About SVG Ventures
SVG Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. It is primarily based out of Los Gatos, United States. As of Mar 2026, SVG Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 5 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Canada based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Food and Agriculture Tech to Enterprise Applications and Environment Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Plasmaleap A lot of funds co-invest with SVG Ventures, with names like NEC X sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
SVG Ventures' List of All Investments
SVG Ventures has a portfolio of 5 companies. Their most notable investments include Verdi and Heritable Agriculture.Their portfolio spans across Canada, Australia, Ireland and 1 more locations. They have invested in Food and Agriculture Tech, Enterprise Applications, Environment Tech and 3 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of all investments by SVG Ventures:
1. Verdi
Provider of irrigation automation systems for farms and agricultural operations. The company offers tools for remote control, scheduling, and sensor-driven automation of irrigation processes. These systems provide alerts for leaks, real-time monitoring, and wireless valve and pump automation. The company's products are designed to integrate with existing infrastructure. They also offer wireless sensors for soil moisture monitoring and automated reporting.
Key facts about Verdi
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Vancouver (Canada)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.5M
- Investors: NEC X, Red Thread Ventures and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 17, 2025, $*****
Provider of digital agricultural solutions. They leverages artificial intelligence and gene editing to expand opportunities in agriculture. They aim to improve crop yields and sustainability by making plants programmable.
Key facts about Heritable Agriculture
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 12 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: FTW Ventures, Mythos Ventures and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 09, 2025, $*****
Provider of industrial 3D printers. Its colour 3D printers use materials, like standard office paper, inkjet colours, and water-based adhesive. It has developed software that enables its users to add colours, textures, logos, and maps to the 3D files. It has applications in the engineering, educational, medical, art, forensic, and archaeological sectors.
Key facts about Mcor Technologies
4. Plasmaleap
Developer of plasma-based reactors for green fuel and chemical production. These reactors synthesize zero-emissions ammonia and hydrocarbon e-fuels at scale with high energy efficiency. The company also offers lab-scale non-thermal plasma products and services for green chemistry applications. Its technology aims to replace fossil fuels with sustainable alternatives and remediate industrial waste. A key offering is on-demand, on-farm nitrogen fertilizer generation.
Key facts about Plasmaleap
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $20M
- Employee Count: 4 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Investible, Uniseed and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 02, 2026, $*****
Provider of agriculural enabler. They specialize in developing innovative solutions to strengthen the dealer customer relationship. It leverage artificial intelligence to enhance the overall equipment experience aiming to modernize the way dealers and customers interact.
Key facts about Brilliant Harvest
SVG Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
SVG Ventures has invested in 5 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Plasmaleap.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
SVG Ventures' Investments by Stage
SVG Ventures has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $500K, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $20M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $12M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
SVG Ventures' Investments by Sector
SVG Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Food and Agriculture Tech, Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, Chemicals and Materials and Environment Tech. Notably, it has invested in 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Tech companies, 3 Software companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Food and Agriculture Tech | 3 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Chemicals and Materials | 1 |
Environment Tech | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
SVG Ventures' Investments by Geography
SVG Ventures has made most investments in Canada (2), followed by Australia where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Canada | 2 |
Australia | 1 |
Ireland | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
SVG Ventures' recent investments
SVG Ventures has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Plasmaleap.Here are the most recent investments by SVG Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 02, 2026 | Australia | Series A | 7874 | [+7] | |
2025 | United States | Seed | 9532 | - | |
May 22, 2025 | Canada | Seed | 5454 | - | |
May 22, 2024 | Canada | Seed | 1736 | ||
Jun 02, 2014 | Ireland | Series B | 2518 | [+4] |
Acquired companies in SVG Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from SVG Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Mcor Technologies in Nov 2019 by Cleangreen3D.Here are SVG Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 29, 2019 | Jun 02, 2014 | Series B | 6482 |
Co-investors of SVG Ventures
Over the past 12 years, 34 investors have co-invested in SVG Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before SVG Ventures: Mythos Ventures, FTW Ventures and 10 others have invested in rounds before SVG Ventures. There is 1 company where Mythos Ventures has invested before SVG Ventures and 1 company where FTW Ventures has invested before SVG Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of SVG Ventures: 12 investors entered a company along with SVG Ventures. These include investors like NEC X (1 company).
- Invested after SVG Ventures: A total of 10 investors have invested in SVG Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Genome British Columbia (1 company), Waterpoint Lane (1 company) and Europa (1 company).
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