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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Seacole Building 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom

Overview

UK government department for environment, food, and rural affairs.

Founded

2001

Deals ยท 12mo

3

Links

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Stage focus

Grant
Seed

Geographic focus

United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Government
GovTech

Investment portfolio

5rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Versatile RobotX
Aug 2026Led
$1 MSeed
Ponda
Jul 2026Led
$3 MGrant
MCatalysis
May 2026Participated
$2 MGrant
CroBio
Feb 2025Led
$0.94 MGrant
Fieldwork Robotics
Mar 2024Led
$0.76 MGrant
Versatile RobotX
Aug 2026Led
$1 MSeed
Ponda
Jul 2026Led
$3 MGrant
MCatalysis
May 2026Participated
$2 MGrant
CroBio
Feb 2025Led
$0.94 MGrant
Fieldwork Robotics
Mar 2024Led
$0.76 MGrant
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Deal Distribution

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed10
Grant31

Monthly Deal Activity

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 5 deals are recorded across 32 months.All available history.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 5 deals are recorded across 32 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Mar '241
Apr '240
May '240
Jun '240
Jul '240
Aug '240
Sep '240
Oct '240
Nov '240
Dec '240
Jan '250
Feb '251
Mar '250
Apr '250
May '250
Jun '250
Jul '250
Aug '250
Sep '250
Oct '250
Nov '250
Dec '250
Jan '260
Feb '260
Mar '260
Apr '260
May '261
Jun '260
Jul '261
Aug '261
Sep '260
Oct '260

Sector Breakdown

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food & Agriculture is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 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.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food & Agriculture is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Food & Agriculture4
Hardware & Robotics2
Manufacturing2
Health & Life Sciences2
AI & Machine Learning1
Clean Energy & Sustainability1
Professional Services1
Space & Frontier Tech1

Deal Size Distribution

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 5 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.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 5 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M5
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe4
United States1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 3 co-investors are shown, with Innovate UK sharing 3 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 3 co-investors are shown, with Innovate UK sharing 3 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Innovate UK3
British Design Fund1
UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council1

Investment Strategy

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Led accounts for 80% and participating for 20% of round participation.All available history.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Led accounts for 80% and participating for 20% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led480%
Participating120%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead250%
Co-led250%

Team

Andrew Newman

Head of Data & Information Access

Chris Bowles

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Enginneer

Janet Hughes

Programme Director, Future Farming and Countryside Programme

Sarah Burnett

Chief Data Architect