Yara Growth Ventures
Corporate VCOslo · Seed–Growth · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Yara Growth Ventures acts as patient corporate capital aligned with Yara International's mission to feed the world responsibly and protect the planet. It concentrates on two areas: agriculture and clean hydrogen. Its approach combines direct startup investments, which allow it to work closely with entrepreneurs, and investments in venture funds, which extend its reach into local startup ecosystems by partnering with venture capitalists who have strong networks in its focus areas. It seeks financially sound investments while backing teams working to make a meaningful impact in agriculture.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 15 of 18 portfolio companiesAgTech ×9AI & Machine Learning ×5Cleantech ×5Energy ×5Fintech ×4Hardware ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Climate Tech ×2
HQs:United States×5Norway×2Denmark×1Israel×1India×1Türkiye×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×34+ founders×1
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12023 · 12020 · 13 dated
Maximiliano Landreinin
Co-investorsCapria VenturesGLOCAL LatamSP VenturesAcre Venture PartnersFall Line Capital
Co-investorsJERAMOL Switch
Apollo Agriculture provides small-scale farmers with farming inputs, financing, insurance, and training to help them run more profitable agribusinesses.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFintechImpact & Social GoodOakland, US
Earl Joseph St. Sauver(Director)Eli John Pollak(Executive Officer, Director)Eli Pollak(Co-founder & CEO)inBenjamin Njenga(CCO & Co-Founder)inEarl St Sauver(Co-founder)
BoardSeth Todd Silverman(Director)
Co-investorsAccionAnthemis VentureCeniarthCommunitas Capital PartnersEndeavor CatalystEquator+5 more
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBrisbane, US
Jamie Bacher(Founder)inAdam Paul Arkin(Founder)in
BoardErkki Aaltonen(Director)in
Co-investorsCompoundKickstart InnovationSaltagen VenturesUniversal Materials IncubatorY CombinatorNimble Ventures+1 more
Dynelectro commercializes solid oxide electrolysis (SOEC) systems for industrial hydrogen production with electrical efficiencies up to 90%.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardware
Søren Højgaard Jensen
Co-investorsVsquared VenturesPSV
Ecorobotix builds the ARA UHP sprayer, an AI-powered ultra-high-precision spraying system that distinguishes weeds from crops to target plant protection products plant-by-plant.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Aurelien G. Demaurex(Founder)inSteve Tanner(Founder)in
Co-investorsEuropean Circular Bioeconomy FundHighland EuropeMcWin Capital PartnersSICTICSwisscom VenturesVerve Ventures
H2Pro develops decoupled, membraneless water electrolyzers (DWE) for producing green hydrogen, designed for direct connection to renewable energy sources.
CleantechEnergyHardwareCaesarea, IL
Gideon Grader(Founder)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesContrarian VenturesHorizons VenturesIN VentureWIND VenturesArcelorMittal+1 more
Hydrogen Mem-Tech develops patented palladium membrane separators that convert bio- and natural gases into pure hydrogen.
CleantechEnergyHardwareTrondheim, NO
Co-investorsAramco Ventures
Intelecy offers a no-code industrial AI platform that lets process engineers and operators build machine learning models to monitor and optimize manufacturing processes in real time.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Co-investorsButterfly VenturesSkagerak Capital
AgTechDurham, US
CHARLES THOMAS SNIPES, JR.(Executive Officer, Director)RYAN BUSCH(Executive Officer)
BoardBRIAN MCGUIGAN(Director)BLAKE STEVENS(Director)SCOTT HORNER(Director)STEVEN D. COULTER(Director)
Co-investorsiSelect Fund
Tarfin provides Turkish farmers with agricultural inputs such as fertilizer, seed, feed, and equipment at competitive prices with harvest-time deferred payment options, ordered through its mobile app or authorized dealers.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesFintech
Mehmet Memecan(Founder)in
Co-investorsQuona CapitalWamda CapitalElevator Ventures
Jai Kisan provides credit and loan products to farmers, rural retailers, MSMEs, and businesses across rural India, including a BharatKhata offering that pays retailers' customer bills.
AgTechFintechImpact & Social Good
Mehmet Memecan(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAll In CapitalBetter CapitalCapria VenturesGMO VenturePartnersIIMA VenturesNabventures+4 more
Sabanto builds a retrofit autonomy system that installs on existing tractors, using cameras, GNSS, obstacle detection sensors, and robotics with mobile and desktop apps to run driverless field operations such as mowing, tilling, seeding, rolling, and aerating.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Co-investorsCavallo VenturesCerity Partners VenturesFulcrum Global Capital
Verdagy develops water electrolysis systems for producing zero carbon intensity green hydrogen, using a patented single-cell architecture that pairs in real time with variable renewable energy sources.
CleantechEnergyHardwareMoss Landing, US
Ryan Gilliam(Director)Marty Neese(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Rahul Bammiin
BoardRajesh Swaminathan(Director)inAnil Achyuta(Director)in
Co-investorsOrbia VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersKhosla VenturesTDK Ventures
Verqor provides agricultural credit and financing to farmers, adapting loan terms to the specific crop and offering a response within 72 hours and automatic renewal.
AgTechFintechCoyoacan, Cdmx
Jose Hugo Garduno Ortega(Executive Officer, Director)Valentina Rogacheva(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccionAmplifica CapitalCapria VenturesCentury Oak VenturesGLOCAL LatamMagma Partners+6 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesDynelectro · techfundingnews.com · Jul 23, 2026
Apollo Agriculture · impactalpha.com · May 11, 2026
H2Pro · finder.startupnationcentral.org · Mar 11, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Yara Growth Ventures made?
- Yara Growth Ventures has 19 tracked investments.
- What stage does Yara Growth Ventures invest at?
- Yara Growth Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is Yara Growth Ventures's typical check size?
- Yara Growth Ventures typically writes checks of $3M.
- What sectors does Yara Growth Ventures focus on?
- Yara Growth Ventures focuses on AgTech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, New Materials.
- Where is Yara Growth Ventures located?
- Yara Growth Ventures is headquartered in Oslo, NO.
- Does Yara Growth Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Yara Growth Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Yara Growth Ventures co-invest with?
- Yara Growth Ventures most often shares deals with Capria Ventures, Accion, GLOCAL Latam, among 66 tracked co-investors.
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