# Howard Fischer

> Howard Fischer is a Series D investor at Gratitude Railroad backing Farming and CleanTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Gratitude Railroad](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gratitude-railroad)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-fischer-006a0954/

Howard Fischer is a Series D investor at Gratitude Railroad in New York focused on Farming and CleanTech. Howard is co-founder and chief evangelist of Gratitude Railroad. He is also the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Basso Capital Management, L.P., a family office and hedge fund management company. At Basso, Howard serves as the portfolio manager for the firm’s dedicated SPAC fund.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Farming | 1 | 50% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 50% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series D | 1 | 50% |
| Series E | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Terviva | Formed in 2010, Terviva is a food and agriculture company that delivers tasty and nourishing plant-based food ingredients from the pongamia tree. We provide patented high-yielding trees and offer proprietary bean processing to create the world's most sustainable oil and protein food ingredients. Pongamia trees restore farmland to productiveuse, helping farmers feed people while taking care of the planet. | $60.8M | Series E | Jul 19, 2021 |  |
| Terviva | Formed in 2010, Terviva is a food and agriculture company that delivers tasty and nourishing plant-based food ingredients from the pongamia tree. We provide patented high-yielding trees and offer proprietary bean processing to create the world's most sustainable oil and protein food ingredients. Pongamia trees restore farmland to productiveuse, helping farmers feed people while taking care of the planet. | $19.3M | Series D | Mar 26, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Astera Institute](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astera-institute) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Astia Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astia-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Evans Properties](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evans-properties) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-and-hannelore-grantham-environmental-trust) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Trustbridge Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trustbridge-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Gratitude Railroad

VC Fund · Park City, United States

Gratitude Railroad is a community of investors solving environmental and social problems. Its theory of change directs all its work to ensure its daily activities give way to measurable outcomes and ultimately move us closer to its end impact of realizing a critical mass of capital shifted from traditional finance to impact investing.GratitudeRailroad was founded in 2013 by Howard Fischer and Eric Jacobsen after attending the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.

2 contacts available at Gratitude Railroad.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eric Jacobsen | Co-founder and Conductor of Purpose | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-jacobsen-e8d2 |
| Howard Fischer | Founder & Chief Evangelist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/howard-fischer-fischer |

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## FAQ

### What does Howard Fischer invest in?

Howard Fischer invests primarily in Farming, CleanTech and Agriculture startups, most often at Series D and Series E stage. Most of the 2 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 Howard Fischer last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Howard Fischer closed in Jul 2021. 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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