# Conti Ventures

> Conti Ventures is a VC fund in New York backing Biotechnology and Information Technology. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 38%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Conti Ventures is a VC fund in New York focused on Biotechnology and Information Technology. Conti Ventures is the venture arm of Continental Grain Company.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 38% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 38% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 25% |
| Chemical | 1 | 13% |
| Shipping | 1 | 13% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 3 | 38% |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arzeda | Arzeda develops innovative products powered by its Intelligent Protein Design Technology, using generative AI-driven design to create, validate, and manufacture new proteins and enzymes that enhance our lives and protect our planet. Arzeda commercializes with Fortune 500 go-to-market partners across multiple industries, enabling higher-performing,more cost-effective solutions that are healthier and sustainable. | $38M | Series B | Sep 17, 2024 |  |
| Prolific Machines | Prolific Machines is a biotech company developing cell technologies to redefine how cells are produced for a sustainable and healthy future. It combines cutting-edge technologies to enable cell production at a new scale. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, California. | $55M | Series B | Jun 06, 2024 |  |
| Phospholutions | Phospholutions has developed a patented technology to alleviate the environmental impact of phosphorus fertilizer. Current commercial products aim to deliver phosphorus more efficiently to the plant within the soil and reduce unwanted losses to the environment, ultimately minimizing the effect on water quality.Phospholutions is a State College,PA-based sustainable fertilizer startup. | $10.2M |  | Aug 09, 2023 |  |
| EarthOptics | GroundTruth Ag is a soil cloud creator specializing in sustainable agricultural management. GroundTruth offers insights into soil management and health as well as near-real-time actionable data layers that cover the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the soil. This technology allows farmers to obtain accurate soil informationwhile also offering carbon creditors low-cost, hyper-accurate verification. | $27.6M | Series B | Jan 18, 2023 |  |
| Arzeda | Arzeda develops innovative products powered by its Intelligent Protein Design Technology, using generative AI-driven design to create, validate, and manufacture new proteins and enzymes that enhance our lives and protect our planet. Arzeda commercializes with Fortune 500 go-to-market partners across multiple industries, enabling higher-performing,more cost-effective solutions that are healthier and sustainable. | $36.7M | Series B | Mar 29, 2022 |  |
| Agot | AI Restaurant Manager | $13.2M | Seed | Feb 11, 2022 |  |
| LAVVAN | LAVVAN offers consistently sourced cannabinoids for a variety of applications. They developing fermentation-based technology in conjunction with Amyris to harness the full potential of the cannabis family of chemicals. It uses its sophisticated cellular agriculture platform to generate a variety of natural cannabinoid compounds with unrivaledpurity, consistency, potency, and sustainability for a variety of industries, including health, beauty, food & beverage, and pharmaceuticals. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Roger That | Roger That provides digital solutions designed to streamline and digitize dry bulk truck freight shipping. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2022 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bunge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bunge-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lewis & Clark AgriFood](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lewis-clark-agrifood) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Advantage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advantage-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ben Franklin Technology Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-franklin-technology-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Planetary Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bioeconomy-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Breakthrough Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Conti Ventures invest in?

Conti Ventures invests primarily in Biotechnology, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 8 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 Conti Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Conti Ventures closed in Sep 2024. Shizune tracks 8 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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