Solasta Bio develops environmentally friendly biological pesticides and insect control products. Its portfolio includes neuropeptide-based solutions that effectively manage resistant pests, enabling farmers to enhance crop production sustainably.
Impetus Agriculture
Grant in 2024
Impetus AG is engaged in the development of innovative insect control solutions that prioritize safety, effectiveness, and sustainability. The company specializes in creating bi-specific plant-based proteins designed to protect crops from harmful insects. Utilizing Bacillus thuringiensis technology, Impetus AG's products enhance crop yield by integrating antibodies within plant structures. This approach addresses the challenge of insect resistance that has emerged with existing commercial insect control products, offering farmers durable alternatives that support sustainable agriculture.
FarmSense provides an agricultural pest monitoring platform that uses smart insect traps with optical sensors and real-time analytics. The system employs a patented algorithm to capture flying insect signals in the field, classify pests, and transmit categorized data alongside environmental information. This enables early detection and informed pest-control decisions, supporting reduced pesticide use and improved crop yields while lowering labor requirements.
PheroSyn
Seed Round in 2023
PheroSyn develops and produces pest pheromones and pheromone-based integrated pesticides. It originated as a spin-out from Rothamsted Research, a leading non-profit centre focused on strategic agricultural science for the benefit of farmers and society. The company designs pheromone traps and formulations that attract specific pest species to indicate infestations, enabling targeted monitoring and control. This helps farmers avoid unnecessary spraying, reduce treatment costs, and optimize resource use for more sustainable crop protection.
Pluton Biosciences
Series A in 2023
Pluton Biosciences discovers and tests microbes to develop products such as pesticides and pharmaceuticals. Its platform mines and clones microbes to create biopesticides, crop protection solutions, human health products, and bioremediation agents.
Leaf Agriculture
Seed Round in 2022
Leaf Agriculture is a technology company based in Florianopolis, Brazil, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing a unified application programming interface (API) platform that offers data services tailored for the agriculture industry. This platform facilitates seamless access to agricultural data by connecting various AgTech APIs, enabling users to validate access and retrieve information through a single API. Leaf Agriculture aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of agricultural practices by leveraging digital solutions to improve data management and accessibility in the sector.
Full Harvest
Series B in 2021
Full Harvest is a San Francisco-based B2B marketplace that connects large farms with food companies to sell surplus and imperfect produce that would otherwise go to waste. The platform provides an end-to-end online distribution channel, enabling farms to monetize excess harvest by offering discounted, edible produce directly to food and beverage businesses. By unlocking unused produce, the company aims to create an additional revenue stream for farmers, lower costs in healthy food production, and significantly reduce food waste and resource use in the supply chain.
Burro is a developer of an autonomous farming platform designed to enhance productivity in agricultural and outdoor settings. The company creates robotic tools that autonomously follow workers and transport cargo, alleviating the physical burden of labor-intensive tasks. By automating these processes, Burro allows farmworkers to concentrate on more value-added activities. Additionally, the company's technology captures essential data that aids in further automating farm operations, ultimately aiming to streamline all tedious agricultural tasks. This focus on operational efficiency not only supports farmers in improving their workflows but also fosters growth within the sector.
Aromyx Corporation is a biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California, established in 2006. It has developed a platform that digitally records tastes and smells, utilizing a disposable bioassay system known as the EssenceChip. This technology replicates human olfactory and taste receptors, allowing for the prediction of scents and flavors from new chemicals. Aromyx's offerings include the EssenceCapture, EssenceAnalytics, and EssenceCloud, along with the Allegory software suite and AromaGraph visual analytics tools. The platform facilitates the measurement, capture, and analysis of sensory data, serving various industries such as consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, tobacco, and fragrance. By providing insights into the biochemical signals associated with taste and scent, Aromyx enables its clients to innovate and enhance their products through research, development, quality assurance, and branding applications.
BlueNalu
Convertible Note in 2021
BlueNalu cultivates seafood products from fish cells using vertical farming methods. Established in 2017, it aims to provide sustainable, high-quality alternatives to conventionally sourced seafood.
MycoTechnology
Grant in 2020
MycoTechnology is a food technology company based in Aurora, Colorado, that specializes in utilizing fungi-based food-processing platforms to enhance the flavor and nutritional value of agricultural products. Incorporated in 2013, the company addresses challenges in the food, beverage, and flavor industries through innovative solutions. One of its key products, ClearTaste, is an all-natural, GMO-free, organic bitter blocker that is both Kosher and Halal certified, designed to improve the flavor profile of various agricultural offerings. Additionally, MycoTechnology engages in the fermentation of agricultural products using gourmet fungi, producing items such as myceliated chocolate and enhanced coffee beans. The company also develops and licenses technology aimed at naturally improving the flavor characteristics of robusta and arabica coffee, thereby enabling food producers to incorporate healthier ingredients and strengthen brand association.
