Venture capital fund · 3 deals
Every published round Astanor took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
Companies Astanor has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4AG Robotics | 2025, Series B | 1 | 1 | |
| BioScout | 8 Aug 2026, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| v2food | 12 Aug 2021, Series B | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Astanor, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Astanor has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Astanor did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Biggs | Partner (former) | agroempresario.com, winssolutions.org, AgFunderNews |
Stories naming Astanor. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Uniseed announces portfolio company BioScout's A$6.75 million round co-led by Demea Sustainable Investment and Astanor to scale its crop disease sensor network internationally.
Weekly roundup: Firmus completes its $2.85b round; Procore acquires DroneDeploy; Atlassian rebounds while Canva cuts guidance; plus fresh raises for Zabidou, BioScout, Vexev, Enrola, Spacetalk and others.
BioScout, an Australian maker of AI spore-detection sensors for crops, has raised a seed round from Demea Sustainable Investment, Astanor and others to expand its sensor network and European presence.
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Mushroom-robot firm 4AG has banked a CAD 40 million Series B, Cibus Capital and Astanor leading, Voyager Capital newly arrived, earlier backers returning after a 17.5 million 2023 round.
Mushroom-robot maker 4AG Robotics announced a CAD 40m Series B, with Astanor Ventures and Cibus Capital leading and Voyager Capital arriving as a fresh backer beside five returning investors.
KPMG administrators took control of ProForm Foods, the company behind the Meet brand, and the piece recalls earlier raises at v2food and All G Foods as the plant-based sector cools.
Weekly agrifoodtech roundup: raises for Overstory, FarmInsect, GoodBytz and others; Ever.Ag buys Austin Data Labs; grants for Wadhwani AI and Notpla; SLM and Impact Ag roll out a carbon fund; URB-E rebrands.
Also AgFunderNews
Weekly agrifoodtech roundup covering funding rounds for Pure Salmon, FreshToHome, SwarmFarm and others, acquisitions of Delphi and Soylent, layoffs at Impossible Foods and GreenLabs, and plant-based labeling news.
V2food has closed a €45 million Series B extension led by Astanor Ventures, with ABC World Asia, Huaxing Growth Capital and Main Sequence also taking part, to fund expansion into Europe and Asia.
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