Four Growers
Series A in 2024
Founded in 2017, Four Growers specializes in developing robotic harvesting technologies for greenhouses. Their robots are designed to harvest tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers, while also analyzing plant health. The company aims to enhance greenhouse farming operations, reduce production costs, and increase yields.
AgroSpheres
Series B in 2024
AgroSpheres, LLC is a biotechnology company based in Charlottesville, Virginia, that specializes in innovative pesticide delivery technologies for the agriculture industry. Founded in 2016, AgroSpheres develops engineered bio-particles designed to deliver pesticide-degrading enzymes, which help to minimize waiting periods between pesticide application and harvest. The company employs a unique platform technology that enhances the performance of various crop protection products, including fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides. By utilizing bioengineering and industrial fermentation techniques, AgroSpheres creates biodegradable encapsulation solutions that aim to reduce harmful pesticide residues on plants, ultimately promoting healthier agricultural practices and improving the overall well-being of crops.
5Metis is a pure-play discovery company focused on crop health. It emerged from the combination of the Boragen and AgriMetis platforms, integrating boron-based small-molecule discovery with synthetic biology to identify new modes of action for crop protection and health. The company aims to deliver novel modes of action not currently available in the agrichemical industry, enabling farmers to improve crop protection and overall crop health through targeted solutions.
Intelligent Growth Solutions
Series C in 2024
Intelligent Growth Solutions Ltd is a company that specializes in developing and providing advanced vertical farming technology for indoor food production. Founded in 2013 and based in Dundee, United Kingdom, the company offers a plug-and-play solution that includes an indoor vertical farming demonstration facility. This facility features an Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled power and communications platform, incorporating patented electrical, electronic, and mechanical technologies. Intelligent Growth Solutions is committed to creating optimal growing environments for plants and enhancing user experience through continuous innovation and effective design.
AgroSpheres
Series B in 2023
AgroSpheres, LLC is a biotechnology company based in Charlottesville, Virginia, that specializes in innovative pesticide delivery technologies for the agriculture industry. Founded in 2016, AgroSpheres develops engineered bio-particles designed to deliver pesticide-degrading enzymes, which help to minimize waiting periods between pesticide application and harvest. The company employs a unique platform technology that enhances the performance of various crop protection products, including fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides. By utilizing bioengineering and industrial fermentation techniques, AgroSpheres creates biodegradable encapsulation solutions that aim to reduce harmful pesticide residues on plants, ultimately promoting healthier agricultural practices and improving the overall well-being of crops.
Freight Farms
Series B in 2022
Freight Farms manufactures crop production units housed in upcycled shipping containers, notably the Leafy Green Machine, a hydroponic farming system capable of delivering commercial-scale yields in any climate or season. The platform is an assembled hydroponic setup inside a container and supports growing a range of crops, including lettuces, herbs such as mint and basil, and brassica greens. It serves business owners, schools, municipalities, and other organizations across the United States, Canada, and Europe, enabling on-site, year-round production to support local food economies and sustainable supply chains. The company is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
AgroSpheres
Series B in 2022
AgroSpheres, LLC is a biotechnology company based in Charlottesville, Virginia, that specializes in innovative pesticide delivery technologies for the agriculture industry. Founded in 2016, AgroSpheres develops engineered bio-particles designed to deliver pesticide-degrading enzymes, which help to minimize waiting periods between pesticide application and harvest. The company employs a unique platform technology that enhances the performance of various crop protection products, including fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides. By utilizing bioengineering and industrial fermentation techniques, AgroSpheres creates biodegradable encapsulation solutions that aim to reduce harmful pesticide residues on plants, ultimately promoting healthier agricultural practices and improving the overall well-being of crops.
Pattern Ag
Series B in 2022
Pattern Ag specializes in soil microbiome analysis to enhance agricultural practices. The company focuses on corn and soybean farms, offering recommendations for optimizing inputs by addressing specific pest and disease pressures. Their precision agriculture platform provides high-resolution mapping of soil DNA, delivering actionable insights to farmers. This helps with decisions related to crop protection, seed selection, and fertility needs, ultimately aiming to increase yield, save costs, and improve overall farm productivity and sustainability.
