# Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV)

> Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV) is a VC fund backing Agriculture and Biotechnology. See 26 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 26
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://monsanto.com/company/monsanto-growth-ventures

Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV) is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Agriculture and Biotechnology. Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV) is the venture capital group at Monsanto Company. Monsanto has a large footprint as a provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food quality. In this capacity, MGV aims to help nascent companies grow through capital and leveraging Monsanto’s agriculturee know-how and resources.MGV also fosters the growth of an innovation supply chain that includes researchers, entrepreneurs, other venture capitalists and emerging technology companies. Often, early stage product innovation is best handled by talented small independent teams and companies that can maintain a single focus, work in a capital efficient process and rapidly prototype innovations to find solutions. MGV has led investments in, and partnered with, small companies worldwide and They pride ourselves in assisting small companies to bring their innovations to the agricultural market place.Monsanto understands agriculture and the challenges in bringing products to market. They are patient investors and they can use their network of field testing and market intelligence to position products for success.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $380k–$2M |
| Series A | $2.5M–$25M |
| Series B | $11M–$64M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 13 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 7 | 27% |
| AgTech | 5 | 19% |
| Farming | 4 | 15% |
| Software | 4 | 15% |

42 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 12 | 46% |
| Seed | 4 | 15% |
| Series B | 4 | 15% |
| Series C | 3 | 12% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 12% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 13 | 50% |
| Brazil | 2 | 8% |
| Canada | 2 | 8% |
| Estonia | 1 | 4% |
| Argentina | 1 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Layr | We use AI and machine learning to match companies with the right commercial insurance, at the right price, through top-rated carriers. The application is 100% online with our team of expert brokers available to help with any questions along the way. We focus on cash-flow-friendly payment options (pay monthly instead of annually and use your creditcard) and easy in-app policy updates. With Layr, check “Buy Business Insurance” off your list and get back to what you do best. | $10M | Series A | Mar 21, 2022 |  |
| AgBiome | AgBiome is a biotechnology company using new knowledge of the plant-associated microbiome to create innovative products for agriculture. Partnerships with leading agricultural companies to accelerate our discovery process and allow us to deliver solutions for global markets. We employ 85 full-time and 2 part-time employees and occupy astate-of-the-art 30,000 square foot laboratory and greenhouse facility in the Research Triangle Park in Durham, North Carolina. AgBiome’s products will help farmers combat many of the most important unsolved problems in agriculture, including insects, nematodes, and diseases. | $65M | Series C | Jul 12, 2018 |  |
| Grão Direto | The agriculture that has so much technology inside the gate and gives lessons of modernity to Brazil and to the world can also be so technological and modern in the commercialization of its products!The Grão Direto forms a web between buyers and producers of grains connected in a much more intelligent way.Through technology, they can interactdigitally and much faster and more efficiently. This is either for spot, future or barter trading. Grão Direto was created with the necessary flexibility to support all the chain's profiles: cooperatives, tradings, traditional brokers, feed factories, warehouses, traders and much more.The platform generates market intelligence gains for producers and buyers to make better decisions, as well as more agility in processes associated with marketing (logistics, contract management, financial products and more). | $416K | Seed | May 23, 2018 |  |
| Resson | Resson Aerospace is a bioinformatics and data analytics company, delivering customized agriculture solutions for large corporate clients. Utilizing recent advances in large-scale cloud-based data processing, swarm robotics, and advanced data analytics, its proprietary Resson Agricultural Management and Analytics System gives the agriculturaloperator analytical insight and dynamic control over the farm area.Resson Aerospace’s Resson Agricultural Management and Analytics System, data-driven agriculture solution, analyzes crop metrics to assess crop status and health, providing operators with the information required to optimize agricultural operations, improve efficiency, boost yields, and maximize profitability. It is headquartered in Fredericton, N.B. | $14M | Series C | May 09, 2018 |  |
| Pairwise Plants | Pairwise is a purpose-driven food+tech company dedicated to building a healthier world through better fruits and vegetables. Founded in 2017 by Drs. David Liu, Feng Zhang, J. Keith Joung, Tom Adams, and Haven Baker, Pairwise holds licenses from Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital to base editing and high-fidelity enzymes, and has anexpanding internal portfolio of tools and traits. The Pairwise team is growing new types of fruits and vegetables, including leafy greens, berries, and stonefruit, with the first products expected within a few years. The Pairwise team is comprised of leaders in agriculture, CPG food, and research and development. | $25M | Series A | Mar 20, 2018 |  |
| Numerion Labs | Atomwise is a preclinical pharma company revolutionizing how drugs are discovered with AI. We invented the use of deep learning for structure-based drug discovery, today developing a pipeline of small-molecule drug candidates advancing into preclinical studies. Our AtomNet® technology has been used to unlock more undruggable targets than any otherAI drug discovery platform. We are tackling over 600 unique disease targets with more than 250 partners around the world, including leading pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and emerging biotechnology companies. Atomwise has raised over $174 million from leading venture capital firms to advance our mission to make better medicines, faster. Learn more at atomwise.com, or connect on Twitter and LinkedIn. | $45M | Series A | Mar 07, 2018 |  |
| NewLeaf Symbiotics | NewLeaf Symbiotics develops and commercializes the bacteria found in Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs. NewLeaf Symbiotics has also filed its own related patents and is actively developing new technologies related to PPFMs. It is engaged in laboratory, greenhouse, and field product trials and expects to commercialize and license productsbeginning in 2014. | $30M | Series C | Jul 10, 2017 |  |
| Covercress | CoverCress is a biotechnology company that focuses on research and development of renewable fuel and livestock feed. It specializes in producing an oilseed crop for food, bioenergy, and cattle feed. It specializes in the fields of agriculture, biotechnology, plants, genetics, cover crop, and precision agriculture.CoverCress was founded in 2013 byJerry Steiner and Dr. Tim Ulmasov and is headquartered in St. Louis Missouri. | $2.4M |  | Mar 22, 2017 |  |
| FarmLead | Built by farmers for farmers, FarmLead is reinventing how grain is marketed and sold through the world’s fastest growing grain marketplace. Available online and as a mobile app, FarmLead also provides farmers access to exclusive market research, grain testing, price visibility and reduced brokerage fees and risks. The FarmLead Marketplacefacilitates greater equality, efficiency and transparency for the grain industry. Farmers find more verified buyers and identify the best possible deal, while grain buyers easily access and identify the grain for sale in their desired location. | $6.5M | Series A | Mar 20, 2017 |  |
| Resson | Resson Aerospace is a bioinformatics and data analytics company, delivering customized agriculture solutions for large corporate clients. Utilizing recent advances in large-scale cloud-based data processing, swarm robotics, and advanced data analytics, its proprietary Resson Agricultural Management and Analytics System gives the agriculturaloperator analytical insight and dynamic control over the farm area.Resson Aerospace’s Resson Agricultural Management and Analytics System, data-driven agriculture solution, analyzes crop metrics to assess crop status and health, providing operators with the information required to optimize agricultural operations, improve efficiency, boost yields, and maximize profitability. It is headquartered in Fredericton, N.B. | $11M | Series B | Jun 22, 2016 |  |

10 of 26 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV) invest in?

Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV) invests primarily in Agriculture, Biotechnology and AgTech startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 26 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 Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV)'s check size?

Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV) typically joins rounds of $380k–$2M at Seed, $2.5M–$25M at Series A and $11M–$64M 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 Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV) participates in.

### When did Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV) last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV) closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 26 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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