# Maumee Ventures

> Maumee Ventures is a VC fund in Toledo backing Agriculture, Biotechnology and Farming. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toledo, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.maumeeventures.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theandersonsinc

Maumee Ventures is a VC fund in Toledo focused on Agriculture and Biotechnology. Maumee Ventures are the venture capital arm of The Andersons Inc. Founded in Maumee, Ohio, in 1947, The Andersons Inc. is a diversified public company rooted in agriculture conducting business across North America in the grain, ethanol, and plant nutrient sectors, railcar leasing, turf and cob products, and consumer retailing

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 4 | 44% |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 33% |
| Farming | 2 | 22% |
| Sustainability | 2 | 22% |
| Food Processing | 2 | 22% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 33% |
| Series A | 3 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 22% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 56% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Phospholutions | Phospholutions has developed a patented technology to alleviate the environmental impact of phosphorus fertilizer. Current commercial products aim to deliver phosphorus more efficiently to the plant within the soil and reduce unwanted losses to the environment, ultimately minimizing the effect on water quality.Phospholutions is a State College,PA-based sustainable fertilizer startup. | $10.2M |  | Aug 09, 2023 |  |
| Phospholutions | Phospholutions has developed a patented technology to alleviate the environmental impact of phosphorus fertilizer. Current commercial products aim to deliver phosphorus more efficiently to the plant within the soil and reduce unwanted losses to the environment, ultimately minimizing the effect on water quality.Phospholutions is a State College,PA-based sustainable fertilizer startup. | $10.3M | Series A | Jan 26, 2021 |  |
| Phospholutions | Phospholutions has developed a patented technology to alleviate the environmental impact of phosphorus fertilizer. Current commercial products aim to deliver phosphorus more efficiently to the plant within the soil and reduce unwanted losses to the environment, ultimately minimizing the effect on water quality.Phospholutions is a State College,PA-based sustainable fertilizer startup. | $1.5M | Seed | Jun 06, 2019 |  |
| Nanoguard Technologies | NanoGuard prevents waste and protects health by eradicating harmful pathogens anywhere they pose a threat. The company's technology is called Airilization, a non-thermal sterilization method that uses energized air to safely kill harmful bacteria, mold, fungi, and viruses in minutes. | $6M | Series A | May 13, 2019 |  |
| SafeTraces | SafeTraces provides a biotech-powered data analytics platform for predicting, detecting, and preventing pathogen exposures. | $6.5M | Series A | Oct 18, 2017 |  |
| Agrible | Agrible was established in 2007 by Bill Northcott, Chris Harbourt, and Paul Miller, who all met in 1997 while completing higher degrees at the University of Illinois. There they began conceptualizing a small engineering firm based off their research, but their ideas were a bit ahead of the technology of the time. | $9.7M | Series B | Sep 07, 2017 |  |
| 3Bar Biologics | 3Bar Biologics is a bioscience company based in Columbus, OH. The firm is dedicated to applying disruptive technologies to create ecologically sound products that sustainably increase yields and protect farmer’s investments in land and seed.3Bar’s first product is Bio-YIELD, an all-natural, sustainable microbe inoculant system. Bio-YIELD wasfirst introduced to the market in 2014 serving eastern Corn Belt growers. We will broaden to the global market as we generate supporting data for additional markets.Scientists at The Ohio State University invested more than 15 years of research to produce the discovery process that identified the unique beneficial bacteria that are the foundation of this organic solution for increasing yields in corn, soybean, wheat, and other crops. | $2M | Seed | Apr 13, 2017 |  |
| Terramera | Terramera offers agriculture technology platforms to deliver alternatives to chemical pesticides and fertilizers. It focuses on fusing artificial intelligence, science, and nature to transform how to grow foods and offer a healthy, safe environment free of toxic chemicals for agriculture and public health. |  |  | Sep 16, 2016 |  |
| SafeTraces | SafeTraces provides a biotech-powered data analytics platform for predicting, detecting, and preventing pathogen exposures. | $1.5M | Seed | Aug 25, 2016 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1855 Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1855-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [S2G Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s2g-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [Asian Capital Alliance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aca-investments-pte-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Advantage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advantage-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ag Ventures Alliance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ag-ventures-alliance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Maumee Ventures invest in?

Maumee Ventures invests primarily in Agriculture, Biotechnology and Farming startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 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 Maumee Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Maumee Ventures closed in Aug 2023. Shizune tracks 9 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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