Last deal

Amount

Series A

Stage

21.09.2021

Date

3

all rounds

$9.2M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Boost Biomes is a California-based company that develops microbial products to sustainably improve food production and shelf-life.

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founded date

01.01.2016

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series A

IPO status

Private

Description

The company's technology discovery platform utilizes sequencing, selective enrichment, and advanced bioinformatics to identify microbial products with important commercial roles. Boost Biomes is focused on developing safe and effective naturally-occurring microbes that can manage diseases of high-value crops. The company's first products seek to reduce crop loss to fungal pests in the field and post-harvest, providing a sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides. Boost Biomes is using the powerful social networks among microbes to provide novel, sustainable solutions to feed and heal people everywhere.
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