# Rick Bernstein

> Rick Bernstein is a seed investor backing Biotechnology and AgTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: North Myrtle Beach, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickbernstein/

Rick Bernstein is a seed investor in North Myrtle Beach focused on Biotechnology and AgTech. Rick Bernstein is the Chief Commercial Officer for MedNet responsible for the development of the commercial infrastructure and strategy for MedNet, a healthcare technology company specializing in eClinical solutions for the global life sciences industry. Rick is currently leading the development of an optimized sales, business development, anddistribution strategy to drive aggressive growth across key market segments, including CROs and pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology sponsors.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 100% |
| AgTech | 1 | 50% |
| Farming | 1 | 50% |
| Genetics | 1 | 50% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Farmless | A farmless fermentation platform has the potential to create an entirely new food repertoire, producing proteins, carbohydrates, beneficial fats, vitamins, and minerals from the ground up," explained Oner. "We are creating a new interface between food and electricity by domesticating microbes chosen for their food properties and abilityto grow on renewable energy-based feedstocks. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | May 10, 2023 |  |
| Phytoform Labs | Phytoform Labs is a biotechnology company which aims to help breeders to cut down plant breeding times from decades to years using new gene editing technologies. Predictably evolving plants will maximise yields for breeders and improve the economics of breeding for customers. | $5.7M | Seed | Dec 16, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BACKED VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backed-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eniac Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eniac-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fine Structure Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fine-structure-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HackCapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foodhack) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FTW Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ftw-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nucleus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k16-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Rick Bernstein invest in?

Rick Bernstein invests primarily in Biotechnology, AgTech and Farming startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Rick Bernstein last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rick Bernstein closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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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