# Max Clegg

> Max Clegg is a Series B investor at Louis Dreyfus Company backing Agriculture and Biotechnology. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Louis Dreyfus Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/louis-dreyfus-commodities)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-clegg/

Max Clegg is a Series B investor at Louis Dreyfus Company in New York focused on Agriculture and Biotechnology. Max Clegg is based out of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland and is the Head of LDC Ventures of Louis Dreyfus Company. Max previously worked at Natural Fiber Welding as a Board Member. Max Clegg attended Lehigh University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 2 | 40% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 40% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 40% |
| AgTech | 1 | 20% |
| Cooking | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |
| Series D | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 60% |
| Spain | 1 | 20% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| bound4blue | bound4blue developes foldable and autonomous wingsail system to be integrated onto a wide range of vessels.The system has been conceived as a complementary propulsion system, which produces effective thrust from existing winds, reducing the main engine power required and, therefore, delivering fuel consumption and pollutant emissions reductionsof up to 40% and it ensures a payback period under 5 years. | $17.4M | Series A | Sep 07, 2023 |  |
| Comet Biorefining | Comet Biorefining is a leading provider of sustainable high-quality cost-competitive cellulosic glucose technology for applications in renewable biofuels and biochemicals. The company’s proprietary technology allows for the conversion of wood, wheat straw, bagasse, corn stover and other agricultural waste materials into high purity cellulosicglucose syrup. These non-food sources offer lower cost and price stability when compared to food sugar sources such as corn or sugar cane. Demonstrated at 5 dry tons per day scale, Comet is focusing on commercial scale up and development of commercial partnerships with applications in renewables industries. | $22M | Series C | Jul 13, 2021 |  |
| Good Catch | Good Catch specializes in developing plant-based seafood alternatives. It offers vegetarian shredded tuna, crab cakes, and fish patties made of lentils, chickpeas, fava beans, and other legumes. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania. | $26.4M | Series B | Apr 07, 2021 |  |
| Gathered Foods | Gathered Foods produces plant-based products intended to provide an alternative to seafood and other plant-based proteins.Its plant-based seafood products are developed using a six-legume blend, including peas, chickpeas, lentils, soy, fava beans, and navy beans, and also seaweed, algae extract to create the umami flavor and natural taste withoutthe use of dairy, gluten, or GMO, enabling consumers to enjoy seafood in a cruelty-free manner. | $26.4M | Series B | Apr 07, 2021 |  |
| Benson Hill | Benson Hill is a crop improvement company that unlocks the natural diversity of plants and empowers innovators with a revolutionary crop design platform to develop healthier and more sustainable food and ingredients.Benson Hill empowers innovators to develop more healthy, flavorful, and sustainable food by unlocking the natural genetic diversityof plants. Benson Hill’s CropOS™ platform combines machine learning and big data with breeding techniques and plant biology to drastically accelerate and simplify the product development process. | $150M | Series D | Oct 29, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Big Idea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-idea-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Unovis Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unovis-asset-management-be7b) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Argonautic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/argonautic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BDC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Business Development Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Louis Dreyfus Company

VC Fund · Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Louis Dreyfus Company is a merchandiser of commodities and a major asset owner and processor of agricultural goods. Its business includes trading and merchandising of commodities and processing of agricultural goods.

5 contacts available at Louis Dreyfus Company.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Max Clegg | Head of LDC Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/max-clegg |
| Adrian Isman | CEO North America Region | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrian-isman-e1f4 |
| Anders Landgren | Oilseeds Trader Trainee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anders-landgren |
| Laura Zaim | Director, Innovations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laura-zaim |
| Leopold Louis-Dreyfus | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leopold-louis-dreyfus |

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## FAQ

### What does Max Clegg invest in?

Max Clegg invests primarily in Agriculture, Biotechnology and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 5 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 Max Clegg last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Max Clegg closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 5 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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