About Acre Venture Partners
Acre Venture Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Santa Monica, United States. As of Oct 2025, Acre Venture Partners has invested in 25 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Food and Agriculture Tech to Retail and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Ascribe Bioscience Overall, Acre Venture Partners portfolio has seen 2 unicorns and 3 acquisitions including key companies like FBN, Inari and Farm-ng. A lot of funds co-invest with Acre Venture Partners, with names like Kleiner Perkins sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Acre Venture Partners has team of 9 people including 8 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Acre Venture Partners' List of Top Investments
Acre Venture Partners has a portfolio of 25 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Highlight and Bonsai Robotics.Their portfolio spans across United States, Brazil, Argentina and 2 more locations. They have invested in Food and Agriculture Tech, Retail, Consumer and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Acre Venture Partners:
1. FBN
Network of services for farm management, supplies, and financial solutions. The platform provides access to agricultural inputs, financing options, and marketing programs. It connects farmers to grain buyers and offers data-driven insights. The network facilitates community engagement through online forums and events.
Key facts about FBN
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Carlos (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $981M
- Employee Count: 683 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: TriplePoint Capital, Fidelity Investments and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Jul 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Source
Provider of AI solutions for optimized greenhouse cultivation and management. The company offers tools for data gathering, yield prediction, and strategy simulation. It also provides solutions for automated irrigation and precise greenhouse control. These solutions aim to enhance productivity and support autonomous execution for growers.
Key facts about Source
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $54.5M
- Employee Count: 83 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Acre Venture Partners, Hico Capital and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 03, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Inari
Developer of technology to improve crop breeding and seed production. The company utilizes innovations in genomics, artificial intelligence, and gene editing to analyze plant DNA. It aims to identify edits that will positively impact specific locations within a crop's DNA. The company focuses on enabling plants to make efficient use of resources.
Key facts about Inari
Digital social networking platform for healthcare professionals. The company offers CHLOE (Consumer Health Learning and Organizing Ecosystem) software that integrates clinical care with scientific research and provides access, research participation, and education - networking patient communities with healthcare providers and scientists to provide scientifically proven optimal care in alternative medicines.
Key facts about People Science
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $8.5M
- Employee Count: 41 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Noetic Psychedelic Fund, Lifeforce Capital and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jan 26, 2023, $*****
5. Meati
Developer of fungi-based protein meats foods. It uses mycelium as food ingredient that grown indoor using only water, sugar, and nutrients. Its products, like cutlets and steaks, are made using a natural fermentation process that produces nutrient-dense, high-protein, high-fiber meat alternatives.
Key facts about Meati
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Boulder (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $489M
- Employee Count: 93 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Wellington, Toba Capital and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Apr 19, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Acre Venture Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Acre Venture Partners has invested in 25 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Terradot and most recent follow-on round was in Ascribe Bioscience.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2023 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2022 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2021 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Acre Venture Partners' Investments by Stage
Acre Venture Partners has made 12 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $18.3M, 7 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.63M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $43.3M and 3 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $17.6M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 12 |
Seed | 7 |
Series B | 3 |
Series C | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Acre Venture Partners' Investments by Sector
Acre Venture Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Food and Agriculture Tech, Sustainability Tech, Retail, Consumer and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 23 Tech companies, 16 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 9 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Food and Agriculture Tech | 18 |
Sustainability Tech | 10 |
Retail | 7 |
Consumer | 6 |
High Tech | 6 |
Others | 31 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Acre Venture Partners' Investments by Geography
Acre Venture Partners has made most investments in United States (20), followed by Brazil where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 20 |
Brazil | 2 |
Argentina | 1 |
Australia | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Acre Venture Partners' recent investments
Acre Venture Partners has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Acre Venture Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 08, 2025 | United States | Series B | 8188 | [+5] | |
Jan 28, 2025 | United States | Series A | 9295 | [+6] | |
Dec 12, 2024 | United States | Series A | 2015 | [+11] | |
Aug 21, 2024 | United States | Seed | 2141 | [+6] | |
Jan 18, 2024 | United States | Series A | 2638 | [+1] |
Unicorns in Acre Venture Partners' Portfolio
Acre Venture Partners has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - FBN and Inari. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is FBN. It became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years after Acre Venture Partners first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Acre Venture Partners' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 | Network of services for farm management, supplies, and financial solutions | 2014 | San Carlos | Series G | rihhhia | ||
64 | Developer of technology to improve crop breeding and seed production | 2016 | Cambridge | Series G | ejtqbir |
Acquired companies in Acre Venture Partners' Portfolio
3 companies from Acre Venture Partners' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Farm-ng in Jul 2025 by Bonsai Robotics for $*****.Here are Acre Venture Partners' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 24, 2025 | Jan 18, 2024 | Series A | 8548 | |
May 11, 2021 | Nov 14, 2017 | Seed | 2953 | |
Nov 28, 2017 | Aug 22, 2016 | Series C | 8729 |
Team profile of Acre Venture Partners
Acre Venture Partners has a team of 9 members including 8 Partners located in United States. Acre Venture Partners' team sits on the board of 3 companies.Here is a list of all team members in Acre Venture Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Cambridge | - | - | |
Partner | Santa Monica | - | ||
Partner | Brooklyn | - | ||
Partner | Santa Monica | |||
Partner | Los Angeles | - | ||
Partner | Los Angeles | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Los Angeles | - | - |
Co-investors of Acre Venture Partners
Over the past 10 years, 267 investors have co-invested in Acre Venture Partners's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Acre Venture Partners: Bluestein & Associates, Right Side Capital Management and 77 others have invested in rounds before Acre Venture Partners. There are 2 companies where Bluestein & Associates has invested before Acre Venture Partners and 2 companies where Right Side Capital Management has invested before Acre Venture Partners.
- Top Co-investors of Acre Venture Partners: 95 investors entered a company along with Acre Venture Partners. These include investors like Kleiner Perkins (2 companies).
- Invested after Acre Venture Partners: A total of 93 investors have invested in Acre Venture Partners's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include CPP Investments (2 companies), Collab Fund (2 companies) and Maersk Growth (2 companies).
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