Rio Investment Partners

Overview

Rio Investment Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in growth-stage companies across the North American agri-food value chain. The firm seeks to deploy between $3 million and $10 million in dynamic enterprises operating in verticals across the AgTech/FoodTech continuum. Rio Investment Partners is the successor to Avrio Capital, a global pioneer in agricultural equity investing. The firm has offices in Calgary and Montreal and is targeting $150 million of total committed capital, with $77.5 million secured in a first close. The team includes experienced professionals such as Aki Georgacacos, co-founder and Managing Director, and Jean Francois Huc, co-founder and Managing Director. The firm's investment strategy focuses on technologies and capabilities that can catalyze growth and value creation in each vertical of the agri-food value chain. Rio Investment Partners invests in all aspects of the agri-food tech continuum, from agricultural productivity to novel protein technologies to healthy foods. The firm's desire to operate as a true platform, to invest more comprehensively in the sector and across a broader territory, underpins its investment strategy. The creation of Rio Investment Partners represents a bold vision for agri-food tech venture capital investing, aiming to establish the foundations of a global agri-food investment vehicle. The firm's well-established tenants of investing in best-in-class management teams and transformative technologies are central to its approach. The firm operates with a commitment to transparency, connection, facility, agility, and efficiency, with a focus on technology, sustainability, and inclusion. Rio Investment Partners is dedicated to promoting new investments, encouraging innovation, and improving the business environment within the agri-food sector. The firm's mission is to be the largest attraction agency for new business and investments in the country, building bridges between the public and private sectors to carry out major projects in the agri-food industry. The firm's values include transparency, connection, facility, agility, and efficiency, with a focus on technology, sustainability, and inclusion. Rio Investment Partners is committed to developing the agri-food sector by promoting new investments, encouraging innovation, and improving the business environment. The firm's investment philosophy centers on investing in best-in-class management teams and transformative technologies, aiming to catalyze growth and value creation in the agri-food value chain. The firm's approach is rooted in a desire to operate as a true platform, investing more comprehensively in the sector and across a broader territory, with a focus on technology, sustainability, and inclusion. Rio Investment Partners is dedicated to promoting new investments, encouraging innovation, and improving the business environment within the agri-food sector, with a mission to be the largest attraction agency for new business and investments in the country. The firm's values include transparency, connection, facility, agility, and efficiency, with a focus on technology, sustainability, and inclusion. Rio Investment Partners is committed to developing the agri-food sector by promoting new investments, encouraging innovation, and improving the business environment, building bridges between the public and private sectors to carry out major projects in the agri-food industry.

Investment Focus

• Growth-stage companies
• Agri-food sector
• Seeking $3 million to $10 million in equity investment