Katrin Burt

Managing Partner, Grosvenor Food & AgTech

📍 United Kingdom, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 9 investments📅 21 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2023𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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9
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4
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21y
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Board Member
Jul 2022
Founded in 2017, Meati Foods is working to unlock a more delicious, nutritious, equitable, and sustainable food system for everyone. Eat Meati™, the debut product line from Meati Foods, features cutlets and steaks made from mushroom root, a whole-food protein cultivated with a modernized version of ancient and natural processes that have helped preserve Earths ecosystems for millennia. Eat Meati™ made its early retail debut in July 2022 after multiple months of record sellouts through its direct-to-doorstep online shop. A national omni-channel footprint is planned for late 2023.
Board Member
Aug 2020
TemperPack was created to help the world waste less. Based out of Richmond, TemperPack is a materials engineering and manufacturing company looking to disrupt the cold-chain shipping industry. We protect whats perishable, whether thats a shipment of food or life saving medicine, all using materials that help protect our most perishable resource, the Earth. We build revolutionary insulation products that allow large organizations to manage their global supply chains with zero environmental impact. We aim at bringing to market sustainable packaging solutions that consumers and companies feel great about using. Interested in working for TemperPack? Send an email to hr@temperpack.com
Board Member
Jun 2020
buymie is a mobile first, on-demand grocery delivery platform enabling consumers to order any grocery or household item from local stores using their mobile device, and get them delivered in as little as 1 hour. The buymie platform connects customers, via the app, to a fully vetted and trained crowd sourced personal shopper network.
Investor
Dec 2014
Planet is the leading provider of global, daily satellite imagery and insights. Planet is driven by a mission to image all of Earth’s landmass every day, and make global change visible, accessible, and actionable. Founded in 2010 by three NASA scientists, Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest fleet of imaging satellites, as well as online software, tools and analytics needed to deliver data to users. Decision makers in business, government, and within organizations use Planets data and machine learning-powered analytics to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and make informed, timely decisions to solve our worlds toughest challenges. Visit us at https://www.planet.com/
Board Observer
Sep 2014
AgBiome® partners with the microbial world to improve our planet. AgBiome discovers and develops innovative biological and trait products for crop protection. The proprietary GENESIS™ discovery platform efficiently captures diverse, unique microbes for agriculturally relevant applications, and screens them with industry-best assays for insect, disease, and nematode control. Through its commercial subsidiary, AgBiome develops and sells proprietary crop protection solutions. The first of these, Howler®, is a revolutionary fungicide for disease control in a broad variety of crops.
Board Observer
Apr 2005
Ziptronix, a leader in developing next-generation semiconductor integration strategies and processes, makes tomorrow’s high performance IC applications available today. Based on the patented low temperature wafer bonding process, ZiBond® technology, and low temperature wafer bonding with buried interconnect, Direct Bond Interconnect (DBI®) technology, enable 3D architectures with the smallest footprint and volumetric size of any technologies available. DBI® technology further improves the performance, increases density, and improves device yield, while providing the lowest cost solution. Backed by the most advanced 3D technologies available, Ziptronix is your partner today and for the future.
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2023
Board Member
Jan 2023
We believe home cooking is important. But in today’s busy world, it’s often the first thing to go. With Gousto, you choose recipes you’d like to cook and ta-dah! We deliver the perfectly measured ingredients. Skip the supermarket queue, and create delicious meals to share with those you love. The story so far: Timo (our founder) fondly remembers the family dinners of his childhood, evenings filled with laughter, conversation and new flavours. That’s why he created Gousto, to help today’s busy families come together over a good home-cooked meal. Rated 5 out of 5 by The Sunday Telegraph and ‘Best Buy’ by Independent.co.uk. We’re also one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK. We’ve built an incredible team of passionate, visionary people who are driving the business forward at speed. Sound like you? Get in touch.
2022
Board Member
Jul 2022
Founded in 2017, Meati Foods is working to unlock a more delicious, nutritious, equitable, and sustainable food system for everyone. Eat Meati™, the debut product line from Meati Foods, features cutlets and steaks made from mushroom root, a whole-food protein cultivated with a modernized version of ancient and natural processes that have helped preserve Earths ecosystems for millennia. Eat Meati™ made its early retail debut in July 2022 after multiple months of record sellouts through its direct-to-doorstep online shop. A national omni-channel footprint is planned for late 2023.
2020
Board Member
Aug 2020
TemperPack was created to help the world waste less. Based out of Richmond, TemperPack is a materials engineering and manufacturing company looking to disrupt the cold-chain shipping industry. We protect whats perishable, whether thats a shipment of food or life saving medicine, all using materials that help protect our most perishable resource, the Earth. We build revolutionary insulation products that allow large organizations to manage their global supply chains with zero environmental impact. We aim at bringing to market sustainable packaging solutions that consumers and companies feel great about using. Interested in working for TemperPack? Send an email to hr@temperpack.com
Board Member
Jun 2020
buymie is a mobile first, on-demand grocery delivery platform enabling consumers to order any grocery or household item from local stores using their mobile device, and get them delivered in as little as 1 hour. The buymie platform connects customers, via the app, to a fully vetted and trained crowd sourced personal shopper network.
2019
Managing Partner
Sep 2019
We are an active investor in companies that are reshaping food and agriculture around the world for the better. We identify entrepreneurs and businesses rethinking how food is produced, distributed, and consumed, supporting their growth as lead investors and highly engaged board members. We actively manage a portfolio of over 25 companies, helping them lead positive change in a way that enhances human health and the natural environment, enabling the economic sustainability of farming and food production.
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