Name

FarmHand Ventures

Legal name

Farmhand Ventures

Website

https://farmhandventures.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital (Agtech)

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm Technology Enablement & Data Integration Advisory (FMIS/ERP, IoT, Decision Support) (AFACAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Natural Resources — Farmland & Agriculture (FSAAAKAI)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Agtech seed funding
• Agricultural technology investing
• Pre-seed agtech funding
• Agriculture consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns: As a venture capital firm, FarmHand Ventures generates returns through equity investments in early-stage agtech companies. The firm invests in pre-seed and seed stage companies working on solutions for the future of work in agriculture, aiming to achieve exits through acquisitions or IPOs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FarmHand Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm that invests in US-based agtech companies working on solutions to the agricultural labor crisis and the future of work in agriculture. The firm additionally provides strategic agriculture technology consulting services to farmers, commodity groups, farmworkers, farmworker organizations, and research bodies. Its current portfolio includes L5 Automation (AI strawberry harvesting robots), Scout/AGSCOUT (AI vineyard insights), New West Genetics (hemp genetics), and Nutt Bio (swine biotechnology).

Product overview

FarmHand Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm focused on agtech companies enabling a just transition toward the future of work in agriculture in the US. The firm does not offer a unified product platform; rather, it provides a whitepaper resource (Agrifoodtech Commercial Adoption Readiness Framework) and strategic agriculture technology consulting services to complement its investment activities. The portfolio consists of four portfolio companies: L5 Automation (AI-powered agricultural robots), Scout (AI-powered vineyard insights), New West Genetics (high-performance hemp seeds), and Nutt Bio (swine care biotechnology), though these are investee companies rather than products of FarmHand Ventures itself.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agrifoodtech Commercial Adoption Readiness Framework A structured assessment tool designed to help venture capitalists and industry leaders evaluate the commercial viability of agtech innovations by identifying and mitigating risks across value proposition, market acceptance, resource maturity, and regulatory landscapes.
• Pre-seed and Seed Stage Agtech Equity Investments Equity capital investments in pre-seed and seed stage US agtech companies developing solutions to the agricultural labor crisis and the future of work in agriculture, supported by an ecosystem of producers, agribusiness, agtech founders, NGOs, and government organizations.
• Strategic Agriculture Technology Consulting Strategic agriculture technology consulting provided to farmers, commodity groups, farmworkers, farmworker organizations, and research bodies to evaluate and validate emerging agtech solutions and develop partnerships.

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Farmers and Commodity GroupscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFarmHand Ventures strategically partners with farmers and commodity groups to provide strategic agriculture technology consulting services. These partnerships help identify technology needs and validate solutions within the agricultural sector.
• Farmworkers and Farmworker OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with farmworkers and farmworker organizations ensure that solutions address the needs of agricultural laborers and that these stakeholders have representation on agtech cap tables. This reflects the firm's commitment to social equity.
• Research BodiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFarmHand Ventures partners with research bodies to provide strategic agriculture technology consulting services and to ensure scientific rigor in the technologies they support.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Radicle Growth: Radicle Growth is an accelerator and fund focused exclusively on agtech and foodtech startups. Direct peer given shared pre-seed/seed focus and comparable fund structure for early agtech investing.
• Anterra Capital: Anterra Capital is a venture capital firm investing in agrifood tech innovations globally. Direct peer given shared thesis on transforming the food and agriculture system through technology.
• AgFunder: AgFunder is a leading venture capital firm investing globally in agrifood tech startups across the value chain. Direct peer given shared focus on early-stage agtech investments and thought leadership in the space.
• Finistere Ventures: Finistere Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on agrifood technology. Direct peer given shared focus on early-stage agtech investments and similar geographic exposure to US/Israel markets.
• Pontifax AgTech: Pontifax AgTech is a venture capital firm investing in agriculture and food technology. Direct peer given shared focus on early-to-growth stage agtech investments.
• Fall Line Capital: Fall Line Capital is a venture capital firm focused on technology investments in agriculture. Direct peer given shared thesis on agtech transformation and similar stage focus.
• Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: Cultivian Sandbox is a venture fund focused on high-tech food and agriculture companies. Direct peer given shared emphasis on early-stage agtech and similar fund size/stage positioning.
• S2G Ventures: S2G Ventures is a multi-stage venture fund investing in food and agriculture startups. Direct peer given overlapping thesis on food system transformation and comparable portfolio stage focus.

Regional players

• Lewis & Clark Ventures: Lewis & Clark Ventures is a St. Louis-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies. Regional peer given shared St. Louis base, though its focus is broader than agtech.

Broad incumbents

• Syngenta Group Ventures: Syngenta Group's venture arm invests in innovative agriculture technologies globally. Broad incumbent given its scale and corporate backing, contrasting with FarmHand's niche focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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