Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Durham, US

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

BoardDaniel J Broderick(Director)

Co-investorsPrelude Ventures

Berkeley Yeast develops engineered brewing yeast strains that produce specific flavor and aroma compounds and keep diacetyl low, aimed at craft breweries.

AgTechBiotechFoodTechOakland, US

Charles Denby(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Austin(Director)

Seattle, US

Virginia Emery(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsInnova Memphis, Inc.

Biomass Controls builds decentralized sanitation systems, including the Biogenic Refinery, to process fecal sludge, septage, and biosolids in areas where centralized wastewater treatment is unavailable or not cost-effective.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHardwareImpact & Social Good

BioDev Corp develops consumer health and skincare products, including Skincerity, an overnight breathable masque based on a patented technology, and iClean, an iodine-based mouth rinse.

BiotechConsumerDigital Health

BioProdex, Inc. develops, sells, and services biological products for pest control and environmental protection.

AgTechBiotechCleantech

BioSpyder Technologies develops TempO-Seq, a targeted gene expression profiling assay that measures hundreds to thousands of genes across many samples in a single high-throughput sequencing run without pre-amplification or bioinformatics-heavy analysis.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Birds Eye Robotics makes an autonomous robot ("Caretaker") that navigates broiler chicken houses to break up caked bedding, redistribute flocks across migration sections, and monitor conditions, along with Barnchart software for growers.

AgTechHardwareRobotics

Co-investorsInnova Memphis, Inc.Invest Nebraska

BlocksCAD provides a blocks-based programming interface for creating 3D designs, aimed at teachers and students.

EdTechSaaS

Bludot provides a platform that enables cities and local governments to share resources with businesses and foster economic development connections.

GovTechTakoma Park, US

Co-investorsGovtech Fund

Blue Forest is a non-profit conservation finance organization that connects communities, finance, and science to fund forest and watershed restoration, using instruments such as Forest Resilience Bonds.

Climate TechFintechImpact & Social GoodSacramento, US

Bodkin Design & Engineering develops optical imaging systems, including hyperspectral cameras, infrared calibration test instruments, and machine-vision solutions, along with spectral analysis software.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNewton, US

Boston Labs is a full-stack product design and manufacturing lab that takes ideas from concept through design, prototyping, sourcing, and production, including packaging and connected hardware/UI systems.

Advanced ManufacturingHardware

Brimrose designs and manufactures Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter (AOTF) components, NIR spectrometers, and hyperspectral imagers, offering custom optical solutions.

Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech

Bubo Learning Design creates custom training and eLearning solutions for organizations, using media formats such as video, VR, interactive schematics, and facilitated webinars.

EdTechFuture of Work

Building Communities provides economic development strategic planning services that integrate regional planning with local engagement and implementation, serving U.S. communities, regions, and Native American Tribes including the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe.

GovTechImpact & Social GoodPropTech

Brian Cole(Founder)

Cambridge Technologies provides veterinarians with next-generation diagnostics and custom-manufactured autogenous vaccines for production animals, including beef and dairy cattle, swine, and small ruminants.

AgTechBiotechHealthtechWorthington, US

Wayne Freese(Vice President and Governor)Randy Simonson(Chief Executive Officer and Governor)Donna Tims(Treasurer, Secretary, and Governor)

BoardCarl Frank Stoner(Governor)Marc Freese(Governor)James Douglas Rasmussen(Governor)

San Pedro, US

PHIL CRUVER(Executive Officer, Director)JOHN EGER(Executive Officer)Phil Cruver(Executive Officer, Director)Deborah Johnson(Director)Roger O'Brien(Director)

BoardDEBORAH JOHNSON(Director)

Catalyst Communications Technologies develops Radio Control over IP products, including dispatch consoles, transportable radio communications units, and LMR-to-LTE interworking solutions.

GovTechHardwareForest, US

Cache Environmental Laboratories (CEL) is an environmental regulatory compliance consulting firm that applies the USEPA Quality System to design data collection for air quality, drinking water, wastewater, biosolids, and hazardous waste programs.

CleantechEdTech

Cellbae develops diagnostic assays, test kits, and reagents for detecting and monitoring human and veterinary diseases as well as food-borne pathogens.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

CelluDot develops plant-based, bio-encapsulation adjuvant dispersions that encapsulate active compounds for targeted delivery in crop protection and animal health, avoiding petroleum-derived materials.

