Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) is a global merchant and processor of agricultural goods founded in 1851. Through its corporate venture capital program, Louis Dreyfus Company Ventures (also known as LDC Innovations), it provides equity capital to early-stage companies developing innovative and sustainable products, technologies and solutions across the agriculture and food value chain.
Average disclosed round size is $123.7M (across 12 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
12
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series D
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
AR
André Roth
Head, Grains & Oilseeds Platform
JT
Jessica Teo
Chief Human Resources Officer
JN
Joe Nicosia
Trading Operations Officer and Head, Cotton Platform
MT
Massimiliano Talli
Global Head of Legal
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
15 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tract | Series A | $11.2M | Jan 2025 |
 EarthOptics | Series C | — | Nov 2024 |
 Tract | Unknown | $11.2M | Nov 2024 |
 Aquaconnect | Series A | $4M | Dec 2022 |
 Motif FoodWorks | Series B | $226M | Jun 2021 |
 Motif Foodworks | Series B | $226M | Jan 2021 |
 Benson Hill Biosystems | Series D | $150M | Nov 2020 |
 Benson Hill | Series D | $150M | Oct 2020 |
 Benson | Series D | $150M | Oct 2020 |
| Benson | Series D | $150M | Jan 2020 |
| GGingko Bioworks | Series A | $90M | Feb 2019 |
 Neoen | Unknown | — | Oct 2010 |
| Neoen | Unknown | — | Jul 2009 |
 Motif FoodWorks | Series B | $226M | — |
| Motif Foodworks | Series A | $90M | — |
Top Co-Investors
S2G Ventures6 shared
iSelect Fund5 shared
Viking Global Investors5 shared
Breakthrough Energy Ventures5 shared
Mercury Fund4 shared
GV4 shared
Prelude Ventures4 shared
Fall Line Capital4 shared
Wheatsheaf4 shared
Argonautic Ventures4 shared
General Atlantic4 shared
La Caisse3 shared
Rabo Investments3 shared
CPT Capital3 shared
AiiM Partners3 shared
Wittington Ventures3 shared
Fonterra3 shared
Working Capital Fund2 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026