# Syngenta Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Syngenta Ventures is a vc firm based in Switzerland. 19 investments on record, latest Oct 2024. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Syngenta Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2024. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Series C Series B Series D Hardware Software

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 19 on record

Since the last cheque **739** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$19M** Rounds led **1 of 19** Mostly in **United States, 65%**

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## Syngenta Ventures highlights

- 01 19 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Series B: 64% of its rounds
- 03 Led 1 rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Hardware Software
- **Based in:** Basel, Switzerland
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **19 appearances**

- **2024** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Agrolend](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrolend)** Series C · BR · SP Ventures **$53M** *Led*
- **2019** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Agrivida](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrivida)** US · FinSMEs **$20M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Stable](https://millionrounds.com/company/stable)** Seed · GB · Finextra **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Jan** **[PrecisionHawk](https://millionrounds.com/company/precisionhawk)** US · FinSMEs **$75M** With 9 others
- **2017** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Asilomar Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/asilomar-bio)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$12M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[GreenLight Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenlight-biosciences)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$18M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Boragen](https://millionrounds.com/company/boragen)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 9 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Feb** **[AgTech Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/company/agtech-accelerator)** **$20M** With 9 others
- **2015** 6 rounds
- **Aug** **[AgBiome](https://millionrounds.com/company/agbiome)** Series B · US **$35M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Illumitex](https://millionrounds.com/company/illumitex)** Series C · US **$16M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Greenlight Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenlight-biosciences)** Series C · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Brandtone](https://millionrounds.com/company/brandtone)** Series D · IE **$21M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[AgriMetis](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrimetis)** Series A **$7.3M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Planet Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/planet-labs)** Series C · US **$70M** With 13 others
- **2014** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Illumitex](https://millionrounds.com/company/illumitex)** Debt · US **$4.0M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Agworld Pty Ltd](https://millionrounds.com/company/agworld-pty-ltd)** Series C · AU **$5.6M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Brandtone](https://millionrounds.com/company/brandtone)** Series C · IE **$18M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Metabolon](https://millionrounds.com/company/metabolon)** Series E · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Agworld Pty Ltd](https://millionrounds.com/company/agworld-pty-ltd)** Series B · AU **$4.1M** 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

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.

## The cheque

Series C Series B Series D

Median round joined **$19M** the round, not its cheque

Led 1 of 19 rounds **5%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2024

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *6*
- Series B *3*
- Series D *2*
- Series A *2*
- Series E *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) 2
- [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) 2
- [Apex Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apex-venture-partners) 2
- [Cultivian Sandbox](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivian-sandbox-ventures) 2
- [Gates Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation) 2
- [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**ARCH Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners)[**Alexandria Real Estate Equities** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria)[**Apex Venture Partners** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apex-venture-partners)[**Cultivian Sandbox** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivian-sandbox-ventures)[**Gates Foundation** Institutional LP **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation)[**Harris & Harris Group** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group)[**Hatteras Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hatteras-venture-partners)[**Morgan Creek Capital Management** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-creek-capital-management)[**Mousse Partners** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mousse-partners)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Unilever Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unilever-ventures)[**Verlinvest** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verlinvest)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Syngenta Ventures put money into.

[**Agrolend** $53M · Oct 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrolend)[**Agrivida** $20M · Jul 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrivida)[**Stable** $6.0M · Mar 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/stable)[**PrecisionHawk** $75M · Jan 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/precisionhawk)[**GreenLight Biosciences** $18M · Sept 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenlight-biosciences)

## Quick answers about Syngenta Ventures

### What does Syngenta Ventures invest in?

Syngenta Ventures invests most often at Series C and Series B (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Hardware and Software.

### How active is Syngenta Ventures?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2024.

### What has Syngenta Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Agrolend (Series C, Oct 2024), Agrivida (Undisclosed round, Jul 2019) and Stable (Seed, Mar 2019).

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

The median round it joins is $19M.

### Does Syngenta Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 19 investments on record (5%).

### Where does Syngenta Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (65%), Ireland (12%) and Australia (12%).

### Is Syngenta Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2024.

### Who does Syngenta Ventures invest alongside?

Most often ARCH Venture Partners (2 rounds together), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (2 rounds together) and Apex Venture Partners (2 rounds together).

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