About Endeavor8
Endeavor8 is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of Sep 2026, Endeavor8 is an active investor, having invested in 8 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Food and Agriculture Tech to Enterprise Applications and Life Sciences. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Robigo A lot of funds co-invest with Endeavor8, with names like Syngenta Group sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Endeavor8 has team of 3 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Series A, Series C & 3 more
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Endeavor8's List of Top Investments
Endeavor8 has a portfolio of 8 companies. Their most notable investments are in Siftr Bio and Apparo.Their portfolio spans across United States and United Kingdom. They have invested in Food and Agriculture Tech, Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series C and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Endeavor8:
1. ProducePay
Provider of financial and supply chain solutions for the produce industry. It offers capital, strategic sourcing, and end-to-end visibility. The company provides working capital to scale operations. It also facilitates connections between buyers and sellers. The platform enables real-time data access for informed decision making.
Key facts about ProducePay
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $104M
- Employee Count: 187 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Arena Ventures, Moonshots Capital and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 05, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Offering AI-based solutions for weather forecasting. It uses ocean data and machine learning algorithm to predict the weather. It provides weather forecasting for diverse applications across agriculture, energy and utilities, insurance, finance and commodities, retail, natural disaster planning and others.
Key facts about Salient Predictions
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $5.65M
- Employee Count: 19 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Blindspot Ventures, Munich Re and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Feb 24, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Robigo
Manufacturer and supplier of crop-protection biologicals. The company develops sustainable living pesticides. The pesticide is sprayed on the plants and acts as a shield or a protective layer in protecting them from pathogens.
Key facts about Robigo
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8.64M
- Employee Count: 19 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Illumina Ventures, THRIVE and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 18, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Enko
AI-powered crop health company revolutionizing agriculture for sustainable farming. They are dedicated to transforming crop protection through innovative science and technology. Their mission is to provide farmers with novel solutions that protect crops from pests and diseases while minimizing environmental impact. They leverage a proprietary platform, ENKOMPASS™, which integrates DNA-encoded libraries, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Structure-Based Design to accelerate the discovery and development of effective and earth-friendly crop protection products. This approach enables the identification of new modes of action and the creation of sustainable solutions that meet the evolving needs of the agriculture industry. They aim to set new standards in safety, sustainability, and environmental impact, contributing to a healthier and more sustainable food system.
Key facts about Enko
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Stonington (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $148M
- Employee Count: 56 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Novalis LifeSciences, Gates and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 05, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Vestaron
Revolutionizing crop protection with peptide technology for sustainable agriculture. The company is focused on developing novel insecticides using peptide technology derived from natural sources like spider venom. These products offer new modes of action for pest control, effectively targeting pests on high-value crops while ensuring environmental safety. The insecticides are designed to manage resistance, protect crop yield and quality, and promote sustainability across the agriculture and food industries. The company's approach emphasizes biotechnology to enhance the sustainability value of agricultural land, reduce reliance on synthetic chemical pesticides, and support beneficial insect populations. The company is committed to bringing safe, novel modes of action to the market quickly, providing growers with effective and environmentally friendly solutions for crop protection.
Key facts about Vestaron
- Founded Year: 2001
- Location: Kalamazoo (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $287M
- Employee Count: 11 - 50 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: Northpond Ventures, iSelect Fund and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jan 24, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Endeavor8's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Endeavor8 has invested in 8 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 years. As of Sep 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Robigo and most recent follow-on round was in Vestaron.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Endeavor8's Investments by Stage
Endeavor8 has made 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.57M, 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $75M, 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.27M, 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $38M and 1 investment in Series E stage with an average round size of $82M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 3 |
Series C | 2 |
Seed | 1 |
Series D | 1 |
Series E | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Endeavor8's Investments by Sector
Endeavor8 has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Sustainability Tech, Food and Agriculture Tech, Enterprise Applications, Chemicals and Materials Tech and Environment Tech. Notably, it has invested in 7 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 6 Tech companies, 3 Software companies and at least 1 company focusing on AI-Native.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Sustainability Tech | 5 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 4 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Chemicals and Materials Tech | 2 |
Environment Tech | 2 |
Others | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Endeavor8's Investments by Geography
Endeavor8 has made most investments in United States (7), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 7 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Endeavor8's recent investments
Endeavor8 has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Robigo.Here are the most recent investments by Endeavor8:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 18, 2026 | United States | Series A | 4324 | [+3] | |
Dec 04, 2024 | United Kingdom | Seed | 6716 | ||
Feb 05, 2024 | United States | Series D | 7435 | [+6] | |
Dec 05, 2022 | United States | Series C | 1718 | [+2] | |
Aug 25, 2022 | United States | Series E | 5587 | [+9] |
Team profile of Endeavor8
Endeavor8 has a team of 3 members located in United States. Endeavor8's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Endeavor8
Over the past 4 years, 73 investors have co-invested in Endeavor8's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Endeavor8: Anterra Capital, Finistere Ventures and 43 others have invested in rounds before Endeavor8. There are 4 companies where Anterra Capital has invested before Endeavor8 and 3 companies where Finistere Ventures has invested before Endeavor8.
- Top Co-investors of Endeavor8: 24 investors entered a company along with Endeavor8. These include investors like Syngenta Group (2 companies).
- Invested after Endeavor8: A total of 4 investors have invested in Endeavor8's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1 company), National Science Foundation (1 company) and iSelect (1 company).
Recent News related to Endeavor8
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Enko Closes $80M Series C FundingFinSMEs•Jan 31, 2023•Enko, Eight Roads Ventures, Nufarm, Endeavor8 and 1 other
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Vestaron closes another $10M in Series C funding toAgroPages•Aug 26, 2022•Vestaron, Grosvenor, Cavallo Ventures, Argonautic and 8 others
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Enko raises $70m Series C to commercialize safe crop protection through machine learning-based discovery technologyAgroPages•Jul 28, 2022•Enko Chem, Nufarm, Anterra Capital, Gates and 7 others
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Apparo Inc. Receives Funding to Accelerate Development and Commercialization of Sunflower Protein IngredientsBevNET.com•Jun 09, 2022•Apparo, Endeavor8, Finistere Ventures, Blue Horizon
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Vestaron Closes $82M Series C for Peptide-Based Crop ProtectionGlobal AgInvesting•May 18, 2022•Vestaron, Cavallo Ventures, Argonautic, Fortistar and 8 others
