# Kevin Kimle

> Kevin Kimle is a seed investor at Iowa State University (Des Moines) backing AgTech and Farming. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Iowa State University](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iowa-state-university)
- Location: Des Moines, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-kimle-5193b615a/

Kevin Kimle is a seed investor at Iowa State University in Des Moines focused on AgTech and Farming. Kevin Kimle currently serves as the Rastetter Chair of Agricultural Entrepreneurship at Iowa State University, Director of the Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative, and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics. Kimle’s work includes development and delivery of entrepreneurship curriculum and programs in the College of Agriculture and LifeSciences, outreach programs to aspiring entrepreneurs and agribusiness executives, and research on entrepreneurship and innovation.Prior to his appointment at Iowa State University, Kimle worked in a variety of capacities in agriculture. His professional experiences range from start-up companies, the seed industry, venture capital, commodity risk management, and agricultural and trade policy. Businesses founded or co-founded by Kimle include Ag Startup Engine (2016), Inland Sea Company (2014), Heartland Global (2011), Decision Commodities (2002), and E-Markets (1996).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 2 | 50% |
| Farming | 2 | 50% |
| Sensor | 1 | 25% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 25% |
| Health Care | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GW Nutrition | GW Nutrition developing a technology to improve food ingredients where the sensory properties limit market opportunity. | $50K | Seed | Mar 09, 2022 |  |
| N-Sense | N-Sense develops a soil nitrate sensor system that can be attached to farm implements and used to determine in-real-time soil nitrate concentrations with sufficient accuracy to facilitate precision application of nitrogen fertilizers.N-Sense enables farmers to identify, measure, and deferentially manage soils within fields in a manner thatimproves farm profitability and decreases environmental impact associated with the over-application of nitrogen fertilizer. | $50K | Seed | Nov 17, 2021 |  |
| Haber Technologies | Haber Technologies develops grain drying technology intended to improve grain quality. It helps to improve time-to-dry by almost 20%, with estimates for the next generation reaching at least 40%, allowing for longer allowable storage times. It also helps agriculture businesses dry grains down to a specified moisture content within specifiedparameters and improve grain quality and energy efficiency. | $50K | Seed | Apr 22, 2020 |  |
| LEAH Labs | LEAH Labs provides Car T cells for curing B-cell lymphoma cancer in dogs.Scientists at LEAH Labs use precision gene editing to reprogram T immune cells with Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CAR) in order to create CAR T cells that seek out, specifically recognize, and destroy B cell lymphoma without the off-target side effects that come withchemotherapy. |  | Seed | Jan 16, 2019 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## About Iowa State University

VC Fund · Ames, United States

Iowa State University is the nation's most student-centered public research university. 100 majors. 800 clubs. 1 amazing adventure. Iowa State is an international, prestigious university with a friendly welcoming personality. More than 31,000 students choose from 100 majors, study with world-class scholars and hone their leadership skillsin more than 800 student organizations. Iowa State offers a great environment where students can enjoy reaching their potential and discovering their passions. It's a culturally diverse student body with students from all 50 states and more than 110 countries.

5 contacts available at Iowa State University.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kevin Kimle | Rastetter Chair of Agricultural Entrepreneurship | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-kimle |
| Adarsh Krishnamurthy | Associate Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adarsh-krishnamurthy |
| Daniel Rockberger | Ilan Ramon Scholarship fund for Israelis to the ISU | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-rockberger |
| Gwyn Beattie | Professor & Robert Earle Buchanan Distinguished Professor of Bacteriology | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gwyn-beattie |
| Jeffrey Fenimore | College of Architecture Advisory Council | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeffrey-fenimore |

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## FAQ

### What does Kevin Kimle invest in?

Kevin Kimle invests primarily in AgTech, Farming and Sensor startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 Kevin Kimle last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kevin Kimle closed in Mar 2022. 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?

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