Participated · Series A · Jun 2026

SWARM Engineering builds operational AI that combines domain-trained intelligent agents and optimization algorithms to deliver verified, auditable decisions for supply chain, workforce, and logistics in agrifood and manufacturing. Its platform is built on an operational ontology for these industries, ingests real-time data, preserves institutional knowledge, and runs scenario simulations across thousands of variables in minutes. SWARM says customers compress planning cycles, simulate hundreds of logistics and supply scenarios quickly, and gain cross-functional visibility not provided by legacy planning tools. The company serves leading global brands across the U.S., Latin America, and Europe and has been recognized by AgTech Breakthrough in 2024 and 2025. Leadership includes veterans from Microsoft, Palantir, Google, and UiPath, and the company recently added Jason Trusley of Land O'Lakes to its advisory board. Post-financing plans include expanding use cases, scaling go-to-market efforts, and deepening ERP and supply-chain integrations.

Participated · Series B · Apr 2023

Vytelle develops an integrated technology platform to help cattle producers optimize herds and sustainably deliver more protein with fewer inputs. Its platform combines Vytelle ADVANCE, an in vitro fertilization (IVF) technology system, with Vytelle SENSE, an animal performance data capture system, and Vytelle INSIGHT, an AI-based genetic analytics engine. Led by CEO Kerryann Kocher, the company targets precision livestock applications across breeding and performance monitoring. Vytelle intends to use its latest funding to expand global operations. The company is based in Lenexa, KS. Recent financing activity supports its growth plans and broader deployment of its integrated systems. Vytelle provides an integrated technology platform combining Vytelle ADVANCE (IVF technology), Vytelle SENSE (animal performance data capture) and Vytelle INSIGHT (AI-based genetic analytics). The platform is designed to help cattle producers multiply the impact of elite livestock productivity and profitability while using fewer inputs. Since its platform launch in 2020 Vytelle has seen rapid growth and currently serves cattle producers in 21 countries. The company is pursuing an aggressive expansion strategy to propel its IVF offering into strategic markets worldwide and to invest in ways to create more predictable genetic selections for global cattle operations. Management frames the platform as enabling generations of genetic gains in just a few years. Vytelle states its mission is to help ensure meat and milk remain viable food choices for future generations.

Participated · Series A · Feb 2022

LandscapeHub connects landscape buyers and suppliers through a transparent online marketplace. The company was founded on a mission to make the lives of green industry professionals better. Its marketplace allows high-quality distributors, nurseries, and hard goods suppliers across the country to list up-to-date inventory and pricing and enables online ordering for buyers. To support continued growth, LandscapeHub recently closed a $5,000,000 revolving credit facility provided by Aequum Capital Financial. Aequum Capital Financial is a specialty finance lender that provides senior asset-backed and cash flow debt facilities of up to $25 million to small and medium-sized U.S. businesses. The credit facility is intended to support the company’s continued growth. LandscapeHub operates an intelligent marketplace that gives wholesale buyers real-time access to pricing and availability for plants and landscaping materials. Its platform uses proprietary data algorithms to match buyers with thousands of products from hundreds of suppliers, supports single-item purchases and bulk list uploads, and generates real-time estimates. Buyers can aggregate materials from multiple suppliers and arrange pickup or delivery using LandscapeHub's logistics network. The company reports approximately 100,000 product searches monthly, about 7,900 users, and 300 supplier organizations across 17 activated U.S. markets. LandscapeHub plans to use its Series A proceeds to expand its U.S. footprint, increase platform capabilities to source a wider range of products, and double headcount within the upcoming year. Founded in 2017, the company is based in Chicago. LandscapeHub operates an online B2B marketplace and custom procurement tool that connects buyers with nurseries, distributors, quarries, manufacturers and brokers of plants and hardscape products. The platform applies digital technology to optimize the procurement process for the nursery and landscape green industry. Buyers on the site have access to over six million plants provided by 85+ suppliers, with representation in 12 states. The company is led by Founder and CEO Lisa Fiore and co-founder and CTO Chad Cooper. LandscapeHub will use recent funding to continue building its platform, accelerate growth, and support sales, marketing and logistics. The company raised both equity and debt financing to support these plans.

