Radicle Growth
Venture capitalSan Diego · Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Radicle invests in world-class entrepreneurs and emerging technologies aiming to disrupt the agriculture and food industry. It runs the Radicle Challenge, a pitch competition that identifies promising startups through six months of due diligence culminating in a pitch to expert judges, with the top company earning investment and access to Radicle's Innovation Platform. The firm partners with leading agriculture and food corporations, bringing its expertise and network to help both startups and large companies positively impact the future of food.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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What they invest in
from 16 of 18 portfolio companiesAgTech ×12Biotech ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6Climate Tech ×5Cleantech ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Deep Tech ×2FoodTech ×2
HQs:United States×9Canada×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×2
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12023 · 12021 · 22020 · 26 dated
Pluton is developing a sun-powered, soil-surface biological nutrient system that uses photosynthetic microbial consortia to fix atmospheric nitrogen, improve phosphorus availability, and add carbon to soil for crop growers.
AgTechBiotechClimate TechSt. Louis, US
Barry Goldman(Co-founder)inElizabeth Gallegos(Chief Executive Officer)inJerry Steiner(Executive Chair)inCharlie Walch(Executive Officer, Director)Glendon Schuster(Director)
Co-investorsFirst In VenturesIllumina VenturesBetter VenturesFall Line CapitalGrantham FoundationRA Capital+4 more
Leaf is a unified API platform that aggregates and standardizes data from farm equipment, IoT sensors, and agricultural data sources in proprietary formats.
AgTechData & InfrastructureSaaS
Bailey StockdaleJoseph AlbertsinLuiz Santana
Co-investorsSpero VenturesS2G InvestmentsTrailhead Capital
Agtools provides daily reports delivered via email that offer visibility into market variables affecting the food supply chain, serving farmers, shippers, and buyers with up-to-date information for purchasing and selling decisions.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureSaaS
Co-investorsAmplifica CapitalChloe CapitalElevation VenturesPortland Seed FundSerra VenturesWealthing VC Club
Aromyx develops biosensor technology that replicates human olfactory receptors to measure and quantify odors and flavors for product development, quality control, and consumer targeting across food, beverage, sustainability, and health industries.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMountain View, US
Mark Mendel(Director)Christopher J. Hanson(Executive Officer, Director)Josh Silverman(Executive Officer, Director)Kieran Furlong(Director)Jeffrey Y. Suto(Executive Officer)Keith Milne(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsMindset VentureSozo VenturesThundermark CapitalUlu VenturesUniversal Materials Incubator
Uses UV light signals to boost seed and seedling genetic potential; domiciled in the USA.
Palmerston North
Jason Wargent(Executive Officer)inSteven Sibulkin(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Brown(Director)Mary Dimou(Director)John Bedbrook(Director)Kirsty Bellringer(Director)
Co-investorsAngel HQArc AngelsAzolla VenturesBooster Innovation FundIcehouse VenturesiSelect Fund+2 more
BlueNalu develops cell-cultivated seafood grown directly from fish cells in a controlled environment, aiming to supply seafood without harvesting it from the ocean.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechSan Diego, US
Lauran Madden(Founder)inH. LOUIS COOPERHOUSE(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSTEVEN FINN(Director)BABAR KHAN(Director)DAVID TAICLET(Director)MARY WAGNER(Director)
Co-investors91 VenturesAgronomicsAlwyn CapitalAurum Venture PartnersBay Bridge Ventures ClimateBloom8+7 more
Burro builds autonomous robots for agricultural and outdoor operations that mow, tow, carry, and spray to automate manual labor tasks.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Terry Scott(Founder)in
Co-investorsAsimov VenturesCatalyst InvestorsEverywhere VenturesF-Prime CapitalFf Venture CapitalNextFab Ventures+5 more
FA Bio (formerly FungiAlert) discovers unique soil microbes to develop microbial-based biocontrol and biostimulant products for growers, aiming to replace agrochemicals and reduce farming's environmental impact.
AgTechBiotechClimate Tech
Co-investorsClean Growth FundOxford Investment Opportunity NetworkOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)Sussex Place Ventures
Full Harvest builds an agentic intelligence platform that orchestrates transactions and operations across the North American fresh produce supply chain, helping buyers and growers navigate climate volatility, labor shortages, and regulatory complexity.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsAstiaDoon Capitalmark vcPortfoliaRethink ImpactTransLink Capital+3 more
Impetus Ag develops early- to late-stage agricultural technologies, with a focus on Bt discovery and development and insecticidal proteins for insect and pest control in crops.
