What ToSeed & Partners does

ToSeed & Partners (TOSEED PARTNERS SRL) is a private Italian asset management company founded in 2022 in Siena, Tuscany, by Luigi Galimberti (Chairman) and Giovanni Ferri (CEO). The firm operates as a venture capital and venture builder exclusively focused on the agrifood technology sector, deploying capital at pre-seed, seed, and research-project stages into startups addressing robotics and mechanization, food safety and traceability, novel farming systems, biotechnology and bio-based inputs, and alternative proteins. Its portfolio of eight companies includes Visioning (wastewater treatment), GlutenSens (gluten detection), Leda Biotech (duckweed cultivation), Dewy (bio-based hydrogel), Agri-E (bio-fuel), Impollitech (mechanized pollination), Snelix (indoor snail farming), and Kinsect (insect protein).

The firm's go-to-market is direct engagement with founders through scouting, networking, and a website pitch submission form, supplemented by LinkedIn presence and its corporate site (toseed.it). In 2023, ToSeed & Partners became the partner of Farming Future, Italy's largest technology transfer fund, operating alongside CDP Venture Capital — an institutional anchor that provides deal flow and co-investment capacity. The company has adopted AI-powered tooling for scouting and due diligence, funded through a 96,000€ regional digitalization program (PR FESR 2021-2027), with the majority of the cost covered by a non-repayable grant. The revenue model is asset management (management fees and potential carried interest) combined with venture building services and access to a specialist network for early-stage agrifood founders. No public pricing or revenue figures are disclosed.

The team is a six-person multi-disciplinary group of investors, operators, and specialists, with operating geographies currently limited to Italy despite a stated global vision. As a private, founder-controlled firm with no external parent and no disclosed funding rounds, ToSeed & Partners is positioned as an early-stage specialist within Italy's agritech venture capital ecosystem.

Name

ToSeed & Partners

Legal name

TOSEED PARTNERS SRL

Website

https://toseed.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ToSeed & Partners is a Siena-based Italian asset management firm founded in 2022 that invests in early-stage agrifood technology startups and research projects, operating as a partner of Italy's largest technology transfer fund, Farming Future, alongside CDP Venture Capital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital and Asset Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Emerging Managers / Seeding Platforms (FSAHAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

SDG / Thematic Sustainable Investment Funds (FSANAJAN)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Agrifood tech investments
• Early-stage funding
• Venture building services
• Technology transfer fund

Headquarters

HQ city

Siena

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Investment Management/Fund Partnership: ToSeed & Partners is an asset management company that became partner of Italy's largest technology transfer fund (Farming Future) in 2023. They invest in agrifood tech startups at pre-seed, seed, and research project stages.
2. Venture Building Services: Provides practical sector support and venture building activities to help founders build impactful solutions in the agrifood sector.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ToSeed & Partners is an asset management company that invests in early-stage agrifood technology startups across pre-seed, seed, and research project stages. The firm provides venture capital services including scouting, due diligence, capital deployment, and ongoing portfolio monitoring, combined with venture building support and access to a specialist network.

Product overview

ToSeed & Partners is an asset management company that operates as a venture capital and venture building firm focused exclusively on the agrifood technology sector. The company provides investment services to early-stage startups and research projects in the agritech space, combining capital deployment with hands-on operational support and access to a specialist network. The core investment services are complemented by their portfolio of invested companies, which includes Visioning (wastewater treatment), Glutensens (gluten detection), Leda Biotech (duckweed cultivation), Dewy (bio-based hydrogel), Agri-E (bio-fuel production), Impollitech (mechanized pollination), Snelix (indoor snail farming), and Kinsect (insect protein production).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investment Services (Agrifood Venture Capital) Asset management and venture capital services focused on early-stage agrifood tech investments, including scouting, due diligence, capital deployment, and portfolio monitoring. The firm provides practical and sectoral support combined with venture building activities and access to a specialist network.
• Venture Building Services Venture building services that provide practical sector support to early-stage founders in the agrifood sector, helping them build impactful solutions alongside capital deployment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Partner of Italy's largest technology transfer fund since 2023

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• S2G Ventures: S2G Ventures is a multi-stage investor focused on food, agriculture, and ocean. Comparable to ToSeed given its exclusive agrifood tech mandate, multi-stage thesis, and venture-building support to portfolio companies.
• FoodLabs: FoodLabs is a European early-stage VC and venture builder for food and agritech founders. Directly comparable to ToSeed in stage profile (pre-seed/seed), venture-building services model, and agrifood vertical focus.
• Astanor Ventures: Astanor is a European venture capital firm investing across agrifood, ocean, and climate at early stages. Directly comparable to ToSeed given its exclusive focus on food and agricultural deep-tech with a venture-building orientation.
• Better Food Ventures: Better Food Ventures is an early-stage fund investing in food and agriculture technology. Comparable to ToSeed for its exclusive agrifood vertical, early-stage focus, and operator-investor support model.
• AgFunder: AgFunder is a global agrifood tech venture capital firm with a strong early-stage tilt. Directly comparable to ToSeed in thematic focus, stage profile, and role as a dedicated agritech investor.
• Anterra Capital: Anterra Capital is a food and agriculture-focused growth and venture investor backed by European institutional LPs. Comparable to ToSeed for its exclusive agrifood mandate and emphasis on backing transformative food-tech and agritech companies.

Broad incumbents

• CDP Venture Capital: CDP Venture Capital is Italy's largest institutional venture capital investor managing multiple national and sector funds including Farming Future. Comparable to ToSeed as the institutional partner backing ToSeed through Farming Future, but operating at much broader scope across all sectors.
• Syngenta Group Ventures: Syngenta Group Ventures is the corporate venture arm of a global agritech major, investing in agriculture and food technology. Comparable to ToSeed for its exclusive agrifood scope, but at much larger scale and as a strategic/CVC investor rather than an independent early-stage fund.

Regional players

• Primo Ventures: Primo Ventures is an Italian venture capital manager focused on seed and early-stage technology investments. Comparable to ToSeed as another Italy-based early-stage fund manager, though Primo's sector focus spans broader tech rather than agrifood only.
• Indaco Venture Partners: Indaco Venture Partners is an Italian early-stage venture capital firm investing in deep-tech and digital startups. Comparable to ToSeed as a fellow domestic Italian early-stage investor with a deep-tech tilt, though Indaco is sector-agnostic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments4 records

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