# Conservation International Ventures

> Conservation International Ventures is a VC fund in Arlington backing Aquaculture and Farming. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Arlington, United States
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 23%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.conservation.org/civentures

Conservation International Ventures is a VC fund in Arlington focused on Aquaculture and Farming. Conservation International Ventures LLC ("CI Ventures") is an impact-first investment vehicle

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $250k–$2.8M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $14M–$19M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aquaculture | 3 | 23% |
| Farming | 2 | 15% |
| Software | 2 | 15% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 15% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 15% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 62% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 15% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 8% |
| Series B | 1 | 8% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 23% |
| Chile | 1 | 8% |
| Egypt | 1 | 8% |
| Brazil | 1 | 8% |
| Canada | 1 | 8% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abalobi | Abalobi is a co-designed and fisher-driven mobile app suite to transform small-scale fisheries governance from hook to cook. It is aimed at social justice and poverty alleviation in the small-scale fisheries chain, transformation in the way knowledge is produced, stewardship of its marine resources, and resilience-building in the face of climatechange. Promoting traceable, storied seafood by empowered small-scale fishers from hook to cook, in a manner that is not only ecologically responsible but also socially fair. | $250K | Seed | Nov 07, 2024 |  |
| Wittaya Aqua | Most aquaculture farms around the world use outdated paper- or spreadsheet-based production management systems to run their farm. This means that the data generated by farms is not being effectively used for benchmarking, forecasting and optimization. Although it is the standard in the agriculture, dairy and swine industries, data-driven decisionmaking has not yet become commonplace in aquaculture. Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in the world; as the industry continues to grow, farmers need tools to help them track, measure and optimize their operations. | $2.8M | Seed | Jul 16, 2024 |  |
| BIRD NEST | BIRD NEST is a Co-Living Startup that provides a holistic living experience that drives personal & professional development. |  | Seed | May 23, 2024 |  |
| Bureo Skateboards | Bureo Skateboards designs and manufactures a unique line of sustainable skateboards, utilizing the growing amount of recyclable plastic waste from Chilean communities and coastlines. By offering recycled high-quality products, Bureo enables ethically conscious consumers to support and encourage recycling development and job growth for localinhabitants in Chile. |  | Series B | Nov 01, 2023 |  |
| AGRI3 Fund | AGRI3 Fund is offering credit enhancement instruments and technical assistance to support the transition to more sustainable agricultural value chains and to prevent deforestation. AGRI3 Fund provides guarantees to commercial banks and other financial organizations, as well as subordinated loans to customers. | $13.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| Mombak | Mombak is a carbon removal company that focuses on the reforestation of the Amazon. The company's team combines experts in science, technology, forestry, and carbon markets | $18.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 03, 2022 |  |
| FeedVax | At FeedVAX We are developing an oral vaccine for farmed fish that can be added to the feed. We are the simpler way to produce healthier fish, with better performance and for less money than the actual alternatives. We are finishing our first product, a vaccine against streptococcosis in tilapia, one of the most farmed fish in the world. |  | Seed | Sep 15, 2022 |  |
| Blue Ocean Gear | Blue Ocean Gear designs and builds GPS tracking buoys capable of surviving the brutal operational demands of the modern fixed gear fisher. Our patented SmartBuoy product suite allows fishers, aquaculture farmers and ocean scientists to track and monitor data from their gear anytime and anywhere, enhancing operational efficiency and profitability byreducing fuel costs and lost gear while gaining previously unavailable insights into the local ocean conditions. Our 'IoT for the oceans' also directly address the environmental impacts of lost gear and entanglements. | $500K | Debt Financing | Aug 19, 2021 |  |
| Sway | Sway offers regenerative design solutions for plastic pollution using seaweed to create compostable replacements for single-use plastics. The company was co-founded by Julia Marsh, Matt Mayes, and Leland Maschmeyer and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. | $2.5M | Seed | Apr 03, 2021 |  |
| Sway | Sway offers regenerative design solutions for plastic pollution using seaweed to create compostable replacements for single-use plastics. The company was co-founded by Julia Marsh, Matt Mayes, and Leland Maschmeyer and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Apr 03, 2021 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Conservation International Ventures invest in?

Conservation International Ventures invests primarily in Aquaculture, Farming and Software startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 13 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 Conservation International Ventures's check size?

Conservation International Ventures typically joins rounds of $250k–$2.8M at Seed and $14M–$19M 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 Conservation International Ventures participates in.

### When did Conservation International Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Conservation International Ventures closed in Nov 2024. Shizune tracks 13 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?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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