# Jim Taylor

> Jim Taylor is a Series A investor at Forage Capital Partners backing Agriculture and Organic Food. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Forage Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forage-capital-partners)
- Location: Calgary, Canada
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 86%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Jim Taylor is a Series A investor at Forage Capital Partners in Calgary focused on Agriculture and Organic Food. Jim Taylor is the Founder and Managing Director of Forage Capital Partners. He attended Rotman School of Management.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 2 | 29% |
| Organic Food | 2 | 29% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 29% |
| Water | 1 | 14% |
| AgTech | 1 | 14% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Series B | 2 | 29% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 29% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 5 | 71% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vytelle | 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 Technology Inc | 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 | 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 | 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 | Nuts For Cheese produces organic, 100% dairy free and plant-based cheese in six delicious flavors. | $5.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 15, 2022 |  |
| Ostara | 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 | Mother Raw is a line of plant-powered dressings, marinades, dips, condiments and quesos. | $6.1M | Series A | Nov 24, 2020 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Grosvenor Food & AgTech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wheatsheaf-investments) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Cibus Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cibus-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Export Development Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/export-development-canada) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Business Development Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Business Development Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-development-bank-of-canada) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Carica Sustainable Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carica-sustainable-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 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.

1 contacts available at Forage Capital Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jim Taylor | Founder and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-taylor |

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## FAQ

### What does Jim Taylor invest in?

Jim Taylor invests primarily in Agriculture, Organic Food and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jim Taylor last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jim Taylor closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 7 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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