ZeaKal is a plant traits innovator that helps crops capture more carbon and sunlight, leading to healthier, nutrient-rich food and feed. We are committed to building a more equitable and resilient agricultural system on a smaller environmental footprint. Discover how we are building a “NewType” Tomorrow at zeakal.com
Our plant traits dramatically improve the yield and composition of staple crops, resulting in carbon capture for better nutrition, as well as higher incomes, lower costs, and efficiencies along the ag supply chain.
Location: United States, California, San Diego
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $34.1M
Founded date: 2010
Investors 3
Funding Rounds 4
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 09.09.2019 | Series C | $15M | - |
| 19.06.2019 | - | $10M | - |
| 17.02.2016 | Series B | $5.3M | - |
| 26.03.2013 | Series A | $3.8M | - |
Mentions in press and media 24
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 13.07.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Aphea.Bio scores $78m for biologic... | Good news this week arrived in the form of funding rounds for biologicals maker Aphea.Bio and infant... | agfunderne... |
| 19.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Downey Jr’s Footprint backs Motif;... | One of India’s leading food and restaurant delivery services made another big-ticket acquisition thi... | agfunderne... |
| 13.04.2022 | We must scale US agtech innovation to fight the looming food... | Editor’s note: The following editorial is a joint ‘call to arms’ for the agrifoodtech community. The... | agfunderne... |
| 24.11.2020 | Understanding investment areas | Aspire NZ Seed Fund is a generalist early-stage investment fund that invests in Kiwi start-up compan... | nzgcp.co.n... |
| 21.10.2020 | Three things cannabis can teach agriculture | Agriculture is at a crossroads. On one hand, it must adapt quickly to feed a growing global populati... | rivcapital... |
| 14.10.2020 | Where are they now: ZeaKal’s PhotoSeed trials drawing attent... | ZeaKal is tackling one of the toughest challenges in agriculture: sustainably increasing the value o... | rivcapital... |
| 25.03.2020 | Stable genetics and the case for cannabis seed specialists | The lack of stable genetics is a key obstacle impeding many cannabis cultivators. This is not the ca... | rivcapital... |
| 10.09.2019 | ZeaKal clinches $15 million Series C funding, hires veteran ... | ZeaKal, a San-Diego biotech startup that neatly tweaks genetic crop traits to improve their rates of... | agfunderne... |
| 10.09.2019 | ZeaKal Raises $15M More For Crop Efficiency Efforts ... | San Diego-based ZeaKal, a startup which is working on technology to improve the photosynthetic capac... | socaltech.... |
| 09.09.2019 | Zeakal Closes $15M Funding Round | Zeakal, a San Diego-based startup developing technologies to increase the photosynthetic capacity of... | sdbj.com/n... |
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