Michael Dean

Founder of GROW AgriFood Impact Accelerator

Australia

Overview

Michael Dean is the Founding Partner at AgFunder, specializing in food and agriculture technology investments. With a background in strategic planning and entrepreneurship, he has successfully invested in companies like OlsAro and CarbonFarm Technology, focusing on sectors such as Food and Beverage and AgTech, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area. Dean's career highlights include founding the GROW AgriFood Impact Accelerator and serving as an investor and board member for companies like Intelligent Growth Solutions Limited and Ai Palette. His expertise in venture capital and business strategy has led to successful investments in emerging markets and innovative startups within the agriculture industry.

Work Experience

AgFunder

Founding Partner
2012 - Current
AgFunder is an online venture capital platform that invests in food and agriculture technology startups globally. We've taken the offline VC business model and have built technology to make venture capital more efficient and scalable. We use Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to help us invest more intelligently and to better support our portfolio companies. The AgFunder ecosystem consists of over 100,000 members and subscribers and we have offices in San Francisco and Singapore.

AgFunder invests in impactful companies that can positively transform the world's food system.

Raised $2,250,000.00 from PULSAR.

agfunder.com

GROW AgriFood Impact Accelerator

Founder and Executive Director
2019
GROW is a Singapore based Agrifood Technology Accelerator backed by the AgFunder GROW Impact Fund. We identify, nurture and invest in exceptional entrepreneurs developing technologies to drive sustainability and social impact across the food system.