# Cibus Fund

> Cibus Fund is a VC fund in London backing Agriculture and AgTech. See 43 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 43
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 37%
- Fund size: $322M
- Last fund: Jan 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cibus-fund/
- Website: https://cibusfund.com/

Cibus Fund is an investment firm that specializes in private equity funds advised by ADM Capital. Cibus Fund was founded in 2017 and headquartered in London, England.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $11M–$20M |
| Series B | $8.8M–$52M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $8.4M–$29M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 10 | 23% |
| AgTech | 6 | 14% |
| Farming | 5 | 12% |
| Robotics | 5 | 12% |
| Biotechnology | 5 | 12% |

59 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 10 | 23% |
| Series A | 9 | 21% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 6 | 14% |
| Series C | 3 | 7% |
| Series D | 2 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 13 | 30% |
| Canada | 4 | 9% |
| Israel | 2 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 5% |
| The Netherlands | 2 | 5% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tom Ritchie | Investment Director at ADM Capital Europe LLP and the Cibus Funds | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-ritchie-369c |
| Alastair Cooper | Head of Early Stage Investments | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archie-burgess |
| Alastair Cooper | Head of Early Stage Investments | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alastair-cooper |
| Archie Burgess | Investor | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archie-burgess-041c |
| Robert Appleby | Founder & Chief Investment Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-appleby |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AeroFarms | AeroFarms is an urban agricultural company with a mission to transform agriculture by building and operating environmentally responsible farms throughout the world. It provides an aeroponic growing system that grows and produces with neither soil or sun, in any location. This is all possible due to the nature of their modular stackable systemswhich are easy to store as well as enabling of local production of pesticide-free, greens. This allows the food production system to become more sustainable, efficient, and safe by creating commercial-scale farming in urban centers.AeroFarms was founded in 2004 and is based in Newark, New Jersey. It is a recipient of the Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies for 2018 and 2019. The company was also among the Inc Magazine's "25 Most Disruptive Companies" for the year 2017. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 05, 2025 |  |
| 4AG Robotics | 4AG Robotics develops fully automated harvesting devices to replace manual labor in commercial mushroom farms. | $29M | Series B | Jul 29, 2025 |  |
| Growers Edge | Growers Edge offers financial products and data-driven tools designed for agricultural retailers and manufacturers. The company focuses on providing solutions that enhance risk management and facilitate the adoption of new technologies in farming practices. By leveraging data science, Growers Edge helps its clients optimize their operations andimprove service delivery to growers. The platform aims to create a comprehensive fintech environment tailored specifically for the agricultural sector, addressing the unique challenges faced by its users. Through these offerings, Growers Edge supports the growth and efficiency of agricultural businesses. | $29.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 29, 2025 |  |
| Bonsai Robotics | Bonsai Robotics provides vision-based automation solutions for off-road vehicles, such as agricultural machines. The company also offers analytics and telematics to help growers improve their performance, efficiency, and safety. The company is based in San Jose, California. | $15M | Series A | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| Burro | Burro is a developer of an autonomous farming platform for use on farms and in other tough outdoor environments. It follows people and can autonomously run cargo around, relieving people of strenuous tasks which add little value, so that they can focus on more valuable work. | $24M | Series B | Jan 09, 2024 |  |
| Burro | Burro is a developer of an autonomous farming platform for use on farms and in other tough outdoor environments. It follows people and can autonomously run cargo around, relieving people of strenuous tasks which add little value, so that they can focus on more valuable work. | $24M | Series B | Jan 09, 2024 |  |
| Ecorobotix | ecoRobotix contributes to an agriculture that respects the environment, focusing on soil and hydrological resources conservation and using a minimum amount of energy. ecoRobotix aims to offer precise, safe, reliable and affordable robotic solutions that simplify farmers’ life to produce healthy food. In particular, its revolutionary solar-poweredweeding robot offers a more sustainable use of herbicides while reducing farmers costs. | $51.7M | Series B | May 09, 2023 |  |
| BeeHero | BeeHero is a developer of a beehive technology platform intended to maximize crop yields through pollination. The company's technology uses artificial intelligence with low-cost sensors to collect in-hive data and to stimulate full output potential during peak pollination cycles, enabling farmers to protect beehives from colony collapse andmaximize pollination efficiency for growers around the world.The company was founded in 2017 by Itai Kanot, Omer Davidi, and Yuval Regev, and operates out of Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley, employing 50 people, 30 of which in its Israeli R&D center. | $42M | Series B | Dec 01, 2022 |  |
| Ostara | Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc. is uniquely positioned to become a global leader in the large and rapidly growing wastewater treatment industry. The company uses proprietary technology to remove polluting nutrients from waste waters and recycles these into a high value, environmentally-safe commercial fertilizer. Ostara has successfullyscaled-up and commercially deployed its nutrient recovery technology. | $70M | Series C | Oct 28, 2022 |  |
| Vive Crop Protection | Vive Crop Protection makes effective and sustainable pesticides for organic and non-organic production. The company creates new ways to use proven crop protection products using their targeted Allosperse Delivery System, which improves the targeting and performance of pesticide active ingredients. This helps farmers do more with less, all whileincreasing crop quality and yields.Vive Crop Protection was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. | $16.1M | Series C | Aug 22, 2022 |  |

10 of 43 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [S2G Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s2g-ventures) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Continental Grain Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/continental-grain-company) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Grosvenor Food & AgTech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wheatsheaf-investments) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [ADM Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adm-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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- [Toyota Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toyota-ai-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Cibus Fund invest in?

Cibus Fund invests primarily in Agriculture, AgTech and Farming startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 43 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Cibus Fund's check size?

Cibus Fund typically joins rounds of $11M–$20M at Series A, $8.8M–$52M at Series B and $8.4M–$29M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Cibus Fund participates in.

### How do I contact Cibus Fund?

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### Who are the partners at Cibus Fund?

The team at Cibus Fund includes Tom Ritchie (Investment Director at ADM Capital Europe LLP and the Cibus Funds), Alastair Cooper (Head of Early Stage Investments) and Alastair Cooper (Head of Early Stage Investments). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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