Pheronym is an Ag-biotech company that develops green solutions for agricultural pest control. Without pesticides, farmers would experience 50-80 % crop loss. Farmers have to use pesticides to feed the world and stay in business. Our technology uses nematode’s own pheromones to control their behavior and development. We have a new additive that makes commercially available nematodes more effective bio-pesticides for insect control.
Location: United States, California, Woodland
Employees: 1-10
Phone: +1 352-219-4464
Total raised: $1M
Founded date: 2017
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 11.07.2023 | Grant | $1M | NSF SBIR |
Mentions in press and media 6
| Date | Title | Description |
| 28.08.2024 | Pheronym Granted Patent for Plant-Parasitic Nematode Biocontrol Breakthrough | Pherocoat™ for Plant Parasitic Nematodes (PPNs): A Sustainable Solution to Combat $173 Billion in Annual Crop Losses There is a real, pressing need for sustainable alternatives to manage PPNs, and this new patent for Pherocoat validates our... |
| 11.07.2023 | Pheronym lands $1 million National Science Foundation SBIR Phase II grant | This second NSF Grant will fund the final steps to scaling the commercialization of the company's patented nematode pheromone extract for crop biocontrol After years of proving the efficacy of our patented approach, we are ready to take the... |
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