David Barton

Senior Consultant, Prospero & Partners

David Barton is a senior consultant at Prospero & Partners, a European advisory firm specialising in agrifood, biological inputs, and the bioeconomy. With over 14 years’ experience in the global agri-biologicals sector, he operates at the intersection of science, commercial strategy, and innovation.

At Prospero, he leads multidisciplinary projects advising venture capital, private equity, and corporate clients on technical due diligence, market landscape analysis, innovation roadmapping, and investment strategy across biological and regenerative agriculture. He also contributes to the management of European industry platforms including the European Biostimulants Industry Council, the Biocontrol Coalition, and the European Consortium of the Organic-Based Fertiliser Industry.

His background spans senior technical and leadership roles, with a strong track record in translating plant science, particularly in abiotic stress tolerance, nutrient use efficiency, and crop quality, into scalable plant biostimulant solutions.

He works closely with founders to bridge early-stage innovation with market adoption. His interests include postbiotics, programmable biology, and system-level approaches to agricultural resilience.