Loam works with 4.5 billion years of evolution to solve the climate crisis. Microbes have changed the composition of our atmosphere through earth’s history. At Loam, we are ensuring these organisms can do it again. Through a better understanding of how microbes influence the carbon cycle, we can create new planetary-scale opportunities for carbon sequestration and improve agricultural productivity.
Location: Australia, New South Wales, Orange
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $145M
Founded date: 2019
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| 30.10.2021 | Lowercarbo... | lowercarbo... |
| - | Virescent ... | virescent.... |
| 18.07.2022 | GrainInnov... | graininnov... |
| - | Main Seque... | mseq.vc/ |
| - | Hawktail M... | hawktail.c... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 16.02.2023 | Series B | $105M | Lowercarbo... |
| 28.10.2021 | Series A | $40M | - |
Mentions in press and media 18
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 03.04.2024 | Data snapshot: From ‘lightning in a box’ to microbial carbon... | Data Snapshot is a regular AgFunderNews feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provid... | agfunderne... |
| 29.01.2024 | CEFC-backed Virescent Ventures entrenches position as Austra... | SYDNEY, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Australia's pioneer climate tech VC Virescent Ventures today c... | en.prnasia... |
| 28.12.2023 | The top 20 agtech deals of 2023 | Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company is AgFunder. Agtech deals of 2023 followed much the same tr... | agfunderne... |
| 06.11.2023 | People moves: Foodpanda CEO departs amid rumors, Syngenta ha... | Stay up to speed with the latest people moves in agrifood and tech with AgFunderNews’ monthly column... | agfunderne... |
| 01.11.2023 | Data snapshot: Ag Biotechnology investment surges in Asia-Pa... | Data snapshot is a regular AgFunderNews feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment d... | agfunderne... |
| 31.05.2023 | Climate startup CUR8 raises $6.5M from GV for its market-mak... | The IPCC has said the world needs to remove 10 billion tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere ... | techcrunch... |
| 30.05.2023 | UK climate tech startup CUR8 raises €6.1M in pre-seed fundin... | London-based CUR8, a startup dedicated to building the global market for carbon removals, announced ... | siliconcan... |
| 09.03.2023 | NEW REPORT: Climate agrifoodtech bucks global funding declin... | Editor’s Note: AgFunder is AFN’s parent company. There’s no denying the second half of 2022 was terr... | agfunderne... |
| 16.02.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: GrainChain raises $29m, Brigad bag... | This week, US-based GrainChain announced a $29 million raise for its ag supply chain platform, and h... | agfunderne... |
| 16.02.2023 | Aussie biotech startup Loam Bio raises $73m Series B funding | Australian biotechnology company Loam Bio, whose microbial technology for cropping systems aims to t... | dealstreet... |
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