# The AgriTech Challenge

> The AgriTech Challenge is a VC fund in Rome backing Cosmetics and Manufacturing. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rome, Italy
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/
- Website: https://agritechchallenge.org/

The AgriTech Challenge is a VC fund in Rome focused on Cosmetics and Manufacturing. The AgriTech Challenge seeks to develop agri-food tech solutions for resilient, sustainable, and efficient agrifood systems as well as to spark scientific innovation and entrepreneurial spirit in gifted individuals who want to take on challenging agricultural problems.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cosmetics | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| McHan Cosmetics | McHan Cosmetics is a pioneering agribusiness that converts cocoa pod husk waste into eco-friendly cosmetic goods. | $35K | Seed | May 19, 2024 |  |
| McHan Cosmetics | McHan Cosmetics is a pioneering agribusiness that converts cocoa pod husk waste into eco-friendly cosmetic goods. | $35K | Grant | May 19, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does The AgriTech Challenge invest in?

The AgriTech Challenge invests primarily in Cosmetics and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ghana. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did The AgriTech Challenge last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for The AgriTech Challenge closed in May 2024. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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