Radicle Growth
Radicle Growth is a venture capital and accelerator firm founded in 2016 and based in San Diego, California. The firm specializes in investing in seed and early-stage companies within the agriculture and food technology sectors. Radicle Growth focuses on identifying and supporting innovative start-ups that possess disruptive technologies, helping them reach their full potential through a proprietary company-building platform. This platform is unique in the agriculture industry, addressing market gaps by accelerating the development of cutting-edge solutions. Additionally, Radicle Growth has established The Radicle Challenge, an initiative aimed at discovering and supporting visionary entrepreneurs who are tackling significant challenges or seeking to innovate within the ag and food industries.
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Past deals in Pest Control
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.
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.
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.
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