Spencer Stensrude

Spencer Stensrude is the Chief Executive Officer of Ag Ventures Alliance, an agricultural venture capital cooperative based in Mason City, Iowa. He manages a seed-stage investment fund that deploys capital allocations typically ranging from $1 million to $5 million into emerging agricultural technology and biotechnology startups. Under his leadership, the cooperative has built an active portfolio of approximately 32 companies, backing startups such as Tractor Zoom and SwineTech, while securing a notable portfolio acquisition by the global animal health corporation Zoetis. Stensrude leverages a network of over 1,000 farmer members and utilizes 300 engaged farmers to conduct direct product trials for early-stage agricultural innovations. Following an earlier career in commercial lending and income-producing real estate, Stensrude currently focuses his professional efforts on funding transformational technologies that directly increase farm profitability and operational sustainability.