Portfolio
Cultivian Sandbox partners with innovative food and agriculture technology companies across a wide range of sectors and stages around the world. Our first fund, Cultivian Ventures, has established itself as the leading food and agriculture focused venture fund in the U.S. To date we have invested in twenty companies, including four exits. We are actively seeking new investment opportunities across the space.
Fund III
Full Harvest
Distribution marketplace for excess and imperfect produce
Geltor
Creating designer collagen and other high-value protein technologies
Fund II
AbCelex Technologies
Establishing a new paradigm in preventing and treating bacterial infections in livestock
Advanced Animal Diagnostics
On-farm diagnostic test tools for the early detection of subclinical mastitis in dairy cows
Agrivida
Unique enzyme solutions to improve the economic efficiency of the global food system
Conservis
Actively helping farmers improve their results with farm management software
Corvium
Revolutionizing food safety through synthetic biology and software with rapid pathogen diagnostics
Descartes Labs
Turning images into actionable information through deep learning artificial intelligence
enEvolv
Engineering microorganisms to produce bio-based products
HarvestPort
Shared economy platform for seasonally used agricultural assets
Novihum Technologies
Enriching depleted soil with sustainable alternatives to chemical-based fertilizers
Nuritas
Combining artificial intelligence and genomics to discover and unlock natural bioactive peptides with extraordinary health benefits
Sound Agriculture
Creating crop protection tools to enhance harvest yields and efficiency
Vestaron
Harnessing nature to create safer and more effective bioinsecticides
Virgin Plants
Applying natural processes that increase crop production to feed a growing population
Fund I
Allylix
High-value natural terpenes in greater quantities, of higher quality and at significantly lower cost
AquaSpy
Moisture sensors and information technology for effective water management
Aratana Therapeutics
Leveraging human pharma and biotech drug development to create new treatments for animals
Divergence
Using functional genomics to identify compounds to control parasitic nematode infections
Harvest Automation
Novel robotics and materials handling systems for agricultural and industrial applications
Proterro
Ensuring an economical and scalable production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals
Rivertop Renewables
Designing sustainable solutions from proven chemistry and renewable resources