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Acre Venture Partners

Acre Venture Partners

Acre is a venture capital fund investing in agriculture and food technology.

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Venture capital firm
Venture capital firm

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Industry
Venture capital
Venture capital
Clean technology
Clean technology
Agribusiness
Agribusiness
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Location
Greater Los Angeles Area
Greater Los Angeles Area
Amsterdam (city), New York
Amsterdam (city), New York
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
B2X
B2B
B2B
Founder
Lucas Mann
Lucas Mann
Gareth Asten
Gareth Asten
Bill Helman
Bill Helman
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Pitchbook URL
pitchbook.com/profiles...162077-50
Parent Organization
Campbell Soup Company
Campbell Soup Company
Date Incorporated
February 2016
Number of Employees (Ranges)
1 – 100
Email Address
hello@acre.vc
Full Address
Greater Los Angeles Area, West Coast, Western US
Founded Date
2016
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COO
Bill Helman
Bill Helman
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Invested in
Evolve Biosystems
Evolve Biosystems
The Safe + Fair Food Company
The Safe + Fair Food Company
Spoiler Alert
Spoiler Alert
Sample6
Sample6
Farmers Business Network
Farmers Business Network
Inari
Inari
Mori
Mori
Mori (company)
Mori (company)
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Company Operating Status
Active

Acre Venture Partners makes venture-stage investments in platform businesses across the food value chain, with a particular focus on the agriculture, food technology and consumer verticals.

History

Acre Venture Partners is a venture capital fund founded in February 2016 in ​ the Greater Los Angeles Area and specializes in start-up investments in health-focused food tech companies.Acre Venture Partners manages an independent fund of Campbell Soup Company to invest in startup food companies. It operates in the sectors of Agriculture, Organic Food and Venture Capital. Acre is a limited partnership with a Campbell subsidiary as the sole limited partner and Jeff Dunn, the head of the company's fresh food division as Campbell's representative. An outside partner manages the fund.

Investments

Acre invests in companies creating systemic change in the food system to address the problems of human and environmental health. Acre Venture Partners, the $125 million fund, invests in food startups. It bought dips and salsa maker Garden Fresh Gourmet for $231 million in June, and juice maker Bolthouse Farms for $1.55 billion in 2012.

Acre has made 15 investments. On Dec 12, 2018, when they invested $1.3M in ImpactVision.

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Acre Venture Partners

Christine Birkner

https://www.adweek.com/tag/Acre-Venture-Partners/

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Business Wire

https://www.businesswire.com/.../Pilotworks-Secures-13-Million-Series-Funding-Led

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Campbell Soup Invests $10M In Meal-Kit Startup Chef'd

http://fortune.com/2017/05/24/campbell-soup-investment-chefd/

Campbell Soup launches $125 Million VC fund

JOHN KELL

http://fortune.com/2016/02/17/campbell-soup-vc-fund/

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Campbell Soup Launches $125M Venture Capital Fund for Food Startups

HANNAH FURLONG

https://sustainablebrands.com/read/product-service-design-innovation/campbell-soup-launches25m-venture-capital-fund-for-food-startups

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