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What does Verdex offer a company, and when?
Verdex Capital
Calgary venture firm backing seed and Series A agtech alongside a lead investor.
What a company can get
Verdex AgriFundFirst sale
- What it gives
- Equity investment in early-stage AgTech and FoodTech. Seed rounds up to $500,000 and Series A rounds up to $1,000,000, capped at $1,000,000 total per company.
- Line up first
- An eligible lead investor, since AgriFund never leads a round (usually a venture fund, or a strategic investor or sector family office)
- A company that solves a substantive problem for Canadian agriculture
- Not in forestry, cannabis or consumer packaged goods
- When the cash lands
- Due diligence starts only after a lead investor is in place. Payment date not published.
- Intake
- Open through the lead investor or by contacting Verdex directly.
- Where it might lead
- Our read: Series A or growth round with a larger venture fund.
Source: verdexcapital.com, read 3 November 2026
More about Verdex
Where it sitsIdea to scale
Our read A follow-on cheque that joins a round after a lead has signed, at seed or Series A.
Not established from the sources we reviewed
- Total size of the AgriFund
- Time from lead investor term sheet to AgriFund decision
- Dated intake windows
Questions a company might ask
Who could be my lead investor before I go to Verdex?
Is Verdex AgriFund worth approaching if my company is outside Canada?
How is AgriFund different from Carrot Ventures?
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Is this right for Verdex?
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