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Overview

Venture capital firm focused on disruptive agriculture and food technology.

Founded

2008

Deals · 12mo

0

Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Ireland
United States

Sector focus

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Investment portfolio

36rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Leaf
Mar 2022Participated
$5 MSeed
Full Harvest
Dec 2021Participated
$23 MSeries B
Nuritas
Nov 2021Participated
$45 MSeries B
Culture Biosciences
Oct 2021Participated
$80 MSeries B
Debut
Aug 2021Participated
$23 MSeries A
Copper Cow Coffee
May 2021Led
$9 MSeries A
Leaf
Sep 2020Led
$2 MSeed
Geltor
Jul 2020Participated
$91 MSeries B
Cooks Venture
Jul 2020Led
$10 MSeries A
Sound Agriculture
May 2020Participated
$22 MSeries C
Culture Biosciences
Mar 2020Led
$15 MSeries A
FarmlandFinder
Dec 2019Led
$3 MSeed
Leaf
Mar 2022Participated
$5 MSeed
Full Harvest
Dec 2021Participated
$23 MSeries B
Nuritas
Nov 2021Participated
$45 MSeries B
Culture Biosciences
Oct 2021Participated
$80 MSeries B
Debut
Aug 2021Participated
$23 MSeries A
Copper Cow Coffee
May 2021Led
$9 MSeries A
Leaf
Sep 2020Led
$2 MSeed
Geltor
Jul 2020Participated
$91 MSeries B
Cooks Venture
Jul 2020Led
$10 MSeries A
Sound Agriculture
May 2020Participated
$22 MSeries C
Culture Biosciences
Mar 2020Led
$15 MSeries A
FarmlandFinder
Dec 2019Led
$3 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: 36 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: 36 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed21
Series A122
Series B08
Series C+26
Other Equity03

Monthly Deal Activity

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: 36 deals are recorded across 157 months.All available history.
Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: 36 deals are recorded across 157 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Sector Breakdown

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (24 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (24 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences24
Food & Agriculture19
Space & Frontier Tech8
Clean Energy & Sustainability7
Networks, Cloud & Communication7
Data, Analytics & IT5
Consumer & Lifestyle5
Hardware & Robotics5
AI & Machine Learning5
Enterprise Software4
E-Commerce & Retail4
Manufacturing3
Government & Defense2
Professional Services1

Deal Size Distribution

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: 36 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: 36 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M8
$5M-$10M4
$10M-$25M19
$25M-$50M3
$50M-$100M2
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (33 deals).All available history.

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (33 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States33
Europe2
Canada1
Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Middleland Capital sharing 6 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Investment Strategy

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: Led accounts for 44% and participating for 56% of round participation.All available history.
Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: Led accounts for 44% and participating for 56% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led1644%
Participating2056%
Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 69% and co-led for 31% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 69% and co-led for 31% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead1169%
Co-led531%

Team

Amanda Donohue-Hansen

Managing Director

Andy Ziolkowski

Managing Partner

Ariel Choi

General Counsel

Nick Rosa

Managing Director

Robert Shapiro

Managing Director

Ronald Meeusen

Managing Director

Steve Engelberg

Managing Director

Taryn Goodman Gallery

Managing Director