AgTechBiotechNew Materials

Ceres AI provides aerial imagery and analytics to help growers monitor crop water use, plant health, and nutrient needs, supporting targeted decisions on irrigation and fertilizer application.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningOakland, US

Ashwin Madgavkar(Director)Ramsey Masri(Executive Officer, Director)Hemant Shah(Director)

BoardGary Survis(Director)Krishna Gupta(Director)in

Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCLaunchCapitalREMUS CapitalRueOne InvestmentsSilicon BadiaLemnos VC+1 more

CFD Research is a private company recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies.

Deep Tech

Chi Botanic uses plant cell culture to grow plant compounds and ingredients in a lab without soil or pesticides, producing products such as cell-cultured Aloe vera, vanilla, and citrus.

AgTechBiotechFoodTech

Jon Meuser(Co-founder & CEO)Robert Jinkerson(Co-founder & CSA)

Cibus develops crops using a proprietary gene-editing technology that reproduces nature's own genetic blueprints to add specific traits, such as resistance to heat, pests, fungus, and weeds.

AgTechBiotechClimate TechSan Diego, US

Peter Beetham(Chief Executive Officer)Rory Riggs(Chairman of the Board)Jean-Pierre Lehmann(Director)Keith Walker, Ph.D.(President)LaDon Johnson(Executive Officer)Richard Spizzirri(Director)

Co-investorsScientia Ventures

Clairvoyant Technology develops RAIN RFID (UHF) reader hardware and software, including a Secure RFID Edge Server with on-board cryptographic functions and tools designed to solve reader interference (the "dense reader problem").

HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainDurham, US

Claros Technologies develops technology to detect and destroy PFAS ("forever chemicals") at commercial scale, targeting elimination of long, short, and ultra-short chain PFAS.

CleantechClimate TechNew Materials

Michelle Bellanca(CEO & Co-Founder)

Codagenix develops viral vaccines and virotherapeutics using codon deoptimization, a method for engineering attenuated viruses.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechFarmingdale, US

John Robert Coleman(Executive Officer, Director)Steffen Mueller(Director)Charlie Petty(Director)Steven Winick(Director)Jill Howe(Director)Paul Grint(Director)

Co-investorsAdjuvant CapitalIn-Q-TelTopspin Partners

Community Energy Labs develops energy management technology that optimizes building energy use in alignment with renewable energy production and occupant comfort.

CleantechEnergyEnterprise Software

Co-investorsPortland Seed Fund

New Castle, US

Erica Nemser(Executive Officer, Director)Bill Charlton(Executive Officer)Bennett Nemser(Director)

BoardGuido Radaelli(Director)Chris Erickson(Director)Tony Sun(Director)

The ReMix Organics Company provides custom-built truck fleets for collecting and transporting commercial food and organic waste, which it partners with regional farms and anaerobic digesters to convert into soil amendments and renewable energy.

Circular EconomyClimate TechLogistics & Supply Chain

Leo PollockNat Harris

CHI (Connecting Health Innovations) develops diagnostic products and counseling services based on its patented Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) to help individuals and the medical community reduce diet-induced inflammation.

Digital HealthFoodTechWellness & Fitness

James Hébert(Founder / Inventor of the Dietary Inflammatory Index)

Wauwatosa, US

Carol Hirschmugl(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Moore(Executive Officer)

BoardKiyomi Monro(Director)Craig Rigby(Director)

Co-investorsTundra Angels

Continuum Dynamics Inc is a research and development firm serving government and industry, providing analysis, software R&D, and testing across fields such as rotorcraft, flight simulation, nuclear engineering, and numerical methods.

Deep TechDefense TechEnergy

Creare is an engineering research and development firm that solves complex technical problems and develops new technologies for industry and government customers.

Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech

Dr. Jay Rozzi(Senior Staff)Jeff Breedlove(Senior Staff)Dr. Odile Clavier(Senior Staff)Dr. Patrick Magari(Senior Staff)

Creatv is a company with three divisions: a microfabrication and electroplating services unit, a cancer diagnostics research division (Creatv Bio) that uses CellSieve microfilters to isolate and image cancer-associated cells from blood, and LifeTracDx, which offers diagnostic blood testing through a CLIA-certified laboratory.

