# Root Capital

> Root Capital is a VC fund in Cambridge backing Agriculture and Farming. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cambridge, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last fund: Jan 2024
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/root-capital
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/RootCapital
- Website: http://www.rootcapital.org/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rootcapital

Root Capital is a nonprofit social investment fund that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training, and strengthening market connections for small and growing agricultural businesses. The organization also invests in the growth of agriculturalenterprises so they can transform rural communities. These businesses purchase crops such as coffee, cocoa, or grains from smallholder farmers.It was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Root Capital. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Root Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/root-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 2 | 67% |
| Farming | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ghana | 1 | 33% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Katherine Borsecnik | Director and Vice Chair | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katherine-borsecnik |
| Nicholas Rogerson | Director, OCOO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicholas-rogerson |
| Willy Foote | Founder & CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/willy-foote |
| Jeremy Mindich | Assistant Clerk to the Board | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-mindich |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oyster Agribusiness | Oyster Agribusiness key operation is production and processing of agricultural products for the domestic and international markets. | $2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 28, 2024 | https://oysteragribusiness.com/ |
| Oyster Agribusiness | Oyster Agribusiness key operation is production and processing of agricultural products for the domestic and international markets. |  | Debt Financing | Aug 14, 2023 | https://oysteragribusiness.com/ |
| Gulu Agricultural Development Company | Gulu Agricultural Development Company (GADC) is a cotton ginning company which provides more than 55,000 smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda with access to the international agricultural market. GADC aims to rebuild the cotton industry in the region, which was wracked by decades of war and political instability, and provides former refugees withcritical support to regain their livelihoods. | $2.2M |  | Dec 31, 2010 | https://gadc.co.ug/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Acumen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pangea Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pangea-global-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RDF](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rdf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SAHEL Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sahel-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Root Capital invest in?

Root Capital invests primarily in Agriculture and Farming startups, most often at Funding Round and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ghana. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Root Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Root Capital?

The team at Root Capital includes Katherine Borsecnik (Director and Vice Chair), Nicholas Rogerson (Director, OCOO) and Willy Foote (Founder & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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