Current Firm
AgFunder
Focus
Agriculture, Climate
About Rob Leclerc
Michael Dean co-founded AgFunder after 25+ years combining hands-on agriculture operations, venture capital, environmental law, and social impact—including founding SeedRock Africa Agriculture, a social-impact agribusiness in West Africa. He co-architected AgFunder's integrated approach using their AI-driven discovery platform GAIA and media arm AgFunderNews to systematically surface emerging technologies and support portfolio companies with an emphasis on frontier science that improves smallholder farmer livelihoods while addressing climate challenges.
Focus Areas
AgricultureClimateBiotechRobotics
Investment Stage
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+