Phospholutions
Convertible Note in 2022
Phospholutions LLC, founded in 2016 and headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania, specializes in the production of sustainable fertilizers aimed at turf maintenance, ornamental and agricultural crops, animal production, and wastewater treatment. The company has developed patented technology that enhances the efficiency of phosphorus delivery to plants while minimizing environmental losses, thereby addressing the adverse effects of traditional phosphorus fertilizer on water quality. Its products are formulated from a mixture of common earth minerals that optimize nutrient absorption from both synthetic and organic sources. This innovative approach not only improves fertilizer efficiency and crop yield but also supports sustainable agricultural practices by reducing application rates and environmental impact, contributing to the long-term health of ecosystems.
Beagle Technology
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Beagle uses AI and robotics software to transform traditional farming equipment with unseen accuracy, flexibility, and intelligence. Customers have saved hundreds of dollars per acre using Beagle's pruning technologies with cordon tracking, as well as the potential of no hand follow-up. Beagle's cordon tracking technology automatically regulates the thinning brush to strike the ideal area to remove shoots while preserving the grape clusters.
Koidra offers a digital decision platform for controlled farms and plants. It monitors operational data, provides smart alerts, and automates control decisions, enhancing efficiency in agriculture and manufacturing sectors.
Phospholutions
Debt Financing in 2022
Phospholutions LLC, founded in 2016 and headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania, specializes in the production of sustainable fertilizers aimed at turf maintenance, ornamental and agricultural crops, animal production, and wastewater treatment. The company has developed patented technology that enhances the efficiency of phosphorus delivery to plants while minimizing environmental losses, thereby addressing the adverse effects of traditional phosphorus fertilizer on water quality. Its products are formulated from a mixture of common earth minerals that optimize nutrient absorption from both synthetic and organic sources. This innovative approach not only improves fertilizer efficiency and crop yield but also supports sustainable agricultural practices by reducing application rates and environmental impact, contributing to the long-term health of ecosystems.
Intelligent Growth Solutions
Series B in 2021
Intelligent Growth Solutions Ltd is a company that specializes in developing and providing advanced vertical farming technology for indoor food production. Founded in 2013 and based in Dundee, United Kingdom, the company offers a plug-and-play solution that includes an indoor vertical farming demonstration facility. This facility features an Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled power and communications platform, incorporating patented electrical, electronic, and mechanical technologies. Intelligent Growth Solutions is committed to creating optimal growing environments for plants and enhancing user experience through continuous innovation and effective design.
5Metis is a pure-play discovery company focused on crop health. It emerged from the combination of the Boragen and AgriMetis platforms, integrating boron-based small-molecule discovery with synthetic biology to identify new modes of action for crop protection and health. The company aims to deliver novel modes of action not currently available in the agrichemical industry, enabling farmers to improve crop protection and overall crop health through targeted solutions.
Beeflow is a biotechnology-driven company that applies science and technology to bee pollination. The company provides professional pollination services to farmers, leveraging proprietary pollination technologies, data-driven hive management, and expertise in bee biology and crop science to optimize pollination and improve crop quality for crops such as blueberries, almonds, raspberries, and kiwifruit. Operating in the United States, Peru, and Mexico, Beeflow began in Argentina and has expanded to international markets, aiming to increase crop yields while supporting bee health and sustainability.
Four Growers
Venture Round in 2021
Founded in 2017, Four Growers specializes in developing robotic harvesting technologies for greenhouses. Their robots are designed to harvest tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers, while also analyzing plant health. The company aims to enhance greenhouse farming operations, reduce production costs, and increase yields.
IN10T
Venture Round in 2021
IN10T Inc. is a digital agriculture company based in Chesterfield, Missouri, founded in 2016. The company specializes in designing and developing an internet-based platform for agronomic field research and data feeds. IN10T focuses on addressing farmer adoption challenges by providing customized digital and data science solutions tailored to the needs of agricultural stakeholders and investors. In addition to its platform, IN10T offers agricultural field data analysis and farm field testing services, enabling clients to make informed decisions based on comprehensive field data.
Pattern Ag
Venture Round in 2020
Pattern Ag specializes in soil microbiome analysis to enhance agricultural practices. The company focuses on corn and soybean farms, offering recommendations for optimizing inputs by addressing specific pest and disease pressures. Their precision agriculture platform provides high-resolution mapping of soil DNA, delivering actionable insights to farmers. This helps with decisions related to crop protection, seed selection, and fertility needs, ultimately aiming to increase yield, save costs, and improve overall farm productivity and sustainability.
