Emmertech
Venture capitalRegina · Seed–Growth · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Emmertech backs technology companies at the intersection of agriculture and innovation, targeting upstream 'on-the-farm' opportunities. Its strategy pursues two core agricultural outcomes: increased productivity and yield, and reduced cost of production, while linking economic value creation to environmental sustainability. The firm employs a high-conviction, concentrated portfolio approach with larger investments in fewer companies, and takes a hands-on, active-management role leveraging its expertise, networks, and sector knowledge. Backed by innovative Canadian farmers and agribusinesses, Emmertech operates under an international mandate with a particular focus on enhancing Canadian agricultural systems.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 9 of 12 portfolio companiesAgTech ×8AI & Machine Learning ×5Hardware ×3IoT ×3Climate Tech ×2New Materials ×2Robotics ×2SaaS ×2
HQs:Canada×5United States×1
Investments · 12 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12 dated
Canadian robotics company building autonomous, vision-guided robots that pick, trim and pack mushrooms on commercial farms.
Co-investorsBDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)BDC Industrial Innovation Venture FundBDC Venture CapitalInBC Investment Corp.Stray Dog CapitalUCeed Funds+3 more
BarrelWise makes the FS1, a device that lets cellar workers measure free SO₂ directly at wine barrels with results uploaded to a cloud database for winemakers and lab teams to analyze.
AgTechHardwareIoT
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)
ChrysaLabs provides soil carbon measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) using patented direct-contact proximal sensing technology deployed in field soil.
AgTechClimate TechDeep Tech
Samuel Fournier(Founder)in
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Ecofuel Fund
Ground Truth Ag develops an AI-powered benchtop system that grades grain in real-time by analyzing visual and non-visual factors using machine vision and near-infrared spectroscopy.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSaskatchewan, US
Kyle Folk(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsGolden Opportunities FundTall Grass VenturesConexus Venture Capital
IntelliCulture offers a GPS and equipment-management platform for specialty crop farms, tracking tractor and fleet activity to reduce idle time, verify spray coverage, prevent theft, and support inspections and GHG reporting.
AgTechIoTSaaS
Co-investorsTall Grass VenturesSerra Ventures
Lucent Bio develops sustainable crop nutrition products, including its flagship Soileos micronutrient fertilizer made by upcycling pea, lentil, and oat hulls from food processing.
AgTechBiotechCircular EconomyClimate TechNew Materials
Michael Riedijk(President & CEO)
Co-investorsAngel ForumSaxoventWUTIF Capital
RAYHAWK is an autonomous railcar lid handling system that uses machine learning, computer vision, and a robotic gantry to open, close, seal, and inspect top-hatch railcars without workers climbing on top.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Builds autonomous robotic tractors enabling the transition to platform autonomy in agriculture.
SwarmFarm develops autonomous agricultural robots and an operating system for farming, aimed at enabling fully autonomous agriculture for farmers.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Andrew Bate(Founder)inJocie Bate(Founder)in
Co-investorsArtesianTenacious VenturesAccess CapitalClean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)Conexus Venture CapitalTribe Global Ventures
Precision chemistry that simplifies crop production and delivers results to growers.
Vive Crop Protection develops fungicides, insecticides, and nematicides—branded as Precision Chemistry™ solutions—designed for crop protection and disease management in field agriculture.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechNew MaterialsToronto, CA
Dr. Darren Anderson(CEO & Co-Founder)Dr. Jordan Dinglasan(VP Research & IP, Co-Founder)
Co-investorsiSelect FundPlaza VenturesBDC Capital CorporationFCC Capital
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesGround Truth Ag · ascentstrategy.com · Apr 2, 2026
Vive Crop Protection · betakit.com · Dec 4, 2025
SwarmFarm Robotics · roboticsandautomationnews.com · Oct 2, 2025
4AG Robotics · therobotreport.com · Jul 30, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Emmertech made?
- Emmertech has 12 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Emmertech invest at?
- Emmertech invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Emmertech focus on?
- Emmertech focuses on AgTech, Robotics.
- Where is Emmertech located?
- Emmertech is headquartered in Regina, CA.
- Who does Emmertech co-invest with?
- Emmertech most often shares deals with Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), Tall Grass Ventures, WUTIF Capital, among 17 tracked co-investors.
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