Department of Agriculture (USDA) — Full Portfolio
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Unmanned Experts (UMEX) designs airspace infrastructure and autonomous systems that let commercial and government operators safely fly unmanned aircraft in uncontrolled airspace, using unmanned traffic management (UTM), robotics, and swarming.
Defense TechLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsDenver, US
Kevin Gambold(Executive Officer, Director)Ken Erney(Executive Officer)William Cossoff(Executive Officer, Director)Edwin Freeborn(Executive Officer, Director)
US BIOLOGIC develops orally delivered vaccines for disease prevention, applying partner technologies to its oral-delivery platform for wildlife, companion animals, food animals, and humans.
AgTechBiotechHealthtechMemphis, US
Mason Kauffman(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Shmerling(Director)Thomas Monath(Director)Tommy Thompson(Director)David Williams(Director)Chris Przybyszewski(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsLaunch Tennessee
Varizymes Diagnostics develops multiplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification (mLAMP) diagnostic kits for point-of-care pathogen detection in human, animal, and aquaculture health applications.
AgTechBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
David Mead(Chief Executive Officer)
Vectech develops AI-powered vector identification and surveillance technologies to support public health interventions and targeted mosquito control during disease outbreaks.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureGovTechHealthtechBaltimore, US
Tristan Ford(Co-founder + CEO)inMeg Glancey(Co-founder + Advisor)inAutumn Goodwin(Co-founder + Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsTechstars
Lockhart, US
John Kinzer(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardBrad Nicholson(Director)Richard Wilkerson(Director)Scott Long(Director)Jon Hasz(Director)
Vista Photonics designs and manufactures laser-based sensing instruments for optical trace gas detection and environmental monitoring, serving government agencies and space research organizations.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Jeffrey S. Pilgrim(President and Founder)Melissa M. Pilgrim(Chief Administrative Officer)
Vortant Technologies is a design, technology, and software development firm that develops products and solutions through research and collaboration.
HardwareHealthtech
Medgene develops custom animal health vaccines using field-level diagnostics, bioinformatics, and rapid data analysis through its 5-step ISPrime process, working with government agencies and university research.
AgTechBiotechHealthtech
Ward Aquafarms is an aquaculture operation that commercially farms oysters, bay scallops, and sugar kelp across multiple locations in Massachusetts, while also conducting research on expanding domestic seafood production through cultivation of additional species in partnership with universities and government agencies.
AgTechClimate TechFoodTechNorth Falmouth, US
Dr. Ward
Waste Hub recovers industrial by-products and returns them to the industrial ecosystem, and works on alternative fuels and energy efficiency.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergy
Calvin Wohlert(Founder)Jacob Vaillancourt(Co-founder)
WEST is an environmental and statistical consulting firm that applies ecological expertise and advanced statistical methods to solve natural resource challenges for government agencies, industries, and conservation organizations.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodBismarck, US
Clayton Derby(Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors)David Young(Principal Biologist, Board of Directors)Dr. Dale StricklandDr. Lyman McDonald
WISER Systems provides real-time location tracking (RTLS) solutions for manufacturing operations, enabling visibility into work orders, tooling, equipment, and inventory across aerospace, metal manufacturing, electronics, and other industrial environments.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainRaleigh, US
Elaine C. Rideout(Founder)Dr. Seth E. Hollar(Co-founder, CEO, and Chief Technology Officer)Margaret Hostetler(Director)Jeff Shelden(Director)
Xylome uses precision yeast fermentation with its proprietary Lipomyces starkeyi strain to produce customizable structured oils and lipid systems that replicate the functionality of natural oils like palm, shea, and coconut.
BiotechFoodTechNew Materials
Zest Bio uses engineered microorganisms to convert low-value industrial fruit and vegetable processing waste — such as citrus peels, sugar beet pulp, potato peels, and grape pomace — into higher-value products.
AgTechBiotechCircular Economy
Ryan ProtzkoinLuke LatimerinJohn Dueber
Co-investorsMount Wilson Ventures
ZymoChem develops bio-based materials using proprietary Carbon Conserving (C2) microbes that convert renewable feedstocks into high-value materials with increased yields.
BiotechCircular EconomyClimate TechNew MaterialsSan Leandro, US
Harshal Chokhawala(Founder & CEO)inLindy Fishburne(Director)Phil Grayeski(Director)Taehong Huh(Director)Timothy Dummer(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAccelr8Breakout LabsBreakout VenturesCavallo VenturesDudley FundFreshTracks Capital+9 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
XIOMAS TECHNOLOGIES LLCYANKEE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, INC.
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.















