# Philip Erlanger

> Philip Erlanger is a Series B investor at Aliment Capital backing Agriculture. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Aliment Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aliment-capital)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Dec 2020
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-erlanger-4181452a

Philip Erlanger is a Series B investor at Aliment Capital in Los Angeles focused on Agriculture and Drones. Philip Erlanger is the Co-Founder and Senior Advisor at Aliment Capital. He attended the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 2 | 50% |
| Drones | 1 | 25% |
| Chemical | 1 | 25% |
| Hardware | 1 | 25% |
| Robotics | 1 | 25% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Provivi | Provivi is developing biopesticides for agriculture, commercial, household, and public health pest management. It has a world-class team of founders, scientists, and advisors with significant experience in biotechnology (including biocatalysis), the fine chemicals industry, and, in particular, the agchem industry. It pursues disruptiveopportunities enabled by breakthrough biological processes for making supply-limited products that are efficacious, safe, and environmentally benign.Provivi was founded in 2013 based on biocatalysis technology developed at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) which has since become a licensor, shareholder, and research collaborator. It is based in Santa Monica, California. | $45.5M | Series C | Dec 22, 2020 | http://provivi.com/ |
| Provivi | Provivi is developing biopesticides for agriculture, commercial, household, and public health pest management. It has a world-class team of founders, scientists, and advisors with significant experience in biotechnology (including biocatalysis), the fine chemicals industry, and, in particular, the agchem industry. It pursues disruptiveopportunities enabled by breakthrough biological processes for making supply-limited products that are efficacious, safe, and environmentally benign.Provivi was founded in 2013 based on biocatalysis technology developed at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) which has since become a licensor, shareholder, and research collaborator. It is based in Santa Monica, California. | $85M | Series C | Oct 15, 2019 | http://provivi.com/ |
| Blue River Technology | Blue River Technology is a pioneer in the use of computer vision and robotics for agriculture. Founded in 2011 by two Stanford University Alumni, Blue River Technology is bringing crop protection into the digital era with See & Spray machines that precisely observe and treat each plant in a field. By applying herbicides only to weeds thesemachines dramatically reduce the amount of chemicals used, enable farmers the freedom to choose any herbicide that meets their needs, and improve grower economics. Currently, farmers are limited to equipment that applies fertilizer and chemicals inefficiently across an entire field. In contrast, Blue River have developed tractor-towed robots that are able to sense each individual plant and precisely apply the right amount of inputs – all in real time, at tractor speeds. | $17M | Series B | Dec 16, 2015 | https://www.bluerivertechnology.com |

3 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kairos Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kairos-venture-investments-llc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Lanx Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lanx-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Aliment Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pontifaxagtech) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Spruce Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spruce-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Temasek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/temasek) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Tybourne Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tybourne) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Aliment Capital

VC Fund · Santa Monica, United States

Aliment Capital is a pioneering growth capital investor in food and agriculture technology. It makes global investments in growing businesses that boost agricultural productivity, nutrition, health, sustainability, and supply chain efficiency. The firm was founded in 2014 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

5 contacts available at Aliment Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Benjamin Belldegrun | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-belldegrun |
| Gil Demeter | Investment Professional | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gil-demeter |
| Harry Savage | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harry-savage |
| Timothy Bluth | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/timothy-bluth |
| Tristan Berne | Senior Associate | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Philip Erlanger invest in?

Philip Erlanger invests primarily in Agriculture, Drones and Chemical startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Philip Erlanger?

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### When did Philip Erlanger last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Philip Erlanger closed in Dec 2020. Shizune tracks 4 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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