BlueNalu cultivates seafood products from fish cells using vertical farming methods. Established in 2017, it aims to provide sustainable, high-quality alternatives to conventionally sourced seafood.
Leaf Agriculture
Seed Round in 2020
Leaf Agriculture is a technology company based in Florianopolis, Brazil, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing a unified application programming interface (API) platform that offers data services tailored for the agriculture industry. This platform facilitates seamless access to agricultural data by connecting various AgTech APIs, enabling users to validate access and retrieve information through a single API. Leaf Agriculture aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of agricultural practices by leveraging digital solutions to improve data management and accessibility in the sector.
Scanit Technologies
Seed Round in 2020
Scanit Technologies develops an agricultural technology platform that helps outdoor and indoor growers detect, measure, and identify airborne pathogens to prevent crop loss. Its flagship SporeCam instrument combines optics and light fusion to capture and analyze particles, enabling detection of harmful spores. The platform captures, inspects, classifies, and alerts growers about the presence of airborne pathogenic spores, allowing preventative actions, optimized pest management, and reduced yield losses. The solution is applicable to both indoor and outdoor cultivation, providing growers with actionable data to verify disease control measures.
WeedOUT is a biotechnology company dedicated to developing innovative weed control solutions that minimize reliance on toxic herbicides. The company specializes in creating novel bio-herbicides designed to combat resistant weeds through a unique approach that leverages sterility. By utilizing weed pollen applied during the flowering period, WeedOUT's products effectively prevent the generation of viable seeds from resistant weeds, offering a natural method for their eradication. This approach not only addresses the challenge of chemical-resistant weeds but also promotes environmentally friendly practices within the agricultural sector.
Terramera
Series B in 2019
Founded in 2009, Terramera develops plant-based pesticides and fertilizers. It offers products like Proof (for bed bugs and dust mites), Actigate (an organic pesticide), and Rango (a plant-based pest control). The company aims to transform agriculture by fusing artificial intelligence, science, and nature to provide sustainable alternatives to chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
Livestock Water Recycling
Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 1989, Livestock Water Recycling specializes in manufacturing systems that recycle livestock waste. Its patented technology treats manure on-site, creating two distinct fertilizers and recovering clean water for precision nutrient application. Serving agricultural, industrial, municipal, and commercial environments across North America, the company aims to improve economic and environmental sustainability.
Aromyx Corporation is a biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California, established in 2006. It has developed a platform that digitally records tastes and smells, utilizing a disposable bioassay system known as the EssenceChip. This technology replicates human olfactory and taste receptors, allowing for the prediction of scents and flavors from new chemicals. Aromyx's offerings include the EssenceCapture, EssenceAnalytics, and EssenceCloud, along with the Allegory software suite and AromaGraph visual analytics tools. The platform facilitates the measurement, capture, and analysis of sensory data, serving various industries such as consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, tobacco, and fragrance. By providing insights into the biochemical signals associated with taste and scent, Aromyx enables its clients to innovate and enhance their products through research, development, quality assurance, and branding applications.
TeleSense
Convertible Note in 2019
TeleSense, Inc. is an Agtech company specializing in real-time environmental monitoring solutions for the food and grain industry. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, TeleSense utilizes a suite of advanced sensors to provide grain managers with actionable insights regarding their stored grain, enabling informed storage decisions. The company's products include CellularSpear for monitoring grain conditions, SensorBall for storage temperature and moisture monitoring, and BuffaloBox, which retrofits traditional temperature cables to wireless systems. TeleSense's platform integrates cloud-based technology and machine learning algorithms to continuously monitor critical parameters such as temperature, humidity, and moisture, sending real-time alerts to users via the TeleSense app. This approach eliminates manual monitoring, minimizes grain spoilage, and enhances operational efficiency, ultimately increasing profitability across various sectors including agriculture, food supply chain, and commercial cooking.
Burro is a developer of an autonomous farming platform designed to enhance productivity in agricultural and outdoor settings. The company creates robotic tools that autonomously follow workers and transport cargo, alleviating the physical burden of labor-intensive tasks. By automating these processes, Burro allows farmworkers to concentrate on more value-added activities. Additionally, the company's technology captures essential data that aids in further automating farm operations, ultimately aiming to streamline all tedious agricultural tasks. This focus on operational efficiency not only supports farmers in improving their workflows but also fosters growth within the sector.
