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Koan Capital

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 2 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowLast fund, Jan 2022

SeedSeries ASeries BAgtechFoodAgriculture

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque145days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$533MCheque size, as they say$50K – $250KRounds led0 of 2
Pitch Koan Capital

Koan Capital highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Canada’s Dedicated AgTech Rolling Fund: Investing in Impactful Early-stage AgTech StartupsFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$50K – $250K as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AgtechFoodAgriculture
Based in
Calgary, Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jun
    Picketa SystemsSeed · CA · East Valley Ventures$2.1MWith 9 others
  3. 2023

    1 round

  4. May
    Picketa SystemsSeed · CA · Tall Grass Ventures$1.1BWith 6 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

6 of 17 we have independently watched raise

4agChrysalabsCrushdynamicsEiodiagnosticsIndexbiosystemsMaiafarmsBrilliantpoweredDeveloped By BonzerEmergingtrajectoriesMaterialfutureslabNectarNutrimealsPicketaSamiagtechSawbacktechTrufflesystemsWiseatsfoods

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Koan Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Koan Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Koan Capital

What does Koan Capital invest in?

Koan Capital invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Agtech, Food and Agriculture.

How active is Koan Capital?

2 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Koan Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Picketa Systems (Seed, Jun 2026).

How big are Koan Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $533M. It says it writes cheques of $50K to $250K.

Is Koan Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Koan Capital invest alongside?

Most often Desjardins Venture Capital (2 rounds together), East Valley Ventures (2 rounds together) and Tall Grass Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Koan Capital?

Koan Capital is a VC firm based in Calgary, Canada.

Has Koan Capital raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Jan 2022.

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