and support sustainable fishery management.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechFintechIoTLexington, US
Co-investorsTechstars
Foodshed.io is a mobile app and logistics platform that connects small and medium-scale local farmers with chefs, supermarkets, and institutional buyers, aggregating inventory across multiple farms into a single ordering marketplace.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply Chain
Clare SullivanDan Beckmann
Holganix makes Bio 800+ soil products containing over 800 species of beneficial microorganisms that improve soil health, allowing farmers and turf professionals to reduce fertilizer and water use while increasing crop yields and carbon capture.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodGlen Mills, US
Barrett A Ersek(Executive Officer, Director)Barrett Ersek(Founder & CEO)Gene Godick(Executive Officer)Bryan Hansel(Head of Revenue Strategy)David Stark(Executive)Kaitlyn Ersek(Chief of Staff)
Co-investorsAg Ventures AllianceiSelect Fund
Hydrosat converts satellite and ground data into actionable information for sustainable agriculture and water management.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureSpace TechWashington, US
Pieter Fossel(CEO)Scott Alan Soenen(Executive Officer)Alan Royce Dalby(Executive Officer, Director)Yun Jin Kim(Executive Officer)
BoardAndrew Robert Dearing(Director)inAdam Niewinski(Director)in
Co-investorsBlue Bear Capital PartnersExpon CapitalFREEFLOWHemisphere Ventures LLCIndustrious VenturesOTB Ventures+2 more
Iconic is a platform that partners with museums, artists, and cultural institutions to create and distribute digital and physical art collectibles to global audiences.
B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Aluan Wang
Co-investorsBoot64 VenturesBuilders + BackersInnovation CatalystAF VenturesStout Street Capital
ImageMover offers software that captures photos of COVID-19 test kit results and links them to the test subject along with demographic data, then stores the images in health system archives, EHRs, or regional and work-related databases.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Elise Miller Hoffman(Executive)Jen Anderson(Director of Quality, Regulatory, and Compliance)
Co-investorsColle Capital PartnersHealthX Ventures
Immunophotonics is a clinical-stage biotech company developing novel treatments for solid-tumor cancers and infectious diseases by combining tumor ablation with systemic cancer immunotherapy.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesSt. Louis, US
Dr. Hode(Co-Founder & Senior Fellow)Mr. Alleruzzo(Co-Founder & Director)Dr. Chen(Co-Founder)Dr. Robert Nordquist(Co-Founder)
BoardDavid Smoller(Director)inBobby Sandage(Director)in
Co-investorsBioGenerator VenturesiSelect FundMissouri Technology Corporation
Impetus Ag develops early- to late-stage agricultural technologies, with a focus on Bt discovery and development and insecticidal proteins for insect and pest control in crops.
AgTechBiotechDeep TechSt. Louis, US
Jeffrey Staub(Co-founder & former Chief Scientist)inMartha Schlicher(CEO, Board of Directors)inBrian McNulty(Dr. Brian McNulty became CTO on 1/1/2021)Alexander Hromockyj(CTO)inThomas Malvar(COO)inGanesh Kishore(Director)in
Co-investorsMissouri Technology CorporationRadicle GrowthSwan Venture FundTet Ventures
iSite Media operates a network of digital video screens in venue restrooms that display short-form video advertisements during live sports events.
AdTechSports Tech
Co-investorsMissouri Technology Corporation
Kangarootime provides an all-in-one childcare management platform (CCMS) that handles enrollment, lead management, billing, custody tracking, staff scheduling, and family communication for childcare centers and schools.
EdTechFuture of WorkSaaSBuffalo, US
Scott Wayman(Executive Officer, Director)Bob Willer(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardStefan Szanto(Director)Heather Wood(Director)inAndrew Kaplan(Director)
Co-investorsMucker CapitalMotivate Venture Capital
KeyCare builds virtual care technology and telehealth solutions to extend health system capacity and improve access to healthcare.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSChicago, US
Lyle Berkowitz, MDinSulabh Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director)inCarrie Nelson, MDinMike RobbinsinAndy JacksonJennifer Timm
Co-investors2Flo Ventures8VCBold Capital PartnersHealthX VenturesLRVHealth
LeadPops provides a lead generation and conversion platform for mortgage professionals, offering websites, funnels, and marketing automation to generate exclusive leads and increase referral conversions.
