Each month, AgFunder News publishes a column of the agrifood industry’s biggest leadership changes, layoffs and more.
The week also saw new deals for ingredient tech startups and funding for revitalizing the world’s forests.
Less than one year after going public, crop genetics company Benson Hill discusses the role its closed-loop farming system has over all of its ESG metrics.
Consolidated revenues for the St. Louis, Missouri-based crop genetics company increased 191% to $92.4 million for the quarter.
Benson Hill aims to scale its Ultra-High Protein soy by incorporating it into Kellogg’s MorningStar Farms alt-meat range.
The deal will allow the company to deliver its “improved” ingredients to plant-based protein producers more quickly, according to CEO Matt Crisp.
The deal involving the St Louis-based startup – which is developing gene-edited and selectively bred versions of crops used in alt-protein and animal feed production – is the latest in a string of recent agrifoodtech SPAC mergers.
The US startup has developed a non-GMO soybean with 50% more protein than conventional varieties with the hope of tapping into the plant-based alternatives market.
Plant-based food products are often touted for their environmental benefits over those involving animal agriculture, but they’re certainly not perfect.
Do more with less. It’s probably fair to say that’s been the key mantra for the agtech industry over the past decade. As we approach 2020, expect more attention on improving the quality of the food we produce. Benson Hill is one example.
Benson Hill Biosystems, a crop genomics platform using computational biology, predictive breeding, and gene editing technologies, announced at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San
Matt Crisp is cofounder and CEO of Benson Hill Biosystems, a crop genomics platform using computational biology and gene editing. Here he writes about the startup’s evolution and transition to now serving a broad range of clients across the food system.
Benson Hill Biosystems, the data-led crop genetics discovery and gene editing platform, has raised $60 million in Series C funding in a round led by GV (formerly Google Ventures).
Computational biology startup Benson Hill Biosystems (BHB) has launched a new gene editing tool to provide an alternative to existing tools, including the high-profile CRISPR Cas9.
Benson Hill Biosystems has identified a more precise and efficient gene-editing tool than CRISPR Cas-9 that uses a suite of new nucleases instead of the Cas-9 enzyme, according to Matt Crisp, CEO.
The grant and partnership with NCGA aims to assist smaller corn breeding programs in developing new hybrid seed varieties to broaden the number of corn seed options on the market.
Last week, Benson Hill Biosystems announced the launch of CropOS, its data analytics platform, which uses machine learning and cloud biology to tackle agriculture’s biggest challenges.
Benson Hill Biosystems is developing crop traits to improve photosynthesis using a platform developed out of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center designed to improve the pace of discovery and implementation.
Just after signing its contract with Brazil’s biggest sugarcane company, Benson Hill Biosystems is pulling in some sweet money. Benson Hill, an ag startup
Through the partnership with agtech startup Benson Hill Biosystems, AB InBev is hoping to equip farmers with more productive and sustainable barley varieties.
