AgVentures
VC Fund
Somerset West, South Africa
AgVentures is a VC fund in Somerset West focused on AgTech and Agriculture. AgVentures is Africa’s leading agrifood tech investor. We invest in privately-owned agrifood companies with the potential to transform the African agrifood sector due to their innovative technology and dynamic entrepreneurship. We are more than an investor – we become a partner and assist investee companies to build their businesses and expandacross Africa. Our head office is in South Africa.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries AgVentures invests in
Stages AgVentures invests in
Countries AgVentures invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- AgTech 2 (50%)
- Agriculture 2 (50%)
- Farming 1 (25%)
- Internet 1 (25%)
- Software 1 (25%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (50%)
- Seed 1 (25%)
- Series A 1 (25%)
Country
- South Africa 2 (50%)
- Israel 1 (25%)
- United Kingdom 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| BugBiome is a biotech start-up offers a revolutionary solution to the age-old problem of mosquito bites. | $500K / Seed / Jul 10, 2025 | ||
| Matrix Software provides ERP software solutions for the meat and food industry. | $100K / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 11, 2021 | ||
| Skudu is a developer of agricultural technology to merge deep farming know-how with cloud computing. The company's technology can interpret the results of a soil sample, can keep track of the farm, and provides management tools, enabling farmers to significantly lower the input costs and protect the environment by optimizing fertilizerapplication globally. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 28, 2021 | ||
| FruitSpec provides yield estimation as a service. They come, they scan the orchard, and provide the reports. FruitSpec provides two types of report: The first report gives the number of fruits and the size distribution in a specific orchard. The second report uses a heat-map to show the distribution of fruit quantities in that orchard. | $4M / Series A / Sep 23, 2019 |
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FAQ
What does AgVentures invest in?
AgVentures invests primarily in AgTech, Agriculture and Farming startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did AgVentures last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for AgVentures closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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