CubicFarm Systems
Post in 2020
CubicFarm Systems is an ag-tech company that develops automated controlled-environment systems to grow fresh produce and nutritious livestock feed. Its patented HydroGreen Nutrition Technology enables customers worldwide to cultivate lettuce, basil, microgreens, animal feed, and other crops locally, ensuring safety, sustainability, consistency in quality, and extended shelf life.
Freight Farms
Series B in 2020
Freight Farms manufactures crop production units housed in upcycled shipping containers, notably the Leafy Green Machine, a hydroponic farming system capable of delivering commercial-scale yields in any climate or season. The platform is an assembled hydroponic setup inside a container and supports growing a range of crops, including lettuces, herbs such as mint and basil, and brassica greens. It serves business owners, schools, municipalities, and other organizations across the United States, Canada, and Europe, enabling on-site, year-round production to support local food economies and sustainable supply chains. The company is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Plant Health Care
Post in 2019
Founded in 1995, Plant Health Care specializes in providing biological products and technology solutions for the global agriculture industry. The company offers a range of products designed to enhance crop health, vigor, and yield, including Harpin ß, a biostimulant, and Myconate, a soil treatment solution. Its portfolio caters to major field crops like corn and soybeans, as well as specialty crops such as fruits and vegetables.
IN10T
Venture Round in 2019
IN10T Inc. is a digital agriculture company based in Chesterfield, Missouri, founded in 2016. The company specializes in designing and developing an internet-based platform for agronomic field research and data feeds. IN10T focuses on addressing farmer adoption challenges by providing customized digital and data science solutions tailored to the needs of agricultural stakeholders and investors. In addition to its platform, IN10T offers agricultural field data analysis and farm field testing services, enabling clients to make informed decisions based on comprehensive field data.
Intelligent Growth Solutions
Series A in 2019
Intelligent Growth Solutions Ltd is a company that specializes in developing and providing advanced vertical farming technology for indoor food production. Founded in 2013 and based in Dundee, United Kingdom, the company offers a plug-and-play solution that includes an indoor vertical farming demonstration facility. This facility features an Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled power and communications platform, incorporating patented electrical, electronic, and mechanical technologies. Intelligent Growth Solutions is committed to creating optimal growing environments for plants and enhancing user experience through continuous innovation and effective design.
AgroSpheres
Series A in 2019
AgroSpheres, LLC is a biotechnology company based in Charlottesville, Virginia, that specializes in innovative pesticide delivery technologies for the agriculture industry. Founded in 2016, AgroSpheres develops engineered bio-particles designed to deliver pesticide-degrading enzymes, which help to minimize waiting periods between pesticide application and harvest. The company employs a unique platform technology that enhances the performance of various crop protection products, including fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides. By utilizing bioengineering and industrial fermentation techniques, AgroSpheres creates biodegradable encapsulation solutions that aim to reduce harmful pesticide residues on plants, ultimately promoting healthier agricultural practices and improving the overall well-being of crops.
Beeflow
Seed Round in 2019
Beeflow is a biotechnology-driven company that applies science and technology to bee pollination. The company provides professional pollination services to farmers, leveraging proprietary pollination technologies, data-driven hive management, and expertise in bee biology and crop science to optimize pollination and improve crop quality for crops such as blueberries, almonds, raspberries, and kiwifruit. Operating in the United States, Peru, and Mexico, Beeflow began in Argentina and has expanded to international markets, aiming to increase crop yields while supporting bee health and sustainability.
Marrone Bio Innovations
Post in 2018
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. is a biopesticide company based in Davis, California, that focuses on the discovery, development, and marketing of natural products for agricultural pest and disease management. Founded in 2006, the company offers a range of bio-based solutions, including biopesticides, bioinsecticides, bionematicides, biofungicides, biostimulants, and bionutrition products. Notable products include Regalia, which protects crops from fungal and bacterial diseases, and GreenMatch EX, a herbicide designed for organic growers. Additionally, Marrone Bio Innovations develops products for controlling invasive species in waterways and utilizes naturally occurring microorganisms to create effective solutions for managing insects, weeds, and plant diseases. The company sells its products online, catering to the evolving needs of modern agriculture.