Our platform makes it easy to access the operational know-how, implementation tools, financing and off-take agreements needed to reduce business risks while integrating fruit, nut and timber trees with animal or crop farming systems.
By helping farmers focus on permanent crops in regenerative agriculture, a practice known as agroforestry, farmers become more resilient and investors earn great returns while building the next generation of regenerative farms.
Propagate is a Techstars-backed company, a portfolio company of Elemental Excelerator as well as Exelon Corporation’s inaugural 2c2i cohort.
Propagate currently advises across 10,000 acres of agroforestry in the USA, supporting nearly 500,000 trees & shrubs. Propagate also actively manages over 100 commercial acres and growing through its agroforestry hubs.
By helping farmers focus on permanent crops in regenerative agriculture, a practice known as agroforestry, farmers become more resilient and investors earn great returns while building the next generation of regenerative farms.
Propagate is a Techstars-backed company, a portfolio company of Elemental Excelerator as well as Exelon Corporation’s inaugural 2c2i cohort.
Propagate currently advises across 10,000 acres of agroforestry in the USA, supporting nearly 500,000 trees & shrubs. Propagate also actively manages over 100 commercial acres and growing through its agroforestry hubs.
Location: United States, Colorado, City and County of Denver
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $1.5M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 3
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 29.05.2020 | Seed | $1.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 4
| Date | Title | Description |
| 28.07.2020 | Agroforestry Is Profitable & Climate-Friendly, So Why Don’t Farmers Plant More Trees? | 54 5 59 Shares 10 Mins Read By: Stephanie Hanes In the latter part of 2016, Ethan Steinberg and two of his friends planned a driving tour across the U.S. to interview farmers. Their goal was to solve a riddle that had been bothering each of... |
| 29.05.2020 | Propagate Ventures raises $1.5m seed round to help farmers adopt agroforestry | Although there is still some debate around what regenerative agriculture does or does not include, one of its frequently discussed tenants is the need to boost biodiversity. Today, much of our agricultural production depends on monocultures... |
| 27.01.2020 | Propagate Ventures: Planting New Revenue Streams for Farmers | As a company dedicated to regenerative agroforestry solutions, Propagate Ventures works with farmers and land managers to design and install tree-crop systems that work in tandem with existing farm operations. Its fruit, nut, and timber tre... |
| 10.10.2019 | Climate change-minded tech accelerator is funding innovation across the food value chain | Editor’s Note: Danya Hakeem is director of innovation, agriculture & circular economy at Elemental Excelerator. Here she writes about their latest cohort. With recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and others... |