FintechMarketing TechSaaSSan Diego, US
Andrew Pawlak(Executive Officer, Director)Rosa Romaine(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBarry Sandweiss(Director)in
Lena is an AI voice and SMS platform for healthcare patient outreach, handling outbound multi-dialing calls, two-way texting, voicemails, and inbound callbacks to enroll patients in care programs.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechHouston, US
Co-investorsEMERGENT VENTURESJumpstart CapitalNina CapitalTechstarsTMC Venture Fund
Lepidext develops a biocontrol product based on a naturally-occurring corn earworm virus isolate that increases sterility in infected insects, aimed at controlling corn earworm in agricultural crops.
AgTechBiotechLexington, US
Paul Mulhollem(Director)Angelika Fath-Goodin(Co-founder)Gary P Cullen(Director)Bruce Webb(Founder & President)
Co-investorsAg Ventures AllianceBluegrass Angel Venture
Clever operates a nationwide referral service that matches U.S. home buyers and sellers with local real estate agents at a reduced 1.5% listing fee and offers cash-back rebates to buyers.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech
Co-investorsCapital Innovators
LoanNEX is a platform for mortgage teams that combines product and pricing access, eligibility and decisioning, lock and exception management, and loan distribution into one system, with support for both Agency and Non-Agency products including Jumbo and Non-QM.
FintechSaaS
Wealth Access is a data platform that unifies fragmented data from banking, trust, brokerage, and retirement systems into a single governed layer, using a proprietary UETL framework and API-first architecture that overlays existing core systems.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSNashville, US
David Benskin(Founder)
Co-investorsSixThirty Ventures
Matic is a digital insurance marketplace that connects homeowners and auto insurance seekers with 60+ A-rated carriers through an embedded digital experience offered to distribution partners.
B2B MarketplacesFintechInsurTech
Ben Madick(Co-founder & CEO)Benjamin Madick(Founder)in
Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.Clocktower VenturesManchesterStory Group, LLCMTECH CAPITALTruStage VenturesIA Capital Group+1 more
Co-investorsSwordfish Investments
MOBILion Systems develops the MOBIE platform, a high-resolution ion mobility mass spectrometry (HRIM-MS) instrument that separates and identifies complex molecules in separation science.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareExton, US
MELISSA SHERMAN(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJASON SMITH(Director)inMICHAEL ALBIN(Director)JUDIT LOSONCZI(Director)HEINER DREISMANN(Director)
Co-investorsAnzu PartnersiSelect Fund
Monitaur provides governance and accountability solutions for AI models and systems to ensure responsible development and fair outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSector AgnosticBoston, US
Anthony Habayeb(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Clark(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDavid Verrill(Director)
Co-investorsDefy PartnersMTECH CAPITALPresidio VenturesTechstarsHub Angel Investment GroupPlug and Play Ventures
Munetrix provides data analytics software for K-12 schools and districts, offering academic, financial, and early-warning modules to track student progress, build budgets, and identify at-risk students.
EdTechGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Michigan Rise
mx51 provides a white-labelled, bank-grade Payment-as-a-Service platform that offers multi-channel payments and point-of-sale integrations for banks, merchant acquirers, and payment facilitators to serve their merchants.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechRetail TechSaaS
Victor Zheng(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)Magnus Hsu(Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder)Varghese Mathew(Chief Customer Officer)
Co-investorsArtesianReinventure GroupSixThirty Ventures
New West Genetics breeds non-GMO industrial hemp seed varieties, using traditional breeding and genomics to create regionally adapted, high-yield genetics for grain, fiber, feed, and fuel applications.
AgTechBiotechClimate TechFort Collins, US
Wendy Mosher(Executive Officer, Director)John McKay(Dr.)Richard Fletcher(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAmritam Holdings
Co-investorsGarage CapitalMaropost Ventures
Ops Companion builds AI systems that give organizations control over their data, infrastructure, and costs while reducing dependence on third-party platforms.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAbstraction CapitalMissouri Technology Corporation
OpsLab develops software for air operations optimization that simplifies logistics and improves operational readiness for the U.S. military and commercial airlines.
