Cultivation Capital
Cultivation Capital is a venture capital firm located in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 2012. The firm specializes in early-stage investing, focusing on transformative companies in technology, life sciences, agriculture, and geospatial sectors. With over 120 startups backed across more than 25 states and countries, Cultivation Capital is recognized as one of the most active seed investors in the United States. The firm manages approximately $416 million in assets and operates 13 active investment vehicles. Cultivation Capital provides capital, strategic support, operational guidance, and acc
Investing activity
Cultivation Capital appears in 4 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, and led 2 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $4M and the largest at $6M. The most recent are Shelfmark (Seed, $3.5M, Aug 2026), TruAgents (Seed, $3.4M, Mar 2026) and Force Equals (Seed, $2.2M, Feb 2026).
Cultivation Capital most often invests alongside Armory Square Ventures, Grand Ventures, Argon Ventures and ManchesterStory Group, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Cultivation Capital
What AI companies has Cultivation Capital invested in?
Cultivation Capital's AI investments include Shelfmark, TruAgents, Force Equals and FinOpsly. The 4 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Cultivation Capital based?
Cultivation Capital is based in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
What stage does Cultivation Capital invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Cultivation Capital has invested at Seed, with a median round of $4M. Cultivation Capital led 2 of those rounds.
Who does Cultivation Capital co-invest with?
Cultivation Capital's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Armory Square Ventures (1 deal), Grand Ventures (1 deal), Argon Ventures (1 deal), ManchesterStory Group (1 deal) and Unum Group (1 deal).
How can founders reach Cultivation Capital?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Cultivation Capital's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Cultivation Capital to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.