8. Pivot Bio $100.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Berkeley-based Pivot believes that microbes can deliver nutrients, protect against pests, and improve crop quality better than chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Founded by Alvin Tamsir and Karsten Temme in 2010, Pivot Bio has now raised a total of $186.7M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Alan Cohen, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Bunge Ventures, Codon Capital, Continental Grain Company, Data Collective DCVC, Pavilion Capital, Prelude Ventures, Roger C. Underwood, Spruce Capital Partners, Tekfen Ventures, and Temasek Holdings.
Investors in the round: Alan Cohen, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Bunge Ventures, Codon Capital, Continental Grain Company, Data Collective DCVC, Pavilion Capital, Prelude Ventures, Roger C. Underwood, Spruce Capital Partners, Tekfen Ventures, Temasek Holdings
Industry: Agriculture, AgTech, Biotechnology
Founders: Alvin Tamsir, Karsten Temme
Founding year: 2010
Location: Berkeley
Total equity funding raised: $186.7M
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