Middleland Capital — Full Portfolio

Woodland produces carbon-negative renewable fuels including hydrogen, natural gas, methanol, and ethanol from waste biomass rather than food sources.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechEnergyToronto, CA

Greg Nuttall(President and CEO)

Co-investorsArcTern VenturesBild Alternative Investments Corporation

AgTechMorrisville, US

STEVE CARNEVALE(Executive Officer)JOY PARR DRACH(Executive Officer, Director)ANDREW GRAHAM(Executive Officer)

BoardDENNIS DOUGHERTY(Director)BOB SHAPIRO(Director)inBEN SHELTON(Director)

Co-investorsCultivian Sandbox Ventures

AeroFarms uses indoor vertical farming, artificial intelligence, and plant biology on a proprietary agriculture platform to grow fresh produce year-round with traceability and food safety.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTech

Co-investorsIngka InvestmentsVenture Capital Investment Management

Agrivida develops enzyme technology for animal feed and nutrition, improving efficiency in poultry, swine, and other livestock production.

AgTechBiotechFoodTechMassachusetts, US

R. Michael Raab(Executive Officer)Daniel Meagher(Executive Officer, Director)R. Raab(Executive Officer, Director)Jeremy Schley Johnson(Executive Officer)Daniel Michael Meagher(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRob Johnson(Director)

Co-investorsPresidio VenturesARCH Venture PartnersCultivian Sandbox Ventures

BIOHM sells probiotic supplements and at-home gut test kits that analyze the microbiome, with results reviewed by a microbiome-trained registered nutritionist who provides personalized diet and supplement recommendations.

Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessCleveland, US

Mahmoud Ghannoum(Founder)Afif Ghannoum(Director)Sam Schatz(Executive Officer)Michael Haritakis(Executive Officer)Steven Himmel(Director)

BoardBob Pavey(Director)

Co-investorsCWRU Technology VenturesJobsOhio VenturesJumpstart Ventures

Minneapolis, US

Patrick Christie(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRobert Shapiro(Director)inRichard Pavelski(Director)

Co-investorsAliment CapitalCultivian Sandbox VenturesPontifax AgTechPontifax Global Food Agriculture Technology

EarthOptics measures soil health for farmers and landowners using field sensors and lab analysis to assess soil's physical, chemical, and biological properties.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechArlington, US

Lars Dyrud(CEO)inTodd Martin(Executive Officer)inStephanie Landa(Executive Officer)inHunt Bowers(Executive Officer)inAdam Gerson(Executive Officer)inJohn Dombrosky(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesCerity Partners VenturesDoon CapitaliSelect FundRoute 66 VenturesS2G Investments+6 more

San Francisco, US

Konstantinos Eleftheriou(Executive Officer, Director)Ioannis Verdelis(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardBrian Mixer(Director)

Co-investorsDigital GarageEniac VenturesHighland Capital PartnersKleiner PerkinsMilitello CapitalSOSV

ModifyHealth delivers medically-prescribed meal plans and dietary interventions designed for patients with gastrointestinal conditions including IBS, IBD, and celiac disease.

Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHealthtechAlpharetta, US

GB Pratt(Founder & CEO)George Pratt(Executive Officer, Director)Pete Desai(Executive Officer)

BoardRik Vandevenne(Director)Chase Perry(Director)H Grey Wood(Director)

Co-investorsRC Capital

MycoTech develops food ingredients derived from fungi using mushroom mycelial fermentation, including flavor modulation tools (ClearIQ) and a sweet protein from honey truffles for sugar reduction.

BiotechFoodTechNew MaterialsAurora, US

Alan Hahn(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inBrooks Kelly(Director)

BoardPeter Lubar(Director)Sanjeev Krishnan(Director)Scott Horner(Director)Ephraim Lindenbaum(Director)

Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesGreatPoint VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLCS2G InvestmentsTimeless Partners VenturesBunge+2 more

Ordaōs uses AI and deep learning through its Design Engine to design novel mini-proteins and protein binders such as nanobodies for drug discovery.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechNew York, US

David Longo(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMatthias Denecke(Chief Technology Officer)inVictor Bustos(VP of Pre-clinical R&D)inScott Horner(Director)

BoardBenjamin Britt(Director)inUlo Palm(Director)

Co-investorsCitta CapitalRoute 66 VenturesIAG Capital Partners

Proterro uses a patented technology platform to convert captured waste CO2 into high-value products across two categories, Proterro Sugars and Proterro Nutritionals.

BiotechCleantechClimate TechFoodTechNew Materials

Co-investorsBraemar Energy Ventures

Leading grower and distributor of organic fresh herbs using indoor growing tech with 90% less water; merged with 80 Acres Farms in August 2025.

Co-investorsArborview CapitalDns CapitalXPV Water Partners

SWARM is a decision intelligence platform that helps agrifood and manufacturing organizations solve operational challenges by defining problems clearly before deploying agentic AI and optimization algorithms.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsS2G InvestmentsVTC VenturesSerra Ventures

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)

Co-investorsS2G InvestmentsSerra Ventures

Upstream Biotechnology develops seed-based crop technologies that enhance plant immunity and resilience using RNA-based SwitchBlade platform.

AgTechBiotechClimate TechDurham, US

George H. Greene(CEO & Co-Founder)Xiao-fang Wang(Director)Xinnian Dong(Co-Founder)

BoardKaren LeVert(Director)

Co-investorsAg Ventures AllianceAgLaunch AcceleratorLeVert VenturesRedstick Ventures

ZeaKal develops plant trait technologies that improve crop photosynthetic capacity to increase nutritional density, carbon capture, and resource efficiency, serving agricultural producers and energy companies seeking sustainable food and fuel production.

AgTechBiotechClimate TechEnergyFoodTech

Han Chen(Chief Executive Officer)Amy Curran(Chief Operating Officer)Nick Roberts(Chief Science Officer)Ann Whitley(Chief Financial Officer)Jim Schweigert(Head of Seed Strategy)Alessandra Hechanova(Head of Marketing)