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Syngenta Ventures

Schwarzwaldallee 215, Basel, Basel-Stadt, 4058, Switzerland

Overview

Corporate venture capital focused on agriculture and food security.

Founded

2000

Deals · 12mo

0

Links

Website

Stage focus

Series A
Series B
Series C

Geographic focus

Argentina
India
Israel
United States

Sector focus

Agriculture
Farming

Investment portfolio

27rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Vestaron
Aug 2022Participated
$10 MSeries C
Vestaron
Jun 2022Participated
$82 MSeries C
Agrofy
Dec 2021Participated
$30 MSeries C
Jai Kisan
May 2021Led
$30 MSeries A
WeedOut
Nov 2020Led
$4 MSeries A
Tarfin
Sep 2020Participated
$5 MSeries A
Greeneye Technology
May 2020Participated
$7 MSeed
Sound Agriculture
May 2020Participated
$22 MSeries C
Agrivida
Jul 2019Participated
$11 MOther Equity
Ninjacart
Dec 2018Participated
$35 MSeries B
BioPhero
Sep 2018Participated
$3 MSeed
Agrofy
Mar 2018Participated
$6 MSeries A
Vestaron
Aug 2022Participated
$10 MSeries C
Vestaron
Jun 2022Participated
$82 MSeries C
Agrofy
Dec 2021Participated
$30 MSeries C
Jai Kisan
May 2021Led
$30 MSeries A
WeedOut
Nov 2020Led
$4 MSeries A
Tarfin
Sep 2020Participated
$5 MSeries A
Greeneye Technology
May 2020Participated
$7 MSeed
Sound Agriculture
May 2020Participated
$22 MSeries C
Agrivida
Jul 2019Participated
$11 MOther Equity
Ninjacart
Dec 2018Participated
$35 MSeries B
BioPhero
Sep 2018Participated
$3 MSeed
Agrofy
Mar 2018Participated
$6 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Syngenta Ventures: 27 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Syngenta Ventures: 27 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed02
Series A23
Series B14
Series C+110
Other Equity04

Monthly Deal Activity

Syngenta Ventures: 27 deals are recorded across 205 months.All available history.
Syngenta Ventures: 27 deals are recorded across 205 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Oct '091
Nov '090
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Jan '100
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Jan '142
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Sector Breakdown

Syngenta Ventures: Food & Agriculture is the largest displayed sector by deal count (15 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.

Syngenta Ventures: Food & Agriculture is the largest displayed sector by deal count (15 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Food & Agriculture15
Health & Life Sciences14
Networks, Cloud & Communication6
Hardware & Robotics5
Space & Frontier Tech4
E-Commerce & Retail3
Clean Energy & Sustainability3
Manufacturing3
Real Estate & Construction2
Data, Analytics & IT2
Transportation & Logistics2
Marketing & Advertising2
Fintech2
AI & Machine Learning2
Developer Tools1

Deal Size Distribution

Syngenta Ventures: 27 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.

Syngenta Ventures: 27 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M3
$5M-$10M4
$10M-$25M14
$25M-$50M4
$50M-$100M2
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Syngenta Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (16 deals).All available history.

Top 5 of 5 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Syngenta Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (16 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States16
Europe4
Israel3
India2
Argentina2
Syngenta Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Cavallo Ventures sharing 4 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Syngenta Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Cavallo Ventures sharing 4 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Cavallo Ventures4
Fall Line Capital4
ARCH Venture Partners3
Cultivian Sandbox Ventures3
Harris & Harris Group3
Alexandria Venture Investments2
Apex Venture Partners2
Argonautic Ventures2
Aurora Funds2
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation2
Bunge Ventures2
Continental Grain Company2
Cresud2
Endeavor82
Fletcher Spaght Ventures2
Fortistar2
Fulcrum Financial Partners2
iSelect2
Monsanto Growth Ventures2
Morgan Creek2

Investment Strategy

Syngenta Ventures: Led accounts for 15% and participating for 85% of round participation.All available history.
Syngenta Ventures: Led accounts for 15% and participating for 85% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led415%
Participating2385%
Syngenta Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Syngenta Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead250%
Co-led250%

Team

Cheryl Quain

Deputy Regional Counsel, Head Corporate Legal and Regional Compliance Officer North America

David Pierson

Managing Director

Erik Fyrwald

Founder&CEO

Katrin Burt

Managing Director

Michael Lee

Managing Director