Yara Growth Ventures
Corporate VCOslo · Seed–Growth · 5 people tracked
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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
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What they invest in
from 18 of 21 portfolio companiesAgTech ×10Cleantech ×8Energy ×7AI & Machine Learning ×5Fintech ×5Hardware ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4Climate Tech ×3
HQs:United States×5Denmark×2Norway×2Brazil×1Israel×1India×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×34+ founders×2
What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×6Business & Management ×4Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 16 founders with career history
Technion ×3Climate ×2
Investments · 21 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 32023 · 12021 · 12020 · 17 dated
Maximiliano Landreinin
Co-investorsCapria VenturesGLOCAL LatamSP VenturesAcre Venture PartnersFall Line Capital
Agrolend provides credit and financial solutions to Brazil's agribusiness sector, serving corporate clients such as distributors, industries, cooperatives, and mills with products like working capital, receivables discounting, and intra-chain credit.
AgTechFintech
Andre Glezer(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesCreation Investments Capital ManagementLightrockSP VenturesValor Capital GroupSyngenta Group Ventures
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)inEli Pollak(CEO)inBenjamin Njenga(CCO & Co-Founder)inEarl St Sauver(Co-Founder)in
BoardSeth Todd Silverman(Director)in
Co-investorsAccionAnthemis VentureCeniarthCommunitas Capital PartnersEndeavor CatalystEquator+6 more
Boomitra develops large-scale soil carbon removal projects, using satellites and AI (dMRV) to measure and verify carbon sequestration from regenerative land management practices.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate Tech
Aadith Moorthy(Founder)in
Co-investorsChevron Technology VenturesGlobal Innovation Fund
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
Co-investorsVsquared VenturesPSV
Dynelectro commercializes solid oxide electrolysis (SOEC) systems for industrial hydrogen production and energy storage, with modular platforms scaling from 250 kW to multi-megawatt capacity.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardware
Co-investorsRA CapitalThe Footprint FirmPSVVsquared Ventures
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
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H2Pro develops Decoupled Water Electrolysis (DWE) technology to produce hydrogen and oxygen at separate times, invented at the Technion, as a lower-cost method for green hydrogen production.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareCaesarea, IL
Gideon Grader(Co-Founder)inTalmon Marco(Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board)inHen Dotan(Co-Founder)inAvner Rothschild(Co-Founder)inTzahi Rodrig(CEO)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesContrarian VenturesHorizons VenturesIN VentureWIND VenturesArcelorMittal+2 more
Hydrogen Mem-Tech develops patented palladium membrane separators that convert bio- and natural gases into pure hydrogen.
CleantechEnergyHardwareTrondheim, NO
Co-investorsAramco Ventures
Intelecy provides a no-code AI solution for industrial applications, partnering with service and technology providers to deliver digital transformation and secure data utilization services.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Anna Olsson(Co-founder & COO)Camilla Gjetvik(CEO)
Co-investorsButterfly VenturesSkagerak CapitalInvestinor
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 FundFaber
PlasmaLeap builds plasma-based, zero-emissions chemical reactors for the synthesis of green fuels and chemicals and for treating hazardous industrial waste.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechEnergy
Co-investorsArtesianGrainCorp VenturesMelt VenturesNSW Clean Technology Innovation GrantsSVG Ventures | THRIVE
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 affordable credit and financial services to farmers, rural retailers, and MSMEs across rural India through a technology platform focused on rural value chains.
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)inMarty Neese(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inRahul Bammiin
BoardRajesh Swaminathan(Director)inAnil Achyuta(Director)in
Co-investorsOrbia VenturesBHP VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersKhosla VenturesShell VenturesTDK Ventures+1 more
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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 LatamImpacta Latam VC+8 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AP VenturesOmnivore
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
PlasmaLeap Technologies · legaldesire.com · Sep 7, 2026
HMT · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · Sep 7, 2026
Dynelectro · techfundingnews.com · Jul 23, 2026
Apollo Agriculture · ecofinagency.com · May 13, 2026
H2Pro · finder.startupnationcentral.org · Mar 11, 2026
Verdagy · nasdaqprivatemarket.com · Jun 27, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Yara Growth Ventures made?
- Yara Growth Ventures has 21 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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 50 tracked co-investors.
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