PatternAg’s crop protection product delivers actionable intelligence to farmers, based on high resolution mapping of the DNA found in a farmer’s soil. With nearly 100 billion organisms per soil core, Pattern’s metagenomic DNA sequencing technology maps the unique microbial community found in a farmer’s field, identifying key opportunities to increase yield and save money. Armed with Pattern’s insights into next season’s risks, especially from the most costly pathogens like Corn Rootworm and Soybean Cyst Nematode, farmers can apply recommended protective measures to maximize their yield or save money on inputs when those risks are absent.
Location: United States, California, Emeryville
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $50M
Founded date: 2018
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | iSelect Fu... | iselectfun... |
| 03.12.2022 | IFC Ventur... | ifc.org |
| - | Allied Ven... | allied.vc |
| 14.12.2022 | Earthshot ... | earthshot.... |
| - | Ospraie Ag... | ospraieags... |
| - | Valor Capi... | valorcapit... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 26.08.2022 | - | $35M | - |
| 27.10.2020 | - | $15M | - |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 12.05.2023 | More than 25% of biodiversity is under our feet — but we're ... | Two scientists at Trace Genomics' lab in Ames, Iowa, prepare soil samples for DNA analysis. Trace Ge... | businessin... |
| 15.09.2022 | The Production Board invests in Brazil’s largest ag retailer... | The Production Board (TPB), the investment company created by Climate Corp founder David Friedberg, ... | agfunderne... |
| 01.09.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Planted’s $72m for whole-cut ‘chic... | Swiss alt-protein startup Planted raised Series B funding to expand its line of whole-cut plant-base... | agfunderne... |
| 26.08.2022 | Pattern Ag Raises $35M In Funding | PatternAg, Inc., an Emeryville, CA-based agri tech company, raised $35M in funding. The round was l... | finsmes.co... |
| 15.02.2022 | As Food Cost Rise, the Need for Innovation is Acute | Inflation is everywhere, and the increase in food prices is apparent “across the board,” as Miguel P... | iselectfun... |
| 02.12.2021 | A look ahead at how technology can tackle climate change | Have few minutes? Help us improve how content is organized on IFC.org by completing a brief survey. ... | marketscre... |
| 02.04.2021 | 4 Investment Themes for 2021 | With 2021 well underway and public markets still exuberant, we think it’s an important time to highl... | iselectfun... |
| 09.03.2021 | The Nature Conservancy invests in 5 soil health startups | US-headquartered environmental nonprofit The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has invested in five agrifoodt... | agfunderne... |
| 27.10.2020 | PatternAg raises $15m to crunch soil DNA data | Organisms cluster beneath a field’s surface by the billion. What are they up to down there in the di... | agfunderne... |
| - | Early Google exec got Larry Page’s backing to build a start-... | David Friedberg worked at Google from 2004 to 2006, and then started Climate Corporation, which he l... | cnbc.com/2... |