BiotechHardwareMedical Devices

CryoCrate develops cryopreservation products for biomedical and biological research, including cell and tissue preservation media (C80EZ) that enable long-term storage without liquid nitrogen, a corneal cryopreservation kit (IcyEye) for corneal transplantation, and an ultra-fast cooling system (InstaVitria).

BiotechMedical DevicesNew Materials

A contract manufacturing and engineering supplier offering custom solutions delivered to clients across multiple industries.

Advanced ManufacturingHardware

Diversified Technologies, Inc.

Defense TechEnergyHardware

DMC Biotechnologies is a U.S.-based biomanufacturer that uses precision fermentation and its Dynamic Metabolic Control platform to produce bio-based specialty chemicals and ingredients, such as L-alanine and fermented inositols.

BiotechClimate TechNew MaterialsBoulder, US

Josh Yelen(Executive Officer)Josko Bobanovic(Director)K'Lynne Johnson(Director)Alastair Cooper(Director)Jim Flatt(Executive Officer, Director)Doug Cameron(Director)

Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesSofinnova PartnersBoulder VenturesCapricorn Venture Partners

ePaint manufactures and sells copper-free marine coatings, including water-based and solvent-based antifouling boat paints, release coatings, primers, and thinners for boat owners.

CleantechE-commerceNew MaterialsStuart, US

Ann Arbor, US

Jeremy Minty(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew C Hertig(Executive Officer)Geoff Horst(Director)Xiaoxia Lin(Director)Caroline Drouart(Director)

BoardJames Agley(Director)

Co-investorsID VenturesKeiretsu Forum

Eden Concepts develops patented, all-electric precision planting systems that germinate seeds on the farm and plant them directly into the soil, eliminating the seedling growing and transplanting process.

AgTechHardwareRobotics

Eltopia Communications provides telecom services for businesses, with a focus on customer service and pricing intended to support client growth.

Enterprise Software

Heartland Farm Energy develops technologies for rural infrastructure supporting food and energy production.

AgTechEnergy

Engineering Mechanics Corporation of Columbus (Emc2) provides materials, structural integrity, and reliability engineering solutions, including failure analysis services, for industries such as nuclear power plants, oil and gas, and aircraft.

Deep TechEnergyNew MaterialsColumbus, US

Envergex LLC develops products and conducts research focused on environmentally responsible energy generation and use, including advanced materials, energy utilization, and carbon footprint reduction.

CleantechEnergyNew Materials

Epivara is developing an injectable, permanent alternative to surgical spay and neuter procedures for mammals, intended to be administered in a single shot without anesthesia or incisions.

AgTechBiotechChampaign, US

Chemyong Jay Ko(Founder, CEO)Eui Yul Choi(Co-founder)

Co-investorsFirst Leaf Capital

Exquadrum develops and produces pyrotechnic and energetic devices, handling work from formulation through characterization, with a focus on prototypes and production.

Deep TechDefense TechNew Materials

FLUIDON is an engineering partner specializing in fluid power and mechatronics, helping developers analyze, model, and optimize complex hydraulic and pneumatic systems from concept to operation.

Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Foray Bioscience uses single plant cells and AI-powered software (Pando) to direct how plant matter forms, producing plant materials, molecules, and seeds without growing whole plants.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotech

Ashley Beckwith(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsService Provider CapitalTet VenturesThe Engine Ventures

Foundation Instruments builds automated chemical analyzers that measure disinfection by-product concentrations such as trihalomethanes (THM) and haloacetic acids (HAA) in drinking water, aimed at water utilities running real-time monitoring and regulatory compliance programs.

CleantechDeep TechHardware

From The Land is relocating to a new farm and rebuilding its website, with plans to offer small-scale farms ("Littlest Big Farms"), workshops and training programs, products and services, community partnerships, and a farmer's market.

AgTech

PureBioX uses AI-driven volatile organic compound (VOC) profiling to turn chemical emissions into predictive insights, with products for DNA collection, extraction and purification, rapid microbial detection, and a VOCScan software platform.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechFoodTech

Garner Industries (operating as BinMaster Sensors and Technologies) makes level sensors, inventory management systems, and bin scale monitoring solutions—including ToughSonic ultrasonic sensors, BinTrac bin scales, and MicroZone heat lamp controls—for bulk material storage and handling.

