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Overview

High quality salads and vegetables from sustainable family farming.

Founded

1995

Deals ยท 12mo

1

Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Food and Beverage
Organic Food
Personal Health

Investment portfolio

5rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
MiSalud
Nov 2025Participated
$18 MOther Equity
FarmWise
Jun 2022Participated
$45 MSeries B
Ganaz
Nov 2018Participated
$2 MOther Equity
HarvestPort
Mar 2017Participated
$3 MSeries A
Nomva
Feb 2016Led
$3 MSeries A
MiSalud
Nov 2025Participated
$18 MOther Equity
FarmWise
Jun 2022Participated
$45 MSeries B
Ganaz
Nov 2018Participated
$2 MOther Equity
HarvestPort
Mar 2017Participated
$3 MSeries A
Nomva
Feb 2016Led
$3 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Taylor Farms: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Taylor Farms: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series A11
Series B01
Other Equity02

Monthly Deal Activity

Taylor Farms: 5 deals are recorded across 129 months.All available history.
Taylor Farms: 5 deals are recorded across 129 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Taylor Farms: 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.

Taylor Farms: Food & Agriculture is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Food & Agriculture4
Health & Life Sciences2
E-Commerce & Retail2
Hardware & Robotics1
Professional Services1
Clean Energy & Sustainability1
Data, Analytics & IT1
Consumer & Lifestyle1

Deal Size Distribution

Taylor Farms: 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.

Taylor Farms: 5 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M3
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Taylor Farms: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Taylor Farms: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States5
Taylor Farms: 20 co-investors are shown, with 122 West Ventures sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Investment Strategy

Taylor Farms: Led accounts for 20% and participating for 80% of round participation.All available history.
Taylor Farms: Led accounts for 20% and participating for 80% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led120%
Participating480%
Taylor Farms: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Taylor Farms: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led1100%

Team

Bruce Taylor

Founder & CEO

Drew McDonald

Vice President of Quality and Food Safety

Jason Kawata

Corporate Director, Food Safety & Technology

Jessica Clark

Food Service Sales

Joe Pezzini

Senior Director of Ag Operations

Margaret D'Arrigo-Martin

Vice President of Community Development

Ted Taylor

Head of New Ventures & Business Development