# Serra Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Serra Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 156 investments on record, 7 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Serra Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 156 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $15M, May 2024 VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Ag Tech Food Tech

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**70%** of best year **7** **cheques in 12 months**, 156 on record

Since the last cheque **11** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.0M** Rounds led **1 of 156** Sole investor **72 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 84%**

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## Serra Ventures highlights

- 01 7 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 68% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 72 rounds, median $150K
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> a venture capital firm investing in early stage technology startups with a focus on Ag Tech and Food Tech From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Up to $5.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Ag Tech Food Tech
- **Based in:** Champaign, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **156 appearances**

- **2026** 7 rounds
- **Oct** **[IMIO](https://millionrounds.com/company/imio)** Seed · US · AgFunderNews **$12M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Leo Cancer Care](https://millionrounds.com/company/leo-cancer-care)** Series D · GB **$65M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Quercus Biosolutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/quercus-biosolutions)** Seed · US **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Swarm](https://millionrounds.com/company/swarm)** Series A · US **$10M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Asto CT](https://millionrounds.com/company/asto-ct)** Series C · US **$27M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Všlur](https://millionrounds.com/company/v-lur)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Opendorse](https://millionrounds.com/company/opendorse)** Venture · US **$2.1M** With 2 others
- **2025** 8 rounds
- **Oct** **[Helia Care](https://millionrounds.com/company/helia-care)** Venture · US **$271K** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[EarthOptics](https://millionrounds.com/company/earthoptics)** Venture · US **$38M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[FloVision Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/flovision-solutions)** Series A · US **$8.7M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[HerdDogg](https://millionrounds.com/company/herddogg)** Venture · US **$1.3M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[SpayVac for Wildlife](https://millionrounds.com/company/spayvac-for-wildlife)** Seed · US **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[OceanComm](https://millionrounds.com/company/oceancomm)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[Reconstruct](https://millionrounds.com/company/reconstruct)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Bonsai Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/bonsai-robotics)** Series A · US **$15M** With 2 others
- **2024** 10 rounds
- **Nov** **[Hazel Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/hazel-technologies)** Venture · US **$8.2M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Asto CT](https://millionrounds.com/company/asto-ct)** Venture · US **$36M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[LandTrust](https://millionrounds.com/company/landtrust)** Venture · US **$1.2M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[IntelliCulture](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelliculture)** Series A · CA · Tall Grass Ventures **$3.5M** *Led*
- **Jun** **[IntelliCulture](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelliculture)** Seed · CA **$2.6M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Elate](https://millionrounds.com/company/elate)** Venture · US **$3.2M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[FoodMaven](https://millionrounds.com/company/foodmaven)** Venture · US **$2.2M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[FoodMaven](https://millionrounds.com/company/foodmaven)** Venture · US **$985K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Conservation Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/conservation-labs)** Series A · US **$7.5M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[CRISPR QC](https://millionrounds.com/company/crispr-qc)** Series A · US **$10M** Sole investor
- **2023** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[GoSite](https://millionrounds.com/company/gosite)** US **$50K** With 3 others
- **May** **[DigiFarmz Smart Agriculture](https://millionrounds.com/company/digifarmz-smart-agriculture)** Seed · BR **$100K** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Vytelle](https://millionrounds.com/company/vytelle)** Series B · US **$20M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[EIWA](https://millionrounds.com/company/eiwa)** Series A · US **$2.2M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Provision Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/provision-analytics)** Grant · CA **$2.6M** With 3 others
- **2022** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Serionix](https://millionrounds.com/company/serionix)** Debt · US **$1.4M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Smart Apply](https://millionrounds.com/company/smart-apply)** Seed · US **$3.1M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Artio Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/artio-medical)** Series A · US **$28M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Network Perception](https://millionrounds.com/company/network-perception)** Series A · US **$13M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[TimeDoc Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/timedoc-health)** Series B · US **$49M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Kwant](https://millionrounds.com/company/kwant)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Daasity](https://millionrounds.com/company/daasity)** Series A · US **$15M** With 2 others
- **2021** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Kronnika](https://millionrounds.com/company/kronnika)** Seed · TR **$400K** With 1 other
- **Dec** **[SWARM Engineering](https://millionrounds.com/company/swarm-engineering)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Myagi](https://millionrounds.com/company/myagi)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 1 other

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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **5 named**

DE **Dennis Eric Beard** Vice President and Managing Principal i Form ADV

RS **Robert Schultz** Vice President and Managing Principal i Form ADV

SR **Stephen Russell Beck** Vice President and Managing Principal i Form ADV

TH **Tim Hoerr** Manager of General Partner i Filing they signed

TC **Timothy Charles Hoerr** Manager of Serra Partners Ag Tech, LLC, its General Partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **6** 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$166M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Serra Ventures, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 301961

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[640 Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/640-labs)** Bought by The Climate Corporation **Undisclosed** Dec 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$15M**

raised in May 2024

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$5.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$150K**

Led 1 of 156 rounds **1%**

- **Said size:** Up to $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** 72 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *43*
- Seed said *36*
- Venture *25*
- Series B said *9*
- Grant *3*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) 7
- [Illinois Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illinois-ventures) 5
- [Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners) 4
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 3
- [Cultivation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivation-capital) 3
- [Elevate Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elevate-ventures-3) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**National Science Foundation** Government **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno)[**Illinois Ventures** Government **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illinois-ventures)[**Hyde Park Venture Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Cultivation Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivation-capital)[**Elevate Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elevate-ventures-3)[**Gener8tor** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gener8tor)[**Mercury Fund** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund)[**S2G Investments** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s2g-investments)[**SaaS Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saas)[**Service Provider Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/service-provider-capital)[**Grand Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grand-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Serra Ventures put money into.

[**IMIO** $12M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/imio)[**Leo Cancer Care** $65M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/leo-cancer-care)[**Quercus Biosolutions** $5.0M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/quercus-biosolutions)[**Swarm** $10M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/swarm)[**Asto CT** $27M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/asto-ct)[**Všlur** Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/v-lur)

## Quick answers about Serra Ventures

### What does Serra Ventures invest in?

Serra Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ag Tech and Food Tech.

### How active is Serra Ventures?

156 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Serra Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: IMIO (Seed, Oct 2026), Leo Cancer Care (Series D, Jul 2026) and Quercus Biosolutions (Seed, Jul 2026).

### How big are Serra Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M.

### Does Serra Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 156 investments on record (1%).

### Where does Serra Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (84%) and Canada (8%).

### Is Serra Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Serra Ventures invest alongside?

Most often National Science Foundation (7 rounds together), Illinois Ventures (5 rounds together) and Hyde Park Venture Partners (4 rounds together).

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