About AIF
AIF is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. It is primarily based out of Belgium. As of Jun 2026, AIF is an active investor, having invested in 3 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Belgium based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Food and Agriculture Tech to Environment Tech and Food and Agriculture. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Rainbowcrops A lot of funds co-invest with AIF, with names like Pymwymic sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Deals in last 12 months
AIF's List of All Investments
AIF has a portfolio of 3 companies. Their most notable investments are in BiocSol and Vivent Biosignals.Their portfolio spans across Belgium and Switzerland. They have invested in Food and Agriculture Tech, Environment Tech, Food and Agriculture, across Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of all investments by AIF:
Provider of artificial intelligence solution to decipher plant signals and provides crop health insights directly from plants. It offers real-time alerts direct from crop enable to respond to suboptimal environmental conditions, insect infestations or diseases.
Key facts about Vivent Biosignals
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Gland (Switzerland)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8.64M
- Employee Count: 35 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Europa, Pymwymic and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 21, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Rainbowcrops
Developer of AI-powered technology for engineering complex crop traits. This technology platform combines multiplex genome editing, precision breeding, and automated phenotyping to develop resilient crops. The platform is designed to address climate change and food security challenges by improving crop resilience. It utilizes a comprehensive AI model trained on plant omics data to optimize the engineering process.
Key facts about Rainbowcrops
3. BiocSol
Provider of crop biologicals. They specialized in offering microbial pesticides for sustainable crop protection solutions.
Key facts about BiocSol
- Location: Ottignies (Belgium)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $5.5M
- Investors: Vives Fund, IMBC and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 20, 2024, $*****
AIF's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Rainbowcrops.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
AIF's Investments by Stage
AIF has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $8.38M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.64M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
AIF's Investments by Sector
AIF has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Food and Agriculture Tech, Sustainability Tech, Environment Tech and Food and Agriculture. Notably, it has invested in 2 Enterprise (B2B) companies and 2 Tech companies.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Food and Agriculture Tech | 2 |
Sustainability Tech | 2 |
Environment Tech | 1 |
Food and Agriculture | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
AIF's Investments by Geography
AIF has made most investments in Belgium (2), followed by Switzerland where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Belgium | 2 |
Switzerland | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
AIF's recent investments
AIF has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Rainbowcrops.Here are the most recent investments by AIF:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 16, 2026 | Belgium | Seed | 4747 | [+4] | |
Nov 21, 2025 | Switzerland | Series A | 5713 | [+1] | |
Nov 20, 2024 | Belgium | Seed | 5565 | [+3] |
Co-investors of AIF
Over the past 2 years, 13 investors have co-invested in AIF's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before AIF: Europa, Paulig and 1 other have invested in rounds before AIF. There is 1 company where Europa has invested before AIF and 1 company where Paulig has invested before AIF.
- Top Co-investors of AIF: 10 investors entered a company along with AIF. These include investors like Pymwymic (1 company).
Recent News related to AIF
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Agrosavfe snags €35 million to bring bio-crop protection products to marketAgFunderNews•Aug 08, 2019•AgroSavfe, Ackermans & van Haaren, Gimv, Sofinnova Partners and 10 others
