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Vestaron Funding Round

Vestaron, operating out of Durham, scored $10 million in funding from Grosvenor Food & AgTech, Argonautic Ventures and Cavallo Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/26/2022
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$10,000,000
Round
Series C
Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the development of its product pipeline, consisting of additional peptide empowered solutions, and expand from specialty fruit, vegetable and nut crops into broad acre row crops and into new insect pest categories.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Clean Tech
Mailing Address
600 Park Offices Dr. 117
Durham, NC 27709
USA
Email Address
Overview
Vestaron Corporation is developing a new generation of insecticides by employing peptides sourced from spiders -- insecticides that are ideally suited for the environmentally conscious, twenty-first century. Over 50 unique, spider-venom peptides with novel sites of action have been identified and are being exploited.
Profile
Vestaron LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Vestaron Company Twitter Account
Company News
Vestaron News
Facebook
Vestaron on Facebook
YouTube
Vestaron on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Anna Rath
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Chief Financial Officer
Jessica Vanhoy
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Chief Scientific Officer
Robert Kennedy
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VP - Bus. Development
Andrew Renz
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VP - Operations
Jason Noel
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VP - Regulatory Affairs
Scott Jackson
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VP - Sales
Benjamin Cicora
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