Lewis & Clark AgriFood: Funding, Team & Investors

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Dec 4, 2023	AgroSpheres	$25.0M Series B	Mark S. Brooks	Bidra Innovation Ventures, Cavallo Ventures, Carl Casale
Aug 22, 2023	Bushel	$26.0M Other Equity	Christopher Hopkins	Cargill, Continental Grain Company, Germin8 Ventures, Indiana Next Level Fund/50 South Capital Advisors, The Andersons, The Scoular Company
May 1, 2022	Brightseed	$68.0M Series B	Temasek	Gabriel Ruimy, Brkfst Club, Main Sequence Ventures, Mayfield, Mcwin Capital Partners, NEO, SOSV, UpHonest Capital, Vamos Ventures, Gary Hirshberg, Hadi Partovi, Scott Banister, AgFunder, Continental Grain Company, Germin8 Ventures, S2G Ventures
Apr 1, 2022	Natural Fiber Welding	$85.0M Series B	Gregg Smith, Gregg Smith	Evolution VC Partners, Keith Masback, Advantage Capital, AiiM Partners, BMW I Ventures, Central Illinois Angels, Collaborative Fund, Engine NO. 1, Gaingels, Raga Partners, Ralph Lauren Corporation, Scrum Ventures, John Hartman, Tidal Impact
Oct 1, 2021	Gencove	$10.0M Series A	Lewis & Clark Agrifood	Spero Ventures, Balaji Srinivasan, Techammer, Third Kind Venture Capital, Version ONE Ventures
Aug 18, 2021	Beta Hatch	$10.0M Other Equity	Lewis & Clark Agrifood	Cavallo Ventures, Innova Memphis
Sep 1, 2020	Brightseed	$27.0M Series U	—	Brick & Mortar Ventures, S3 Ventures, AgFunder, Continental Grain Company, Fifty Years, Germin8 Ventures, Horizons Ventures, S2G
Jun 1, 2020	Greenlight Biosciences	$100.0M Series D	Jason Dinges	Baird Capital, Maveron, OAK HC/FT, Tsvc Capital, Continental Grain Company, Cormorant Asset Management, Fall Line Capital, Frederic Michel, Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund, Matthew Walker, TAO Capital Partners
Dec 19, 2019	Bushel	$19.5M Series B	Continental Grain Company	Germin8 Ventures

Lewis & Clark AgriFood provides growth capital to companies innovating across the agrifood sector, investing in market leaders that enhance global food systems and sustainability. The firm leverages deep domain expertise and an extensive network. Investment verticals include Applied AI, Food Technology, Supply Chain, and Plant Science & Animal Health, driving advantageous outcomes.

David Taiclet and Thomas Hillman founded Lewis & Clark AgriFood in 2016, establishing a specialized growth equity entity focused on the evolving food and agriculture landscape. This enabled the founders to apply their significant experience to the sector's unique opportunities and challenges, built on existing institutional knowledge.

The firm's customers are innovative companies driving advancements within the agrifood space. Lewis & Clark AgriFood’s vision centers on fostering a better future for food, health, and the planet by supporting ventures that reshape consumer well-being and environmental impact, promoting breakthroughs from biological science to supply chain logistics.

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