Middleland Capital
Venture capitalArlington · Seed–Late Stage · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Middleland Capital is a thematic venture capital fund dedicated to catalyzing global change in food and health. It invests in innovative companies across the foodtech and agtech sectors, backing businesses that advance sustainable food production, food-as-medicine, agricultural technology, and health-oriented solutions. The firm has deployed more than $100M in capital across its portfolio.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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What they invest in
from 10 of 17 portfolio companiesAgTech ×7AI & Machine Learning ×4Biotech ×3Climate Tech ×3FoodTech ×3Data & Infrastructure ×1Deep Tech ×1Direct to Consumer ×1
HQs:United States×8
Investments · 17 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAgTechMorrisville, US
TONY SIMPSON(Director)DENNIS DOUGHERTY(Director)BEN SHELTON(Director)STEVE CARNEVALE(Executive Officer)JOY PARR DRACH(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBOB SHAPIRO(Director)
Agrivida develops enzyme technology for animal feed and nutrition, improving efficiency in poultry, swine, and other livestock production.
AgTechBiotechFoodTechMassachusetts, US
Rob Johnson(Director)R. Michael Raab(Executive Officer)Daniel Meagher(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Austin(Director)Robert Bucklin(Director)Jeremy Schley Johnson(Executive Officer)
BIOHM manufactures and sells probiotic supplements and diagnostic gut test kits designed to optimize digestive health.
BiotechDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessCleveland, US
Mahmoud Ghannoum(Director)Afif Ghannoum(Director)Sam Schatz(Executive Officer)Steven Himmel(Director)Michael Haritakis(Executive Officer)
BoardBob Pavey(Director)
EarthOptics builds a machine learning platform and remote-sensing system (GroundOwl and SoilMapper) that maps physical, chemical, and biological soil data to measure compaction, moisture, carbon, and nutrient content.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechArlington, US
Lars Dyrud(CEO)Todd Martin(Executive Officer)Stephanie Landa(Executive Officer)Hunt Bowers(Executive Officer)Adam Gerson(Executive Officer)John Dombrosky(Executive Officer, Director)
Groundwork BioAg offers a carbon farming program that applies biological products to agricultural land to sequester carbon and improve soil health.
AgTechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
HealthtechAlpharetta, US
George Pratt(Executive Officer, Director)Pete Desai(Executive Officer)Scott Ketover(Director)James Young(Director)H Grey Wood(Director)
BoardRik Vandevenne(Director)
Aurora, US
Alan Hahn(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Peter Lubar(Director)Scott Horner(Director)Ephraim Lindenbaum(Director)Robert Schier(Director)
BoardSanjeev Krishnan(Director)
Middleland Capital is a venture capital fund that invests in innovative companies operating in food production, agriculture, and health sectors.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTechIrvine, US
John Power(Director)Anthony Howcroft(Executive Officer, Director)Stuart Frost(Executive Officer, Director)
Upstream Biotechnology develops RNA-based seed traits that regulate crop immune defenses at the gene-expression level, activating disease and stress responses only in the affected tissue to limit yield drag.
AgTechBiotechClimate TechDurham, US
Xiao-fang Wang(Director)Xinnian Dong(Director)George H. Greene(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKaren LeVert(Director)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Middleland Capital invest at?
- Middleland Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Middleland Capital focus on?
- Middleland Capital focuses on AgTech, Consumer, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, SaaS.
- Where is Middleland Capital located?
- Middleland Capital is headquartered in Arlington, US.
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