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| 18.12.2020 | Benson Hill Biosystems, Inc. announced that it has received $159.088249 million in funding from a group of investors | On December 18, 2020, Benson Hill Biosystems, Inc. closed the transaction. The company announced that it has amended the terms of the transaction and has now raised $159,088,252 in the transaction. The transaction included participation of ... |
| 29.10.2020 | Benson Hill Lands $150M For FoodTech | 8 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Benson Hill, a St. Louis-based foodtech company, said Thursday that it has closed a $150 million Series D funding round led by Wheatsheaf and GV.
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| 29.10.2020 | Benson Hill Raises $150 Million in Series D Funding Round to Accelerate the Pace of Food Innovation on a Global Scale
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| 29.10.2020 | Benson Hill Raises $150M in Series D Funding | Benson Hill, a St. Louis-based food tech company, closed a $150m Series D funding round.
The round was led by Wheatsheaf Group and GV (formerly Google Ventures) with participation from Argonautic Ventures, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Qu... |
| 29.10.2020 | Benson Hill closes $150m Series D funding round, readies for 2021 launch of ultra-high protein soybean | CropOS uses proprietary plant phenotyping, predictive breeding, and environmental modeling algorithms to grow its proprietary breed of crops with a focus on soybeans.
New and returning investors in the funding round include Argonautic Ventu... |
| 29.10.2020 | Benson Hill raises $150m in GV & Wheatsheaf-led Series D round | US crop genetics startup Benson Hill has raised a $150 million Series D round co-led by UK agrifood investor Wheatsheaf and Google VC arm GV, which also led its Series C round. This round brings Benson Hill’s total funding to roughly $280 m... |
| 04.04.2019 | The Precision Indoor Plants Consortium Wants to Make Your Tomatoes Tasty Again | How often do you eat a tomato that’s as tasty as you remember them being in your childhood? Not often right? And when you do it’s likely an heirloom variety you’ve picked up at your local farmers’ market. That’s because the varieties of tom... |
| 27.03.2019 | Benson Hill Biosystems Acquires eMerge Genetics to Improve Nutritional Value of Crops with Gene Editing | 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 Francisco last week that it acquired the assets of S... |
| 22.03.2019 | 5 Things Vonnie Estes Saw at World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit This Week in San Francisco | The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit has exploded in attendance and scope over the years I’ve attended. This year over 1,200 eager attendees and a multitude of star-studded panels met in San Francisco, almost doubling attendance in 2018.
W... |
| 07.03.2019 | Evolving to Serve a Dynamic Agri-Food Market – What’s Next for Benson Hill? | Editor’s Note: Matt Crisp is cofounder and CEO of Benson Hill Biosystems, a crop genomics platform using computational biology, predictive breeding, and gene editing. Here he writes about the startup’s evolution to serve a broad range of cl... |
| 01.03.2019 | Genetics Companies Partner to Improve Hemp Crops as FDA Fast-Tracks Regulation Hearings | Genetics company California Hemp Corporation and crop improvement startup Benson Hill Biosystems have entered into a new sponsored research partnership with UC Davis to breed improved cultivars of industrial hemp that are well-suited for Ce... |
| 13.02.2019 | 60 AgriFood Tech Startups Nominated for 2019 AgFunder Innovation Awards – Vote Now! | *VOTING EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 1, 9AM ET!*
We’re very excited to open our Third Annual AgFunder AgriFood Tech Innovation Awards, where we recognize the innovators and entrepreneurs driving the agrifood tech sector forward.
Our nomination comm... |
| 29.01.2019 | Sustainable Beer by 2025? AB InBev Partners with Ag Biotech Startup BHB to Optimize Barley Production | Crop genetics discovery and gene-editing platform startup Benson Hill Biosystems is partnering with Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the world’s leading brewer, to develop improved barley varieties using Benson Hill’s computational platform... |
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| 10.09.2018 | Benson Hill Biosystems Raises $60M Financing | Benson Hill Biosystems, a St. Louis-based crop improvement company leveraging the natural genetic diversity of plants, held the first close of its $60m Series C financing.
The round was led by GV, with participation from new investors Activ... |
| 10.09.2018 | GV Leads $60m Series C for Benson Hill Biosystems to Focus on Health and Nutrition | 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).
