Forage Capital Partners
VC Fund
Calgary, Canada
Forage Capital Partners is a growth equity fund for Ag & Food Business Solutions. Forage Capital is an investor in the agriculture and food industry, who invests in uncertain times to help Canadian companies grow profitably and compete on the world stage.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 78%
Last updated:
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Industries Forage Capital Partners invests in
Stages Forage Capital Partners invests in
Countries Forage Capital Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $3.5M–$18M
- Series B
- $9.1M–$20M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $5.4M–$20M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Agriculture 2 (22%)
- Organic Food 2 (22%)
- Food and Beverage 2 (22%)
- Water 1 (11%)
- AgTech 1 (11%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (33%)
- Series B 2 (22%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (22%)
- Series C 1 (11%)
Country
- Canada 5 (56%)
- United States 1 (11%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Taylor
Founder and Managing Director
|
Founder and Managing Director | Total investments: 7 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vytelle is a company with a deeper purpose and revolutionary technology that helps to advance bovine, deer and buffalo genetics faster by redefining reproduction. | $20M / Series B / Apr 04, 2023 | ||
| Croptimistic is an internationally operating Agtech company founded by Cory Willness, Shannon Willness, and Derek Massey. It has built a vast partner network with SWAT MAPS, a turn-key variable rate process that prioritizes Soil, Water, And Topography (SWAT) factors of fields for the creation of management zones. Their technology includes SWATRecords (desktop software and mobile apps), SWAT BOX (autonomous soil mapping system), SWAT CAM (machine learning sprayer cameras) and SWAT WATER (soil moisture maps). | $9.1M / Series B / Feb 09, 2023 | ||
| Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc. is uniquely positioned to become a global leader in the large and rapidly growing wastewater treatment industry. The company uses proprietary technology to remove polluting nutrients from waste waters and recycles these into a high value, environmentally-safe commercial fertilizer. Ostara has successfullyscaled-up and commercially deployed its nutrient recovery technology. | $70M / Series C / Oct 28, 2022 | ||
| Fieldless Farms is an AgTech startup that produces leafy greens year-round using indoor farming technology. Fieldless' products are produced in a controlled environment, making it safe to eat right out of the box with no washing required. Fieldless is on a mission to replace foreign products and complex supply chains with foods that are safer,more secure, and more sustainable. | $17.5M / Series A / Jul 14, 2022 | ||
| Nuts For Cheese produces organic, 100% dairy free and plant-based cheese in six delicious flavors. | $5.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 15, 2022 | ||
| Croptimistic is an internationally operating Agtech company founded by Cory Willness, Shannon Willness, and Derek Massey. It has built a vast partner network with SWAT MAPS, a turn-key variable rate process that prioritizes Soil, Water, And Topography (SWAT) factors of fields for the creation of management zones. Their technology includes SWATRecords (desktop software and mobile apps), SWAT BOX (autonomous soil mapping system), SWAT CAM (machine learning sprayer cameras) and SWAT WATER (soil moisture maps). | $3.5M / Series A / Jun 08, 2021 | ||
| Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc. is uniquely positioned to become a global leader in the large and rapidly growing wastewater treatment industry. The company uses proprietary technology to remove polluting nutrients from waste waters and recycles these into a high value, environmentally-safe commercial fertilizer. Ostara has successfullyscaled-up and commercially deployed its nutrient recovery technology. | $20M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 31, 2021 | ||
| Mother Raw is a line of plant-powered dressings, marinades, dips, condiments and quesos. | $6.1M / Series A / Nov 24, 2020 | ||
| See all 9 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Forage Capital Partners invest in?
Forage Capital Partners invests primarily in Agriculture, Organic Food and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Forage Capital Partners's check size?
Forage Capital Partners typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$18M at Series A, $9.1M–$20M at Series B and $5.4M–$20M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Forage Capital Partners participates in.
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Who are the partners at Forage Capital Partners?
The team at Forage Capital Partners includes Jim Taylor (Founder and Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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