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SVG Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 119 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund, Dec 2022AcceleratorWebsite unconfirmed

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAgricultural-techFoodAg Tech

Deploying now
55%of best year16cheques in 12 months, 119 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.6MRounds led0 of 119Sole investor23 roundsMostly inCanada, 35%
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SVG Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    16 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 75% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 23 rounds, median $1.6M

What they do

Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Agricultural-techFoodAg Tech
Based in
Los Gatos, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first119 appearances

  1. 2026

    11 rounds

  2. Sept
    Vivid MachinesGrant · CA$1.2MWith 3 others
  3. Jul
    OctopusbotSeed · AU · Firms' own news pages$694KWith 2 others
  4. Jul
    EF PolymerVenture · JP$7.0MWith 2 others
  5. Jun
    Picketa SystemsSeed · CA · East Valley Ventures$2.1MWith 9 others
  6. Apr
    PheronymGrant · US$378KWith 3 others
  7. Mar
    PlasmaLeap TechnologiesSeries A · AU · Ventureburn$20MWith 12 others
  8. Mar
    Clean Valley Bio-filtration TechnologiesDebt · CA$4.0MWith 2 others
  9. Mar
    CropMindVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  10. Feb
    Brilliant HarvestSeed · CA$4.0MWith 2 others
  11. Jan
    Heritable AgricultureGrant · US$5.0MSole investor
  12. Jan
    Cellar InsightsSeed · CA$361KWith 1 other
  13. 2025

    28 rounds

  14. Dec
    CarbaSeed · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  15. Dec
    MEQ ProbeSeries A · AU$15MWith 1 other
  16. Dec
    LeedanaPre-seed · CA$10KWith 1 other
  17. Dec
    HEMPALTACA$249KWith 1 other
  18. Nov
    OakenDebt · US$200KSole investor
  19. Oct
    CubbiGrant · CA$100KSole investor
  20. Sept
    Circularity2Seed · US$1.5MSole investor
  21. Sept
    EF PolymerVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  22. Aug
    SolarSteamSeed · CA$717KWith 5 others
  23. Aug
    California CulturedVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  24. Jul
    TRIC RoboticsSeed · US$5.5MWith 5 others
  25. Jul
    Magic ValleyGrant · AU$64KWith 2 others
  26. Jul
    BioOilSolvGrant · CA$3.4MWith 1 other
  27. Jun
    MagGrowIE$23MWith 1 other
  28. May
    VerdiSeed · CA$4.7MWith 5 others
  29. May
    ucrop.itSeed · AR$500KWith 3 others
  30. May
    CropMindPre-seed · CA$358KWith 1 other
  31. May
    umgrauemeioVenture · BRUndisclosedWith 2 others
  32. Apr
    Soiltech WirelessVenture · US$300KWith 1 other
  33. Mar
    Grão DiretoSeries B · BR · LatamList$15MWith 8 others
  34. Mar
    FarmWiseVenture · US$8.0MWith 4 others
  35. Mar
    YieldXSeed · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  36. Mar
    SolenaVenture · MXUndisclosedWith 1 other
  37. Mar
    AdvancedAGSeed · CA$2.0MSole investor
  38. Feb
    Veridi TechnologiesGrant · NL$2.6MWith 1 other
  39. Feb
    CroBioGrant · GB$832KWith 3 others
  40. Feb
    Continuum AgVenture · US$224KWith 1 other
  41. Jan
    BoomitraVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  42. 2024

    25 rounds

  43. Dec
    NuritasSeries C · IE$42MWith 3 others

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The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

HHHelen HartnettDirector and COOiFiling they signed
JHJohn HartnettDirector and CEOiFiling they signed

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Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies SVG Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about SVG Ventures

What does SVG Ventures invest in?

SVG Ventures invests most often at Venture and Seed (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Agricultural-tech, Food and Ag Tech.

How active is SVG Ventures?

119 investments on record, 16 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has SVG Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vivid Machines (Grant, Sept 2026), Octopusbot (Seed, Jul 2026) and EF Polymer (Venture, Jul 2026).

How big are SVG Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.6M.

Does SVG Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 119 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does SVG Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (35%), the United States (30%) and Australia (10%).

Is SVG Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 16 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does SVG Ventures invest alongside?

Most often The Yield Lab (8 rounds together), MassChallenge (6 rounds together) and National Science Foundation (6 rounds together).

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