# Conti Venture
Conti Venture is the name under which two Delaware limited partnerships, Conti Venture Fund II L.P. and its parallel vehicle Conti Venture Fund II-A L.P., raise and invest venture capital from 767 [Fifth Avenue](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifth-avenue) in New York City; the vehicles are identified with Conti Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Continental Grain Company, which invests in early-stage food and agriculture technology companies.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/0001925988-23-000001.txt) • [2](https://www.caplight.com/investor/continentalgrain) The fund complex reported roughly $209 million sold of a $250 million offering in a Form D/A amendment dated June 8, 2023, and its most recent filing on record is that amendment.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 767 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10153[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/0001925988-23-000001.txt) |
| Legal vehicles | Conti Venture Fund II L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, together with a related parallel fund[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/0001925988-23-000001.txt) |
| Offering size | $250,000,000 target; $208,989,000 reported sold as of the June 2023 amendment[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/0001925988-23-000001.txt) |
| Filed people | Ari Gendason, David Dryerman, and Michael Mayberry, listed as Executive Officers and Promoters[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/0001925988-23-000001.txt) |
| Sector | Early-stage food and agriculture technology[2](https://www.caplight.com/investor/continentalgrain) |
| Affiliation | Identified with Conti Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Continental Grain Company[2](https://www.caplight.com/investor/continentalgrain) |
| Last filing | Form D/A, June 8, 2023; no later filings through September 2026[3](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=0001925988&action=getcompany&count=40&owner=include) |
## What Conti Venture is
The SEC record describes two private fund vehicles. Conti Venture Fund II L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership with its business address at 767 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10153, registered under SEC file number 021-448651.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/0001925988-23-000001.txt)
The name points to a larger organization. Caplight, a secondary-market data platform, identifies Conti Ventures as the corporate venture capital arm of Continental Grain Company, a New York food and agriculture investor, making venture and growth equity investments in early-stage businesses using technology to shape the future of food and agriculture.[2](https://www.caplight.com/investor/continentalgrain) The linkage between the SEC-registered funds and the corporate venture arm is inferred from the shared name and address; no primary source filed with the SEC states the relationship directly.
## History and people
The original Form D for Fund II L.P. was filed and accepted on June 9, 2022 at 12:53:42, with the same effectiveness date, under SEC file number 021-448651.[4](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/000192598822000001/0001925988-22-000001-index.htm) The fund's only other filing on EDGAR is an amendment filed on June 8, 2023.[3](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=0001925988&action=getcompany&count=40&owner=include) The filing's "prior related" field references Conti Venture Fund I L.P., indicating a predecessor fund vehicle.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/0001925988-23-000001.txt)
The amendment names three individuals, all at the 767 Fifth Avenue address: Ari Gendason, David Dryerman, and Michael Mayberry, each listed as an Executive Officer and Promoter of the fund.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/0001925988-23-000001.txt) The filing was signed by Gendason as Chief Investment Officer of the GP of the GP of the issuer, and it states that the general partner is entitled to a performance allocation while the investment manager receives a management fee.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/0001925988-23-000001.txt) The filing also lists Fidelia Partners Limited, of 4th Floor Clutha House, 10 Storeys Gate, London SW1P 3AY, United Kingdom, apparently as a related party or placement contact.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/0001925988-23-000001.txt)
## Funds, by the numbers
The June 2023 amendment reports a total offering amount of $250,000,000, with $208,989,000 sold and $41,011,000 remaining unsold, and states that "amounts listed above are aggregated between Issuer and its related parallel fund."[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/0001925988-23-000001.txt) Because both parallel vehicles report the identical $208,989,000 figure on the same June 2022 filing date, the two Form Ds describe one pool of capital reported twice, not two separate $209 million funds. Adding the two filings together to reach roughly $418 million therefore double-counts a single offering; the supported figure is approximately $209 million sold of a $250 million target.
The fund relies on Investment Company Act exemptions under Section 3(c)(1) and Section 3(c)(7).[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/0001925988-23-000001.txt) The general partner reserved the right to offer a greater or lesser amount of limited partner interests.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/0001925988-23-000001.txt) The filings themselves do not explain the parallel-vehicle split or identify the LPs.
## Strategy and portfolio
Conti Ventures invests in early-stage food and agriculture technology across several sub-sectors: agricultural biotech, digital infrastructure, alternative protein, novel ingredients, animal health, and downstream enterprise technology.[2](https://www.caplight.com/investor/continentalgrain)
The deal record below comes from Caplight's profile of Conti Ventures and is not confirmed by primary sources; treat it as indicative rather than verified.
| Company | Date | Round | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFFiNE | Oct 2023 | Seed | Lead |
| Nulixir | Dec 2023 | Series A | Investor |
| Prolific Machines | Jun 2024 | Series B | Co-investor |
| EarthOptics | Nov 2024 | VC round | Lead |
| Pattern | Nov 2024 | M&A | Lead |
| Arzeda | Dec 2025 | Later-stage VC | Listed by PitchBook |
[2](https://www.caplight.com/investor/continentalgrain)
The Pattern entry is recorded as an M&A transaction in November 2024 led by Conti Ventures; the sources do not state whether it was an exit from an existing position or a new acquisition, or on what terms.[2](https://www.caplight.com/investor/continentalgrain)
## Recent developments
Conti Venture Fund II L.P. has only two filings on EDGAR: the original Form D of June 9, 2022 and the amendment of June 8, 2023.[3](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=0001925988&action=getcompany&count=40&owner=include) No new fund filings appear through September 2026, so no Fund III is on record. Deal activity attributed to Conti Ventures continued after the fund's last filing, including the November 2024 [EarthOptics](https://www.edgepedia.org/earthoptics) round and Pattern transaction and a December 2025 later-stage deal in Arzeda, but this record rests on data-platform listings rather than primary disclosures.[2](https://www.caplight.com/investor/continentalgrain)
## References
1. [SEC Form D/A — Conti Venture Fund II L.P. (Accession 0001925988-23-000001)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/0001925988-23-000001.txt)
2. [Conti Ventures — Portfolio, Investments & AUM | Caplight](https://www.caplight.com/investor/continentalgrain)
3. [SEC EDGAR filing index for Conti Venture Fund II L.P., CIK 0001925988](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=0001925988&action=getcompany&count=40&owner=include)
4. [EDGAR filing documents index for Form D accession 0001925988-22-000001 (filed 2022-06-09)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925988/000192598822000001/0001925988-22-000001-index.htm)
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*Initially written Sep 17, 2026 · Edited: Oct 11, 2026; Oct 15, 2026*
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