Partner
Bonnie Brayton
Managing Director, InnoVenture Iowa
- Firm
- InnoVenture Iowa
- Title
- Managing Director
- Role
- Managing partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 17 September 2026
About
Bonnie Brayton is a scientist and investor with 20+ years of experience in AgTech. She is a graduate of Scripps College, University of California Berkeley and Brown University. With a background in plant biochemistry, she worked as a research scientist at Mendel Biotechnology, Hawaii Center for AIDS and DuPont Pioneer (Corteva). At Corteva, she moved out of the lab and into continuous improvement, technology acquisition and collaboration management. She entered the venture capital industry when she joined AgTech investor Fulcrum Global Capital as their Senior Venture Associate in 2022, investing in technologies that increase global food production, reduce waste and improve sustainability. In 2026, she joined InnoVenture Iowa as Managing Director, where she and her team invest in technologies built in Iowa, with a focus on biosciences, advanced manufacturing and information technology. She is a Farm Foundation Round Table Fellow and sits on the Investment Council of the Triple Helix Ins
Background
- Education
- She is a graduate of Scripps College, University of California Berkeley and Brown University.Source (opens in a new tab)
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