# Francesco Valente

> Francesco Valente is a Series A investor at Global Innovation Fund backing Agriculture. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Global Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-innovation-fund)
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-valente-44477128/

Francesco Valente is a Series A investor at Global Innovation Fund focused on Agriculture and Renewable Energy. Francesco Valente

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 1 | 100% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agros | Agros exist to make farming economically viable and environmentally sustainable. The company provides farmers with carbon-reducing and income-increasing products and services, from input to market. Their unique ecosystem approach aggregates different low-carbon technologies, bundled with affordable finance, insurance, advisory and market access.Agros’ mission is to double the income of millions of farmers while reducing 100 megatons of annual carbon emissions. | $4.3M | Series A | Mar 11, 2025 | https://www.agrosolar.asia |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GAIA Impact Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaia-impact-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/schneider-electric-energy-access-asia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Silverstrand Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silverstrand-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wavemaker Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wavemaker-impact) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Global Innovation Fund

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

The Global Innovation Fund is a non-profit innovation fund headquartered in London with an office in Washington D.C. that invests in the development, rigorous testing, and scaling of innovations targeted at improving the lives of the world’s poorest people.They believe that the best ideas for solving some of the world’s most critical problems cancome from anyone, anywhere. Through their grants and risk capital, they help breakthrough solutions to global development challenges from for-profit firms, non-profit organisations, researchers, and government agencies to maximise their impact and affect meaningful change.

5 contacts available at Global Innovation Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alix Zwane | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alix-zwane |
| Ken Chomitz | Chief Analytics Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-chomitz |
| Sarah Alexander | Senior Advisor and Investment Committee Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarah-alexander |
| Shane Leonard | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shane-leonard |
| Francesco Valente | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francesco-valente |

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## FAQ

### What does Francesco Valente invest in?

Francesco Valente invests primarily in Agriculture and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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