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 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 Sixth Academy Cohort, Featuring Diverse Startup Talent in Agri-Food Tech
Calgary, Alberta – March 12, 2025 – SVG Ventures | THRIVE, a global venture and innovation platform, is proud to announce the 14 companies selected for its highly anticipated sixth Academy program. The THRIVE Academy is dedicated to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in the agriculture and food technology sectors. This 12-week program is designed to […]
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 Ventures Announces its THRIVE V Seed Accelerator Cohort
April 4, 2019— Los Gatos, CA– The SVG Ventures-THRIVE AgTech platform announced today the nine startup finalists that comprise its 5th annual seed accelerator cohort. Following 6 months of rigorous research and analysis these nine companies were selected from a global applicant pool of 275 companies across 67 countries. SVG Ventures-THRIVE will invest $100k […]