About iSelect Fund
iSelect Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of St. Louis, United States. As of Mar 2026, iSelect Fund has invested in 71 companies. 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 Miraterra Overall, iSelect Fund portfolio has seen 10 acquisitions including key companies like Sentera, AgriWebb and Faeth Therapeutics. A lot of funds co-invest with iSelect Fund, with names like S2G Investments sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. iSelect Fund has team of 8 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 3 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
iSelect Fund's List of Top Investments
iSelect Fund has a portfolio of 71 companies. Their most notable investments are in AgriWebb and Cyrus Biotechnology.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Australia and 2 more locations. They have invested in Food and Agriculture Tech, Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences and 17 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by iSelect Fund:1. Geneoscopy
Developer of non-invasive biomarker tests for colorectal cancer. The flagship assay analyzes stool samples for a panel of disease-associated mRNA biomarkers using a proprietary diagnostic algorithm to detect colorectal cancer. The company plans that its assay will be used to screen patients in need of a more invasive colonoscopy.
Key facts about Geneoscopy
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: St. Louis (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $219M
- Employee Count: 80 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Innovatus Capital Partners, PavLyfe and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 08, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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2. Kula Bio
Manufacturer of microbial crop nutrition products. It offers a biological solution that improves the activity of naturally occurring soil microbes to develop fertilizing abilities. Its product claims to facilitate the activity of soil nitrogen-fixing bacteria and enables them to store the energy derived from renewable electricity and carbon dioxide.
Key facts about Kula Bio
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Natick (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $86.7M
- Employee Count: 48 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Collab Fund, iSelect Fund and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Nix
Provider of sweat-based biosensors for monitoring body hydration levels. It provides users with a platform that offers single-use wearable biosensors that monitor body hydration. The platform combines stimuli-responsive hydrogels and nanoscale photonic structures that are micro-environmentally responsive and produce an analogue optical signal.
Key facts about Nix
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $16.9M
- Employee Count: 33 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: iSelect Fund, Stadia Ventures and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 16, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Brightseed
Provider of AI based platform to discover plant bio actives for human health. It offers a proprietary AI and computational biology platform called Forager which is used to map plant metabolomes, predict bioactive-compound and receptor interactions, and accelerate discovery and validation. The platform find molecules in plants, fungi, microbes and others. that have beneficial biological effects, and then turning those into ingredients for food, supplement, or health companies.
Key facts about Brightseed
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $120M
- Employee Count: 37 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Temasek, iSelect Fund and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 09, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Vive
Precision chemistry for crop protection, increasing grower ROI, efficiency, and sustainability. They develop products and technologies to help growers achieve better results with less impact. Their Allosperse® Delivery Technology enables targeted solutions, improving crop quality and yields. They offer a range of products including fungicides, insecticides, miticides, and nematicides, suitable for diverse crops. They focus on innovative solutions for sustainable agriculture. They are committed to developing cutting-edge products that create real results for growers.
