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Ag Startup Engine

Founders Kevin Kimle

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Total investments 25
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$1M
Portfolio companies 19
Rounds per year 3.12
Lead investments 10
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.24
Key employees 1
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Seed

Areas of investment

  • Farming
  • AgTech
  • Biotechnology
  • Agriculture
  • Database
Summary

Ag Startup Engine appeared to be the VC, which was created in 2015. The company was established in North America in United States. The main office of represented VC is situated in the Ames.

The high activity for fund was in 2018. The fund is generally included in 2-6 deals every year. Deals in the range of 100 thousands - 1 million dollars are the general things for fund. The real fund results show that this VC is 30 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other companies.

Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are Internet, Marketplace. For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - United States. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Tractor Zoom. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 1 and less years to receive the investment from the fund.

The typical case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 1-2 participants. Despite the Ag Startup Engine, startups are often financed by Innova Memphis. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Innova Memphis. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Ames Seed Capital, Iowa Dept of Economic Development, Innova Memphis.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Genvax Technologies

Biotechnology
$6M10 Aug 2022 Ames, Iowa, United States

Mazen Animal Health

Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
$11M05 May 2022 City of Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

GW Nutrition

AgTech
Food Processing
$50K03 Mar 2022 Slater, Iowa, United States

Phinite

Agriculture
Farming
$50K01 Mar 2022 Tar Heel, North Carolina, United States

N-Sense

Agriculture
Farming
Sensor
$50K17 Nov 2021 Ames, Iowa, United States

Salin 247

AgTech
Farming
Machinery Manufacturing
$50K18 Oct 2021 Ames, Iowa, United States

Continuum Ag

Agriculture
Farming
$475K15 Oct 2021 Iowa, United States

Continuum Ag

Agriculture
Farming
$200K06 Oct 2021 Iowa, United States

Gross-Wen Technologies

Biotechnology
Information Technology
Waste Management
Water
$6M20 Aug 2021 Slater, Iowa, United States
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Gross-Wen Technologies Raises $6.5M in Series A Funding

– Gross-Wen Technologies from Slater, Iowa develops algae-based wastewater treatment company.
– Series A $6.5M round was led by ISA Ventures and Iowa Farm Bureau’s Rural Vitality Fund with participation from Next Level Ventures, Mid-American Angels, Ankeny Angels, Ag Startup Engine, Oman Ventures, and 1330 Investments.
– The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth in Iowa, expand operations and its business reach.

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Total investments 25
Average round size 1M
Rounds per year 3.12
Peak activity year 2021
Lead investments 10
Follow on index 0.24
Group Appearance index 0.44

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Genvax Technologies

Biotechnology
$6M10 Aug 2022 Ames, Iowa, United States

Mazen Animal Health

Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
$11M05 May 2022 City of Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

GW Nutrition

AgTech
Food Processing
$50K03 Mar 2022 Slater, Iowa, United States

Phinite

Agriculture
Farming
$50K01 Mar 2022 Tar Heel, North Carolina, United States

N-Sense

Agriculture
Farming
Sensor
$50K17 Nov 2021 Ames, Iowa, United States

Salin 247

AgTech
Farming
Machinery Manufacturing
$50K18 Oct 2021 Ames, Iowa, United States

Continuum Ag

Agriculture
Farming
$475K15 Oct 2021 Iowa, United States

Continuum Ag

Agriculture
Farming
$200K06 Oct 2021 Iowa, United States

Gross-Wen Technologies

Biotechnology
Information Technology
Waste Management
Water
$6M20 Aug 2021 Slater, Iowa, United States
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