Lucas Mann
InvestorCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Acre Venture Partners
Santa Monica, California
Writes $2M – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
Lucas Mann leverages over 15 years in food and agriculture as a board-level partner to advanced ag‑techs, backing deep value-chain picks-and-shovels technologies as infrastructure for resilient, labor-efficient, sustainable food systems.
Invests in
AgTechBiotechClimate TechDirect to ConsumerFoodTechRobotics
Experience
- Acre Venture PartnersCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2015 — presentSanta Monica, California, United States
- Bonsai RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Dirac, Inc.Investorcurrent2026 — present
- HighlightBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Source.agBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- ZuccaBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- InariBoard Observercurrent2018 — present
Education
- UC Santa Barbara1997 — 2001
- Loyola High School of Los Angeles1993 — 1997
Skills & more
StartupsVenture CapitalAgricultureFood TechnologyInvestmentsStart-upsEntrepreneurshipWorking with InvestorsCapitalPartner Relationship Management
From Lucas's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended UC Santa Barbara179
Arturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalErica DelamareInvestor at DaphniTiffany ChandraVice President, Head of Talent Network at Sapphire VenturesStephanie DuranInvestor at True VenturesLouis BernemanFounding Partner at Osage University Partners
+ 173 more
Also attended Loyola High School of Los Angeles9
Brian Bustamante-NicholsonPartner at GreycroftOmar Njie, MDPrincipal at AlleyCorpRyan RoddyInvestor at Seaside VenturesMatt BrownPartner at Matrix PartnersAndrew GonzalezAnalyst at VamosVenturesAndrew SchmitzOperator at M13
+ 3 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Bonsai Robotics5
Also worked at Dirac, Inc.2
Also worked at Source.ag4
Colleagues at Acre Venture Partners
Alex Bondar
Partner at Acre Venture Partners
Bill Helman
Investor at Acre Venture Partners
David Chang
Investor at Acre Venture Partners
Gareth Asten
Managing Partner at Acre Venture Partners
Jeff Dunn
Investor at Acre Venture Partners
Lynda Deakin
Partner at Acre Venture Partners
Maisie Kirn
Associate at Acre Venture Partners
Melissa Gordon
Principal at Acre Venture Partners
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