# Flatiron Venture Partners

> Flatiron Venture Partners is a VC fund backing Biotechnology and Sustainability. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Flatiron Venture Partners is a VC fund focused on Biotechnology and Sustainability.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 100% |
| Sustainability | 2 | 100% |
| AgTech | 1 | 50% |
| Cannabis | 1 | 50% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New Zealand | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BioLumic | BioLumic develops light signals that activate plant growth and unlock the natural genetic potential of crops. The company's photogenics platform leverages innovation in plant science, light technology and genetic insights. Demonstrated results include higher yield, improved vigor, increased disease and pest resistance, and improvements incrops composition. These results have been across a variety of seeds and seedling: soybean, cannabis and vegetable and fruit crops. It is a clean technology that does not require the use of chemicals or amendments. BioLumic is a private company and was founded in 2013. | $13.5M | Series B | Jun 21, 2022 |  |
| Cellibre | Cellibre is a cellular agriculture company that turns cells into specialized, sustainable factories for the manufacture of globally significant products at scale. | $11.5M | Series A | Oct 13, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Entourage Effect Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entourage-effect-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Finistere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finistere-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bravos Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bravos-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RIV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canopy-rivers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Delta Emerald Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delta-emerald-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Flatiron Venture Partners invest in?

Flatiron Venture Partners invests primarily in Biotechnology, Sustainability and AgTech startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in New Zealand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Flatiron Venture Partners last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Flatiron Venture Partners 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?

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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