Germin8 Ventures
Venture capitalChicago · Seed–Series B · 10 people tracked
Investment thesis
Germin8 Ventures invests in breakthrough technologies transforming the AgriFood and Health value chains, framing food security and population health as national and economic security imperatives tied to climate-positive outcomes. The firm pursues conviction-led investing paired with high-touch partnership, deep domain expertise and scientific leadership, aiming to commercialize solutions that address root causes of systemic inefficiency and disease, remove barriers to sustainable profit, and scale bold innovations. Its portfolio spans AI-driven crop breeding, agricultural digital infrastructure, molecular data platforms and microbiome spatial biology, reflecting a focus on catalytic, century-scale technologies across agriculture, food and life sciences.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 15 of 19 portfolio companiesAgTech ×9Biotech ×8AI & Machine Learning ×7SaaS ×5Healthtech ×4Deep Tech ×3Climate Tech ×2Fintech ×2
HQs:United States×7Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×13 founders×2
Investments · 19 tracked
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AgriWebb provides livestock management software that lets farmers track animals, paddocks, movements, and farm records on an interactive map, with tools for team management, animal performance analytics, and grazing planning.
AgTechSaaS
Kevin Baum(Founder)in
Co-investorsClinton Capital PartnersiSelect FundVirescent VenturesGrosvenor Food & AgTechTELUS Ventures
Avalo uses machine learning to accelerate crop breeding, developing improved plant varieties such as fast-maturing broccoli, adaptive sugarcane, heat-resilient tomatoes, and low-input cotton.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechDurham, US
Mariano Alvarez(Founder)in
Co-investorsAt One VenturesBetter Ventures Central LlcBlue Bear Capital PartnersGiant Ventures Global LlpGreycroft
Alloy provides drug discovery services and platform technologies across genetic medicines, TCR mimics, and cell therapies, supporting pharmaceutical partners in developing novel treatments.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechWaltham, US
Tillman Gerngross(Founder, CEO, Chairman)
Co-investors82VS8VCCalm Ventures
Biotech company focused on therapeutic development.
Co-investorsJIC Venture Growth Investments
Alpine Bio develops high-purity protein ingredients and bioactives derived from plants using molecular farming and advanced purification methods.
BiotechFoodTechNew Materials
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesFifty Years
Andes adds naturally occurring beneficial microorganisms to agricultural soils alongside crop seeds such as corn, soybean, canola, and wheat, accelerating the conversion of atmospheric CO₂ into stable soil inorganic carbon.
AgTechBiotechClimate Tech
Co-investorsCapria VenturesCavallo VenturesSunna VenturesVoyager PartnersYamaha Motor VenturesAccelr8+1 more
AI-powered platform for accelerated plant breeding using causal genetics to develop crop varieties for commercial and societal needs.
Co-investorsAt One VenturesBlue Bear Capital PartnersCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)
Co-investorsAgFunderAngel Collective Opportunity FundArgonautic VenturesFifty YearsHorizons VenturesiSelect Fund+3 more
Digital infrastructure platform providing business intelligence, workflow solutions, and financial tools across the grain and agriculture value chain.
Fargo, US
Jake Joraanstad(Executive Officer)Ralf Mehnert-Meland(Executive Officer)Eric Flyen(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsContinental Grain CompanyLewis & Clark AgriFood
Bushel is a digital platform that connects farmers, agribusinesses, ag retailers, and lenders with workflow tools for managing contracts, inventory, sales, credit decisions, financing, and payments across the agriculture supply chain.
AgTechFintechSaaS
CropX develops digital farming solutions for growers and agribusinesses to optimize agronomic decisions through soil sensors, precision irrigation, and data analytics.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT
Tomer Tzachin
Co-investorsArmada Investment AGBosch VenturesCheckmate Capital Group LLCNZ Growth Capital PartnersPacific ChannelPresidio Ventures+3 more
Enko discovers and develops novel crop protection products for farmers using a proprietary AI and machine learning discovery platform to combat pests and diseases.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotech
Tom Meade(Chief Science Officer)
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsDYDX CapitalEndeavor8Novalis LifeSciencesAnterra CapitalIFC
Fieldin provides software tools and real-time insights to high-value crop growers for optimizing farm operations, improving productivity, and enhancing environmental and social governance outcomes.
AgTechIoTSaaS
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesCavallo VenturesMaor InvestmentsMindset VentureZeev VenturesAgFunder+1 more
Kanvas Bio operates a full-stack microbiome drug discovery platform, using a spatial mapping engine to image host-microbiome interactions and in-house manufacturing to produce live biotherapeutics.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMonmouth Junction, US
Matthew Cheng(Executive Officer, Director)Hao Shi(Executive Officer, Director)Iwijn De Vlaminck(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJason Pontin(Director)inJustin Smithline(Director)in
Co-investorsBascom VenturesBoutique Venture PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)FemHealth VenturesKicker VenturesPangaea Ventures Us Inc.+2 more
Landjourney provides a white-labeled agricultural lending platform that banks offer to farmers, covering AI-powered loan origination, document collection, servicing portals, and auto-decisioning for capital markets.
AgTechFintechSaaS
Luke Johnson(Founder)inJean-François Cloutier(Founder)in
Co-investorsDiagram
Matter Works builds AI tools to analyze and interpret biological data, accelerating scientific discovery in the life sciences.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Jack (J.M.) GeremiaJack (J.M.) Geremia, PhDEric Carlson, PhD
BoardTony KulesainMichael LavininTony Kulesa, PhDin
Co-investorsiGlobe PartnersPillar VCWingWavemaker Three-Sixty Health
Matterworks builds foundation models (its Large Spectral Model, delivered via the cloud-based Pyxis platform) that analyze biochemical omics and mass spectrometry data to make predictions for life science R&D.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Jack Geremia, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsDYDX CapitalOMX Ventures
Wheeler Bio operates as a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for biomanufacturing, providing development and manufacturing expertise for biologics therapeutics.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesOklahoma, US
Jesse McCool(Executive Officer)Patrick Lucy(Chief Executive Officer)inKeith McCormick(Executive Officer)Errik Anderson(Director)Stephen Hamilton(Executive Officer)Yuk Chun Chiu(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCarnrite VenturesFloating PointPlains Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAndes · itbusinesstoday.com · Jan 9, 2026
Enko Website · globenewswire.com · Nov 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Germin8 Ventures made?
- Germin8 Ventures has 19 tracked investments.
- What stage does Germin8 Ventures invest at?
- Germin8 Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Germin8 Ventures focus on?
- Germin8 Ventures focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, FoodTech, Healthtech.
- Where is Germin8 Ventures located?
- Germin8 Ventures is headquartered in Chicago, US.
- Who does Germin8 Ventures co-invest with?
- Germin8 Ventures most often shares deals with Cavallo Ventures, DYDX Capital, Fifty Years, among 57 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 5
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.
Endeavor8 invests in entrepreneurs and scientists developing novel technologies in food, agriculture, energy, and climate sectors, leveraging expertise from biotechnology, AI, and machine learning to address the food value chain.
SOSV is a deep tech venture capital firm that makes first-check pre-seed investments and follow-on rounds in startups focused on human and planetary health, providing lab space and hands-on support at its US locations.
Sandbox Industries is an investment firm that fosters innovation in the healthcare and insurance industries, partnering with corporate strategic investors as limited partners alongside financial investors and portfolio companies.
Latin Leap is a venture capital firm that invests in and helps scale technology businesses in Latin America, focusing on companies where artificial intelligence and data capabilities drive impact and market growth.
Firms observed investing alongside Germin8 Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Germin8 Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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