# Kevin Lockett

> Kevin Lockett is a seed investor at Fulcrum Global Capital backing Farming and Aerospace. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Fulcrum Global Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fulcrum-global-capital)
- Location: Kansas City, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinlockettkc/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/klock81
- Website: https://x.com/klock81
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.lockett.79

Kevin Lockett is a seed investor at Fulcrum Global Capital in Kansas City focused on Farming and Aerospace. Kevin brings nearly 20 years of experience in financing, managing, growing and investing in early-stage companies.Kevin brought his operational expertise in managing and growing other organizations to the Kansas Bioscience Authority (KBA) in 2013 as its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer where he oversaw all financial, humanresource, information technology, and legal aspects of the organization. Kevin’s major focus was on the daily management of the organization’s assets which included real estate, limited partner positions in venture funds, and direct equity positions in early-stage animal health, agriculture, and human health companies. His extensive experience in finance and growing early-stage companies also helped prepare the KBA’s portfolio investment companies for future acquisition.Prior to joining the KBA, Kevin served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership (UEP) which was a spinout organization of the $2 billion Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The UEP provided high-level management consulting for early to mid-stage companies primarily in the healthcare, aerospace, and automotive industries with annual revenues up to $500 million.Kevin also serves on the Selection Committee for the Food and Ag Track of InvestMidwest.Kevin is a Kauffman Fellow, completed the Venture Capital Executive Program at Berkeley, and earned a BS in Accounting and Finance from Kansas State University. Kevin is very active in the civic sector and currently serves on the board of directors for INTRUST bank and the United Way of Greater Kansas City where he also chairs the Finance committee. He recently completed his tenure on the Kansas State University Foundation board of directors where he chaired the finance committee and asset management committee. Kevin was recently selected as the 2015 Kansas City Business Journal CFO of the Year and the 2016 Outstanding Executive of the Year by the Kansas State University Finance Advisory Board.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Farming | 1 | 17% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 17% |
| Recycling | 1 | 17% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 17% |
| Oil and Gas | 1 | 17% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 2 | 33% |
| Israel | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WeedOut | WeedOut is a biotechnology company focusing on providing weed control solutions. The company’s goal is to reduce the need for toxic herbicides and higher herbicide doses. | $8.1M | Series A | Feb 20, 2024 |  |
| American Autonomy, Inc. | Rantizo delivers targeted liquid dry applications for agriculture precisely where and when they are needed in the field.The company's system utilizes an electrostatic spraying technology which reduces problems with uneven coverage and covers crops uniformly, enabling farmers to apply pesticides and chemicals in the farms evenly without ahassle and within a short duration of time. | $6M | Series A | Oct 02, 2023 |  |
| P&P Optica | P&P Optica Inc. is a food processing solutions company located in Waterloo Ontario, Canada. What was once a prominently research driven company has now expanded out into the fields of industrial process solutions with their innovative array of chemical imaging spectrometers. PPO provides industrial application solutions in the Food processingindustry, and other similar industries to:Increase food safety: through detection of foreign materials (such as plastics). |  | Series B | Jul 08, 2021 |  |
| Precision AI | Precision.ai is at the forefront of the fully autonomous farming revolution. We provide fully autonomous spraying and crop protection solutions for small to large farms and farm machinery manufacturers. Our patented artificial intelligence powers the farming machines of the future. | $20M | Seed | May 04, 2021 |  |
| P&P Optica | P&P Optica Inc. is a food processing solutions company located in Waterloo Ontario, Canada. What was once a prominently research driven company has now expanded out into the fields of industrial process solutions with their innovative array of chemical imaging spectrometers. PPO provides industrial application solutions in the Food processingindustry, and other similar industries to:Increase food safety: through detection of foreign materials (such as plastics). | $2.3M |  | Jun 12, 2018 |  |
| P&P Optica | P&P Optica Inc. is a food processing solutions company located in Waterloo Ontario, Canada. What was once a prominently research driven company has now expanded out into the fields of industrial process solutions with their innovative array of chemical imaging spectrometers. PPO provides industrial application solutions in the Food processingindustry, and other similar industries to:Increase food safety: through detection of foreign materials (such as plastics). |  | Seed | Jun 12, 2018 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Innova Memphis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innova-memphis) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AgCapital Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agcapital-canada) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [At One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/at-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Business Development Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bunge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bunge-ventures) — 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

## About Fulcrum Global Capital

VC Fund · Mound City, United States

Fulcrum Global Capital invests in companies disrupting agriculture and animal health.

2 contacts available at Fulcrum Global Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kevin Lockett | Partner and CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-lockett |
| Duane Cantrell | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/duane-cantrell |

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## FAQ

### What does Kevin Lockett invest in?

Kevin Lockett invests primarily in Farming, Aerospace and Recycling startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kevin Lockett last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kevin Lockett closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 6 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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