Benson Hill’s CropOS computational platform and suite of bre... |
| 08.07.2018 | Universities and legacy industries are giving rise to the Midwest’s AI startups | Even as artificial intelligence promises to transform many facets of life, the majority of AI companies in the U.S. are still concentrated in traditional tech hubs. According to a Glassdoor analysis from November, 30 percent of open jobs th... |
| 08.07.2018 | Universities and legacy industries are giving rise to the Midwest’s AI startups | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Even as artificial intelligence promises to trans... |
| 10.05.2018 | Should You Be Using CRISPR for Your Ag Business? | *Updated reference to Pairwise with correction regarding agreement with Monsanto*
Editor’s Note: Vonnie Estes was the 2017 recipient of Rosalind Franklin award for leadership in Biotechnology. She is an agtech innovation consultant with a p... |
| 09.03.2018 | Ag Industry Brief: Insect M&A, Kraft Heinz Launches Incubator, Startup Makes Egg Protein from Fungi, more | Alltech president and founder Dr. Pearse Lyons dies at 73
Dr. Pearse Lyons founded Alltech in the 1970s after immigrating to America in the 1970s. The global company provides products related to animal feed, food safety, crop science, and a... |
| 28.02.2018 | CRISPR Startup Inscripta Raises $55.5m Series C to Democratize Gene-Editing | Inscripta (formerly Muse Bio) has raised a $55.5 million Series C round led by healthcare investor Mérieux Développement and Washington, DC-based private equity firm Paladin Capital Group. Existing investors Venrock, Foresite, MLS Capital, ... |
| 23.02.2018 | Ag Industry Brief: Tyson Partners with Accelerators, CRISPR 3.0 Gets a Patent, Unilever Moves Toward Transparency, more | Tyson Foods Partners With Incubators Plug and Play and 1871
Tyson Foods is partnering with two incubators: Plug and Play, based in Silicon Valley, and Chicago’s 1871. Whether Tyson is eyeing the next disruptor in animal protein or seeking t... |
| 08.02.2018 | TechAccel Backs Chloroplast Engineering Startup Plastomics | Kansas-based agtech venture development organization TechAccel has backed ag biotech startup Plastomics.
The St. Louis-based startup is working to shorten the pipeline for developing new seeds with multiple transgenic traits, increasing the... |
| 07.02.2018 | DEADLINE APPROACHING: Cast Your Vote in the AgFunder Innovation Awards | ***VOTING CLOSED***
It’s that time of year again to recognize the innovators and entrepreneurs driving the agrifood tech sector forward with the AgFunder Innovation Awards. These are peer-selected awards based on votes placed by you, our 45... |
| 02.02.2018 | Agrilyst Adds Horizons Ventures to New Round with Eyes on China | Indoor farming software startup Agrilyst has raised an undisclosed strategic round, bringing in new investors with the aim of expanding the scope of its product offering and entering the Chinese market.
Agrilyst offers a software-as-a-servi... |
| 15.01.2018 | EXCLUSIVE: Biotech Dominates THRIVE Top 50 in AgTech List | Biotech and predictive analytics startups dominate the Salinas, CA-based THRIVE AgTech’s Top 50 list of agtech companies shaping the future of agriculture for 2018.
The largest technology category on last year’s list, “big data analytics,” ... |
| 03.01.2018 | Agtech Exits: 2017 Activity Generates Cautious Optimism for 2018 | By many accounts, 2017 was a good year for agtech exits. That was not only because exciting exits in agtech have been few and far between for the last few years, but also because a couple of the major ag players — Deere & Company and Do... |
| 15.11.2017 | CRISPR, GMO, or No? It’s Not That Clear Cut | While the debate over the use of genetic modification in the production of food is still at hot as ever, in agrifood tech circles the conversation has moved on to a discussion around how gene editing technology fits into the GMO debate.
“I ... |
| 02.11.2017 | Is St. Louis the Silicon Valley of Agtech? | St. Louis has worked hard to be a magnet for Fortune 500 companies. Nine members of this elite class call the city home, not the least of which is multinational agricultural giant Monsanto.
