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Lucas Mann

Managing Partner at Acre Venture Partners

Santa Monica, California

Overview 

Lucas Mann is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Acre Venture Partners, specializing in venture capital investments in Impact, Food and Beverage, AgTech, and ClimateTech/CleanTech sectors. With a focus on post-seed and Series A/B stages, he has successfully invested in companies like Farm-ng, Bonsai Robotics, Source.ag, and Inari Agriculture, among others, contributing to their growth and success in the industry.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder & Managing Partner

    2015 - Current

Acre invests in companies creating fundamental change within food and agriculture.

  • Board Observer

    2018

Inari is a biotechnology company that aims to transform agriculture and its impact on society and the environment.

Raised $609,000,000.00 from Flagship Pioneering, Rokos Capital Management, State of Michigan Retirement System, Hanwha Impact Partners, Rivas Capital, NGS Super and CPP Investments.

  • Board Member

    2023

Highlight is a market research platform that facilitates efficient, agile, and scaled at-home product testing.

Raised $26,200,000.00 from HearstLab, Eudemian Ventures, Jag Bath, Ingeborg Investments, Jag Bath, Acre Venture Partners, Ryan Nece, GS Futures and HearstLab.

  • Board Member

    2022

  • Board Member

    2023

Bonsai Robotics provides vision-based automation solutions for off-road vehicles, such as agricultural machines.

Raised $10,500,000.00 from Matt Barnard, Andros, Serra Ventures, Lee Redden, SNR.vc, Travis Deyle, Acre Venture Partners, Fall Line Capital, The E14 Fund and Congruent Ventures.

  • Board Member

    2024

Farm-ng is a robotics company that develops general purpose farm robots that can be used to implement sustainable farming practices.

Raised $10,000,000.00 from Acre Venture Partners, HawkTower and Xplorer Capital.

  • Board Member

    2020

Mori is a developer of a protective silk coating product that extends the shelf life of perishable foods.

Raised $82,265,000.00 from Closed Loop Partners, Salmira Investment Fund, Acre Venture Partners, The Drawdown Fund, Knollwood Investment Advisory, Prelude Ventures, The Engine, Blindspot Ventures, Thia Ventures and Refactor.

  • Board Member

    2022

People Science is a tech-led R&D platform for alternative medicine.

Raised $8,500,000.00 from FORM Life Ventures, Thia Ventures, Bluestein Ventures, Acre Venture Partners, Lifeforce Capital, Noetic Fund and Woven Science.

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