# The March Group

> The March Group is a VC fund in Davis backing Biotechnology, SaaS and AgTech. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Davis, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 29%
- Fund size: $2.1M
- Last fund: Feb 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-march-fund/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/themarchfund
- Website: https://www.themarchfund.com/

The March Group is a VC fund in Davis focused on Biotechnology and SaaS. A venture capital fund platform committed to supporting and investing in entrepreneurs and companies developing and bringing exponential technologies to food, health and sustainability. March's investment strategy involves becoming recognized as the leading investor in critical and transformative technology solutions, and aims to achieve thisby investing into companies and funds that focus on developing core intellectual property around game-changing sustainable solutions that are aligned with globally relevant sustainability trends and benefits.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4.7M–$4.8M |
| Series A | $7.2M–$33M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 43% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| AgTech | 1 | 14% |
| Energy | 1 | 14% |
| Retail | 1 | 14% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 57% |
| Denmark | 1 | 14% |
| Australia | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Number 8 bio | Number 8 bio objective is to decarbonize agriculture while feeding the world's rising population. This can be accomplished by harnessing the power of trillions of carbon-hungry bacteria that feed on harmful greenhouse gases and turn them into profitable animal feeds. | $4.7M | Seed | Sep 10, 2024 |  |
| Digestiva | Digestiva develops the nutritional, sensory, and physiological properties of food and feed proteins with targeted biocatalysts. | $18.4M | Series A | Jul 15, 2024 |  |
| EvodiaBio | EvodiaBio is a bio-industrial firm that creates natural, sustainable scents for the food and beverage industries. Founded in 2021 and is based in Copenhagen, Capital Region. | $7.2M | Series A | Jun 07, 2024 |  |
| Sierra Energy | Since 2004, Sierra Energy has focused on the development of FastOx® gasification, a technology that turns trash into energy without burning. This sustainable solution is commercially available to meet the needs of the modern waste industry. The company continues to advance its technology and test new applications for gasification at the SierraEnergy Research Park in Davis, California. Sierra Energy’s commercial facility is located in Monterey County, California. | $33M | Series A | Jul 29, 2019 |  |
| Meati | Meati Foods is a consumer goods company that offers carbon materials, bioengineering, and filtration. It focuses on using proprietary, clean technologies to provide nutrient-dense, plant-based meat alternatives that everyone can enjoy and feel good about eating every day. | $4.8M |  | Jul 16, 2019 |  |
| Meati | Meati Foods is a consumer goods company that offers carbon materials, bioengineering, and filtration. It focuses on using proprietary, clean technologies to provide nutrient-dense, plant-based meat alternatives that everyone can enjoy and feel good about eating every day. | $4.8M | Seed | Jul 16, 2019 |  |
| Engage3 | Engage develops a cloud-based platform that provides product and pricing data and insights. Through data science and analytics, the company assists retailers and brands in improving their pricing performance. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Davis, California. | $12M | Series C | Jun 20, 2019 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Congruent Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/congruent-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Trust Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trust-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ananke Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ananke-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Astanor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astanor-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Better Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bluestein Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluestein-associates) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does The March Group invest in?

The March Group invests primarily in Biotechnology, SaaS and AgTech startups, most often at Series A and Seed 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.

### What is The March Group's check size?

The March Group typically joins rounds of $4.7M–$4.8M at Seed and $7.2M–$33M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds The March Group participates in.

### When did The March Group last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for The March Group closed in Sep 2024. 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?

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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