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Ignite Farm
Ignite Farm identifies high potential technology and consumer packaged goods ventures with a primary focus on making the planet a better place.
Overview
Ignite Farm identifies high potential technology and consumer packaged goods ventures with a primary focus on making the planet a better place. It looks for brands with the power to impact and innovators with the power to lead, disrupt and change. The firm offers strategic growth and operations resources startups can leverage to scale quickly while using capital efficiently, and leverages deep industry relationships and operations expertise to bring innovative startups to market more efficiently.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2013
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Walnut Creek
Corporate office
Walnut Creek, CA, United States
Principals
John H. Kim
Managing Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Ignite Farm?
John Kim, the firm's Managing Partner, leads investment decisions. Kim's background includes venture investing at Google Ventures and an operating role at The Climate Corporation, a digital-agriculture platform acquired by Monsanto. The firm is structured around his thesis and network, with a small team of specialists supporting sourcing and diligence.
Does Ignite Farm participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
The firm primarily executes direct equity investments, often leading or co-leading rounds in agtech and food-tech startups. There is no public record of Ignite Farm committing capital as a limited partner to external venture funds.
What investment stages does Ignite Farm target?
Ignite Farm deploys across seed, early-stage, and growth-stage rounds in agrifood-tech. Its check sizes are calibrated for startup companies developing precision agriculture software, biological crop inputs, controlled-environment farming, and food-supply-chain technologies, with holding periods that can accommodate multi-season R&D and adoption cycles.
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