Michael Dean
Founding Partner @ AgFunder
San Francisco, United States
Michael Dean is a pre-seed investor at AgFunder in San Francisco focused on AgTech and Agriculture. Michael Dean is the Founding Partner of AgFunder. He attended the University of Sydney.
- Total investments:
- 17
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 18%
Last updated:
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Industries Michael Dean invests in
Stages Michael Dean invests in
Countries Michael Dean invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- AgTech 3 (18%)
- Agriculture 3 (18%)
- Biotechnology 3 (18%)
- Farming 2 (12%)
- FinTech 2 (12%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 8 (47%)
- Seed 7 (41%)
- Series A 1 (6%)
Country
- India 2 (12%)
- France 2 (12%)
- United States 2 (12%)
- Israel 1 (6%)
- Australia 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Scindo
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Scindo is a cleantech start-up harnessing the power of enzymes to recycle the unrecyclables. We are targeting plastics that cannot be efficiently recycled with current methodologies, to turn them into high-value molecules that can be used in a plethora of industries. We are creating a more circular economy for plastics by developing an alternativeto landfills and incineration. | $5.4M / Seed / Sep 23, 2025 | |
Eclipse Ingredients
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Eclipse Ingredients transform the future of health and wellbeing by making beneficial ingredients accessible through sustainable production. Eclipse emerged from a unique collaboration between dietitian-turned-entrepreneur Siobhan Coster and CSIRO, Australia's national science agency. | $4.6M / Seed / Jul 14, 2025 | |
OlsAro
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OlsAro produces salt-tolerant crops. | $2.7M / Seed / Apr 16, 2024 | |
AgriFi
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AgriFi is a digital credit Agri ecosystem that specializes in agriculture, platform, market linkage, and credit. It is located in Bangalore, Karnataka, and was founded in the year 2020. | $100K / Seed / May 03, 2023 | |
FaunaTech
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FaunaTech is an Agtech company that concentrates on the research and development of devices capable of detecting diseases in cattle farms. | $100K / Seed / May 03, 2023 | |
NTP Technologies
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NTP Technologies is a manufacturing firm that makes salt-free nitrogen fertilizer for Agriculture Producers. | $100K / Pre-Seed / May 03, 2023 | |
Amatera
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Amatera is a biotechnology research company that leverages the latest techniques in biotechnology, to create coffee varieties. Amatera urges to make coffee varieties more sustainable and climate resistant to fill that massive demand. Founded by Omar Dekkiche and Lucie Kriegshauser in 2022 and is located in Paris, France. | $100K / Pre-Seed / May 03, 2023 | |
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OlsAro
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OlsAro produces salt-tolerant crops. | Pre-Seed / May 03, 2023 | |
CarbonFarm Technology
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CarbonFarm's purpose is to make regenerative agriculture lucrative for farmers while also assisting corporations in achieving net-zero goals. | $100K / Pre-Seed / May 03, 2023 | |
IIF
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A farm in your pocket. | Seed / May 03, 2023 | |
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Co-Investors
GROW Agrifoodtech Accelerator
7 deals together
SynBioVen
5 deals together
Farvatn Venture
4 deals together
Asymmetry Ventures
2 deals together
PINC
2 deals together
Savantus Ventures
2 deals together
About AgFunder
AgFunder invests in impactful companies that can positively transform the world's food system. Founded in 2013, AgFunder manages a portfolio of over 50 companies across four funds from offices in Silicon Valley and Singapore. Through its media platform AFN, it has built a global ecosystem of over 90,000 subscribers.
AgFunder Contacts
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Jack Ellis
Media & Research Lead, Asia Pacific
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Manuel Gonzalez
General Partner
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Michael Dean
Founding Partner
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Rob Leclerc
Founding Partner
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Angela Tay
Senior Investment Associate
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FAQ
What does Michael Dean invest in?
Michael Dean invests primarily in AgTech, Agriculture and Biotechnology startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Michael Dean last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Michael Dean closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 17 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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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