Cavallo Ventures by Wilbur-Ellis

What is Cavallo Ventures by Wilbur-Ellis?

Cavallo Ventures is the venture capital arm of Wilbur-Ellis, focusing on creating strategic market access pathways. They operate as a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) firm based in San Francisco, California, United States, and specialize in Seed stage investments across a variety of markets, including Agriculture, Animal Health & Nutrition, Novel Ingredients, and Nachurs Alpine Solutions.

With the backing of Wilbur-Ellis's century-long experience, Cavallo Ventures seeks to invest in dedicated founders who are working to solve real problems with a strong commitment to building and executing their vision. The firm goes beyond providing capital by offering deep expertise and market knowledge, which allows founding teams to launch new products and services, conduct trials, scale operations, and recruit top-tier talent.

In the agricultural sector, they work to enhance customer return on investment by leveraging cutting-edge crop production technologies and software available in most agricultural regions of the United States. Their nutrition division leads internationally in marketing and distributing nutrients for livestock, pet food, and aquaculture industries.

Through their technical team, they offer practical expertise and a deep knowledge of local markets and cultures, particularly in the area of novel ingredients. Lastly, the Nachurs Alpine Solutions division of Wilbur-Ellis introduces pioneering solutions in the specialty chemical and liquid fertilizer industry.

Cavallo Ventures aims to be a strategic investor that not only unlocks market access for their portfolio companies but also greatly accelerates their growth and market penetration.