Proterra Investment Partners

Proterra operates five distinct strategies: private credit for food value chain businesses, a farmland acquisition and productivity enhancement strategy, a sustainable agriculture growth equity strategy, a net lease real estate strategy focused on food-related industrial properties, and Proterra Asia, a private equity strategy targeting the entire Asian food sector from farming to waste recovery.

The thesis drives investments across the supply chain. For example, the firm led a $23 million funding round for MyLand, a soil health company at the farming input stage, and participated in the Series A for Lil Bucks, a consumer branded sprouted buckwheat product. The firm also acquires farmland directly and provides debt to food businesses.

Proterra is structured as an independent asset manager, not a single family office. It raises capital from external investors for its dedicated food and agriculture investment strategies across private equity, credit, and real estate.

While headquartered in Singapore, Proterra's strategies have distinct geographic focuses. Proterra Asia explicitly targets the Asian food sector. The broader farmland, credit, and net lease strategies address global opportunities, with the net lease business targeting the U.S. industrial property market and the farmland strategy focused on underinvested land globally.

David Kay was hired to lead the net lease real estate business. The strategy focuses on owning and managing mission-critical, net-leased industrial properties that support the food value chain, differentiating itself from traditional institutional real estate approaches.