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Cultivate Next
HQ · California
Specialist early-stage investments across food-system innovation: agricultural science and technology; supply-chain resilience and transparency; ingredient innovation; automation and robotics in agriculture and restaurant operations; emerging food brands. Strategically aligned with Chipotle operations and sustainability.
Stage focus
Generalist / Specialist
Generalist
Investing team
- Christian GammillManaging Partner & Co-Founder
- Camden McRaeManaging Partner & Co-Founder
- Brooke BoucautInvestment Principal
- Matthew MurchInvestment Associate
- Mark LinaoPortfolio Manager
- Tim McAfeeStrategic Advisor | Food & Agriculture
How to reach them
Notable investments
Benchmark Labs; IMIO; Clean Crop Technologies; Athian; SIMPLi; PopID — 2026-07-08 Plantible; CH4 Global — 2025-01-15
Sources
newsroom.chipotle.com/2026-07-08-CHIPOTLES-CULTIVATE-NEXT-FUND-INVESTS-IN-SIX-EMERGING-COMPANIES-BUILDING-A-MORE-RESILIENT-FOOD-SYSTEM ↗cultivatenext.vc ↗cultivatenext.vc/team.html ↗ir.chipotle.com/2024-02-28-CHIPOTLE-DOUBLES-ITS-COMMITMENT-TO-THE-CULTIVATE-NEXT-VENTURE-FUND-TO-100-MILLION%2C-MARKING-ITS-TWO-YEAR-ANNIVERSARY ↗newsroom.chipotle.com/welcome ↗