Investment Summary

Manna Tree Invests In Verde Farms

On February 10, 2020, venture capital firm Manna Tree invested in agriculture company Verde Farms

Investment Highlights
  • This is Manna Tree’s 2nd transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Manna Tree’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Manna Tree’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

Investment Summary

Date 2020-02-10
Target Verde Farms
Sector Agriculture
Investor(s) Manna Tree
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Financial)

Target

Verde Farms

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
Verde Farms provides natural and organic pasture-raised beef for retailers, food service companies, and restaurants. The company supplies grass-fed beef products to wholesale meat distributors and top-quality grocery chains as well as directly to restaurants. Verde Farms was founded in 2004 and is based in Woburn, Massachusetts.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor
DESCRIPTION

Manna Tree Partners is a specialist investor focused on opportunities across the food supply chain. The Firm targets investments across the US and generally pursues small to mid-sized companies looking for a partner to help accelerate growth. Manna Tree Partners was established in 2018 and is headquartered in Vail, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Agriculture) 2 of 2
Type (Growth Capital) 2 of 2
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2020) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-05 Nutriati

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Nutriati is a developer of innovative, best-in-class plant-based ingredients. The company seeks to positively impact the plant-based ingredient landscape – and human health - by offering more sustainable, tastier, and more nutritious options. Artesa® Chickpea Protein is the first chickpea-based protein concentrate available in commercial quantities. Artesa® Chickpea Flour brings excellent nutrition and new levels of formulation flexibility and product quality to gluten-free products. Nutriati was founded in 2013 and is based in Richmond, Virginia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-09 Vital Farms

Austin, Texas, United States

Vital Farms is a manufacturer and marketer of poultry products. Vital Farms products include Pasture-raised butter, Pasture-raised eggs in dozens, half-dozens and restaurant flats. Vital Farms was founded in 2007 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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