SVG Ventures
VC Fund
Los Gatos, United States
SVG Ventures is a VC fund in Los Gatos focused on AgTech and Agriculture. SVG Ventures|THRIVE is an investment and advisory firm that partners with public and private organizations on strategy, innovation and global expansion. Formed in 2010 and based in Silicon Valley, SVG Ventures|THRIVE invests in early stage technology companies. The SVG Ventures|THRIVE team consists of accomplished technology leaders from all overthe globe. With its vast network, SVG gets deeply involved with portfolio companies to support their success.
- Total investments:
- 311
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 65%
- Fund size:
- $50M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries SVG Ventures invests in
Stages SVG Ventures invests in
Countries SVG Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $100k–$4.7M
- Pre-Seed
- $50k–$100k
- Non-Equity Assistance
- $16k–$40k
Investment Focus
Industry
- AgTech 118 (38%)
- Agriculture 116 (37%)
- Farming 63 (20%)
- Software 53 (17%)
- Artificial Intelligence 38 (12%)
Stage
- Non-equity Assistance 121 (39%)
- Seed 63 (20%)
- Pre-Seed 43 (14%)
- Grant 24 (8%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 13 (4%)
Country
- Canada 84 (27%)
- United States 69 (22%)
- Australia 25 (8%)
- Brazil 10 (3%)
- Ireland 8 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Evan Cohen
Accelerator Manager
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Accelerator Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
John Hartnett
Founder and CEO
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Founder and CEO | Total investments: 96 | Find email | |
Danny O'Brien
Managing Director EMEA & Global Programs
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Managing Director EMEA & Global Programs | Total investments: 2 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Plasmaleap
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Plasmaleap is a plasma technology company that manufactures and sells zero-emissions chemical reactors designed for industrial and energy applications. The company develops reactor systems that use plasma processes to enable chemical production and transformation without relying on conventional combustion methods. Its technology supports sectorssuch as clean fuels, chemical manufacturing, and materials processing by offering electrified reactor solutions that can be integrated into existing industrial workflows. Plasmaleap designs modular systems that allow operators to deploy plasma reactors for on-site production and conversion of feedstocks using electricity as the primary energy input. The company also provides engineering support and technical integration services to help customers incorporate its reactor technology into commercial operations. Through its plasma-based approach, Plasmaleap focuses on enabling chemical processes that align with decarbonization and emissions reduction objectives across multiple industries. | $21.3M / Series A / Mar 02, 2026 | |
Brilliant Harvest
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Brilliant Harvest is an AI-powered Helpdesk designed to support equipment dealer teams throughout the customer experience (CX), from purchase to repair. | $4M / Seed / Feb 05, 2026 | |
Cellar Insights
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Cellar Insights provides potato growers with a simple way to remotely monitor and act on storage conditions. | $361.1K / Seed / Jan 21, 2026 | |
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Cellar Insights
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Cellar Insights provides potato growers with a simple way to remotely monitor and act on storage conditions. | $361.1K / Seed / Jan 21, 2026 | |
EF Polymer
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EF Polymer is an agricultural firm. The company came up with the idea to utilize this waste most efficiently without creating any kind of pollution. It developed an Eco-Friendly Water Retention Natural Polymer named "Fasal Amrit" which can absorb 300 times more water than its weight for as long as 10-12 days. It helps to reduce irrigationwater requirement by 30-40% along with a 40-50% reduction in fertilizer because it prevents the leaching of fertilizer causing 10-20% fertilizer loss. The "Fasal Amrit" itself is made from organic waste hence it has a great number of micronutrients to support the better growth of crops/plants. It is organic in nature, chemical-free, and pollution-free, and what is interesting, it is 100% biodegradable in the soil after 5-6 months of application. The farmers can reduce their cost of water and fertilizer by 20-40% and can increase the yield by 10-20%. The application of "Fasal Amrit" includes but is not limited to in-house plants to save them for a week or two in case you are not at your home to water them, keep your garden green forever by reducing the daily watering cycle, enhance the growth of your plant in an organic way, save your plant far from your home or on hilly areas where it is difficult for your water them daily, etc. | Series B / Sep 30, 2025 | |
Full Circle Biotechnology
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Making low-carbon protein globally accessible with insects and microbes. | Non-equity Assistance / Sep 01, 2025 | |
Verdi
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Verdi is building the data science platform for hyper-specific farm actions, starting with irrigation. | $4.7M / Seed / May 15, 2025 | |
Verdi Expeditions
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Verdi Expeditions is a scalable platform for agricultural automation and tailored plant health. | $4.7M / Seed / May 15, 2025 | |
SolarSteam Inc.
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SolarSteam is a hardtech startup developing novel renewable concentrated solar technology that addresses the problem of rising costs and high emissions of heat generation. In the last 18 months, we have attracted over 600k in non-dilutive funding, grew the team to 7 FT employees and we are currently in the construct phase for a field pilot (TRL7)with an industry partner. We are seeking 250k in pre-seed investment to leverage an additional 250k in non-dilutive funding through IRAP, AI and SDTC to support pilot commissioning, capacity testing and commercial deployment efforts with various beachhead adopters. | Non-equity Assistance / May 07, 2025 | |
Heritable Agriculture
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Heritable Agriculture is all about using advanced breeding techniques, biotechnology, and genetic research to improve crops, making them more resilient to diseases, pests, and environmental stress. Heritable Agriculture goal is to create varieties that can produce higher yields, require fewer resources, and adapt better to changing climates. | Seed / Jan 29, 2025 | |
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FAQ
What does SVG Ventures invest in?
SVG Ventures invests primarily in AgTech, Agriculture and Farming startups, most often at Non-equity Assistance and Seed stage. Most of the 311 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is SVG Ventures's check size?
SVG Ventures typically joins rounds of $100k–$4.7M at Seed, $50k–$100k at Pre-Seed and $16k–$40k at Non-Equity Assistance. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds SVG Ventures participates in.
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Who are the partners at SVG Ventures?
The team at SVG Ventures includes Evan Cohen (Accelerator Manager), John Hartnett (Founder and CEO) and Danny O'Brien (Managing Director EMEA & Global Programs). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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