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Developer of microbiome-based products for crop protection. It uses DNA sequencing, selective enrichment, and a bioinformatics platform to identify microbial products. Its products can be used to manage crop diseases and increase the yield. These products can increase the shelf life of fruits and vegetables after harvest. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It has…

Life Sciences · Genomics, · San Francisco, United States · EST 2016

About

Developer of microbiome-based products for crop protection. It uses DNA sequencing, selective enrichment, and a bioinformatics platform to identify microbial products. Its products can be used to manage crop diseases and increase the yield. These products can increase the shelf life of fruits and vegetables after harvest. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It has raised $20.4M in series a funding, with backing from Kureha, Viking Global Investors, Tencent, Y Combinator, and others. The company operates in the Life Sciences - Genomics, Food and Agriculture Tech - Crop Tech, Chemicals and Materials Tech - Chemicals Tech space. Its offerings span Genomics - Applied Genomics - Agrigenomics and Y Combinator Batches -.

Business model

Genomics > Applied Genomics > Agrigenomics,

Crop Tech > Farm Inputs > Biologicals > Crop Protection > Microbes,

Chemicals Tech > Green Chemicals > Crop Protection > Microbes,

Y Combinator Batches > 2019 > Summer,

Plug and Play Tech Center Batches > Food & Beverage > Batch 3

Founders & team highlights

Founder with Prior Funding,

Serial Founder

Institutional investors

KurehaViking Global InvestorsTencentY CombinatorPlug and Play Tech CenterTHRIVEYaraUniversal Materials IncubatorVirta VenturesCompoundYara Growth VenturesIlluminaCavallo VenturesSVG|Spruce VenturesJLABS

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