S2G (Seed 2 Growth) Ventures is a venture capital firm that was founded in 2014 by Victor E. Friedberg, Sanjeev Krishna, and Chuck Templeton that is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. S2G Ventures focuses its venture capital investments in primarily American food and agriculture companies. The firm claims to invest in "soil to shelf" to cover companies operating within the entire food supply chain which includes the following industries: agriculture, ingredients, infrastructure & logistics, Information services, food safety & technology, restaurants, and brands.
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Aaron Rudberg
Managing Director and COO
Alex Casey
Administrative Assistant
Audre Kapacinskas
Vice President
Chuck Templeton
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Cristina Rohr
Vice President
Dan Ripma
Associate
Erin Cain
Office Manger
Jessica Murphy
Business Development Manager
Mathew Walker
Managing Director
Michael Robinson
Associate
Mike Wise
Associate
Sanjeev Krishnan
Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer, and Managing Partner
Walter Robb
Executive in Residence
Further reading
AgSharks Competition seeks innovative agtech ideas
Chris Koger
Web
OpenTable's founder is still betting on food start-ups despite a troubled market
Lora Kolodny
Web
S2G Ventures Officially Launches $125m Food and Ag Fund - AgFunderNews
Louisa Burwood-Taylor
Web
S2G Ventures Partners with Former Whole Foods Co-CEO Walter Robb
Jordan Okumura
Web
S2G Ventures Wants to Professionalize AgriFood Tech Investing with $180m Fund, New Hires - AgFunderNews
Louisa Burwood-Taylor
Web
Venture-capital firm expanding in Fulton Market
Danny Ecker
Web
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