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SVG Ventures Sunrise Agri Fund Invest in EF Polymer to Advance Sustainable Agriculture

Los Gatos, CA – September 30, 2025 – SVG Ventures, a leading global agri-food innovation and investment firm, today announced that its Sunrise Agri Fund, a $50 million corporate venture capital fund established in 2024 in partnership with Kagome Co., Ltd., has completed an investment in EF Polymer K.K., (Okinawa, Japan). EF Polymer develops and […]

SVG Ventures Invests $500,000 in Alberta-Based AgTech Innovator Brilliant Harvest

CALGARY, ALBERTA – [May 22, 2025] – SVG Ventures, a global leader in agri-food innovation and investment, is excited to announce a $500,000 investment in Calgary-based Brilliant Harvest, a THRIVE IV Accelerator company, through the SVG Ventures Pioneer Fund.  This investment is made through SVG’s $50 million third fund, headquartered in Alberta, with Farm Credit Canada (FCC) […]

 Verdi raises $6.5M to bring automation to aging farm infrastructure 

 Vancouver, Canada, May 15, 2025 – Verdi, the company making irrigation automation accessible to every farm, today announced it has raised $6.5 million CAD ($4.7 million USD) in its latest oversubscribed seed round, bringing total funding to $9.5 million. The round was led by SVG Ventures, with participation from NEC X, Ponderosa Ventures (a member […]

SVG Ventures | THRIVE, with support from Intel, Texas A&M, and IUNU, Unveil Groundbreaking Research on Community-Integrated Greenhouses for Sustainable Urban Farming

Los Gatos, CA, May 12, 2025 – What if your neighborhood had its own community greenhouse, providing fresh, local produce year-round? SVG Ventures|THRIVE, in collaboration with Intel, Texas A&M AgriLife, and project partner IUNU, has completed a white paper exploring the feasibility of AI-enabled greenhouses in residential communities. This report highlights how Controlled Environment Agriculture […]

SVG Ventures|THRIVE Announces Strategic Engagement with the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) to Advance Innovation in Plant Nutrition

Los Gatos, CA, March 14, 2025 – SVG Ventures|THRIVE, the leading global AgriFoodTech innovation and investment platform, is pleased to announce its strategic engagement with the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) to drive innovation in plant nutrition and sustainable agriculture. As part of this collaboration, IFA will join THRIVE as a Platinum Partner for the 2025 […]

SVG Ventures|THRIVE Launches 2025 Global Impact Challenge to Combat Climate Change in Agrifood

Los Gatos, California — Feburary 10, 2025 – SVG Ventures|THRIVE is excited to announce the launch of its 2025 Global Impact Challenge, a worldwide call for pioneering startups focused on driving a sustainable future for food and agriculture. With 2030 recognized as a pivotal milestone for achieving meaningful climate impact, THRIVE continues its 10-year vision—initiated […]

Robigo Wins THRIVE Global X Scale-Up Program and Secures Investment from SVG Ventures to Advance Sustainable Crop Protection Solutions

Los Gatos, California — [January 9, 2025] – Robigo, a leading AgBiotech startup, has been named the winner of the THRIVE Global X Scale-Up Program. This recognition, which includes an investment from SVG Ventures, supports Robigo’s ongoing financing efforts to accelerate the development of its precision microbial solutions and its broader mission of bolstering the […]

Kagome Co.,Ltd and SVG Ventures Launch SVG Ventures Sunrise Agri Fund, a $50m Fund to Tackle Global Agriculture and Sustainability Challenges

Los Gatos, CA — Kagome Co., Ltd. (“Kagome”), through its U.S. subsidiary GARBiC USA LLC, and Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm SVG Ventures, LLC (“SVG”), have formed a strategic partnership, under which SVG will serve as the General Partner for a newly formed corporate venture capital (CVC) fund aimed at accelerating innovation in the agricultural […]