• Peptobiotics

  Participated · Series A · Apr 2024

  Peptobiotics is an agricultural-technology solutions provider focused on recombinant antimicrobial peptide technology. The company’s technology is aimed at reducing dependence on antibiotics in the livestock and aquaculture sectors. Peptobiotics announced an oversubscribed $6.2 million Series A financing. The round was led by Hatch Blue via its Blue Revolution Fund. Existing investors including Trendlines Agrifood Fund, Ponderosa Ventures, The Yield Lab Asia Pacific, Seeds Capital, Seventure Partners, GrainCorp Ventures and Farmabase participated. No operating metrics, founding year, or location were disclosed in the article.

• Insectta

  Led · Equity · May 2023

  Insectta developed a proprietary two-step process and trade-secret purification to extract chitosan and water-soluble melanin from black soldier fly cocoon shells and other biomass. The company produces five outputs—chitosan, melanin, proteins, probiotics and minerals—with chitosan and melanin positioned as its core, higher-value products. Its melanin is nanoparticle-sized, water-soluble and produced at pilot scale (about 210 grams per month), which the team says is orders of magnitude larger than current industry bulk quantities; they target personal wellness and emerging applications in organic electronics and biomedicine. Chitosan is marketed for personal wellness, cosmetics and pharma uses, with target pricing around S$100/kg (mid-range of a cited S$50–200/kg market). Insectta stopped farming in Singapore and sources black soldier fly feedstock from Southeast Asian farms while keeping IP focused on extraction so it can work with contract manufacturers and remain asset-light. The company also highlights a novel wastewater-treatment step that recovers additional products and reduces discharge costs.

• Phytolon

  Participated · Series A · Jul 2022

  Phytolon develops natural food colorants through proprietary precision fermentation, producing a palette based on two core pigments—yellow and purple—that yield colors across yellow, orange, red, pink, and purple. Its portfolio includes Beetroot Red, which has received FDA approval pending procedural timing. The company emphasizes cost efficiency, robust supply, and environmental sustainability as differentiators for its fermentation-derived colors. Found in Yokne'am, Israel, Phytolon aims to commercialize its products for CPGs and distribution partners in the U.S. and beyond. Following the $23.6 million Series B, the company plans to allocate proceeds to support sales and scaling of supply and distribution.

• PlanetWatchers

  Participated · Series A · Jun 2021

  PlanetWatchers provides a SaaS geospatial intelligence platform that uses Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and advanced machine learning to monitor natural assets and crops at scale. Its core product leverages time-series radar data to verify cover crops, tillage, planting dates, acreage, crop classification and weather damage, enabling claims analysis without field visits. The company sells Analytics-as-a-Service (AaaS) to enterprises, governments, NGOs, crop insurers and agricultural input providers. PlanetWatchers emphasizes SAR-based in-season insights to reduce overheads and increase customer satisfaction. Founded in 2016 by Ariel Smoliar, Dominic Edmunds, Roi Shilo and Shai Lev and based in London, the startup raised $11M in Series A to fund expansion and product investment. The new capital is earmarked to invest in its SAR data analytics and to expand commercial teams as it grows its footprint and addresses global food security challenges. PlanetWatchers provides a SaaS Analytics-as-a-Service platform that combines synthetic aperture radar (SAR), multi-source satellite sensors, elastic cloud infrastructure, and advanced machine learning to monitor natural assets and support crop insurers. The company delivers time-series radar-based insights—planting dates, acreage, crop classification, and claims validation—to enable remote claims assessment without field visits. PlanetWatchers exploits SAR to provide accurate insight regardless of cloud cover, weather, or lighting, aiming to reduce overheads and increase customer satisfaction. Founded in 2016 and based in London, it sells to enterprises, governments, and NGOs and counts customers including ProAg, the World Bank, and the Environmental Protection Agency. The startup closed a $3.5M Pre-A funding round and plans to use proceeds to expand its commercial team and invest in SAR-based data analytics, with near-term expansion across America and into Europe.

No current team members are available.