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Astanor Ventures

Apex Member Partner — Brussels, Belgium

Apex Business Group Worldwide presents Astanor Ventures — a global leader in agrifood tech impact investing, headquartered in Brussels. Founded in 2017 by Eric Archambeau and George Coelho (co-founders of Balderton Capital), Astanor manages approximately €800 million in AUM across venture and growth strategies. Invested in 45+ mission-driven companies globally including Apeel Sciences, Monarch Tractor, and Aphea.Bio. Connecting visionary founders with the global Apex ecosystem across 80+ countries.

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Apex is a living ecosystem — one of its kind. A decentralized, member-owned global business platform across 80+ countries where preferred venture partners such as Astanor Ventures can explore early-stage innovation quietly and selectively, while founders showcase on their MySite and gain clarity on what long-term investors truly seek. No middleman. By members, for members.

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Astanor Ventures

Astanor Ventures is a Brussels-based global leader in agrifood tech impact investing, founded in 2017 by Eric Archambeau and George Coelho — both co-founders of Balderton Capital and early investors in Spotify. With approximately €800 million in AUM across various funds and special purpose vehicles, Astanor scales businesses across the agrifood sector through two complementary strategies: Astanor Venture and Astanor Growth.

In 2023, Astanor closed its second venture fund at €360 million — a record-breaking fund size for the agrifood sector. The firm has invested in over 45 mission-driven founders globally, focusing on companies that have identified social or environmental challenges and developed nature-positive solutions. Investment themes span regenerative agriculture, alternative proteins, food tech, controlled environment agriculture, and the broader bioeconomy.

The portfolio includes Apeel Sciences (shelf-life preservation), Monarch Tractor (autonomous electric tractors), Aphea.Bio (biologicals for agriculture), MiiMOSA (regenerative agriculture), Source.ag (greenhouse tech), Standing Ovation (dairy fermentation), and Calyxia (sustainable microcapsules). Astanor's core values center on climate transition, nature positivity, resource efficiency, and better social and health outcomes.

Mission: We back visionary entrepreneurs regenerating the food, agriculture, and blue ocean economy — investing in disruptive, scalable solutions for a sustainable, trusted, and resilient agrifood system.
astanor.com
Brussels, Belgium
Key Figures
€800M
AUM
€360M
Fund II
45+
Companies Backed
AgriFood
Exclusive Focus
Seed–Growth
Full Stage
Impact
Investment Driven
Balderton
Founder Heritage
Invited
Apex Role

"We back visionary entrepreneurs regenerating the food, agriculture, and blue ocean economy — investing in disruptive, scalable solutions for a sustainable and resilient agrifood system."

— Astanor Ventures
Startup Application

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Aligned with Astanor Ventures's investment focus. Precondition: You must be an Apex Participant to submit. Registration is complimentary and includes 2 Golden Ads. This project is part of Apex Master Expos.

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Precondition: You must be an Apex Participant to submit this application. Registration at myapex.me is complimentary and includes 2 Golden Ads.
Your unique Apex Participant ID. You receive this upon registration at myapex.me. Required to submit.
1. Founder & Company Information
Basic information about you and your startup.
Describe what your company does in one sentence.
"Every investment has the power to contribute to a more sustainable, equitable, and prosperous future." — Astanor Ventures
Astanor values mission-driven founders building disruptive agrifood solutions with measurable environmental impact and scalable business models.
2. Problem & Technology
What are you building and why does it matter?
What is the problem, why is it important, and who suffers from it?
"€800M AUM, 45+ companies, from Apeel to Monarch Tractor — global leaders in agrifood impact investing." — Astanor Ventures
Astanor invests across the agrifood value chain. Describe your technology, nature-positive impact thesis, and path to scale.
3. Market & Traction
How big is the opportunity and what have you achieved so far?
Users, revenue, partnerships, pilots, LOIs, notable milestones.
4. Funding & Investment
Astanor invests from seed to growth stage in mission-driven agrifood companies globally.
"The agrifood sector holds the key to tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, and human health." — Astanor Ventures
What draws you to Astanor's exclusive agrifood focus, €800M AUM, and Balderton Capital founder heritage?
5. Additional Information
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Apex Business Group Worldwide SL (abc-worldwide.com/ecosystem) does not act as an investment broker, placement agent, or funding intermediary. Alpha Academy — Club Society Multiverses (abc-worldwide.com/alphaacademy) does not represent Astanor Ventures or any investor. Astanor Ventures is an invited member of the Apex Ecosystem. Submission does not guarantee review, response, or investment.

Astanor Ventures may browse submitted applications at their sole discretion. All participation is voluntary and non-binding. Apex does not sell applicant data. This project is part of Apex Master Expos.

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