Germin8 Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm based in Chicago, investing in disruptive Food & AgTech companies across the value chain. The firm focuses on breakthrough technologies at the intersection of agriculture, food, and life sciences, with an emphasis on 'food as medicine' and frontier science innovations.
50% of their portfolio is in Food & Agriculture. Average disclosed round size is $27.2M (across 15 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
13
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
ML
Michael Lavin
Managing Partner
CH
Charles Holmes
Investor
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
16 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wheeler Bio | Series A | $35M | Oct 2025 |
 Matterworks | Series A | — | Jun 2025 |
 Kanvas Biosciences | Series A | $12.5M | Jul 2024 |
 CropX Inc. | Series C | $30M | Jan 2023 |
 AgriWebb | Series B | $6.8M | Oct 2022 |
 Brightseed | Series B | $27M | May 2022 |
 Nobell Foods | Series B | $75M | Jul 2021 |
 Andes | Series A | $15M | Jan 2021 |
| Brightseed | Unknown | $27M | Sep 2020 |
 Enko | Series B | $45M | Jun 2020 |
 Fieldin | Seed | $4M | Jan 2018 |
 Avalo | Series A | $11M | — |
 Nobell Foods | Series B | $75M | — |
 Bushel | Unknown | $26M | — |
| Fieldin | Series A | $12M | — |
| AgriWebb | Series C | $7.3M | — |
Top Co-Investors
AgFunder5 shared
GL Ventures3 shared
Fifty Years3 shared
Lewis & Clark AgriFood3 shared
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation2 shared
Terra Venture Partners2 shared
TELUS Global Ventures2 shared
Clean Energy Finance Corporation2 shared
Grosvenor Food & AgTech2 shared
iSelect Fund2 shared
Andreessen Horowitz2 shared
FootPrint Coalition2 shared
Breakthrough Energy Ventures2 shared
Pear VC2 shared
Finistere Ventures2 shared
Cavallo Ventures2 shared
Horizons Ventures2 shared
Panacea Venture1 shared
Alumni Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026