Walmart has more than 20,000 employees in St. Loui... |
| 20.10.2017 | Ag Industry Brief: California Cuts Food Waste, Europe to Vote on Glyphosate Ban, Rabo Launches $1bn Fund, more | Europe to Vote on Glyphosate Ban
On Tuesday, October 24, the European Parliament will vote on whether to ban Monsanto’s controversial pesticide glyphosate in the next three years. The following day, the European Commission’s Standing Commit... |
| 15.09.2017 | Ag Industry Brief: Israel, China in $300m Agtech Deal, Mistletoe CEO Launches Indian Agtech Accelerator, Protix Acquires Insect Breeder, more | Israel and China Strike $300m Deal to Bring Agtech East
Israel and China have signed a $300-million trade agreement to facilitate the export of environmentally-friendly Israeli technology to China. A statement from Israel’s finance ministry... |
| 14.09.2017 | Farm Technology Startups Raise $1.13bn in H1-2017, a 56% YoY Increase | Farm technology startups, a subset of the broader AgriFood Tech market, raised $1.13 billion in early stage funding in the first half of 2017, representing a 56% increase year-over-year, according to the upcoming AgFunder AgriFood Tech repo... |
| 13.09.2017 | 10+ Questions Facing Agriculture and Where to Find the Answers | The agriculture industry is facing a series of intertwined, complex issues over the next several decades. Conventional wisdom suggests that we face a critical supply shortage driven by four key questions:
Can we produce enough food? The wor... |
| 12.09.2017 | Benson Hill Launches CRISPR 3.0 to Increase Innovators’ Access to Gene Editing | 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 that has taken the science world by storm in recent years as... |
| 07.09.2017 | What is Agriculture Biotechnology? | Agriculture biotechnology (ag biotech) applies to all technologies used on the farm involving biological or chemical processes. It is a broad category involving many different types of technology and science, including breeding, genetics, m... |
| 30.03.2017 | Will Consumer Acceptance Be The Challenge for CRISPR Technology in Agriculture? | Gene editing was a key topic discussed at this week’s World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco. It was particularly relevant as Benson Hill Biosystems, the plant biology, big data analytics and cloud computing startup, came out of... |
| 30.03.2017 | Agtech Funding Sheet: Latin American Startups, Ag Marketplaces, Bio-Inputs, Sensors, more | Arvegenix, an ag biotech company creating genetically improved field pennycress for oil, raised a $2.4 million venture round with a long list of investors, including some agtech-focused funders like agtech accelerator The Yield Lab, Cultivi... |
| 28.03.2017 | Benson Hill Biosystems Closes $25 Million Series B Financing | Investors Back Platform Transforming Innovation in Food/Ag Value Chain
ST. LOUIS, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 28, 2017–
Benson Hill Biosystems, an agricultural technology company that uses cloud biology to drive crop performance improvements,... |
| 28.03.2017 | Benson Hill Biosystems Raises $25m Series B, Reveals CRISPR 2.0 | Benson Hill Biosystems has identified a more precise and efficient gene-editing tool than CRISPR Cas-9, according to Matt Crisp, CEO.
Source: BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Benson Hill Biosystems Raises $25m Series B, Reveals CRISPR 2.0 – AgFunderNews... |
| 28.03.2017 | Benson Hill Biosystems Closes $25m Series B Funding | Benson Hill Biosystems, a St. Louis, Mo.-based agricultural technology company, closed a $25m Series B funding.
The round was co-led by Lewis & Clark Ventures and Prelude Ventures, with participation from Fall Line Capital and S2G Ventu... |
| 28.03.2017 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, March 28 | TRILLIONS
SecNav: GV, venture the investment arm of Alphabet, has added four new advisors to its stable: Craig Kornblau, former president of Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Guillaume Le Cunff, president of Nespresso USA, Sanyin Siang,... |
| 28.03.2017 | Benson Hill Biosystems Raises $25m Series B, Reveals CRISPR 2.0 | Benson Hill Biosystems (BHB), the plant biology, big data analytics and cloud computing startup, has raised $25 million in an oversubscribed Series B round of funding.
The round was co-led by new agtech fund Lewis & Clark Ventures, and ... |
| 28.03.2017 | Benson Hill Biosystems Nabs $25M |
ST. LOUIS, MO, Benson Hill Biosystems, the agricultural technology company that uses cloud biology to drive crop performance improvements, today announced the close of a Series B funding round at $25 million.
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| 19.01.2017 | AgFunder Innovation Awards 2016 Winners Announced | Today we are excited to release the winners of the inaugural AgFunder Innovation Awards.
