# Rob Readnour

> Rob Readnour is a Series A investor at Mountain Group Capital backing Biotechnology and AgTech. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mountain Group Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mountain-group-capital)
- Location: Nashville, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robreadnour/

Rob Readnour is a Series A investor at Mountain Group Capital in Nashville focused on Biotechnology and AgTech. Rob Readnour is the Managing Director at Mountain Group Partners. He attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 43% |
| AgTech | 1 | 14% |
| Fertility | 1 | 14% |
| Veterinary | 1 | 14% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 14% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |
| Series E | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Verility | Verility is developing fertility products that enable us to address the critical demand for the projected need of more meat protein, resulting in improved food sustainability, by helping livestock producers and breeders accelerate reproductive performance through accurate, simple, and cost-effective analysis of animal semen samples at thepoint-of-care as well as ovulation prediction. | $4M | Series A | Jul 27, 2022 |  |
| TARGAN | Applied LifeSciences & Systems is a bio-systems company focused on improving animal health and productivity in the poultry, livestock, and aquaculture industries. ALS-S is developing a solution that revolutionizes current vaccination methods. Our technology will detect, target, and deliver vaccines to each and every chick, ensuring effectivevaccination. This one-of-a-kind accuracy and consistency in the vaccination process boosts the natural immune response to diseases, improves overall flock health, and provides for a cleaner, healthier chick. | $35M | Series C | May 25, 2022 |  |
| TARGAN | Applied LifeSciences & Systems is a bio-systems company focused on improving animal health and productivity in the poultry, livestock, and aquaculture industries. ALS-S is developing a solution that revolutionizes current vaccination methods. Our technology will detect, target, and deliver vaccines to each and every chick, ensuring effectivevaccination. This one-of-a-kind accuracy and consistency in the vaccination process boosts the natural immune response to diseases, improves overall flock health, and provides for a cleaner, healthier chick. | $7M | Series B | May 12, 2021 |  |
| Advanced Animal Diagnostics | Advanced Animal Diagnostics, Inc. commercializes proprietary technology for the diagnosis of farm-animal diseases. It uses an animal's own immune response to detect and stage infections to improve the quality of life for producers, processors, animals, and consumers. The company offers QuickSmear, a rapid differential slide to speed andsimplify production animal research using differential cell counts; and the SCC+ System for early detection of mastitis. Advanced Animal Diagnostics was founded in 2001 and is based in Durham, North Carolina. | $7M |  | May 11, 2021 |  |
| Advanced Animal Diagnostics | Advanced Animal Diagnostics, Inc. commercializes proprietary technology for the diagnosis of farm-animal diseases. It uses an animal's own immune response to detect and stage infections to improve the quality of life for producers, processors, animals, and consumers. The company offers QuickSmear, a rapid differential slide to speed andsimplify production animal research using differential cell counts; and the SCC+ System for early detection of mastitis. Advanced Animal Diagnostics was founded in 2001 and is based in Durham, North Carolina. | $7M | Series E | May 11, 2021 |  |
| AN2 Therapeutics | AN2 Therapeutics, Inc. is a California-based global health biopharmaceutical company focused on modern biomedical and drug development expertise to provide transformational medicines for patients suffering from infectious diseases. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, United States. | $12M | Series A | Nov 21, 2019 |  |
| TARGAN | Applied LifeSciences & Systems is a bio-systems company focused on improving animal health and productivity in the poultry, livestock, and aquaculture industries. ALS-S is developing a solution that revolutionizes current vaccination methods. Our technology will detect, target, and deliver vaccines to each and every chick, ensuring effectivevaccination. This one-of-a-kind accuracy and consistency in the vaccination process boosts the natural immune response to diseases, improves overall flock health, and provides for a cleaner, healthier chick. | $8M | Series A | Mar 22, 2019 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Oval Park Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oval-park-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alexandria Venture Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexandria-venture-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Intersouth Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intersouth-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LabCorp Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/labcorp-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Merck Animal Health Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/merck-animal-health-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Murphy Family Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/murphy-family-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Mountain Group Capital

VC Fund · Nashville, United States

Mountain Group Capital invests based on 4 core principles: Invest in the team first, idea second Invest based on business fundamentals, not financial engineering Invest as if you will own the business forever If possible, own the business forever

5 contacts available at Mountain Group Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Byron W. Smith | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/byron-w-smith |
| Joe Cook III | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-cook-iii |
| Rob Readnour | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-readnour |
| Terry Vance | Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/terry-vance |
| Tyler Whitmore | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tyler-whitmore |

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## FAQ

### What does Rob Readnour invest in?

Rob Readnour invests primarily in Biotechnology, AgTech and Fertility startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 7 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 Rob Readnour last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rob Readnour closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 7 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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