# George Powlick

> George Powlick is a Series A investor at Doughty Hanson & Co backing SaaS and AgTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Doughty Hanson & Co](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doughty-hanson-technology-ventures)
- Location: Paradise Valley, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/george-powlick/0/2a/978

George Powlick is a Series A investor at Doughty Hanson & Co in Paradise Valley focused on SaaS and AgTech. George co-founded Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures in 2000. He focuses on investments in the software, materials science and clean technologies sectors. Currently, George serves on the boards of RainStor, Odersun, MBA Polymers, Sustainable Energy Technologies and is an observer on nScaled.George has been an active venture capitalist since1995, originally in Silicon Valley and for the last decade in Europe. Prior to joining Doughty Hanson, George was head of the Strategic Investments and Acquisitions Group for Intel Corporation in Europe and the Middle East. He and his team invested in more than 30 companies in ten different countries, helping establish Intel as one of the largest venture capital investors in Europe.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| AgTech | 1 | 33% |
| Farming | 1 | 33% |
| Payments | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |
| Series D | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ProducePay | Founded by Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck, a fourth-generation farmer, ProducePay is eliminating the economic and food waste caused by the volatile, opaque, and fragmented nature of today’s global fresh produce supply chain. The AgTech company’s Predictable Commerce Platform is giving growers and buyers greater control of their business by providingunprecedented access to each other, capital, trading, insights and greater supply chain visibility. Consumers receive fresher produce more efficiently, knowing it is grown and delivered in responsible ways. This transformational approach is unlocking economic value, and creating a more sustainable global fresh produce industry. | $38M | Series D | Feb 05, 2024 |  |
| Galley Solutions | Food businesses struggle to cost food accurately, know precise margins, and make data-driven decisions. The result? Too much reliance on intuition and approximations - and profit margins suffer.Galley helps restaurants, caterers, and other types of food businesses collect and understand the food data behind their operations to empower them tomake more profitable decisions.See for yourself: www.galleysolutions.comHere’s how our platform works in three steps:+ Claim Your Data - Galley analyzes your inventory to give you real-time food costs, accurate recipe margins, and insights you need to create more profitable menus.+ Optimize Purchasing - Galley tracks food usage and sales to create optimized purchase orders that save you countless hours in front of your screen.+ Master Operations - Galley generates efficient production guides that help your team reduce overproduction, waste and spoilage, and unnecessary labor costs.You’re left with a high-margin kitchen on autopilot and more time than ever to focus on the things that really matter in your business.Want to take control of your operations? Visit galleysolutions.com. | $14.2M | Series A | May 23, 2022 |  |
| ProducePay | Founded by Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck, a fourth-generation farmer, ProducePay is eliminating the economic and food waste caused by the volatile, opaque, and fragmented nature of today’s global fresh produce supply chain. The AgTech company’s Predictable Commerce Platform is giving growers and buyers greater control of their business by providingunprecedented access to each other, capital, trading, insights and greater supply chain visibility. Consumers receive fresher produce more efficiently, knowing it is grown and delivered in responsible ways. This transformational approach is unlocking economic value, and creating a more sustainable global fresh produce industry. | $43M | Series C | May 20, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [G2 Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/g2vp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Syngenta Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/syngenta-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Anterra Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anterra-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Avenue Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avenue-capital-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Avenue Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avenue-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CF Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cf-private-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Doughty Hanson & Co

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Doughty Hanson & Co is one of Europe's largest independent private equity fund managers.Operating Private Equity Funds for Europe and North America, a European Real Estate Fund and a European Technology Ventures Fund, Doughty Hanson & Co has unrivalled breadth of expertise. With offices across Europe and in the US, Doughty Hanson& Co has over 50 investment professionals managing €5bn of fund commitments.

2 contacts available at Doughty Hanson & Co.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| George Powlick | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-powlick |
| Nigel Grierson | Co-head; Co-Managing Director and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nigel-grierson |

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## FAQ

### What does George Powlick invest in?

George Powlick invests primarily in SaaS, AgTech and Farming startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 3 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 George Powlick last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for George Powlick closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 3 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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