Defense TechEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSVirginia Beach, US
Arun Nair(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsStorm VenturesMana Ventures
Austin, US
Arun Nair(Executive Officer, Director)Sujeevraja Sanjeevi(Director)
BoardBrian Matthews(Director)
Co-investorsStorm Ventures
Orbita provides AI-driven patient engagement and communication software that automates workflows across the care journey, including scheduling, intake, procedure prep, and follow-up.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechBoston, US
William A. Rogers(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Treloar(Executive Officer)
BoardTaha Jangela(Director)
Co-investorsHealthX VenturesNewark Venture Partners
Parsec provides a data reporting and analytics platform for K-12 school systems, connecting assessment, grades, attendance, discipline, enrollment, and graduation data into comparable rankings and board-ready presentations.
Data & InfrastructureEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsBlueprint Equity
Paytient is a platform that removes out-of-pocket costs as a barrier to healthcare access, allowing patients to choose care without financial burden while ensuring providers receive full payment and employers control costs.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechColumbia, US
BoardAndy Cloyd(Director)
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesInspired CapitalMercato PartnersBertelsmann InvestmentsLeft Lane CapitalLightbank
Plastomics develops trait delivery technology for agriculture using cell biology, plant tissue culture, transformation, and molecular biology methods.
AgTechBiotechSt. Louis, US
Jeffrey Staub(Executive Officer, Director)Elizabeth Gallegos(Executive Officer)
BoardMartha Schlicher(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian Clevinger(Director)Charles Bolten(Director)Dave Duncan(Director)
Co-investorsBioGenerator VenturesFulcrum Global CapitaliSelect FundMissouri Technology CorporationProlog Ventures
Pluton is developing a sun-powered, soil-surface biological nutrient system that uses photosynthetic microbial consortia to fix atmospheric nitrogen, improve phosphorus availability, and add carbon to soil for crop growers.
AgTechBiotechClimate TechSt. Louis, US
Barry Goldman(Co-founder)Elizabeth Gallegos(Chief Executive Officer)Jerry Steiner(Executive Chair)Charlie Walch(Executive Officer, Director)Glendon Schuster(Director)
Co-investorsFirst In VenturesIllumina VenturesRadicle GrowthBetter VenturesFall Line CapitalGrantham Foundation+4 more
Pod (Pod Foods Co.) is an omnichannel retail platform that helps consumer brands get placed with retail buyers, drive sell-through, and scale across regions and national accounts.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTechRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsBarrel VenturesFunction VenturesK2 GlobalLotus Venture PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Moment Ventures, Llc+5 more
Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsBigfoot CapitalSerra Ventures
Reconstruct provides reality-mapping software for construction and facilities teams, turning site footage from smartphones, 360 cameras, and drones into measurable 2D floor plans, 3D models, and 4D BIM visualizations.
Construction TechPropTechSaaSChampaign, US
Mani Golparvar Fard(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Zachary MacRunnels(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Derek Hoiem(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardPaul D'Amato(Director)Robert A. Schultz(Director)
Co-investorsIllinois VenturesMichigan Capital NetworkNTT DOCOMO VenturesSerra CapitalSerra Ventures
Redox provides healthcare data integration infrastructure that enables organizations to ingest EHR and legacy data into cloud-based clinical repositories and third-party healthcare applications.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMadison, US
Niko Skievaski(Cofounder)
Co-investors.406 VenturesAvenir Growth CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersHealthX VenturesRRE Ventures
Remarkable AI provides AI-powered 1:1 messaging tools for customer engagement, combining automated and human support for consumer brands across email, social, and customer support channels.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechNew York City, US
Nate Okonkwo(Founder)
Co-investorsFikaHarlem Capital PartnersSerena Ventures
Resilia is a SaaS platform providing capacity-building tools, coaching, and insights for nonprofits and foundations.
Impact & Social GoodSaaS
Sevetri Wilson
Co-investorsBIP VenturesCallais Capital ManagementFramework Venture PartnersNew Orleans Startup FundNext Wave ImpactOpen Opportunity Fund+3 more
ReturnLogic provides a returns management platform for ecommerce merchants that automates returns workflows, tracks products through the return lifecycle, and offers analytics to optimize return policies.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaSMechanicsburg, US
Peter Sobotta(Founder)Jayson Tichler(Mr. Tichler is the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer.)
BoardBlair Garrou(Director)in
Co-investorsMercury FundMoonshots CapitalRobin Hood VenturesStout Street CapitalWhite Rose Ventures37 Angels+2 more
RNAiSSANCE AG develops RNAi-based solutions for agricultural pest control, using biomanufacturing, strain development, and entomology research.
