Rob Leclerc

Founding Partner

2012 - Current

AgFunder is one of the most active foodtech and agtech focused venture capital firms globally. We are a new kind of VC firm that leverages our media and research platform of over 65,000 members and subscribers to give us access to the best deal flow and network to support our portfolio companies.

Investor

2020

(Acquired for $250m 13 months after our investment) Bear Flag Robotics is developing autonomous driving technology for farm tractors. Currently, we do this by equipping tractors and implements with technology that allows growers to automate many of their most common tasks.

Investor

2020

(Greenlight went public in 2022 valued at $1.5b) GreenLight Biosciences is a biotechnology company focused on sustainable production of chemicals and fuels using its patented Cell free bioprocessing technology platform. This revolutionary technology enables the biological conversion of economical, renewable substrates to valuable products with unprecedented flexibility and control.

Investor

2019

(RootAI was acquired by $APPHW in 2021) Root AI has developed a harvesting robot for greenhouses.

Investor

2018

Brightseed believes nutrition is medicine. They combine machine learning and systems biology to discover naturally occurring compounds with proven clinical benefits for health and wellness.

Investor

2019

DeHaat is Indias largest agtech firm. They have built a digitial agronomy platform and marketplace connecting institutional sellers and buyers with smallholder farmers in India. DeHaat has over 2.5m farmers on their platform

Investor

2019

Verdant Robotics develops state-of-the-art spraying robots. The company was founded by foundational engineers at Waymo, Zoox, and Cruise Automation

Investor

2020

Kula Bio energizes nitrogen-fixing microbes to produce organic fertilizer. By rewiring the energy flow from sun to soil, Kula is disrupting synthetic fertilizer to eliminate the division between affordable practices and stewardship.

Investor

2019

Investor

2020

By reverse-engineering the coffee bean, Atomo has created a naturally-derived and sustainable coffee with the same caffeine you’d expect and no harsh acid or bitterness.