# Baratunde Thurston

> Baratunde Thurston is a seed investor backing Farming and FinTech. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/baratunde
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/baratunde
- Website: http://baratunde.com/#howtobeblack
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/baratunde

Baratunde Thurston is a seed investor in Los Angeles focused on Farming and FinTech. Baratunde Thurston is the former President and Co-founder of Cultivated Wit. Currently, he is a Member of the Board of Trustees at Brooklyn Public Library.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Farming | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ReSeed | ReSeed partners with farmers to create a new revenue stream from the carbon they store, which can be purchased as asset-backed tokens.They are working with farmers around the world. Their first cohort of 8,723 small farm partners manages over two million metric tons of carbon stock. As ReSeed sells their carbon credits, they are drasticallyincreasing their annual income. | $4.6M | Seed | Sep 13, 2023 | https://www.reseed.farm/ |
| Future | It pays to go green with Future. Future’s payments network is purpose-built to decarbonize our world, facilitating the transition to a green lifestyle. Future connects the dots with a growing ecosystem of brands to make everyday green choices easy and ridiculously rewarding. | $5.3M | Seed | Sep 21, 2022 | https://www.future.green/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accomplice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accomplice-atlas-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Active Impact Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-impact-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bullet-time-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Climate Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [One Small Planet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/one-small-planet) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Thorn Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thorn-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Baratunde Thurston invest in?

Baratunde Thurston invests primarily in Farming, FinTech and Marketing startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Baratunde Thurston last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Baratunde Thurston closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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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