
Investments
169Portfolio Exits
27Funds
10Partners & Customers
3About Cultivation Capital
Cultivation Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm. It invests in technology, life sciences, geospatial, and agriculture technology companies. The company makes investments during a startup’s seed or series A phase and invests up to $3.5M. It was founded in 2012 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Latest Cultivation Capital News
Aug 7, 2023
Satim , a Kraków, Poland-based provider of an AI-based software for automatic object detection, identification and classification capabilities using satellite SAR (synthetic aperture radar) imagery, raised $2m in funding. The round was led by Cultivation Capital with participation from Verissimo Ventures, The Flying Object, Everywhere Ventures, Hustle Fund, StartupIst Ventures, and an undisclosed investor from Eastern Europe. The company intends to use the fudns to to enhance its technology and capabilities. Founded in 2012 and led by Jacek Strzelczyk, CEO, Satim provides SATREC, a software platform used for automatic object detection, identification and classification capabilities utilizing satellite SAR imagery. The company has already gained significant recognition for its 90% accurate object classification on satellite SAR imagery, providing a comprehensive solution for strategic site monitoring and maritime situational awareness. Today, Satim actively serves the military, government, and commercial sectors. FinSMEs 07/08/2023
Cultivation Capital Investments
169 Investments
Cultivation Capital has made 169 investments. Their latest investment was in Satim as part of their Unattributed VC on August 8, 2023.

Cultivation Capital Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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8/7/2023 | Unattributed VC | Satim | $2M | Yes | Cultivation Capital, Everywhere Ventures, Hustle Fund, Startupist Ventures, The Flying Object, Undisclosed Investors, and Verissimo Ventures | 1 |
4/25/2023 | Series A | ScopeStack | $1.5M | Yes | 3 | |
2/28/2023 | Seed VC - II | Atlas Digital Group | $2M | No | 2 | |
2/24/2023 | Series A | |||||
2/6/2023 | Unattributed VC |
Date | 8/7/2023 | 4/25/2023 | 2/28/2023 | 2/24/2023 | 2/6/2023 |
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Round | Unattributed VC | Series A | Seed VC - II | Series A | Unattributed VC |
Company | Satim | ScopeStack | Atlas Digital Group | ||
Amount | $2M | $1.5M | $2M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | Cultivation Capital, Everywhere Ventures, Hustle Fund, Startupist Ventures, The Flying Object, Undisclosed Investors, and Verissimo Ventures | ||||
Sources | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Cultivation Capital Portfolio Exits
27 Portfolio Exits
Cultivation Capital has 27 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Textel on January 19, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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1/19/2023 | Acquired | 5 | |||
12/14/2022 | Acquired | 2 | |||
12/13/2022 | Acq - Fin | 1 | |||
Date | 1/19/2023 | 12/14/2022 | 12/13/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acq - Fin | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Cultivation Capital Fund History
10 Fund Histories
Cultivation Capital has 10 funds, including Cultivation Capital Life Sciences Fund II.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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5/15/2020 | Cultivation Capital Life Sciences Fund II | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Open | $19.18M | 5 |
8/26/2019 | Cultivation Capital Tech Fund III | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Open | $74.1M | 2 |
11/16/2018 | Cultivian Sandbox Food & Agriculture Fund III | $105.38M | 1 | ||
5/18/2018 | Cultivation Capital Tech Fund II | ||||
9/28/2017 | Cultivation Capital Fintech Fund |
Closing Date | 5/15/2020 | 8/26/2019 | 11/16/2018 | 5/18/2018 | 9/28/2017 |
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Fund | Cultivation Capital Life Sciences Fund II | Cultivation Capital Tech Fund III | Cultivian Sandbox Food & Agriculture Fund III | Cultivation Capital Tech Fund II | Cultivation Capital Fintech Fund |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Early-Stage Venture Capital | |||
Status | Open | Open | |||
Amount | $19.18M | $74.1M | $105.38M | ||
Sources | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Cultivation Capital Partners & Customers
3 Partners and customers
Cultivation Capital has 3 strategic partners and customers. Cultivation Capital recently partnered with BlueStrata EHR on August 8, 2015.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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8/24/2015 | Partner | United States | Cultivation Capital leads $1.66M Financing Round in BlueStrata `` We consider our partnership a perfect fit , blending the expertise at Cultivation Capital with the organizational momentum we have built at BlueStrata EHR . '' | 2 | |
8/14/2014 | Partner | ||||
3/8/2013 | Partner |
Date | 8/24/2015 | 8/14/2014 | 3/8/2013 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||
Country | United States | ||
News Snippet | Cultivation Capital leads $1.66M Financing Round in BlueStrata `` We consider our partnership a perfect fit , blending the expertise at Cultivation Capital with the organizational momentum we have built at BlueStrata EHR . '' | ||
Sources | 2 |
Cultivation Capital Team
14 Team Members
Cultivation Capital has 14 team members, including current Founder, Managing Director, General Partner, Clifford Holekamp.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Clifford Holekamp | Founder, Managing Director, General Partner | Current | |
Name | Clifford Holekamp | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Founder, Managing Director, General Partner | ||||
Status | Current |