# CHS

> CHS is a VC fund in Minnesota City backing Life Science and Biotechnology. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minnesota City, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chs
- Website: https://www.chsinc.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CHSInc

CHS is an agricultural cooperative owned by farmers and member cooperatives dedicated to assisting customers, farmer-owners, and other stakeholders in growing their companies through domestic and international activities.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for CHS. Shizune tracks 2 team members at CHS. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/chs-1846?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Life Science | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ezequiel Simmermacher | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ezequiel-simmermacher |
| Olivia Nelligan | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olivia-nelligan-e70f |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Biolive | BIOLIVE was founded as a start-up company in Incubation Centre at Istanbul Technical University in 2016. The company transitioned to becoming a corporation with an investment from Vestel Ventures, a subsidiary of Zorlu Holding in 2017. Currently, the company produces bioplastic raw materials such as Bio-PE, Bio-PP, and Bio-ABS in scale-up andnext-gen materials such as plant-based leather and also offers sustainable solutions. | $2.1M | Corporate Round | Jul 25, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does CHS invest in?

CHS invests primarily in Life Science, Biotechnology and Manufacturing startups, most often at Corporate Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact CHS?

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### Who are the partners at CHS?

The team at CHS includes Ezequiel Simmermacher (CFO) and Olivia Nelligan (Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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