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Lucas Mann

Investor

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Acre Venture Partners · Board director at Cambridge Crops · Board director at Back to the Roots

Santa Monica, California

Writes $2M – $10M checks · typically $5M

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125 people in our graph share verified history with Lucas — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Brian Bustamante-NicholsonunlockedLucas: together at Loyola High School of Los Angeles (1996–1997)
×5Lucas: together at UC Santa Barbara
×2Lucas: together at Inari
Lucas: together at Acre Venture Partners

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AgTechBiotechClimate TechDirect to ConsumerFoodTechRobotics

Board director at Cambridge Crops

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Cambridge Crops's investors · 4

ABS Capital PartnersWashington · since 2021Acre Venture PartnersSanta Monica · $100K – $10M checksBluestein VenturesChicagoPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Cambridge Crops

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Adam BehrensExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Back to the Roots

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Back to the Roots's investors · 6

Acre Venture PartnersSanta Monica · $100K – $10M checksBlue Scorpion InvestmentsNew YorkL'ATTITUDE VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $3M checksRed Sea VenturesNew York · $300K – $1M checksRenewal FundsVancouverS2G InvestmentsChicago · $1M – $5M checks

Co-founders at Back to the Roots

NANikhil Arora
Nikhil AroraCo-founder
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Alejandro VelezCo-founder

Experience

  1. Acre Venture PartnersCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2015 — presentSanta Monica, California, United States
  2. Bonsai RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  3. Dirac, Inc.Investorcurrent2026 — present
  4. HighlightBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  5. Source.agBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  6. ZuccaBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  7. InariBoard Observercurrent2018 — present

Skills & more

StartupsVenture CapitalAgricultureFood TechnologyInvestmentsStart-upsEntrepreneurshipWorking with InvestorsCapitalPartner Relationship Management

From Lucas's professional profile.

Colleagues at Acre Venture Partners

Alex Bondar
Partner 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
Sam Kass
Investor at Acre Venture Partners
William "Bill" Helman
Founding Partner at Equal Opportunity Ventures

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Alex Bondar
Partner at Acre Venture Partners

Investors connected to Lucas in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lucas Mann?
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.
Where does Lucas Mann work?
Lucas Mann is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Acre Venture Partners and Board director at Cambridge Crops and Board director at Back to the Roots.
What does Lucas Mann invest in?
Lucas Mann invests in AgTech, Biotech, Climate Tech, Direct to Consumer, FoodTech, Robotics.
What check size does Lucas Mann write?
Lucas Mann typically writes checks of $2M – $10M.
Where did Lucas Mann go to school?
Lucas Mann studied at UC Santa Barbara; Loyola High School of Los Angeles.

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