# David Russell

> David Russell is a seed investor at Lewis & Clark AgriFood backing AgTech and Agriculture. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Lewis & Clark AgriFood](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lewis-clark-agrifood)
- Location: St Louis, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-russell-2b812b9/

David Russell is a seed investor at Lewis & Clark AgriFood in St Louis focused on AgTech and Agriculture. David Russell

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 2 | 50% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 50% |
| Life Science | 1 | 25% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 25% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Series D | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brightseed | Brightseed is a biotechnology company that features artificial intelligence that reveals powerful compounds hidden in nature. The company enables a healthier future by illuminating and activating the connections between people and plants. It was founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $68M | Series B | May 09, 2022 |  |
| Brightseed | Brightseed is a biotechnology company that features artificial intelligence that reveals powerful compounds hidden in nature. The company enables a healthier future by illuminating and activating the connections between people and plants. It was founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $27M | Seed | Sep 15, 2020 |  |
| Brightseed | Brightseed is a biotechnology company that features artificial intelligence that reveals powerful compounds hidden in nature. The company enables a healthier future by illuminating and activating the connections between people and plants. It was founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $27M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 15, 2020 |  |
| Greenlight Biosciences | GreenLight Biosciences is an integrated life sciences company with a cutting-edge platform to deliver higher-quality RNA at a lower cost and more quickly than was ever before possible. GreenLight develops RNA products and collaborates with industry leaders to advance vaccine development, pandemic preparation, crop management, plant protection andsupport the health of bees and other pollinators. | $102M | Series D | Jun 16, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AgFunder](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agfunder) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Continental Grain Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/continental-grain-company) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [S2G Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s2g-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Germin8 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/germin8-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Horizons Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/horizons-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Angel Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acof) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Lewis & Clark AgriFood

VC Fund · St Louis, United States

Lewis & Clark AgriFood is an investment firm that focuses on the fields of agrifood, agricultural innovation, sustainability, ag-tech, and growth equity. The firm lean towards tech-enabled, sustainable AgriFood companies in the late-stage VC/growth stage with converging to positive operating cash flow. This limits risk and leads tooutsized returns.

5 contacts available at Lewis & Clark AgriFood.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Taiclet | General Partner and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-taiclet |
| David Russell | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-russell-8 |
| Lawrence Page | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lawrence-page-2 |
| Thomas Hillman | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-hillman-b001 |
| Thomas Hillman | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-hillman |

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## FAQ

### What does David Russell invest in?

David Russell invests primarily in AgTech, Agriculture and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 4 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 David Russell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Russell closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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?

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