VoloAgri is a vegetable seed technology and breeding company. It focuses on tomatoes, peppers, melons, watermelons, eggplant, cucumber, squash and green garlic, and is targeting the indoor agriculture market. The company sells seed under several brands, including US Agriseeds, Axia, Greenport Seeds, California Hybrids, Catalyst Seeds, and New World Seeds. VoloAgri raised $69 million in a Series C funding round. The round was led by Singapore state fund Temasek, with WP Global Partners and others participating. Temasek’s investment is noted as its third agtech investment in under a year, after investments in HappyFresh and Modern Meadow earlier this year. VoloAgri Group focuses on plant breeding and plant genetics across all major species of vegetables. The company develops seed and genetics products and markets them under multiple brands. Its brands include US Agriseeds, California Hybrids, Catalyst, New World Seeds and Garlikins. Led by CEO Anthony Padgett, VoloAgri raised a Series B in which Avrio Capital invested $5m. The company intends to use the funds for growth and acquisitions. The article does not report additional operating metrics or the total size of the Series B.

Total raised

$74M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series C

Latest activity

Oct 2016