Search Results for: biopesticide

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.

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.

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

Ginkgo Bioworks partners Asian chemicals giant Sumitomo

June 7, 2021

“We’re looking forward to combining [Ginkgo’s] genome editing and fermentation capabilities with our chemical technologies and industry insights in health and crop sciences,” said Sumitomo Chemical CTO Hiroshi Ueda.