Startup activity in food and agriculture technology is growing dramatically; at AgFunder we’ve come across over 5k companies since 2014. At the same ti... |
| 26.12.2016 | Dreaming of an Agritech New Year: Industry Wishes for 2017 | As the year draws to a close and we’ve reflected on the year past, it’s time to think about what we hope to see in the agritech sector in 2017.
Is more venture capital investment on your wish list? Or are you hoping to see more robotics sta... |
| 17.11.2016 | Benson Hill Receives NCGA Grant to Drive Corn Seed Competition with Big Ag | Benson Hill Biosystems, the computational biology and ag genetics startup, has received grant funding from the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) to open up its traits discovery platform to other innovators.
The grant and partnership ... |
| 17.11.2016 | Agtech Funding Sheet: Gene-editing, Food Waste, Insects, Algae, Impact, Biotech, Farmland, more | Spoiler Alert, a startup helping food businesses and farms manage their unsold produce, closed a $2.5 million seed round with sustainable ag investment firm Fresh Source Capital, multi-industry seed stage investor LaunchCapital, the Fink Fa... |
| 10.11.2016 | Framing the Ag Opportunity for Non-Ag Investors at the Kauffman Fellows Reunion | The Kauffman Foundation hosted more than 200 investors from five continents last month in Kansas City for the Kauffman Fellows Reunion VC Summit. Fellows attended an invite-only gala and day of discussion on global trends in venture capital... |
| 09.06.2016 | How Big Data is Disrupting Agriculture from Biological Discovery to Farming Practices | Editor’s Note: Vonnie Estes is an agtech consultant with a particular focus on building biotech-focused startups. She has worked in business development roles at three of the big 6 — Monsanto, Syngenta, and DuPont — and is a known face in t... |
| 26.05.2016 | [Podcast] Using Machine Learning to Discover Crop Traits and Launching Benson Hill Biosystems | [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/263774559″ params=”auto_play=false&show_artwork=true&color=34d472″ width=”100%” iframe=”true” /]
Last week, Benson Hill Biosystems announced the launch of CropOS, its data analytics... |
| 27.04.2016 | Cloud Biology in Agriculture: Taking Big Data to a New Level | Editor’s Note: Tomorrow at the Global AgInvesting Forum in New York, the first panel discussing Cloud Biology in agriculture will convene involving Matthew Crisp, CEO of Benson Hill Biosystems, Ignacio Martinez, partner at Flagship Ventures... |
| 18.01.2016 | 5 Lessons from Raising Venture Capital in Agtech | Editor’s Note: Matthew B. Crisp is president, CEO and co-founder of Benson Hill Biosystems, the ag solutions company that is improving plant genetics to increase crop productivity through photosynthesis. Benson Hill raised a $7.3 million Se... |
| 27.08.2015 | How the ‘Rockstar’ Scientists at The Photosynthesis Company Benson Hill Raised $7.3m Series A | “These scientists are rockstars,” Dan Watkins, managing director at Mercury Fund, tells AgFunderNews.
Watkins is talking about the co-founders of Benson Hill Biosystems, the biotech company that is developing crop traits to improve crop pro... |
| 26.08.2015 | Benson Hill Biosystems Secures $7.3M Series A |
Benson Hill Biosystems announced it has secured an investment of $7.3 million in its Series A round of financing
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| 26.08.2015 | Daily funding roundup - August 26, 2015 | Fanatics secured $300M; Spoonflower announced $25M; Velostrata raised $14M
Velostrata provides on-demand hybrid cloud software that decouples compute from storage. What that does is enable enterprises to stream production workloads to and f... |
| 26.08.2015 | Benson Hill Biosystems Secures $7.3M in Series A Financing | Benson Hill Biosystems, a Saint Louis, MO-based agricultural solutions company, secured $7.3m in Series A financing.
The round was led by Middleland Capital, with participation from co-investors Mercury Fund, Prelude Ventures, Prolog Ventur... |
| 20.11.2014 | A moment with Benson Hill CEO, Matthew Crisp | Benson Hill is establishing itself as “the photosynthesis company”. In less than two years they have built an all-star team, built their IP estate, obtained access to world-class facilities, developed an operational R&D pipeline and are... |
| 19.08.2014 | Benson Hill Biosystems Tops Off a $1.5M Seed Round | 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 analyzing and using photosynthesis to improve crop productivity, has added to its see... |
