Become AN INVestor Partner

Back the companies agriculture’s leaders help build.

Purdue DIAL Ventures builds agrifood companies with the industry, not for it. Investor partners get a seat at the table early, while problems are still being chosen and pressure-tested and before companies are formed.

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For information on how to get involved, email Jarrod Sutton at suttonjs@purdue.edu

How the model works

Problem first.

Every company starts with an industry problem, validated with corporate partners, producers and Purdue researchers.

Pressure-tested before capital.

Each studio convenes leaders from across the value chain to identify consequential problems, challenge assumptions, determine who will actually pay, and narrow opportunities before significant capital is committed.

Built by experienced founders.

Innovation Fellows build alongside industry partners, with customers engaged from day one.

Backed by Grit Road Partners.

Grit Road is a top global AgTech VC group (PitchBook) with 20+ AgTech investments across 9 states.

What we’ve learned

At this fall’s industry workshop, leaders from across the agrifood value chain worked through the problems shaping the next generation of companies.

What we’ve built

6

venture studio cohorts completed

9

venture-backed companies launched

$30M+

Fund I portfolio valuation (PitchBook)