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Anterra Capital Fund III

Geography: Netherlands
Stage: Seed
Fund size: €86M
Focus: AI/ML, AgTech, Biotech and FoodTech
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Anterra Capital Fund III

Anterra Capital Fund III is a specialist agrifoodtech venture fund based in Amsterdam, investing across North America, Europe and APAC. With a €86M first close against a €172M target, anchored by Rabobank, Novo Holdings and Zoetis, the fund backs life-science and software innovation applied to food and agriculture, with a growing focus on AI-driven agtech. Managing Partner Adam Anders brings 20+ years of PE and venture experience in the food system.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionNetherlands

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

AgTech

Biotech

FoodTech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Deep-science agrifoodtech founders with defensible edge & operator-builder credibility

agrifoodtech

animal-health

microbiome-therapeutics

biologicals

deep-science operators

company-building

Bullish Signals

BiomEdit USDA conditional license — first genetically engineered probiotic biologiclinkedin

BiomEdit targets $6B necrotic enteritis market, 35M+ birds evaluatinglinkedin

Four-year path to novel regulatory precedent blazed successfullylinkedin

Anterra founding dozen portfolio companies at scalelinkedin

Company-building model validating deep-science operator partnershipslinkedin

Microbiome therapeutics emerging as defensible animal health categorylinkedin

50% of target at first close in frozen agtech marketblog

Rabobank, Novo Holdings, Zoetis anchor — strategic moatblog

Operator LPs farming 13M+ acres = built-in pilot networkblog

Hiring deep-science operators (animal health R&D expert) as VPslinkedin

VP network model turning expertise into category-reshaping companieslinkedin

Expanding operator-founder network across animal & crop health sectorslinkedin

Dutch gov €500M NADI fund + €3.3B NII for biotech growthlinkedin

World-class nitrogen R&D at Wageningen, Delft, Leiden clusterslinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Agtech exit timelines are long, public comps uglyblog

Concentration risk in strategic LP prioritiesblog

Novel regulatory pathways carry execution & market adoption risklinkedin

Founder Do's

Pitch if your company benefits from deep agricultural distribution

Show defensible technical edge in biologicals or microbiome science

Leverage Rabobank/Zoetis network for pilot-to-scale path

Target venture-to-growth stage for agrifoodtech

Tap operator-founders (Heard, Horn, Goossens model) for technical validation

Founder Don'ts

Do not pitch without a food/agriculture core focus

Avoid generalist AI pitches without domain depth

Do not expect fast exits — agtech is long-cycle

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€86M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Adam Anders

Adam AndersManaging Partner, Co-founder

Daniel GoldenVenture Partner

Jacqueline HeardVenture Partner

Juergen HornVenture Partner

Maarten GoossensInvestment Partner

Philip AustinPartner

Brett WongPartner

Backers

Known LPs

Novo HoldingsFoundation / Endowment

RabobankBank

ZoetisCorporate / Strategic

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