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 […]
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 […]
Pairtree Intelligence secures investment from SVG Ventures Pioneer Fund following inaugural THRIVE APAC Accelerator.
Los Gatos, CA, December 6, 2023. Pairtree Intelligence, an Australian AgriTech innovator, has secured investment from SVG Ventures through the Pioneer Fund, following their participation in the inaugural THRIVE APAC Accelerator program. This marks the tenth investment by the Pioneer Fund this year. The investment signals SVG Ventures growing engagement in the Australian AgriTech sector, […]
Verdi’s Personalized Plant Healthcare Platform Attracts Major Investment from SVG Ventures Pioneer Fund
Los Gatos, California – Agriculture technology startup Verdi has secured significant investment from SVG Ventures through the THRIVE Pioneer Fund, helping Verdi scale its operations in North America as it commercializes its personalized plant healthcare platform with food brands and their growers. With this investment, SVG Ventures joins a roster of other notable investors in […]
Why We Invested: Olombria
I love to eat. I consume blueberries, strawberries, and almonds like moviegoers consume popcorn: mindlessly and in giant handfuls. When I started investing in the agrifood tech sector through SVG Ventures-THRIVE, my primary goal was to invest in an industry that is both supporting the sustainability of our natural ecosystem and helping to improve our […]
SVG & THRIVE Announce $1m investment in Third Cohort
THRIVE AGTECH HOSTS ITS THIRD SEED CAMP THIS WEEK BRINGING 10 COMPANIES FROM 5 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TO ACCELERATE THE NEXT CLASS OF CUTTING EDGE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES Media contact: Emily Breslin, Emily.Breslin@SVGPartners.Com April 11, 2017, Salinas, CA– Entering its third consecutive year, the THRIVE AgTech accelerator announced today that it will invest a total of $1m […]