# John Carrigan

> John Carrigan is a seed investor at The Yield Lab Europe backing AgTech and Agriculture. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Yield Lab Europe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-yield-lab-europe)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

John Carrigan is a seed investor at The Yield Lab Europe focused on AgTech and Agriculture. John Carrigan is the Investment Director at TheYieldLab.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 2 | 50% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 50% |
| Farming | 1 | 25% |
| Medical | 1 | 25% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ireland | 1 | 25% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marama Labs | Marama Labs is a developer of a novel UV-Vis spectroscopy technology for scientific-analytical instrumentation. It assists customers in identifying and measuring turbid samples' characteristics by using light's spectral properties. It offers an ultra-violet and visible spectrophotometer for measuring absorption, extinction, and scatteringspectra of clear and turbid liquids to help customers keep their samples intact, reduce sample preparation steps, and improve measurement turnaround time. | $2.1M | Seed | Dec 19, 2024 |  |
| Marama Labs | Marama Labs is a developer of a novel UV-Vis spectroscopy technology for scientific-analytical instrumentation. It assists customers in identifying and measuring turbid samples' characteristics by using light's spectral properties. It offers an ultra-violet and visible spectrophotometer for measuring absorption, extinction, and scatteringspectra of clear and turbid liquids to help customers keep their samples intact, reduce sample preparation steps, and improve measurement turnaround time. | $1.9M | Seed | Jan 22, 2024 |  |
| Talam Biotech | MicroGen Biotech uses Nature's microbes to reduce toxins in crops while increasing crop yields and reducing pollutants in arable soil. Our vision is to feed the world with safe foods produced sustainably. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 09, 2022 |  |
| Glaia | Glaia develops nanotechnology-based solutions for sustainable agriculture. | $1.3M | Seed | Mar 03, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DeepIE Ventures Management Co.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deepie-ventures-management-co) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [New Zealand Growth Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Radar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/radar-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Angel Investors Marlborough](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-investors-marlborough) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fulcrum Global Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fulcrum-global-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Yield Lab Europe

VC Fund · Dublin, Ireland

The Yield Lab Europe is a €55m early stage Agrifood and Ag Tech fund which comprises an accelerator and a larger follow-on fund, investing in high tech companies with the potential to significant disrupt and improve our current systems of global food production, and to improve the environmental sustainability of the industry. The main fund invests€1m each into 10-12 companies over several follow on rounds, with the strongest accelerator companies expected to progress to the main fund. The Yield Lab Europe is also part of a global network of Agrifood Tech funds, with global headquarters in St Louis USA, and sister funds in LATAM and Singapore.

5 contacts available at The Yield Lab Europe.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Clevinger | Co-Founder and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-clevinger |
| Daan Wilms Van Kersbergen | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daan-wilms-van-kersbergen |
| David Bowles | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-bowles |
| Gentiane Gorlier | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gentiane-gorlier-895b |
| John Carrigan | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-carrigan-5c95 |

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## FAQ

### What does John Carrigan invest in?

John Carrigan invests primarily in AgTech, Agriculture and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did John Carrigan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Carrigan closed in Dec 2024. Shizune tracks 4 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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