The top 20 agtech deals of 2023
A year-end countdown of 2023's twenty largest agtech funding rounds, from biofuels and carbon marketplaces to farm robotics, with EcoCeres' $400 million raise at the top.
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Founder, Lower Carbon Capital · angel in 1 deal
Every published round Chris Sacca 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.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simulate | Series B | 9 Jun 2021 | $65m | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Companies Chris Sacca has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simulate | 9 Jun 2021, Series B | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Chris Sacca, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Chris Sacca has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Chris Sacca did.
Stories naming Chris Sacca. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
A year-end countdown of 2023's twenty largest agtech funding rounds, from biofuels and carbon marketplaces to farm robotics, with EcoCeres' $400 million raise at the top.
Also AgFunderNews
Crunchbase data analysis ranking the busiest cleantech investors, led by Lowercarbon Capital, and citing large sustainability rounds at Loam Bio, Our Next Energy, Ohmium and Palmetto Clean Technology.
New York faux-chicken nuggets maker Simulate, founded by Australian Ben Pasternak, raised a US$50 million Series B led by Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six, with McCain Foods returning; earlier seed and Series A rounds are recalled.
Plant-based food startup Simulate has raised a $65 million Series B led by Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six, with Ohanian joining its board, as the Aussie-founded company scales Nuggs and enters Canada.
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Ecosystem restoration startup Dendra Systems has raised a $10 million Series A co-led by Airbus Ventures, At One Ventures, Future Positive Capital and Lowercarbon Capital, with three further investors joining the round.
Soil Carbon Co, an Australian startup using fungi to store carbon in soil, raised A$10 million in seed funding led by Horizons Ventures, with Grok Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation participating.
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