AgTechHardwareIoTLincoln, US

Genvax Technologies develops mRNA and nanoparticle-based vaccines for livestock, focusing on custom, herd-specific formulations that aim to improve speed and precision compared to conventional vaccine platforms.

AgTechBiotechHealthtechAmes, US

Joel Harris(Co-founder)inDr. Hank Harris(Co-founder)inDL Hank Harris(Director)Scott Holmstrom(Director)

Co-investorsAg Ventures AllianceNext Level Ventures

Co-investorsRockies Venture Club3Lines Venture Capital

GhostWave develops quantum sensing and radar technologies using Rydberg atomic vapors and a patented pseudo-random RF noise waveform protocol.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

GIRD Systems develops custom signal processing, communications, and electronic warfare solutions, including custom waveform development, hardware optimized for SWaP-C, and agnostic IP cores for digital communications.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

Glanris produces designer biochar (Biocarbon) made from rice waste for use as a soil amendment, a filler in materials like asphalt, concrete, and drywall, and as a water and air filtration medium.

AgTechCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsMemphis, US

Anastasia Eagle(CMO & Co-Founder)Bryan M. Eagle III(CEO & Founder)Thomas W. Volinchak(Director)Andrew Forsdick(CFO (Fractional))Damian Russell(Head of Operations)Allan Daisley(Project Development)

Co-investorsCool Climate CollectiveEcho River CapitalInnova Memphis, Inc.

Global Neighbor uses patented directed energy technology to control weeds and stimulate crop growth without chemicals, offering products such as a harvest weed seed control unit (bSCU) and a seed priming system for farmers.

AgTechCleantechDeep TechHardwareXenia, US

Jon JacksonNeil SaterJonathan Jackson(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJames A Ellis(Director)inDean Didato(Director)in

Co-investorsAg Ventures AllianceClean Energy VentureInnova Memphis, Inc.Texas HALO FundTitletownTech

GTL develops Zeus, a high-altitude, long-endurance hydrogen-powered pseudo-satellite that operates in the stratosphere to deliver 5G connectivity to standard mobile phones for rural areas, disaster recovery, and surge-demand coverage.

CleantechDeep TechHardware

GogyUp makes assistive-reading technology that converts print and digital documents into interactive resources with text-to-speech, translation, definitions, and comprehension checks for adults with limited literacy, low vision, dyslexia, or beginning English proficiency.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

Grafted Growers sells grafted vegetable plants, tomato seedlings, microgreens, and organic vegetable seeds, which it ships to home gardeners and small businesses.

AgTechDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

GRAYSTAR Pacific develops ocean-based technologies and marine biology products spanning marine biotechnology, marine-derived bioactive compounds and nutraceuticals, anti-fouling, athlete hydration, maritime security, and environmental analysis, with a focus on Arctic and sub-Arctic sources.

BiotechDefense TechNew MaterialsAnchorage, US

Stephen T. Grabacki(President)

Co-investorsBaruch Future Ventures

Guild Associates develops engineered systems and adsorptive, reactive, and catalytic materials for applications including decontamination, chemical defense, and demilitarization.

Deep TechDefense TechNew Materials

AvantGuard develops Avantamine, an antimicrobial molecule that eliminates bacteria, viruses, and fungi on surfaces and skin without generating resistance, with an initial focus on topical treatment of the drug-resistant fungal pathogen Candida auris.

BiotechHealthtechNew Materials

Co-investorsRed Bear Angels

Hangar is a company builder that develops and launches ventures across multiple sectors, including wildfire response tools for first responders, urban mobility data platforms, community-based healthcare, and education financing programs.

Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDigital Health

Hawaii Fish Company operates a freshwater aquaculture and aquaponics farm in Hawaii, raising tilapia and other fish and shellfish species along with aquaponic produce using closed-loop, sustainable systems.

AgTechCleantechFoodTech

Ron

Breadfruit ('Ulu) food products sold to consumers, ranging from snacks to everyday meals, with a retail store and postharvest facility.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechHilo, US

Hazel Technologies develops shelf-life extension and modified atmosphere packaging solutions, including its BreatheWay membrane packaging platform, to maintain the quality of fruits and vegetables in the produce supply chain.

