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Germin8 Ventures
Venture capitalChicago · Seed–Series B · 9 people tracked
Also known as Germin8
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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 Sep 26, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 17 of 22 portfolio companiesAgTech ×11Biotech ×10AI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×5Deep Tech ×4Healthtech ×4Climate Tech ×3Enterprise Software ×3
HQs:United States×10Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×43 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
Harvard University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with field-of-study data
Life Sciences ×5Engineering ×4Business & Management ×2Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history
Alumni Ventures ×2Cornell ×2
Investments · 22 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12021 · 42020 · 12019 · 12018 · 19 dated
AgriWebb builds SaaS livestock farm management software that replaces pen-and-paper record keeping with data-driven tools for cattle and sheep farmers and ranchers.
AgTechFoodTechSaaS
Kevin Baum(Co-founder)inJustin Webb(Founder)inJohn Fargher(Co-founder)inPhil Chan(Head of Development)in
Co-investorsClinton Capital PartnersiSelect FundStartXVirescent 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 LearningBiotechClimate TechDurham, US
Mariano Alvarez(Founder)inBrendan Collins(Founder)
BoardLaurie Menoud(Director)in
Co-investorsAt One VenturesBetter Ventures Central LlcBlue Bear Capital PartnersCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Giant Ventures Global LlpGreycroft+1 more
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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)Errik Anderson(Founder)
Co-investors82VS8VCCalm Ventures
A venture studio embedded within Alloy Therapeutics that partners with academics, entrepreneurs, pharma companies, and VCs to create and develop early-stage drug discovery companies.
BiotechDeep TechWaltham, US
Errik B. Anderson(Executive Officer, Director)inPiotr Bobrowicz(Executive Officer, Director)inJay Rosanelli(Executive Officer)in
BoardAnthony Sun(Director)Alaa Halawa(Director)Ulrik Nielsen(Director)in
Co-investors82VS8VCAlumni VenturesJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsPresight CapitalGaingels+2 more
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Nobell Foods produces plant-based dairy cheese made from soybean plants engineered to grow casein protein, working with Midwest farmers.
BiotechClimate TechConsumerFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Magi Richani(CEO)inShu Li(Founder/CSO)
BoardChris Rivest(Director)Vijay Pande(Director)inKyle Vogt(Director)
Co-investorsAgFunderAndreessen HorowitzDCVC (Data Collective)Mission BiocapitalUnovis Asset ManagementY Combinator+7 more
Alpine Bio develops and commercializes functional proteins and bioactive ingredients for food, nutrition, and health applications, targeting formulators who need performance, supply reliability, and clean-label positioning.
AgTechBiotechFoodTechNew Materials
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesFifty YearsPear VC
Andes is a mission-driven company focused on protecting the planet and applying technology in a nature-related context.
AgTechBiotechClimate Tech
Co-investorsAccelr8Capria VenturesCavallo VenturesSunna VenturesVoyager PartnersYamaha Motor Ventures+3 more
Bushel is an agribusiness software company that digitizes the commercial workflows moving grain, payments, and information between farmers, grain buyers, ag retailers, lenders, and food companies.
AgTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSFargo, US
Cavallo Ventures is the venture capital arm of Wilbur-Ellis, investing in innovative technology companies across agriculture, specialty chemicals, and animal nutrition sectors.
AgTechEnterprise Software
Michael Wilbur(President)in
Co-investorsWilbur-Ellis [Cavallo]Accelr8Builders VCKdT VenturesLeaps by Bayer
CropX develops digital farming solutions for growers and agribusinesses to optimize agronomic decisions through soil sensors, precision irrigation, and data analytics.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT
Co-investorsArmada Investment AGBosch VenturesCheckmate Capital Group LLCNZ Growth Capital PartnersOurCrowdPacific Channel+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 LearningBiotechBoston, US
Jacqueline Heard(Executive Officer, Director)inTom Meade(Chief Science Officer)Philip Austin(Director)inSteffen Helmling(Director)Anthony Klemm(CEO and Board Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCastor VenturesConnecticut InnovationsDYDX CapitalEndeavor8Novalis LifeSciences+5 more
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 VentureTerra Venture PartnersZeev Ventures+3 more
Kanvas Bio operates a platform for discovering, developing, and manufacturing live biotherapeutics based on the human gut microbiome.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMonmouth Junction, US
Matthew Cheng(Executive Officer, Director)inHao Shi(Executive Officer, Director)inIwijn De Vlaminck(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJason Pontin(Director)inJustin Smithline(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBascom VenturesBoutique Venture PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)FemHealth VenturesKicker Ventures+4 more
Landjourney Technologies Inc. provides online services to users.
AgTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSector Agnostic
Luke Johnson(Founder)inJean-François Cloutier(Founder)in
Co-investorsDiagram
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 LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Jack (J.M.) Geremia(Founder)inEric Carlson, PhD
BoardTony KulesainMichael Lavinin
Co-investorsDYDX CapitaliGlobe PartnersIntermountain HealthOMX VenturesPillar VCWing+1 more
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)inPatrick 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
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Brightseed BioBrightseed, Inc.BushelCropXNobell Foods
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFrequently asked questions
- How many investments has Germin8 Ventures made?
- Germin8 Ventures has 22 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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 Alumni Ventures, 82VS, 8VC, among 69 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does Germin8 Ventures back?
- Across 5 deals with disclosed amounts, Germin8 Ventures has joined rounds of $7.2M – $47M (median $12M).
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.
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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