# Duane Cantrell

> Duane Cantrell is a Series A investor at Fulcrum Global Capital backing Biotechnology and AgTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Fulcrum Global Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fulcrum-global-capital)
- Location: Kansas City, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duane-cantrell-1a2a6916/

Duane Cantrell is a Series A investor at Fulcrum Global Capital in Kansas City focused on Biotechnology and AgTech. Duane brings extensive senior executive corporate domestic and international experience to Fulcrum Global Capital, LLC with recognized accomplishments in leadership and strategic positioning.Duane brought his expertise in leading other organizations through transformational change to the Kansas Bioscience Authority (KBA) in 2012 as its presidentand CEO where he led the organization to attract and grow the bioscience sector as an economic growth engine for the state of Kansas. His extensive background in growing companies in tough, competitive environments served the mission of the KBA and the entrepreneurial companies in its portfolio of investments.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 100% |
| AgTech | 1 | 50% |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ireland | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Talam Biotech | MicroGen Biotech uses Nature's microbes to reduce toxins in crops while increasing crop yields and reducing pollutants in arable soil. Our vision is to feed the world with safe foods produced sustainably. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 09, 2022 |  |
| Vytelle | Vytelle is a company with a deeper purpose and revolutionary technology that helps to advance bovine, deer and buffalo genetics faster by redefining reproduction. | $13.2M | Series A | Sep 28, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Innovation In Motion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-in-motion-682c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KCRise Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kcrise-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Open Prairie](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/open-prairie) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Serra Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/serra-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Yield Lab Europe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-yield-lab-europe) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Grosvenor Food & AgTech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wheatsheaf-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Fulcrum Global Capital

VC Fund · Mound City, United States

Fulcrum Global Capital invests in companies disrupting agriculture and animal health.

2 contacts available at Fulcrum Global Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kevin Lockett | Partner and CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-lockett |
| Duane Cantrell | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/duane-cantrell |

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## FAQ

### What does Duane Cantrell invest in?

Duane Cantrell invests primarily in Biotechnology, AgTech and Medical startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Duane Cantrell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Duane Cantrell closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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