AgTechFoodTechNew MaterialsFresno, US

Patrick Flynn(Chief Marketing Officer)Aidan Mouat(Chief Executive Officer, Director)Parker R Booth(Chief Executive Officer, Director)Adam Preslar(Chief Technology Officer)

BoardTimothy Bluth(Director)Matthew Walker(Director)

Co-investorsAliment CapitalClimate Impact CapitalPangaea Ventures Us Inc.Pontifax AgTechRhapsody Venture PartnersPangaea Ventures+2 more

Hedin Environmental provides mine water treatment services, including water characterization, passive treatment system design, operation and maintenance, watershed and reclamation assessment, and permitting.

CleantechClimate Tech

Highland Brewing is a craft beer brewery based in Asheville, offering beers such as its Gaelic Amber ale and a lower-calorie Lower Falls option.

ConsumerFoodTechAsheville, US

Hydroinnova develops sensors and instruments for measuring soil moisture and snow water equivalent (snow pack), and provides field and data services, custom design, and R&D for environmental and hydrological monitoring.

Climate TechDeep TechHardware

Hydronalix builds man-portable unmanned surface vessels for the U.S. military, with mission capabilities including real-time sonar and bathymetry mapping, autonomous patient transfer and cargo logistics, and maritime domain awareness.

Defense TechHardwareRobotics

Ichthus Unlimited develops IoT-based digital technology and R&D solutions for the global tuna farming industry, focused on marine aquaculture sustainability and optimization.

AgTechFoodTechIoT

iMicrobes uses synthetic biology to develop cost-effective sustainable materials and replace conventional manufacturing processes.

BiotechCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechHealthtechNew MaterialsSan Francisco, US

Derek Greenfield(Founder/CEO)Liz Clarke(Founder/CTO)inNoah Helman(Founder/CSO)in

Co-investorsFirst Bight VenturesJuniperY CombinatorUniversal Materials Incubator

Information System Technologies Inc.

Deep TechDefense TechIoT

Innovasea develops precision aquaculture technology, including submersible fish cages that keep farms operational while fully submerged, along with fish tracking and counting systems for research and monitoring.

AgTechHardwareIoT

Innovative Natural Resource Solutions (INRS) is a consulting firm advising business, non-profit, and government clients on natural resource management challenges, including renewable energy, economic development, carbon, forest certification, and land protection and forest management.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Charles A. Levesque(President)Eric W. Kingsley(Vice President)

ISSI provides support services to federal customers including the US Department of Defense, US Navy, NASA, and the National Institutes of Health, as well as U.S. industry and academic laboratories.

Deep TechDefense Tech

Inovati develops Kinetic Metallization, a low-pressure cold spray additive manufacturing process that deposits metals, ceramics, and polymers onto surfaces without melting the feedstock or substrate.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials

ROIHire is a hiring platform that aggregates candidate information, workforce program data, and predictive analytics to help employers identify available federal and state hiring incentives, estimate retention probability, and project the financial ROI of each candidate.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Inso Bio develops a microfluidic benchtop system for automated DNA sample preparation, using patented 'micropillar' technology to physically extract and purify high molecular weight DNA for sequencing rather than relying on affinity binding.

BiotechDeep TechHardware

Co-investors2048 VenturesSocial StartsSpacecadet Ventures

Insulights makes a universal electric fence monitor that flashes when the fence is live, giving ranchers and farmers visual confirmation their fence is working from up to half a mile away at night.

AgTechHardwareIoT

Intelinair provides aerial imagery and agronomic analytics through its AGMRI platform, delivering in-season alerts and postseason reporting on crop health, weeds, nitrogen deficiency, stand assessment, and yield loss.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningSaaSSan Jose, US

Naira Hovakimyan(Chief Scientific Officer and Secretary)inAlfred Eisaian(President and Chief Executive Officer)Al Eisaian(Founder)in

Co-investorsGranatus VenturesHyde Park Venture PartnersScientia Ventures

Intellisense Systems designs and manufactures defense electronics and environmental monitoring systems, including meteorological/weather stations, avionics displays, and modular power management and distribution solutions.

Defense TechHardwareIoT

IEM develops measurement and monitoring systems for the railway industry, along with field services to operate those systems.

HardwareIoTMobility & Transportation

Baltimore, US

Alexander Sulakvelidze(Executive Officer, Director)John J Woloszyn(Executive Officer, Director)Mel Ruzicka(Executive Officer)

BoardGary Pasterneck(Director)Patrick Hervy(Director)