Led · Series C · Jul 2021

Comet Bio is a food-technology company based in London, Ontario and Schaumburg, Illinois that uses patented upcycling technology to make sustainable ingredients. Its flagship Arrabina Arabinoxylan Plant Fiber Extract is a premium prebiotic dietary fiber clinically proven to promote growth of beneficial gut bacteria, help maintain healthy blood glucose levels, and support immunity. The company also offers Sweeterra syrups, positioned as sustainable, lower-sugar alternatives to traditional sweeteners with no trade-offs in taste and performance. Led by CEO Rich Troyer, Comet Bio raised $22M in a Series C funding round. The company said it will use the proceeds to meet market demand for its ingredients. The financing is intended to help scale production and commercial availability of its ingredient portfolio. Comet Bio is a manufacturer of sustainable ingredients for use in supplements, foods, and beverages. Its two flagship products are Sweeterra™ syrup blends and Arabinoxylan dietary fiber, both made from crop leaves and stalks leftover after harvest. Arabinoxylan Plant Fiber Extract is a prebiotic dietary fiber that supports gut health and a healthy metabolism. Sweeterra syrups are functionally equivalent to traditional sweeteners while being more sustainable, lower in calories and sugar, and higher in fiber. The company intends to deepen partnerships with food and beverage customers, launch supplement and health food products, complete additional clinical trials, and expand its supply chain to meet increasing customer demand. Comet Bio is led by CEO Rich Troyer and is based in London, Ontario and Schaumburg, Illinois. Comet Biorefining has developed a proprietary process to convert wood, wheat straw, bagasse, corn stover and similar agricultural wastes into high‑purity glucose syrup. The company has proven the technology at a 5 dry tons per day demonstration scale and is positioned to scale commercially. It plans its first commercial demonstration facility at 100 dry tons of glucose syrup per day capacity. Led by Dr. Andrew Richard, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Comet is actively developing upstream and downstream commercial partnerships. The company intends to use new funding to complete the commercial facility design, expand the team and continue developing commercial partnerships. Comet is based in London, Ontario, Canada.

Participated · Series A · Jan 2021

HerdDogg is a Nebraska-based agtech company that makes smart ear tags to monitor cattle vital signs and behavior, often described as a "Fitbit for cows." Its ear tags measure internal body temperature, three-axis movement and acceleration, and feed data into analytics to detect disease days earlier than conventional methods. The company says earlier detection reduces on-farm mortality, improves farm economics, and lowers environmental impact by reducing the number of cattle needed and associated methane emissions. HerdDogg has doubled the number of ear tags deployed across the U.S. and Australia in the past two months and plans to enter the Canadian market soon. CEO Andrew Uden emphasizes improving cattle and producer outcomes through consistent monitoring and timely intervention. The company closed a $6M Series A4 round led by Serra Ventures and Wonder Fund North Dakota, with participation from Lever VC Fund II and other investors. HerdDogg delivers a patented, Bluetooth-enabled animal traceability system built around DoggTags, a DoggBone device, and an Animal Traceability Platform. The platform automatically collects animal-level data, analyzes it in real time, and sends critical information to producers on desktops and cellphones to enable tracking, welfare monitoring, and traceability. HerdDogg positions its Bluetooth solution in contrast to traditional RFID and markets it as a cost-effective precision livestock tool. Management plans to accelerate market adoption and rapidly scale into the global livestock supply chain. The company closed a $4M Series A to fund that expansion. HerdDogg frames its offering at the intersection of agtech, the internet-of-things, and global food security while emphasizing improved producer profitability and food safety. HerdDogg sells a patented IoT-based system comprising ear‑mounted DoggTags, cloud‑connected DoggBone readers, and a mobile app to provide real‑time livestock biometrics and behavioral data. The company combines sensor data with proprietary algorithms to give farmers alerts and actionable herd health information. HerdDogg aims to help dairy farmers and ranchers detect heat, illness, injury, and animal location to improve operations and profitability. The startup plans to use new capital to accelerate development and commercialisation of its field‑tested system. Its technology creates a dataset of animal vitals that the company intends to leverage for continued product improvements. Founded in 2015, HerdDogg has positioned its product for on‑farm deployment and scaling.