Climate & AgriTech Investing

Capital for Companies Rebuilding the Food System

We back founders working on the hardest problems in agriculture — carbon, soil, water, and what we eat next. Based in Chicago. Invested across North America.

$280M Assets Under Management
31 Portfolio Companies
9 Exits & Liquidity Events
14 Years Focused on Agri & Climate

Where We Invest

Sustainable Agriculture

We back pre-Series A and Series A teams working on soil biology, carbon farming, regenerative inputs, and precision management tools. Typical check: $4–12M led. Portfolio includes Verdant Soil Co. and Fieldspan Analytics.

Water & Climate Resilience

We invest in irrigation technology, real-time watershed monitoring, and drought-response tools at Series A and B. Typical check: $5–15M. Portfolio includes RainLedger and ClearCarbon.

Next-Gen Materials & Proteins

We lead early rounds in biomaterials, alternative proteins, and circular ag inputs displacing petrochemical and feedlot-dependent supply chains. Typical check: $3–10M. Portfolio includes Mycoform Materials and TerraProtein.

Selected Portfolio

31 companies. A few we can talk about.

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Verdant Soil Co.

Ames, IA  •  Founded 2018

Biological soil amendment platform improving carbon retention and crop yield.

Sustainable Ag
RainLedger

Denver, CO  •  Founded 2019

Real-time water usage monitoring and trading platform for irrigated agriculture.

Water Tech
ClearCarbon

Minneapolis, MN  •  Founded 2020

Verified carbon credit issuance for North American row crop farms.

Carbon
Mycoform Materials

Madison, WI  •  Founded 2021

Mycelium-based packaging and structural materials from agricultural waste.

Biomaterials
TerraProtein

St. Louis, MO  •  Founded 2019

Fermentation-derived protein ingredients from non-GMO legume feedstocks.

Alt Proteins
Fieldspan Analytics

Chicago, IL  •  Founded 2017

Remote sensing and satellite data tools for precision farm management.

Sustainable Ag

How We Work

Signal

We track early traction: pilot customers, land partnership agreements, regulatory movement. We get in early when the signal is real.

Diligence

6-10 weeks. We know agri. We go deep on science, unit economics, and team. We've seen what breaks at scale and ask those questions early.

Partnership

We join the board. We bring our network, not just capital. Our value comes from two decades of Midwest ag relationships, not pitch-deck advice.

Long-term

Our fund horizon is 12 years. We stay through the hard cycles. Agriculture doesn't move at SaaS speed and neither do we.

The Partners

Meet Everyone
Thomas Brennan
Founding Partner
Sarah Kowalczyk
General Partner
Marcus Webb
General Partner

Building something that matters?

We invest at Series A and B. If you're working in climate, ag, or sustainable materials — we want to hear from you.

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