# Carl Casale

> Carl Casale is a Series A investor at Ospraie Ag Sciences (Minneapolis) backing AgTech and Farming. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ospraie Ag Sciences](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ospraie-ag-sciences)
- Location: Minneapolis, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 83%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-casale-80311619a/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/CarlCasale
- Website: https://x.com/CarlCasale

Carl Casale is a Series A investor at Ospraie Ag Sciences in Minneapolis focused on AgTech and Farming. President and Chief Executive Officer of CHS Inc., a leading integrated agricultural company. Director of Ecolab since 2013. Member of the Audit and Governance Committees.Mr. Casale joined CHS as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2011. Previously he spent 26 years with Monsanto Company, advancing through sales, strategy, marketing andtechnology-related positions before being named Chief Financial Officer in 2009.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 3 | 50% |
| Farming | 2 | 33% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 33% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 17% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |
| Series B | 2 | 33% |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 33% |
| Canada | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pattern Ag | Pattern Ag provides soil microbiome analysis and recommendations for input optimization on farms. Focused on specific pest and disease pressures faced by corn and soybean farmers, the firm recommends what to purchase and application solutions for when and where they are needed. | $35M | Series B | Aug 25, 2022 |  |
| Pattern Ag | Pattern Ag provides soil microbiome analysis and recommendations for input optimization on farms. Focused on specific pest and disease pressures faced by corn and soybean farmers, the firm recommends what to purchase and application solutions for when and where they are needed. | $15M | Series A | Oct 27, 2020 |  |
| Agragene | Agragene operates as a sustainable agricultural technology company developing novel biological crop pest protection products. Agragene is advancing Precision-Guided Sterile Insect Technology (pgSIT), an eco-friendly CRISPR-based approach to engineer sterile male crop pests that mate with wild female crop pests.The company uses advanced genomeengineering to create and commercialize sustainable products that are applicable to thousands of insect pests worldwide, thereby enabling farmers to enhance the quality and productivity of economically important foods and crops.Agragene was established in 2017 and is based in San Diego, CA. | $4M | Series A | Sep 09, 2020 |  |
| Agragene | Agragene operates as a sustainable agricultural technology company developing novel biological crop pest protection products. Agragene is advancing Precision-Guided Sterile Insect Technology (pgSIT), an eco-friendly CRISPR-based approach to engineer sterile male crop pests that mate with wild female crop pests.The company uses advanced genomeengineering to create and commercialize sustainable products that are applicable to thousands of insect pests worldwide, thereby enabling farmers to enhance the quality and productivity of economically important foods and crops.Agragene was established in 2017 and is based in San Diego, CA. | $1.2M | Seed | Mar 02, 2020 |  |
| Terramera | Terramera offers agriculture technology platforms to deliver alternatives to chemical pesticides and fertilizers. It focuses on fusing artificial intelligence, science, and nature to transform how to grow foods and offer a healthy, safe environment free of toxic chemicals for agriculture and public health. | $3.5M | Series B | Jan 28, 2020 |  |
| Terramera | Terramera offers agriculture technology platforms to deliver alternatives to chemical pesticides and fertilizers. It focuses on fusing artificial intelligence, science, and nature to transform how to grow foods and offer a healthy, safe environment free of toxic chemicals for agriculture and public health. | $45M | Series B | Sep 05, 2019 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [S2G Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s2g-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Valor Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valor-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ArcTern Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arctern-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bidra Innovations](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bidra-innovations) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Continental Grain Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/continental-grain-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Ospraie Ag Sciences

VC Fund · New York, United States

Ospraie has developed internal expertise and an extensive network investing in agriculture, in public and private markets, including successfully building and profitably exiting multibillion-dollar ventures. By bringing to bear our commercial experience and extensive network across the agricultural value chain, OAS is uniquely positioned to sourcea differentiated pipeline and build ESG-compliant, upstream companies.

4 contacts available at Ospraie Ag Sciences.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Carl Casale | Senior Agricultural Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carl-casale |
| Dwight Anderson | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dwight-anderson-6a27 |
| Jason Mraz | Co-Founder & President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-mraz-e9e3 |
| Thomas Wiltrout | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-wiltrout |

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## FAQ

### What does Carl Casale invest in?

Carl Casale invests primarily in AgTech, Farming and Agriculture startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Carl Casale last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Carl Casale closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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