Rockstart AgriFood

The lobal early-stage accelerator and venture capital firm Rockstart announced the opening of its second AgriFood fund. The new fund further the company's goal of providing funding for the transition to a sustainable and regenerative future. With the launch of AgriFood Fund II, Rockstart reaffirms its position as the first impact investor for early-stage companies, proving its sustained commitment and assistance.

The fund intends to invest in up to 50 businesses over the next five years, with an ultimate closing target of €50 million. Among the new and current investors of the fund are Danish Agro, De Hoge Dennen, and The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO).

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The second fund from Rockstart, AgriFood Fund (2019), Energy Fund (2020), and Emerging Tech Fund (2022), is the company's fourth fund overall. In order to better our food supply system from soil and ocean to gut, Rockstart AgriFood Fund II will continue to support early-stage, purpose-driven founders who are scaling meaningful solutions. This will be done by utilizing cutting-edge technology and innovative business models.

This fund actively seeks investments in responsible and circular innovations that create value from wasted food while reducing food loss, in regenerative solutions that revitalize our soils and oceans to become CO2 capture powerhouses, and in quantifiable solutions and tools that improve consumer access to wholesome food that tastes good and accomplishes good.

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