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Ganesh Kishore

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Managing Partner at Spruce Capital Partners · Director at Impetus Agriculture · Board director at Amfora Inc. · Board director at Provivi

Singapore, Singapore

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Ganesh Kishore is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Spruce Capital Partners, with a background in biotechnology research, development, and business. He earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Indian Institute of Science and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Texas at Austin. His earlier career included roles at Monsanto (where he contributed to Roundup Ready technology and Aspartame synthesis and led its Nutrition & Consumer Sector), Chief Technology Officer of Agriculture & Nutrition and later Chief Biotechnology Officer at DuPont, and CEO of the Malaysian Life Science Capital Fund.

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Invests in

AgTechBiotech

Director at Impetus Agriculture

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Impetus Agriculture's investors · 6

Centennial InvestorsColumbia · $150K – $500K checksCultivation CapitalSt. Louis · $100K – $3.5M checks · since 2020Missouri Technology CorporationSt. Louis · since 2020Radicle GrowthSan Diego · since 2020Swan Venture FundSeattle · $200K – $1.2M checks · since 2020Tet VenturesBerlin · $50K – $250K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Impetus Agriculture

JSJeffrey Staub
Jeffrey StaubCo-founder & former Chief Scientist

Board director at Amfora Inc.

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Amfora Inc.'s investors · 1

Spruce Capital PartnersSouth San Francisco · since 2021

Board director at Provivi

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Provivi's investors · 9

Aliment CapitalLos Angeles · $3M – $5M checksKairos Venture Investments, LlcBeverly Hills · $150K – $20M checks · since 2017Kairos Venture PartnersBeverly Hills · since 2025Lanx CapitalNational Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2015Pontifax AgTechSanta MonicaSpruce Capital PartnersSouth San FranciscoVivo CapitalPalo Alto · $10M – $50M checksXeraya CapitalKuala Lumpur

Co-founders at Provivi

FAFrances Arnold
Frances ArnoldDirector
PM
Peter MeinholdExecutive Officer
PCPedro Coelho
Pedro CoelhoExecutive Officer

Experience

  1. Spruce Capital Partners LLCManaging Partnercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco
  2. MLSCFCEOcurrent2007 — present
  3. Burrill & Company, Venture GroupManaging Director2007 — 2008
  4. Monsanto CompanyPresident, Nutrition, Distinguished Science Fellow, Chief Biotechnologist1980 — 2000

Skills & more

Strategic Planning3Management55R&D10Biotechnology99Lifesciences67Science33Technology Transfer70Genomics27Commercialization37Molecular Biology34Biochemistry48Genetics14
+11 moreDrug DiscoveryBiofuelsPharmaceutical IndustryBusiness StrategyLife SciencesDue DiligenceMergers & AcquisitionsIntellectual PropertyDrug DevelopmentVenture CapitalBusiness Development

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Deals · 1

Amfora Inc.Board seat

via Spruce Capital Partners · filed Feb 2021 · $8.3M raise

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Colleagues at Spruce Capital Partners

Greg Young
Investor at Spruce Capital Partners
Roger Wyse
Investor at Spruce Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ganesh Kishore?
Ganesh Kishore is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Spruce Capital Partners, with a background in biotechnology research, development, and business. He earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Indian Institute of Science and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Texas at Austin. His earlier career included roles at Monsanto (where he contributed to Roundup Ready technology and Aspartame synthesis and led its Nutrition & Consumer Sector), Chief Technology Officer of Agriculture & Nutrition and later Chief Biotechnology Officer at DuPont, and CEO of the Malaysian Life Science Capital Fund.
Where does Ganesh Kishore work?
Ganesh Kishore is Managing Partner at Spruce Capital Partners and Board director at Amfora Inc. and Board director at Provivi.
What does Ganesh Kishore invest in?
Ganesh Kishore invests in AgTech, Biotech.
What boards does Ganesh Kishore sit on?
Ganesh Kishore holds tracked board seats at Amfora Inc..
Where did Ganesh Kishore go to school?
Ganesh Kishore studied at The University of Texas at Austin (Postdoctoral Training and Robert A Welch Fellow, Microbiology, Chemistry); Indian Institute of Science (IISc) (PhD, Biochemistry).

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