Tall Grass Ventures

Tall Grass Ventures (TGV) is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2022 and based in Calgary, Canada, investing in the future of agriculture and food. With roots in the Canadian prairies and a global vision, the firm provides funding and hands-on support to transformative entrepreneurs developing innovative agtech and foodtech solutions across livestock production, automation, crop protection and fertility, next-generation ingredients, protein production, risk management, decarbonization and digital transformation. TGV focuses primarily on pre-seed and seed-stage companies, with seed rounds averaging around $2.6M and a Series A around $3.5M, believing agriculture is underserved by innovation investment and that founders need real, tactical support more than just capital; it views the value it adds through its curated ecosystem as being as important as economics, typically participating as a co-investor. The firm closed its oversubscribed inaugural fund at $32 million in July 2024, backed by limited partners including leading grain and livestock producers from Manitoba to British Columbia, livestock feeders, commodity brokers and traders, financial-service firms, private-equity investors and technology founders. Its portfolio of about 11 companies spans the agrifood supply chain, from gene editing and biological solutions to software and hardware for specialty crops, plant-tissue sampling and grain grading, with names including IntelliCulture, GeneNeer and Sensor Globe. TGV is led by managing partners Wilson Acton, a four-time tech startup founder, and Chris Edwards, supported by a team of seven including venture partners across Canada and the United States. The firm pairs deep prairie agriculture roots with tactical founder support.