# Cronje Wolvaardt

> Cronje Wolvaardt is a Series A investor at Minderoo Foundation (Perth) backing AgTech and Farming. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Minderoo Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/minderoo-foundation)
- Location: Perth, Australia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Cronje Wolvaardt is a Director of Minderoo Foundation.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 100% |
| Farming | 1 | 100% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 100% |
| Horticulture | 1 | 100% |
| Food Processing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FarmInsect | FarmInsect offers an automated solution for the local insect breeding at the farmer as animal feed for chickens, pork, and fish. | $8.5M | Series A | Oct 23, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sandwater](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sandwater) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bayern Kapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bayern-kapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [European Innovation Council](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-innovation-council) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UnternehmerTUM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unternehmertum-85e3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Minderoo Foundation

VC Fund · Perth, Australia

We are a modern philanthropic organisation. We take on the tough issues with the potential to drive massive change.

3 contacts available at Minderoo Foundation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dominic Charles | Director, Finance and Transparency | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dominic-charles |
| Andrew Forrest | Chairman, CEO and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-forrest |
| Cronje Wolvaardt | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cronje-wolvaardt |

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## FAQ

### What does Cronje Wolvaardt invest in?

Cronje Wolvaardt invests primarily in AgTech, Farming and Agriculture startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Cronje Wolvaardt last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cronje Wolvaardt closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 1 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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