Leaf Agriculture
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Leaf Agriculture is a technology company based in Florianopolis, Brazil, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing a unified application programming interface (API) platform that offers data services tailored for the agriculture industry. This platform facilitates seamless access to agricultural data by connecting various AgTech APIs, enabling users to validate access and retrieve information through a single API. Leaf Agriculture aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of agricultural practices by leveraging digital solutions to improve data management and accessibility in the sector.
ApisProtect
Seed Round in 2018
ApisProtect is an Irish company based in Cork, founded in 2017, that specializes in agricultural technology for beekeeping. It develops an Internet of Things (IoT) system equipped with in-hive sensors and mobile/web apps to monitor bee colonies continuously. This system uses cellular and satellite-powered communication to track hive conditions, health, and activity levels. By employing big data and machine learning techniques, ApisProtect helps beekeepers detect diseases and pests, assess productivity, and prevent losses, ultimately improving the efficiency of pollination and honey production without requiring frequent manual checks.
TeleSense
Series A in 2018
TeleSense, Inc. is an Agtech company specializing in real-time environmental monitoring solutions for the food and grain industry. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, TeleSense utilizes a suite of advanced sensors to provide grain managers with actionable insights regarding their stored grain, enabling informed storage decisions. The company's products include CellularSpear for monitoring grain conditions, SensorBall for storage temperature and moisture monitoring, and BuffaloBox, which retrofits traditional temperature cables to wireless systems. TeleSense's platform integrates cloud-based technology and machine learning algorithms to continuously monitor critical parameters such as temperature, humidity, and moisture, sending real-time alerts to users via the TeleSense app. This approach eliminates manual monitoring, minimizes grain spoilage, and enhances operational efficiency, ultimately increasing profitability across various sectors including agriculture, food supply chain, and commercial cooking.
Full Harvest
Series A in 2018
Full Harvest is a San Francisco-based B2B marketplace that connects large farms with food companies to sell surplus and imperfect produce that would otherwise go to waste. The platform provides an end-to-end online distribution channel, enabling farms to monetize excess harvest by offering discounted, edible produce directly to food and beverage businesses. By unlocking unused produce, the company aims to create an additional revenue stream for farmers, lower costs in healthy food production, and significantly reduce food waste and resource use in the supply chain.
Motorleaf
Seed Round in 2018
Motorleaf is an agriculture technology company based in Sutton, Canada, specializing in artificial intelligence solutions for greenhouse production. Founded in 2015, the company provides a range of hardware and software tools designed to enhance the efficiency of growers. Its Motorleaf hardware serves as a plug-and-play solution that allows users to control, monitor, and automate various aspects of their operations. Complementing this hardware is the Motorleaf Operating System, which offers accessible data management through wireless-enabled devices such as desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. By leveraging machine learning and data-driven algorithms, Motorleaf delivers insights that help farmers optimize plant health and improve yield while reducing operational costs. The company's technology significantly enhances harvest forecasting accuracy, achieving reductions in error rates by up to 70% and outperforming human estimates. With a focus on innovation in artificial intelligence, Motorleaf positions itself as a key player in the advancement of agricultural practices.
BioLumic harnesses light signals to enhance plant growth and unlock crops' natural genetic potential. Its photogenics platform improves yield, vigor, disease resistance, and crop composition across various seeds and seedlings, without the use of chemicals or amendments.
AgGenetics
Pre Seed Round in 2017
AgGenetics is an animal health and biotechnology company focused on enhancing livestock health and productivity through innovative solutions. With the expectation that global protein demand will double in the coming decades, AgGenetics aims to create livestock that are better adapted to their environments while utilizing fewer resources. The company employs advanced biotechnology techniques, similar to those used in human medicine, to discover and edit genes, thereby improving the resilience and efficiency of cattle. Its product offerings include tests for conditions such as brisket disease and copper deficiency, which are common ailments that hinder livestock production. By addressing these challenges, AgGenetics contributes to the well-being of animals, supports sustainable agricultural practices, and aids farmers in increasing their productivity.
Full Harvest
Seed Round in 2017
Full Harvest is a San Francisco-based B2B marketplace that connects large farms with food companies to sell surplus and imperfect produce that would otherwise go to waste. The platform provides an end-to-end online distribution channel, enabling farms to monetize excess harvest by offering discounted, edible produce directly to food and beverage businesses. By unlocking unused produce, the company aims to create an additional revenue stream for farmers, lower costs in healthy food production, and significantly reduce food waste and resource use in the supply chain.