OUR MISSION

To be the world's leading agri-food tech accelerator

Sustainability moves
the world
forward
Agriculture is fundamental to human life, but today it contributes around 18% of global emissions. It’s very clear that slashing emissions and improving productivity will be critical, in order to feed our global population in a changing climate.
We can’t meet our climate goals without reducing emissions

And we can’t do this without utilising technology.

Meet the team

We’re a diverse team with a depth of expertise in different arenas but we have one thing in common—a determination to drive sustainable impact.
Partner

Malcolm Nutt

Malcolm Nutt

Malcolm co-founded SparkLabs Cultiv8 and isa founding partner of Cultiv8 Funds Management, a venture capital fundinvesting in agri-food technology from seed to Series B. He specialises insourcing investment opportunities, portfolio management and corporaterelationships to scale company growth.

Partner

Jonathon Quigley

Jonathon Quigley

Jonathon co-founded SparkLabs Cultiv8 andis a founding partner of Cultiv8 Funds Management, a venture capital fundinvesting in Agri-Food Technology. He is an experienced and active privateinvestor, director and partner in several agri-food technology companies.

Program Director

Tiffany Holland

Tiffany Holland

Tiffany specialises in fostering newstrategic collaborations and nurturing our cohort companies. An ecosystemconnector, she seamlessly orchestrates the integration of diverse stakeholders,identifying avenues for value creation across the industry and forgingessential partnerships to expedite commercialisation for our cohorts.

Commercial Director

Andrew Logan

Andrew Logan

Andrew connects the corporate world with the innovations they need toevolve and grow, and contribute to a secure, low-carbon future of food. Aveteran of the venture and startup world he has worked with some of the world’slargest companies to identify and incorporate gamechanging innovations intotheir businesses.

Operations Manager

Catriona Crookes

Catriona Crookes

Catriona offers our cohort and our team a wealthof experience in corporate, startup, finance and agribusiness. Having launchedher own successful agritech company, Catriona brings theperfect balance of skills to meet the needs of our cohort and their teams.

Investment Committee

Frank Meehan

Frank Meehan

Frank Meehan is General Manager of ESG andClimate at FiscalNote.com, a US company listed on the NYSE with over 3,000enterprise and government customers globally. He is on the investment committeefor SparkLabs Cultiv8 and Cultiv8 Funds Management, a venture capital fundinvesting in Agri-Food Technology. Frank is a co-founder and Partner at the SparkLabsGroup, Asia's leading early-stage accelerator, headquartered in Seoul. He is acore contributor at BraveNewDAO, building the decentralised finance protocolfor investing in Climate and Sustainable Real World Assets.

Investment Committee

Jimmy Kim

Jimmy Kim

Jimmy Kim is co-founder and Partner at SparkLabs Group, a network ofstart-up accelerators and venture capitals funds. He is on the investmentcommittee for SparkLabs Cultiv8 and Cultiv8 Funds Management, a venture capitalfund investing in Agri-Food Technology. Jimmy is also the co-founder andPresident of N3N, an IoT platform company and Cisco’s first global IoTinvestment. N3N service numerous Fortune 500 companies and governments, including Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motors. He previously served as N3N’s CEO.Previously, Jimmy was CEO of Nexonova, a game development studio - a companywith a $5 billion market capitalisation - that specializes in social networkgames. Prior to Nexonova, he served as Executive Vice President of Nexon Corp.

Supported By
Investment Director

Mitch Kosev

Mitch Kosev

Mitch is responsible for all stages of theinvestment lifecycle, including sourcing, structuring, due diligence andportfolio management. An experienced investor in private markets, Mitch bringsdeep specialisation in agriculture, natural capital and real assets inAustralia and around the world.

Our impact

Leveraging our domain expertise, we have championed over 50 companies to maximise their positive impacts on the environment, end users, communities, and investors.
$1.7B
Combined market cap from our Alumni
$600M+
Raised in follow-on capital
750+
Jobs created
From
Week
Zero
to
SucCess

Our AgriFood Ecosystem

We’ve built an AgriFood ecosystem of great partners, providing founders with ample industry-specific expertise and a launching pad to take their solutions directly to market. Most of all they all have one thing in common: the drive to help entrepreneurs succeed.
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SparkLabs Groups

In partnership with SparkLabs Global, we are actively shaping the future of innovation across the globe, fostering groundbreaking advancements.
15
Funds
$554M
Total Raised
450
Companies
$31.1B
Total post money valuation

Cultiv8 Funds Management

Cultiv8 Funds Management, established in 2022, seizes opportunities in global agri-food tech. Regulatory support, corporate involvement, and a rising need for climate-responsive food solutions drive sector growth. Leveraging our global network with SparkLabs Cultiv8, we uniquely identify, evaluate, and foster growth for companies delivering practical, long-term solutions to global food production and supply chain challenges.

Accelerate your
agri-food company

If you have a great innovation that can help achieve a future of sustainable food security, please get in touch.
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