www.flowstate.vc - managed by a team of practitioners with decades of experience in agriculture technology across production, finance, and post-harvest supply chain
Our team of domestic and international investors and advisors include successful entrepreneurs and senior industry leaders with extensive experience in building companies. We leverage this strength to grow our portfolio companies and prepare them for future rounds of capital.
Investment Strategy
We invest up to USD 100,000 at very early stages when founders are raising up to USD 1 million.
We prefer to see some traction in the form of MVP or POC before we invest.
Efficiency is important to us. While in-person meetings have become difficult we still try to keep TAT to 3-4 weeks between first discussion and decision to invest
We primarily invest in agriculture technology and food, and occasionally in other sectors. Notional portfolio allocation:
- Agriculture technology and food - 75%
- Other sectors (climate tech, logistics, e-commerce) - 25%
It is becoming increasingly important for entrepreneurs to clearly understand, measure, and communicate societal impact of their businesses. We help build this capability early, leveraging mechanisms such as GIIN and ESG.
Cross-border markets in Africa and Southeast Asia offer largely untapped potential. We unlock these opportunities for our portfolio companies.
Team
Credibility of our investors and advisors and their commitment to nurture startups is key to accelerate growth of our portfolio companies
Background of our key team members:
- Founder of one of the largest agriculture finance companies
- Founder of a major agriculture storage and collateral management company
- Founder of two publicly listed companies
- Senior leader in agriculture lending from one of the largest private bank and insurance companies
- Senior executives from global impact investment organizations
- Country head of global agriculture development bank
- Founder of one of the largest agriculture companies in India producing seeds and exporting fruits and vegetables
Our deal flow comes through direct referrals from our investors with deep industry experience, continuous mentoring and engagement with accelerators, and partnerships with other like-minded funds. We are deeply embedded in the agriculture technology ecosystem with extensive ongoing partnerships with startups, large corporates, financial institutions, accelerators, and investors.