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Tall Grass Ventures

2100, 222-3rd Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 0B4, Canada

Overview

Seed stage venture capital firm for early stage agrifood tech solutions.

Founded

2022

Deals ยท 12mo

3

Links

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Stage focus

Seed

Geographic focus

Canada
China
Israel
United States

Sector focus

Agriculture
AgTech
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

8rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Lilac Agriculture
Sep 2026Participated
$2 MSeed
Picketa Systems
Jun 2026Led
$2 MSeed
SimpleHedge
Dec 2025Participated
$4 MSeed
Picketa Systems
Oct 2024Participated
$1 MSeed
IntelliCulture
Jun 2024Participated
$3 MSeed
GeneNeer
Jan 2024Led
$1 MSeed
Ensonic
Dec 2023Participated
$14 MSeries B
Vivid Machines
Apr 2023Participated
$4 MSeed
Lilac Agriculture
Sep 2026Participated
$2 MSeed
Picketa Systems
Jun 2026Led
$2 MSeed
SimpleHedge
Dec 2025Participated
$4 MSeed
Picketa Systems
Oct 2024Participated
$1 MSeed
IntelliCulture
Jun 2024Participated
$3 MSeed
GeneNeer
Jan 2024Led
$1 MSeed
Ensonic
Dec 2023Participated
$14 MSeries B
Vivid Machines
Apr 2023Participated
$4 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Tall Grass Ventures: 8 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Tall Grass Ventures: 8 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed25
Series B01

Monthly Deal Activity

Tall Grass Ventures: 8 deals are recorded across 43 months.All available history.
Tall Grass Ventures: 8 deals are recorded across 43 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Oct '260

Sector Breakdown

Tall Grass Ventures: Food & Agriculture is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 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.

Tall Grass Ventures: Food & Agriculture is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Food & Agriculture7
AI & Machine Learning2
Data, Analytics & IT2
Marketing & Advertising1
Fintech1

Deal Size Distribution

Tall Grass Ventures: 8 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.

Tall Grass Ventures: 8 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M7
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Tall Grass Ventures: Canada has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals).All available history.

Top 4 of 4 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Tall Grass Ventures: Canada has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Canada5
United States1
Israel1
China1
Tall Grass Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with East Valley Ventures sharing 2 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.

Tall Grass Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with East Valley Ventures sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
East Valley Ventures2
Koan Capital2
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation2
Startup TNT2
2b AHEAD Ventures1
701 Angel Fund1
Ag Ventures Alliance1
Algoma Orchards1
AVAC1
Barrel Ventures1
BDC1
BDC Capital1
Beijing Zhongmi Digital New Economy Industry Fund1
BoxOne Ventures1
Conexus Venture Capital1
Cornell1
Creation Investments1
Desjardins Capital1
Emmertech1
Entrepreneur First1

Investment Strategy

Tall Grass Ventures: Led accounts for 25% and participating for 75% of round participation.All available history.
Tall Grass Ventures: Led accounts for 25% and participating for 75% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led225%
Participating675%
Tall Grass Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Tall Grass Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead150%
Co-led150%

Team

Chris Edwards

Managing Partner

Marlise Hunter

Director of Platform

Wilson Acton

Managing Partner