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, was the pioneer food and agriculture focused venture fund in the U.S. To date we have invested in twenty-six companies, including five acquisitions and an IPO.
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Cooks Venture
Proprietary breed of chicken grown in pasture-raised environment, allowing for superior taste, diverse feed, and animal welfare
Leaf
Developer of an API platform for agriculture machinery, satellite imagery, weather, soil, and operations data
FarmlandFinder
Making farmland sales simple, instant, and online
Culture Biosciences
Making biomanufacturing a digital experience
Phylagen
Reference database of environmental microbiome signatures to track and authenticate global supply chains
Geltor
Designing nature-derived animal-free protein ingredients
Full Harvest
Distribution marketplace for excess and imperfect produce
Nuritas
Combining artificial intelligence and genomics to discover and unlock natural bioactive peptides with extraordinary health benefits
HarvestPort
Helping farmers save time and money, and supporting innovations in agriculture
Descartes Labs
Turning images into action through deep learning artificial intelligence
Sound Agriculture
combines molecular biology with modern computational power to develop products that help plants use soil nutrients more effectively
Agrivida
Improving economic efficiency of the global food system through unique enzyme solutions
Advanced Animal Diagnostics
On-farm diagnostic test tools for the early detection of subclinical mastitis in dairy cows
Conservis
Actively helping farmers improve their results with farm management software
Vestaron
Harnessing nature to create safer and more effective bioinsecticides
Novihum Technologies
Enriching depleted soil with sustainable alternatives to chemical-based fertilizers
Corvium
Using data to make the world a safer place to eat
AquaSpy
Moisture sensors and information technology for effective water management
Exits
Allylix
High-value natural terpenes in greater quantities, of higher quality and at significantly lower cost
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
enEvolv
Accelerates the creation of new microbial strains to be used in the manufacture of bio-based products
Harvest Automation
Novel robotics and materials handling systems for agricultural and industrial applications
