EXCLUSIVE: Biopesticide startup Robigo raises pre-seed funding to make ‘molecular vigilantes’
November 5, 2021
US-based Robigo engineers plant microbiota into ‘molecular vigilantes,’ according to co-founder Connor Sweeney.
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Targeted RNA crop protection – the next frontier in biopesticides
October 2, 2020
RNA plays an essential role in the genetic machinery of all living things – so there are myriad potential uses of bio-targeted RNA beyond agriculture, too.
Aquatic biopesticide startup Sundew closes $1.7m seed round
September 24, 2020
The Dutch-Danish startup thinks that toxicity and growing pathogen resistance to chemical aqua-pesticides means that now’s the time to shine for biological alternatives.
Startup Spotlight: With a decade of R&D under its belt, MustGrow wants to make biopesticides easy for growers to adopt
June 1, 2020
The publicly-traded company is responding to the increasing number of countries banning chemical inputs by innovating bio-based solutions.
Vestaron Closes $40m Series B for Peptide-based Biopesticide with “Proven Modes of Action Unlike Microbials,” says CEO
June 13, 2019
Vestaron wants farmers to know that its peptide-based products are different from existing microbial products, offering more consistent efficacy with the same environmental benefits.
Greenlight Biosciences Raises $18m Series D for RNAi Biopesticide
September 13, 2017
Biological pesticide firm Greenlight Biosciences has raised an $18 million Series D round led by led by farmland and agtech fund investor Fall Line Capital.
Belgian Startup Using Llama Antibodies for Biopesticides Increases Series B to $11.6m
March 9, 2017
The extension in funding has given AgroSavfe a prime slot within Sofinnova’s newly-launched, €106 million Industrial Biotech Fund that closed last week.
S2G leads $10m round with Sumitomo for Terramera’s biopesticide application technology
May 20, 2016
Terramera, a Canadian startup that’s on a mission to change the fate of many biological ag products, has raised $10 million in venture capital.
Bioinformatics Scientist (Entomology)
June 22, 2022
ABOUT GREENLIGHT At GreenLight we are working to solve two of the world’s greatest problems: global food insecurity and equal access to vaccines and the
Southeast Asia should fund sustainable ag over ‘silver bullets’ to meet climate targets
June 9, 2022
“Countries are betting heavily on emerging solutions – which is another way of saying silver bullets.”
How Anuvia aims to spend $66m advancing biofertilizer for large-scale agriculture
May 11, 2022
It’ll expand manufacturing capacity at its Florida facility to bring its ag biofertilizer product to more farmers across North America.
EXCLUSIVE: Brazil’s Decoy scores $2m seed round to bring biologicals to animal ag
April 28, 2022
When it comes to crops, biologicals are all the rage as a means to reduce agriculture’s environmental footprint – and increasingly as a solution to supply chain disruption. Decoy says livestock will be next.
Data Snapshot: As agrochemical prices skyrocket, so do investments in biological alternatives
February 16, 2022
Startups developing biological crop inputs secured a total of $892 million in funding last year.
Brief: Greenlight Biosciences completes $1.2bn merger to list on Nasdaq, closes up 5%
February 4, 2022
Greenlight Biosciences develops RNA products for agriculture and human health, including in the Covid-19 vaccine arena.
For Lentera Africa, remote work is the future of farming on the continent
November 26, 2021
“The potential for remote farming is huge,” says CEO Moses Kimani.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Fazenda Futuro nets $58m; Growers Edge buys FarmlandFinder assets
November 11, 2021
US on-demand delivery service DoorDash is set to acquire Finnish startup Wolt while, multiple companies around the world raised funds for their food-waste-fighting technologies.
EXCLUSIVE: Ascribe Bioscience gets $2.5m to fight crop loss with soil ‘signaling molecules’
November 11, 2021
The Ithaca, New York-based startup will use the funding to commercialize its biopesticide product and expand field trials to more row crops.
Brief: GreenLight Biosciences agrees to go public in $1.2bn SPAC merger
August 10, 2021
The ag biotech company, which uses the RNA tech made famous by Covid-19 vaccines, will list on the Nasdaq – eventually providing an exit for investors including AgFunder, S2G Ventures, and Continental Grain Company.
Senior RNAi Biologist
July 1, 2021
RNAissance Ag, LLC, (a subsidiary of TechAccel, LLC) is an early-stage startup company developing RNAi-based biopesticides for control of important agricultural pests. We are seeking
Research Assistant
July 1, 2021
RNAissance Ag, LLC (a subsidiary of TechAccel LLC) is an early-stage startup company developing RNAi-based biopesticides for control of important agricultural pests. We are seeking
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