# Trey Ward

> Trey Ward is a Series A investor at R7 Partners (Chicago) backing AgTech and Agriculture. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [R7 Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/r7-partners)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasvwardiii/

Trey Ward is a Series A investor at R7 Partners in Chicago focused on AgTech and Agriculture. Trey Ward is the General Partner at R7 Partners.Trey is the founder and CEO of OneLight Labs, a professional services firm focused on delivering strategic and operational solutions to high-growth, venture-backed companies. Prior to OneLight, Trey was an early team member at Etherios, a cloud computing services provider that was backed bySalesforce Ventures and later acquired. Trey received a BS in Systems Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 100% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Future Fields | Future Fields is committed to producing sustainable components for science through insect biotechnology. Its EntoEngine™ platform is the first to harness the genetic prowess of fruit flies to produce Earth’s most environmentally and economically sustainable biomolecules. Founded in 2018, Future Fields is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada andproudly backed by marquee venture capital firms and investors from Silicon Valley and beyond. Learn more about how Future Fields is enabling great science at https://futurefields.io/. | $8M | Series A | Jun 17, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BDC Capital’s Climate Tech Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-capital-s-climate-tech-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BoxOne Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxone-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Builders VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/builders) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Amplify Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mars-catalyst-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Toyota Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toyota-ai-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TRAC.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trac-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About R7 Partners

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

R7 Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies building transformational technologies.

4 contacts available at R7 Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ali Javidan | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ali-javidan-8f84 |
| Rich Padula | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rich-padula |
| Trey Ward | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trey-ward |
| Tyler Engh | Founder and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tyler-engh |

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## FAQ

### What does Trey Ward invest in?

Trey Ward invests primarily in AgTech, Agriculture and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Trey Ward last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Trey Ward closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 1 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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