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Tall Grass Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 13 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowLast fund $500K, May 2024

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAgricultureFoodAgtech

Deploying now
40%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 13 on record
Since the last cheque46days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.9MRounds led6 of 13Mostly inCanada, 62%
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Tall Grass Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 82% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 6 rounds

What they do

We are a venture capital firm investing into the future of agriculture and food.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
AgricultureFoodAgtech
Based in
Calgary, Canada
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first13 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Sept
    Lilac AgricultureSeed · US · AgFunderNews$2.3MWith 6 others
  3. Jun
  4. 2025

    4 rounds

  5. Sept
    Marin X Inc. (Sensor Globe)Pre-seed · CA · Tall Grass VenturesUndisclosedLed
  6. Sept
    Cellar InsightsSeed · CA · Tall Grass VenturesUndisclosedLed
  7. Jul
    EMGenisysSeed · US · Tall Grass Ventures$1.5MWith 3 others
  8. Jun
    Picketa SystemsCA · Verdex CapitalUndisclosedLed
  9. 2024

    4 rounds

  10. Dec
    AgriRobotDK · Tall Grass VenturesUndisclosedWith 1 other
  11. Jul
    PheroSynVenture · GB · Tall Grass VenturesUndisclosedLed
  12. Jun
    IntelliCultureSeries A · CA · Tall Grass Ventures$3.5MWith 2 others
  13. Jan
    GeneNeer Ltd.Seed · IL · Tall Grass Ventures$1.0MLed
  14. 2023

    2 rounds

  15. May
    Picketa SystemsSeed · CA · Tall Grass Ventures$1.1BWith 6 others
  16. Apr
    Vivid Machines Inc.Seed · CA · Tall Grass Ventures$4.3MWith 9 others
  17. 2022

    1 round

  18. Nov
    Ground Truth Agriculture Inc.Seed · CA · Tall Grass Ventures$4.0MWith 5 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

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

CEChris EdwardsManaging PartneriFiling they signed
WAWilson ActonManaging PartneriFiling they signed

We also 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)

8 of 17 we have independently watched raise

AgrirobotCellarinsightsEmgenisysIntellicultureNectarPherosynSimplehedgeVivid-machinesAggeneCecinnovationsGeneneerGroundtruthLite-1OnekindPicketaSensorglobeZilabioworks

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 Tall Grass Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Tall Grass Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Tall Grass Ventures

What does Tall Grass Ventures invest in?

Tall Grass Ventures invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (82% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Agriculture, Food and Agtech.

How active is Tall Grass Ventures?

13 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 6. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Tall Grass Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Lilac Agriculture (Seed, Sept 2026), Picketa Systems (Seed, Jun 2026) and Marin X Inc. (Sensor Globe) (Pre-seed, Sept 2025).

How big are Tall Grass Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.9M.

Does Tall Grass Ventures lead rounds?

Yes: it led 6 of its 13 investments on record (46%).

Where does Tall Grass Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (62%), the United States (15%) and Denmark (8%).

Is Tall Grass Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Tall Grass Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Emmertech (3 rounds together), Desjardins Venture Capital (2 rounds together) and East Valley Ventures (2 rounds together).

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