About Continental Grain Company
Continental Grain Company is a private equity firm founded in 1813. It is primarily based in New York City, United States. As of Oct 2026, Continental Grain Company has a portfolio of 101 companies, comprising 101 funding rounds and 3 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and Brazil. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Food and Agriculture to Consumer Goods. Its latest investment was a $***** Series B round in Prolific Machines on May 01, 2024 which also saw participation from Ki Tua Fund, Breakthrough Energy and other investors.
Overall Continental Grain Company portfolio has seen 4 unicorns, 7 IPOs and 21 acquisitions including key companies like Ceva, Panera Bread and AppDirect. A lot of funds co-invest with Continental Grain Company, with names like Temasek sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Continental Grain Company has a team of 43 people, including 12 partners.
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Founded Year
1813
Location
New York City, United States
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Continental Grain Company's Portfolio
Continental Grain Company has a portfolio of 101 companies. They have invested in a total of 101 companies. Their most recent investment was in Prolific Machines (Series B round) on May 01, 2024. Here are the most recent investments by Continental Grain Company:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 01, 2024 | Series B | 1305 | and 6 others | |
Oct 27, 2023 | Series B | 9022 | ||
Oct 16, 2023 | Seed | 5911 | ||
May 09, 2023 | Series C | 1587 |
Continental Grain Company has acquired 3 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Baja Aqua Farms on Dec 01, 2023. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Continental Grain Company:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Dec 01, 2023 | Sustainable sashimi-grade Bluefin tuna aquaculture, prioritizing ocean health and global distribution | - | 2000 | |
Aug 09, 2021 | Manufacturer and retailer of fresh and frozen chicken products. | - | 1947 | |
- | Provider of agriculture investment services | - | - |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Continental Grain Company:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2021
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2023
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and Brazil
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Food and Agriculture
Team profile of Continental Grain Company
Continental Grain Company has a team of 43 members including 12 Partners and 15 Principals located in United States, China and 3 more locations. Continental Grain Company's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Continental Grain Company:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Larchmont | - | - | |
Partner | Singapore | - | - | |
Partner | Chile | - | - | |
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Co-investors of Continental Grain Company
Over the past 213 years, 77 investors have co-invested in Continental Grain Company's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Continental Grain Company: 77 investors entered a company along with Continental Grain Company. These include investors like Temasek (3 companies).
Continental Grain Company News
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Paraguay’s Nutrex acquires local agribusiness in cross-border buyLatin Lawyer•Mar 24, 2025•Nutrexinc, Continental Grain Company, CONTIPARAGUAY
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EarthOptics: Soil Digitization Company Raises $24 MillionPulse 2.0•Dec 03, 2024•EarthOptics, Cibus Fund, RuralWorks, The Norinchukin Bank and 12 others
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EarthOptics Secures $24 Million in Financing to Drive Expansion and Revolutionize Soil DigitizationBenzinga•Nov 19, 2024•EarthOptics, Continental Grain Company, TPB, Cibus Fund and 14 others
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Continental Grain Co's Strategic Acquisition of Lamb Weston Holdings Inc SharesYahoo•Oct 18, 2024•Continental Grain Company, Lamb Weston
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Seattle startup Arzeda raises $38M to create proteins for food, pharma, and other industriesGeekWire•Sep 17, 2024•Arzeda, Sofinnova Partners, Fall Line Capital, Sucden and 5 others
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Optogenetics startup Prolific Machines raises $55m series B1, uses light to ‘control virtually any cell function in any cell type’AgFunderNews•Jun 06, 2024•Prolific Machines, Ki Tua Fund, Fonterra, Mayfield and 6 others
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Prolific Machines raises $55m in Series B1 funding to shine light on ...FoodNavigator-USA•Jun 06, 2024•Prolific Machines, Continental Grain Company, Fonterra, Breakthrough Energy and 5 others
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Consortium buys majority stake in Baja Aqua-Farms and subsidiariesLexLatin•Jan 20, 2024•Cultiba, Continental Grain Company, Equity Group Investments, Castle Harlan and 1 other
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Castle Harlan – Advised by Triago – Invests in Baja Aqua-Farms, a World Leader in Bluefin Tuna RanchingNewswire•Dec 14, 2023•Castle Harlan, Baja Aqua Farms, Triago, Continental Grain Company and 2 others
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Investor Consortium Invests in Bluefin Tuna Rancher Baja Aqua-FarmsGlobal AgInvesting•Dec 04, 2023•Baja Aqua Farms, Continental Grain Company, Cultiba, Equity Group Investments and 1 other
