# Agrivida funding: rounds and investors

> Agrivida has raised $84M across 9 rounds since 2006. Investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, DAG Ventures and Northgate Capital.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/agrivida (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Agrivida*

9 rounds we have observed, with the 22 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Agtech Biotech Healthcare

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$84M** raised across 9 rounds since 2006, from 9 sources

**$600K** Seed **$2.0M** Grant **$2.0M** Venture **$15M** Series C **$1.2M** Debt **$12M** Series D **$11M** Series D **$20M** Series E **$20M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $20M Jul 2019
- **Led by:** Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund
- **Biggest round:** $20M Series E · Sept 2016
- **Investors:** 22 (1 led)

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

**$600K** Seed

**$2.0M** Grant

**$2.0M** Venture

**$15M** Series C

**$1.2M** Debt

**$12M** Series D

**$20M** Series E

**$20M** Round

- **First round:** Seed, $600K
- **Biggest round:** $20M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 19 months

## The rounds

- **Jul 2019** Round **$20M** *4 new* *3 returning* Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund Lead [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) [Middleland Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/middleland-capital) [Syngenta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syngenta-group-ventures) [Cultivian Sandbox](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivian-sandbox-ventures) Batios Holdings Limited Maschhoff’s Agricultural Holdings Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $3.9M sold, first sale May 2019
- **Sept 2016** Series E **$20M** *1 new* The University of Texas Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $20M sold, first sale Aug 2016
- **Aug 2015** Series D **$11M** *3 new* *7 returning* [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) [DAG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures) [Northgate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northgate-capital) [Bright Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bright-capital) [Middleland Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/middleland-capital) [Cultivian Sandbox](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivian-sandbox-ventures) [Gentry Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gentry-venture-partners) [Prairie Gold](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prairie-gold) Maschhoff Family Foods From a historical funding record
- **Jan 2015** Series D **$12M** *3 new* *6 returning* [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [DAG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures) [Northgate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northgate-capital) [Bright Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bright-capital) [Middleland Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/middleland-capital) [Cultivian Sandbox](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivian-sandbox-ventures) [PrairieGold Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prairiegold-venture-partners) [Gentry Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gentry-venture-partners) [Sontag Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sontag-innovation-fund) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Dec 2014
- **Oct 2014** Debt **$1.2M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.2M sold, first sale Sept 2014
- **Sept 2012** Series C **$15M** *9 new* [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [DAG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures) [Northgate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northgate-capital) [Presidio Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/presidio-ventures) [Bright Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bright-capital) [PrairieGold Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prairiegold-venture-partners) [Gentry Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gentry-venture-partners) [Syngenta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syngenta) [Cornerstone Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cornerstone-angels) Reported by masshightech.com SEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Aug 2012
- **Jun 2011** Venture **$2.0M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by masshightech.com SEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale May 2011
- **Nov 2009** Grant **$2.0M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by masshightech.com
- **Nov 2006** Seed **$600K** *2 new* [incTANK Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inctank-ventures) [Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shin-nippon-biomedical-laboratories) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From Agrivida's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 6 on the team.

- **Rajiv Singh** Chief Executive Officer
- **Dennis Penland** Board of Directors.
- **Andrew Ashworth** Executive Officer i
- **Daniel Meagher** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Edward L. McMillan** Board of Advisors.
- **R. Michael Raab** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *Clinton Bybee* *Ronald Meeusen*

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Grant** 2009 **Venture** 2011 **Series C** 2012 **Debt** 2014 **Series D** 2015 **Series D** 2015 **Series E** 2016 **Round** 2019 [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [DAG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures) [Northgate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northgate-capital) [Bright Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bright-capital) [Middleland Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/middleland-capital) [Cultivian Sandbox](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivian-sandbox-ventures) [Gentry Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gentry-venture-partners) [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) [PrairieGold Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prairiegold-venture-partners) Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund L

## Everyone who backed them

[Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) VC firm **3** rounds

[DAG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds

[Northgate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northgate-capital) Family office **3** rounds

[Bright Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bright-capital) Investment firm **3** rounds

[Middleland Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/middleland-capital) VC firm **3** rounds

[Cultivian Sandbox](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivian-sandbox-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds

[Gentry Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gentry-venture-partners) VC firm **3** rounds

[ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[PrairieGold Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prairiegold-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund no record of our own yet **1** round, led 1

[Presidio Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/presidio-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round

[Syngenta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syngenta-group-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Syngenta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syngenta) Corporate VC **1** round

[Cornerstone Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cornerstone-angels) Angel network **1** round

[incTANK Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inctank-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shin-nippon-biomedical-laboratories) Investment firm **1** round

[Prairie Gold](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prairie-gold) Growth equity **1** round

[Sontag Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sontag-innovation-fund) Institutional LP **1** round

Batios Holdings Limited no record of our own yet **1** round

Maschhoff Family Foods no record of our own yet **1** round

Maschhoff’s Agricultural Holdings no record of our own yet **1** round

The University of Texas no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Agrivida

### Who invested in Agrivida?

Agrivida's investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, DAG Ventures, Northgate Capital, Bright Capital and Middleland Capital, and 17 more on record. Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund led its latest round.

### How much has Agrivida raised?

Agrivida has raised $84M across 9 rounds since 2006.

### When did Agrivida last raise?

Agrivida's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $20M in Jul 2019, led by Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund.

### What was Agrivida's biggest round?

Agrivida's largest round on record is $20M (Series E), in Sept 2016.

### Who backed Agrivida first?

Agrivida's first round on record, in Nov 2006, was backed by incTANK Ventures and Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories.

### What stage is Agrivida at?

Agrivida's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jul 2019.

### Where is Agrivida based?

Agrivida is based in the United States.

### Who led Agrivida's rounds?

Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund led the Undisclosed round in 2019.

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