Key facts about Vive
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Mississauga (Canada)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $72.1M
- Employee Count: 49 as on May 27, 2025
- Investors: MaRS Discovery District, Export Development Canada and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
iSelect Fund's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
iSelect Fund has invested in 71 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Edacious and most recent follow-on round was in Miraterra.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2023 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
2022 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2021 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
iSelect Fund's Investments by Stage
iSelect Fund has made 14 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15.5M, 10 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.77M, 9 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $29.4M, 3 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $21.7M and 1 investment in Series E stage with an average round size of $82M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 14 |
Seed | 10 |
Series B | 9 |
Series C | 3 |
Series E | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
iSelect Fund's Investments by Sector
iSelect Fund has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Food and Agriculture Tech, Life Sciences, Sustainability Tech, Enterprise Applications and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 65 Tech companies, 61 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 27 Software companies and at least 13 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Food and Agriculture Tech | 17 |
Life Sciences | 13 |
Sustainability Tech | 13 |
Enterprise Applications | 11 |
High Tech | 9 |
Others | 34 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
iSelect Fund's Investments by Geography
iSelect Fund has made most investments in United States (34), followed by Canada where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 34 |
Canada | 2 |
Australia | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
iSelect Fund's recent investments
iSelect Fund has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Miraterra.Here are the most recent investments by iSelect Fund:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 25, 2026 | Canada | Series A | 9755 | [+3] | |
Oct 2025 | Canada | Series C | 7069 | [+2] | |
Sep 03, 2025 | United States | Series B | 4484 | [+9] | |
Aug 08, 2025 | United States | Series B | 6136 | ||
Apr 29, 2025 | United States | Series C | 8749 | [+4] |
Acquired companies in iSelect Fund's Portfolio
10 companies from iSelect Fund's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was AgriWebb in May 2026 by Urus for $*****.Here are iSelect Fund's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 19, 2026 | Oct 11, 2022 | Series C | 5064 | |
Feb 18, 2026 | - | - | 9307 | |
May 23, 2025 | Jun 08, 2021 | Series C | 5204 | |
Mar 11, 2025 | - | - | 3077 | |
Jun 27, 2023 | - | - | 5734 |
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Team profile of iSelect Fund
iSelect Fund has a team of 8 members including 3 Partners and 4 Principals located in United States. iSelect Fund's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in iSelect Fund:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | St. Louis | - | ||
Partner | Missouri | - | ||
Partner | St. Louis | - | ||
Principal | Saint Louis | - | ||
Principal | Arnold | - | ||
Principal | St. Louis | - | ||
Principal | St. Louis | - |
Co-investors of iSelect Fund
Over the past 12 years, 337 investors have co-invested in iSelect Fund's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before iSelect Fund: HHS, Middleland Capital and 115 others have invested in rounds before iSelect Fund. There are 5 companies where HHS has invested before iSelect Fund and 3 companies where Middleland Capital has invested before iSelect Fund.
- Top Co-investors of iSelect Fund: 138 investors entered a company along with iSelect Fund. These include investors like S2G Investments (4 companies).
- Invested after iSelect Fund: A total of 82 investors have invested in iSelect Fund's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include FCC (2 companies), Cibus Fund (2 companies) and Symrise (2 companies).
Recent News related to iSelect Fund
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Miraterra Soil Raises $16 Million in Oversubscribed Financing RoundCNW•Mar 25, 2026•S2G Investments, At One Ventures, FCC, iSelect Fund and 4 others
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Mercy BioAnalytics Raises $59M in Series B FundingFinSMEs•Sep 03, 2025•Sozo Ventures, American Cancer Society - North Carolina, Bruker, Mercy BioAnalytics and 5 others
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Geltor Secures Funding to Expand AI-Led Animal-Free Collagen GloballyGreen Queen•Aug 11, 2025•Geltor, Starlight Ventures, iSelect Fund
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Edacious Raises $8.1M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Feb 10, 2025•Edacious, Tin Shed Ventures, The Nest family office, Trailhead Capital and 4 others
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Edacious Bags $8.1M in Seed Funding to Advance Nutritional TransparencyiGrow News•Feb 10, 2025•Edacious, Patagonia, The Nest family office, Trailhead Capital and 4 others
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One Bio Raises $27M to Advance Short-Chain Fiber Ingredients for GLP-1 Friendly FoodsThe Spoon•Dec 12, 2024•One bio, Alpha Edison, Leaps by Bayer, E12 Ventures and 8 others
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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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Holobiome: Microbiome Platform Company Raises $9 Million (Seed)Pulse 2.0•Oct 16, 2024•Holobiome, iSelect Fund, Corundum Systems Biology, Satori Capital and 3 others
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Miraterra Closes Seed Funding Led By At One VenturesiGrow News•May 03, 2024•Miraterra, One Ventures, S2G Ventures, Onesmallplanet and 6 others
