• Clean Crop Technologies

  Led · Grant · Jul 2024

  Clean Crop Technologies develops the EPA-approved Clean Current system, a dry, fully electric, residue-free cold-plasma seed decontamination device that treats 25–50+ lbs. of seed per hour. The system combines electricity and food-grade gases (air) to inactivate a broad spectrum of contaminants without chemical or water additives, aiming to stop crop loss at the source and avoid chemical run-off. Clean Crop has signed $3.4 million in purchase orders from customers that represent 39% of the global vegetable seed market. The company is based in Holyoke, Massachusetts and has operated in the Pioneer Valley since 2019. With recent recognition from Fast Company and TIME, Clean Crop is scaling capacity and hiring to meet demand, including a workforce-development partnership with Springfield Technical Community College. The company plans to use new funds to engage additional contract manufacturing partners and expand on-site capacity, team size, and revenue at its seed tolling facility. Clean Corp Technologies, based in Holyoke, MA, has developed high-voltage catalyst technology that uses electricity to decarbonize how food is grown and kept safe and fresh. Its core technology is aimed at boosting yields, improving food safety, and reducing food waste across a broad range of categories including nuts, seeds, fruits, vegetables, meats, and seafood. Led by CEO Dan White and COO Daniel Cavanaugh, the company plans to continue scaling and commercializing the technology across the supply chain. Clean Corp raised $6M in a Series A to support those scaling and commercialization efforts. The round included both prior and new investors, reflecting continued investor interest in the technology. As part of the investment, Dan Fitzgerald of ReGen Ventures will join the company's board of directors. Clean Crop Technologies is a Northampton, Mass.-based agtech company that develops High Voltage Atmospheric Cold Plasma (HVACP) systems to reduce food waste and crop loss. The company is co-founded by Dan White and Dan Cavanaugh, who have a combined 25+ years of experience in agricultural supply chains. Clean Crop is building a proprietary ionized air generator designed to be energy efficient and to optimize treatment effect in processing environments. It intends to use the recently raised funds to accelerate development of its technology and expand technical and product development capacity on the team. Field tests are scheduled to begin in the U.S. later this year, with the company targeting commercial deployments in emerging markets and the U.S. starting in 2021. The company closed a $2.75M seed round to support these near-term development and deployment milestones.

• SiPhox Health

  Participated · Seed · Jul 2023

  SiPhox Health develops silicon photonic chip–based diagnostics to bring lab-grade blood testing into the home. Founded in 2020 by MIT scientists Diedrik Vermeulen and Michael Dubrovsky, the company was part of Y Combinator's summer 2020 cohort and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts. Today it runs mail-in testing using conventional lab technology and sells a kit that measures 17 biomarkers across inflammation, cardiovascular, metabolic, and hormone panels for $95 plus a $16 monthly membership. Its first product was a $1 COVID-19 test on a disposable cartridge; the company is developing the SiPhox Home finger-prick device to miniaturize testing onto silicon chips and deliver protein and hormone results in five minutes or less. SiPhox Health is targeting U.S. FDA clearance for SiPhox Home within a year and is preparing a case study with thousands of participants. The startup has about 30 employees and reports early signs of chronic disease, such as pre-diabetes, in roughly 20% of tests.

No current team members are available.