Francisco Jardim is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of SP Ventures (SPV), Latin America’s leading venture capital firm dedicated to agri-food, climate, and life-science technologies. He leads the firm’s investment strategy and currently works alongside some of the most dynamic founders shaping the digital and biological transformation of global agribusiness.
SP Ventures is now investing from its third fund, with an active presence across Latin America, and offices in São Paulo and Mexico City. Across its platforms, the firm manages approximately USD 200 million in assets under management, partnering with institutional, strategic, and development investors from around the world.
Francisco’s work is driven by a clear mission: to unlock the next leap in agricultural productivity in emerging markets while strengthening food security, climate resilience, and sustainability across global value chains. With over a decade of hands-on investing experience, he is widely recognized as a thought leader at the intersection of agribusiness, technology, and long-term food systems transformation.