AgTechBiotechClimate TechSt. Louis, US
Brad Fabbri(Director)Michael Helmstetter(Executive Officer, Director)Brett Morris(Director)Harold W. Davies(Director)Steve Meyer(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsMissouri Technology Corporation
Rosy was a mobile app for women's sexual and emotional health, offering short educational videos, wellness plans, community events, and female-focused erotica created with women's healthcare providers.
Digital HealthFemTechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsMindshift CapitalSocial StartsTrue Wealth VenturesSoGal Ventures
Indianapolis, US
William L. Johnson(President and Chief Executive Officer; Manager; Member)Jennifer Vance(Manager)Mike Burroughs(Vice President, Product Development; Member)Jeff Lackey(Chief Operating Officer; Member)Kim Glaze(Vice President, Client Success; Member)
Co-investorsElevate Ventures
Satim provides AI-powered detection, classification, and identification of vessels, vehicles, and aircraft from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data collected by satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechEnergyInsurTechKraków, PL
Co-investorsBalnord Sp. z o.o.Kluz VenturesOPAMP CAPITALTechstars
ScopeStack builds software that automates the creation of Scope of Work documents and project scoping for presales and technical sales teams.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechGreenville, US
Jon Scott(CEO & Co-Founder)Andy(CTO & Co-Founder)Andrew Vanasse(Founder)inANDREW VANNASSE(Director)SKIP TAPPEN(Director)JON SCOTT(Executive Officer, Director)
SentiAR builds CommandEP, an FDA-cleared mixed-reality holographic augmented reality platform for cardiac electrophysiology that converts real-time catheter data into hands-free 3D holograms and virtual screens for electrophysiologists during procedures.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesSt. Louis, US
Jonathan Silva(Executive Officer, Director)Berk Tas(Executive Officer, Director)James Patrick Howard(Executive Officer)
BoardSean Churchill(Director)Warren Watson(Director)
Co-investorsMissouri Technology CorporationBioGenerator Ventures
Sequoia Sciences is a biotechnology company developing vaccines, including a vaccine to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections, with programs spanning clinical development, regulatory strategy, and manufacturing.
BiotechHealthtechSaint Louis, US
GARY R ELDRIDGE, JR.(Executive Officer, Director)Gary Eldridge(Co-founder, President & CEO (Sequoia Vaccines))MICHAEL J MERTZ(Director)GEORGE PAZ(Director)JOSEPH P. CONRAN(Director)STEVE M NOTESTINE(Director)
Sfara offers a patented, smartphone-based AI SaaS solution for personal safety and collision management, detecting crashes and distracted driving and suppressing false positives to trigger emergency response and first notification of loss (FNOL).
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechIoTMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsMissouri Technology Corporation
SimpleRose is a high-performance computing optimization company developing Rose, a parallel optimization engine for solving large-scale mixed-integer programming (MIP) problems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSt. Louis, US
Carl Ledbetter(Executive Officer, Director)M.L. Martindale(Executive Officer)
BoardBrian Matthews(Director)inGreg Papadopoulus(Director)Drew Dennison(Director)Matt Mosman(Director)
Co-investorsBYU Cougar CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
SimpliFed provides virtual pregnancy, postpartum, and baby feeding care, connecting new families with certified lactation consultants, nurse practitioners, and maternal health experts from home.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Co-investorsElizabeth Street VenturesThe Venture Collective3CC | Third Culture Capital
Summersalt is a direct-to-consumer apparel brand selling swimwear and related clothing to consumers online.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSt. Louis, US
Lori Coulter(Executive Officer, Director)Reshma Chattaram Chamberlin(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBread And Butter Ventures, LlcDundee Venture CapitalLewis & Clark VenturesMercato PartnersRise of the Rest SeedVisible Ventures
SweetSpot provides a remote diabetes monitoring and management platform that improves data accessibility for clinicians and supports patients using diabetes technology such as CGMs and insulin pumps.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS
Stephen Von Rump(Chief Executive Officer)Ralph Oiknine(Chief Medical Officer)Abigail Cohen(Chief Commercial Officer)Amiad Fredman(Chief Product Officer)
Co-investorsMissouri Technology Corporation
Swell is an AI-powered reputation management and patient experience platform for multi-location healthcare groups such as DSOs, MSOs, and PE-backed specialty care networks.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsTeamworthy Ventures
SwineTech builds technology for pork producers, including SmartGuard, a voice-recognition and wearable system that reduces piglet crushing, and PigFlow, a workflow and execution-management platform for coordinating daily work across pork production operations.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningSaaSSolon, US
Abraham Espinoza(Co-founder)Matthew Rooda(Co-founder & CEO)John Rourke(Co-founder)
BoardGlenn Argenbright(Director)Jan Bouten(Director)inRussell Gilliam(Director)
Co-investorsAg Ventures AllianceBerkeley CatalystInnova Memphis, Inc.ISA Ventures
Talam Biotech develops natural, microbial-based products aimed at challenges in agriculture and food systems.
AgTechBiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsFulcrum Global CapitalThe Yield LabThe Yield Lab Europe
Velostics is a SaaS platform that optimizes logistics and transportation operations through intelligent scheduling and resource allocation.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Andrew Denta(Founder)inChris Podlaski(Founder)inGaurav Khandelwal(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsFlyover CapitalY Combinator
Terviva develops and commercializes pongamia, a climate-hardy tree crop engineered for high oil and protein yields, providing farmers and energy/food producers with sustainable alternatives to conventional crops like soy and palm.
AgTechClimate TechEnergyAlameda, US
Naveen Sikka(Executive Officer, Director)Sudhir Rani(Executive Officer)Margaret Mackenzie(Executive Officer)Marc Diaz(Executive Officer)Margaret Kavalaris(Executive Officer, Director)James Astwood(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAstiaFarvatn VentureThe Yield Lab Asia PacificClean Energy Venture
Textel is a business SMS provider whose textel.net site now hosts Capacity's SMS AI agent for customer support.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsCapital Midwest FundStout Street Capital
Dataplant offers a self-learning agentic AI platform that predicts customer behavior, flags churn risks, and identifies upsell opportunities to help customer success teams improve retention and revenue.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Samuel J Cummings III(CEO)
threatER provides network security products that block known malicious traffic before it reaches a network, including an inline threat-blocking tool (Enforce) that processes millions of threat indicators and a DNS enforcement product for remote users.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsGula Tech AdventuresSixThirty Ventures
Thumbraise is a platform where founders record a pitch once and investors browse those pitches on their own schedule, connecting startups seeking capital with investment groups.
FintechMarketplacesSaaS
Co-investorsStout Street Capital
St. Louis, US
Richard Pernikoff(Manager)Thomas Pernikoff(Manager)
BoardBrian Matthews(Manager)in
Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsSerra Ventures
VedaPointe builds business and technology solutions that help healthcare providers transition to Value-Based Care and improve performance under fee-for-service and pay-for-performance contracts.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsEarly Light VenturesMissouri Technology Corporation
Well Principled builds AI models for optimization across multiple domains: consumer durable purchasing behavior for marketing and supply chain planning, battery electrochemistry for materials science, and personalized metabolic modeling for fitness applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareNew MaterialsRoboticsWellness & FitnessSt. Louis, US
Ryan Richt(Founder)inChristopher Shafer(Founder)inJoseph Wingbermuehle(Founder)inDavid Worn(President and CEO)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Zai is an Australian fintech payments provider that offers an integrated platform for processing multiple payment methods including credit cards, direct debits, and account-to-account transfers.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMelbourne, AU
Co-investorsFrontline VenturesRampersandSC VenturesKleiner PerkinsOrbiMedReinventure Group+1 more
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- 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.
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Industrious Ventures invests in early-stage companies transforming industry value chains and operations. The firm focuses on founder-led teams across transformation-oriented sectors.
Mercato Partners is a growth-stage investment firm founded in 2007 that partners with entrepreneurs building category-leading companies outside traditional technology hubs.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
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.
Notable Capital is a venture capital firm that has partnered with founders for over two decades, backing companies from the earliest stages through to exit.
Plug and Play is an innovation platform that connects corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities to drive innovation.
Lightbank is a Chicago-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies and provides operational support to portfolio companies. The firm was founded by Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell, entrepreneurs behind Groupon, Mediaocean, InnerWorkings, Echo Global Logistics, and Uptake.
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