# Pieter Van der Meche

> Pieter Van der Meche is a Series B investor at Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund backing Information Technology. See 3 investments, check sizes…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rabobank-s-food-agri-innovation-fund)
- Location: Hilversum, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pvdmeche?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3Be8kSXYhgT%2FKT0zP9nkyRZw%3D%3D

Pieter Van der Meche is a Series B investor at Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund in Hilversum focused on Information Technology and Farming. Pieter Van der Meche

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 67% |
| Farming | 1 | 33% |
| Consulting | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agurotech | Agurotech develops soil sensing technology. They offer products that include robust and highly reliable sensing technology, tailored irrigation recommendations, and continuous improvement of the irrigation process. | $2.3M |  | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| Agurotech | Agurotech develops soil sensing technology. They offer products that include robust and highly reliable sensing technology, tailored irrigation recommendations, and continuous improvement of the irrigation process. | $2.3M |  | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| EarthOptics | GroundTruth Ag is a soil cloud creator specializing in sustainable agricultural management. GroundTruth offers insights into soil management and health as well as near-real-time actionable data layers that cover the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the soil. This technology allows farmers to obtain accurate soil informationwhile also offering carbon creditors low-cost, hyper-accurate verification. | $27.6M | Series B | Jan 18, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Navus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/navus-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ROM InWest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rom-inwest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CNH Industrial](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cnh-industrial-n-v) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Conti Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/conti-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cooperative Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cooperative-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FHB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fhb-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund

VC Fund · Utrecht, The Netherlands

Rabobank emerged from several small agricultural cooperative banks, founded by Dutch farmers in the late nineteenth century. Food & Agriculture (F&A) is in our DNA, from which we built a unique position in the F&A sector as a key financier and international player, attributes which we leverage for the benefit of our stakeholders andportfolio companies. We recognise and understand the food security challenges lying ahead of us and how Innovation in F&A supply chains is key to the solution, which is why we are dedicated to committing capital to the space.

3 contacts available at Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rens Mathot | Investment Associate Rabo Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rens-mathot |
| Kieran Furlong | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kieran-furlong-3dbb |
| Pieter Van der Meche | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pieter-van-der-meche |

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## FAQ

### What does Pieter Van der Meche invest in?

Pieter Van der Meche invests primarily in Information Technology, Farming and Consulting startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 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 Pieter Van der Meche last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Pieter Van der Meche closed in Jan 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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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