# Lewis & Clark AgriFood

> Lewis & Clark AgriFood is a VC fund backing Agriculture and Biotechnology. See 33 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: St Louis, United States
- Total investments: 33
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 64%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lacagrifood
- Website: https://lewisandclarkagrifood.com/

Lewis & Clark AgriFood is an investment firm that focuses on the fields of agrifood, agricultural innovation, sustainability, ag-tech, and growth equity. The firm lean towards tech-enabled, sustainable AgriFood companies in the late-stage VC/growth stage with converging to positive operating cash flow. This limits risk and leads tooutsized returns.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $7.1M–$20M |
| Series B | $3M–$85M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 9 | 27% |
| Biotechnology | 8 | 24% |
| Farming | 5 | 15% |
| AgTech | 4 | 12% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 12% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 9 | 27% |
| Series A | 3 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 9% |
| Seed | 2 | 6% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 6% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Taiclet | General Partner and Managing Director | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-taiclet |
| David Russell | Operating Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-russell-8 |
| Lawrence Page | Managing Director | 15 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lawrence-page-2 |
| Thomas Hillman | Founding Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-hillman-b001 |
| Thomas Hillman | Founding Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-hillman |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| P2 Science | P2 Science a venture-backed, renewable specialty chemicals company, co-founded by Yale scientists, a chemical industry CEO and Elm Street Ventures, an early-stage venture fund. P2 Science has developed a unique process technology for converting renewable feedstocks—including vegetable oils—into high-value, specialty chemicals. These includeflavor, fragrance and cosmetics ingredients. Many of their products are today available only from petrochemical sources. Among the first products to be produced by P2 are vegetable-derived, cost-effective versions of current petrochemical fragrance ingredients. Major users and formulators of specialty chemicals have a strong interest in substituting renewable for petrochemical ingredients. Patrick Foley, a Yale graduate of the PhD program in Environmental Engineering, is P2′s Chief Scientific Officer. Neil Burns, an executive with 20+ years experience in the specialty chemical industry, is the company’s CEO. P2 has a laboratory in New Haven, CT to support this technology’s development and commercialization, as well as partnerships with major companies at a number of points along the supply chain. | $23M |  | May 26, 2026 |  |
| BlueNalu | BlueNalu is a cellular aquaculture company that satisfies the global appetite for seafood in a fresh, sustainable, and humane way. It offers consumers with great tasting, healthy, safe, and trusted seafood products, that support the sustainability and diversity of the oceans. | $8M | Convertible Note | Dec 29, 2025 |  |
| BlueNalu | BlueNalu is a cellular aquaculture company that satisfies the global appetite for seafood in a fresh, sustainable, and humane way. It offers consumers with great tasting, healthy, safe, and trusted seafood products, that support the sustainability and diversity of the oceans. | $8M | Convertible Note | Dec 29, 2025 |  |
| IUNU | IUNU is an industrial computer vision company that connects plants, facilities, and people through a single interface. Luna turns commercial greenhouses into precise, predictable, demand-based manufacturers. Luna is an AI born in the heart of Seattle; trained in Silicon Valley and the greenhouses of Skagit Valley; accessible from everywhere.Founded in 2013, iUNU is an industrial computer vision company headquartered in Seattle, with offices in San Francisco and San Diego. | $20M | Series B | Apr 15, 2025 |  |
| AgroSpheres | AgroSpheres develops novel technologies that aim to set a new standard for bio-based delivery of active ingredients. It uses a unique platform technology for crop protection solutions and other industrial applications. The company is an encapsulation and delivery technology that dramatically enhances the performance of a broad range of cropprotection products including fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides.AgroSpheres was founded in 2016 and is based in Charlottesville, Virginia. | $12M | Series B | Sep 30, 2024 |  |
| Arzeda | Arzeda develops innovative products powered by its Intelligent Protein Design Technology, using generative AI-driven design to create, validate, and manufacture new proteins and enzymes that enhance our lives and protect our planet. Arzeda commercializes with Fortune 500 go-to-market partners across multiple industries, enabling higher-performing,more cost-effective solutions that are healthier and sustainable. | $38M | Series B | Sep 17, 2024 |  |
| AgroSpheres | AgroSpheres develops novel technologies that aim to set a new standard for bio-based delivery of active ingredients. It uses a unique platform technology for crop protection solutions and other industrial applications. The company is an encapsulation and delivery technology that dramatically enhances the performance of a broad range of cropprotection products including fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides.AgroSpheres was founded in 2016 and is based in Charlottesville, Virginia. | $3M | Series B | Nov 27, 2023 |  |
| Lingrove | Lingrove manufactures high-performance natural fiber composites from plant-based fibers and resins using a proprietary process and adaptable platform. Its line of veneer and panel products is called Ekoa, which is sold B2B to manufacturers in the commercial interiors, transportation, and construction space. Inspired by nature’s greatest material,old-growth wood, Lingrove seeks to reduce deforestation and embodied carbon of buildings. | $10.5M | Series B | Nov 20, 2023 |  |
| Bushel | Bushel is an independently owned software company and leading provider of software technology solutions for growers, grain buyers, ag retailers, protein producers and food companies, headquartered in Fargo, N.D. Since launching in 2017, Bushel’s platform has grown rapidly, now powering nearly 2,000 grain facilities across the U.S. and Canada withreal-time business information for their producers. Bushel’s platform now reaches 40% of grain origination in the United States, resulting in inarguably the largest technology network effect among growers and grain buyers in the U.S. today. $22 billion of grain is contracted annually within Bushel’s ecosystem. Bushel’s product suite includes its flagship mobile app, websites, trading tools, market feeds, API services and a custom software division focused on agriculture. Bushel has been focused on building software since the company was founded in 2011. Data privacy is a cornerstone of Bushel’s philosophy. | $26M |  | Jul 13, 2023 |  |
| P2 Science | P2 Science a venture-backed, renewable specialty chemicals company, co-founded by Yale scientists, a chemical industry CEO and Elm Street Ventures, an early-stage venture fund. P2 Science has developed a unique process technology for converting renewable feedstocks—including vegetable oils—into high-value, specialty chemicals. These includeflavor, fragrance and cosmetics ingredients. Many of their products are today available only from petrochemical sources. Among the first products to be produced by P2 are vegetable-derived, cost-effective versions of current petrochemical fragrance ingredients. Major users and formulators of specialty chemicals have a strong interest in substituting renewable for petrochemical ingredients. Patrick Foley, a Yale graduate of the PhD program in Environmental Engineering, is P2′s Chief Scientific Officer. Neil Burns, an executive with 20+ years experience in the specialty chemical industry, is the company’s CEO. P2 has a laboratory in New Haven, CT to support this technology’s development and commercialization, as well as partnerships with major companies at a number of points along the supply chain. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 23, 2023 |  |

10 of 33 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Lewis & Clark AgriFood invest in?

Lewis & Clark AgriFood invests primarily in Agriculture, Biotechnology and Farming startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 33 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Lewis & Clark AgriFood's check size?

Lewis & Clark AgriFood typically joins rounds of $7.1M–$20M at Series A and $3M–$85M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Lewis & Clark AgriFood participates in.

### How do I contact Lewis & Clark AgriFood?

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### Who are the partners at Lewis & Clark AgriFood?

The team at Lewis & Clark AgriFood includes David Taiclet (General Partner and Managing Director), David Russell (Operating Partner) and Lawrence Page (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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