Cibus Capital
Cibus Capital LLP is a London-based private-equity and venture-capital firm investing in the sustainable food and agriculture transition, advising a mid-market private-equity strategy (Cibus Fund I and II) in food production and processing alongside a venture strategy (Cibus Enterprise Fund I and II) backing late-stage agrifood technology. Incorporated as a limited liability partnership in 2006 (Companies House number OC320407), the firm built its food-and-agriculture platform from 2016 under founder and Chief Investment Officer Rob Appleby and has raised more than USD 1 billion across its strategies. Cibus Capital LLP is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 454655.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
3 funds tracked, 23 portfolio companies (21 active · 2 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Cibus Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Cibus Fund IIPrivate Equity2021 · 5yr€473M4 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
4 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alba Trees | Agriculture | UK | 2023 |
| PSB Produccion Vegetal | Agriculture | Spain | 2025 |
| Vive Crop Protection | AgTech | Canada | 2022 |
| Withcott Seedlings | Agriculture | Australia | 2022 |
Realized
1 exit| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Believer Meats | Biotech | Israel | 2021 | 2025 | – | – | – |
Cibus Enterprise Fund IIVC2021 · 5yr€124M10 active
Unrealized
10 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4AG Robotics | AgTech | Canada | 2025 |
| Aquapak | ClimateTech | UK | 2021 |
| BeeHero | AgTech | Israel | 2021 |
| Bonsai Robotics | AgTech | United States | 2025 |
| Borealis Foods | FoodTech | United States | 2021 |
| Burro | AgTech | United States | 2021 |
| EarthOptics | AgTech | United States | 2024 |
| Ecorobotix | AgTech | Switzerland | 2023 |
| Growers Edge | AgTech | United States | 2025 |
| Phytolon | FoodTech | Israel | 2022 |
Cibus FundPrivate Equity2017 · 9yr€305M7 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
7 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaretto Almonds | Agriculture | Australia | 2018 |
| BlueNalu | FoodTech | United States | 2020 |
| Moleaer | AgTech | United States | 2019 |
| Saga Robotics | AgTech | Norway | 2020 |
| The Kingfish Company | FoodTech | Netherlands | 2020 |
| The Summer Berry Company | Agriculture | UK | 2019 |
| Waitaki Biosciences | FoodTech | New Zealand | 2021 |
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About Cibus Capital
Cibus Capital is a pure-play sustainable food and agriculture investor with more than $1 billion of cumulative capital raised as of December 2024 (Fund II vintage closed March 2024 at approximately $645 million combined: Cibus Fund II ~$510 million plus Cibus Enterprise Fund II ~$135 million), headquartered in London at 4 Sloane Terrace. The firm was founded in 2016 by Robert Appleby (ex-co-founder and joint-CIO of ADM Capital) and operates as a partner-owned independent investment advisor (Cibus Capital LLP advises the Cibus funds).
Investment thesis
Cibus Capital deploys capital through approximately four vehicles (Cibus Fund I and II, Cibus Enterprise I and II, Cibus Carbon plus the non-profit Cibus Foundation), targeting two core strategies: mid-market PE growth and buyout in food production and processing, and late-stage agrifood-technology venture and growth, plus newer natural-capital and carbon vehicles. Sector focus spans food production, food processing, agri-food technology, carbon sequestration and natural capital. Geographic deployment is UK and Europe core, expanding to US, Australia and New Zealand. The platform balances financial return with measurable environmental and food-system impact.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include olive-oil and food production (2023, most recent disclosed exit), with limited 2024-2026 exit activity as the latest fund is in active deployment. Recent acquisitions include stone-fruit genetics and agri-food (2025), farming-robotics agri-tech and a majority stake in vegetable-production genetics (2025). The platform continues active deployment of Fund II across the sustainable food and agriculture mandate. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
Investment team
Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
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