AgTechBiotechDeep TechSt. Louis, US
Jeffrey Staub(Co-founder & former Chief Scientist)inMartha Schlicher(CEO, Board of Directors)inBrian McNulty(Dr. Brian McNulty became CTO on 1/1/2021)Alexander Hromockyj(CTO)inThomas Malvar(COO)inMartha Schlicher, Ph.D., MBA(CEO, Board of Directors)
Co-investorsMissouri Technology CorporationSwan Venture FundCultivation CapitalTet Ventures
Co-investorsCapria VenturesSpero VenturesCultivian Sandbox Ventures
Livestock Water Recycling (LWR) engineers manure treatment systems for livestock farmers to improve farm efficiency and environmental sustainability.
AgTechCircular EconomyCleantechCalgary, CA
Co-investorsForesightVerdex Capital
MycoTechnology develops food and beverage ingredients using mushroom mycelial fermentation, creating flavor modulation and sugar-reduction solutions for formulators, chefs, and R&D professionals.
BiotechFoodTechNew Materials
Alan Hahn(Board Member & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsBloom8Evolution VC PartnersSiddhi Capital
Phospholutions develops phosphorus fertilizer technology, including its patented RhizoSorb additive and RhizoSorb 8-39-0 product, designed to increase phosphorus efficiency and replace dry MAP and DAP fertilizers.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsState College, US
HUNTER SWISHER(Executive Officer, Director)inRICHARD DEFLURI(Director)CHRIS ABBOTT(Director)ANDREW SPAHR(Director)
BoardMATTHEW RHODES(Director)in
Co-investors1855 Capital PartnersAg Ventures AllianceOspraie Ag ScienceTekfen Ventures
Radicle is a peer-to-peer code collaboration platform built on Git that enables decentralized code hosting without a central authority.
Crypto & Web3Developer Tools
Co-investors1k(x)1kxCoinbase VenturesElectric CapitalFabric VenturesGiant Ventures Global Llp+2 more
Scanit Tech develops air quality monitoring technology that measures what is in the air and provides AI-driven data insights.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechHardwareFremont, US
Pedro Manautou(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Glenn Wanke(Executive Officer, Director)
TeleSense provides wireless sensors and data-science software that continuously monitor temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide in stored grain to detect and prevent spoilage.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoTSunnyvale, US
Naeem Zafar(Co-Founder and CEO)inNick Garner(Co-Founder & Chief Engineer)Ali Ahmed(Chief Technology Officer)Mark Palmquist(Director)Soren Schroder(Director)John Tingleff(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesFulcrum Global CapitalMindset VentureMaersk Growth
WeedOUT develops a biological herbicide using proprietary sterile weed pollen to control resistant weeds in agriculture.
AgTechBiotech
Co-investorsFulcrum Global CapitalZORA
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Radicle · newmarketpitch.com · Jul 13, 2026
Agtools · kingscrowd.com · Nov 18, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Radicle Growth made?
- Radicle Growth has 16 tracked investments.
- What stage does Radicle Growth invest at?
- Radicle Growth invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Radicle Growth focus on?
- Radicle Growth focuses on AgTech, FoodTech.
- Where is Radicle Growth located?
- Radicle Growth is headquartered in San Diego, US.
- Who does Radicle Growth co-invest with?
- Radicle Growth most often shares deals with Bloom8, iSelect Fund, Mindset Venture, among 64 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamThe Radicle Inclusion Challenge - Kirk Haney | Radicle Growth
Radicle Growth · Kirk Haney
The Radicle Inclusion Challenge - Neal Gutterson | Radicle Growth
Radicle Growth · Neal Gutterson
Kirk Haney, Managing Partner, Radicle Growth
Kirk Haney · vimeo.com
The Radicle Inclusion Challenge - Neal Gutterson | Radicle Growth | Neal Gutterson, Partner and CTO at Radicle Growth shares his perspective on how company-building VC's like Radicle can add value to the ag industry by... | By Radicle Ag & Food Tech VC Fund
Neal Gutterson · facebook.com
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