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AgroSpheres Funding Round
AgroSpheres, operating out of Charlottesville, scored $4 million in funding from Ospraie Ag Science and Cavallo Ventures.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
8/29/2019
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$4,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors
Ospraie Ag Science (Lead Investor) (Carl Casale)
Cavallo Ventures (Michael Wilbur)
Proceeds Purpose
This round will speed the development of our Minicell platform to transform the delivery of crop protection products, making them more effective at controlling pests, less costly for growers and better for the environment.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
AgTech
Mailing Address
1180 Seminole Trail 100
Charlottesville, VA 22901
USA
Charlottesville, VA 22901
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
AgroSpheres is transforming crop protection with its revolutionary pesticide delivery platform, the AgriCell. The AgriCell is a transformative pesticide delivery technology. Compared to existing formulations, the AgriCell provides better protection of active ingredients, more finely tuned controlled release, and superior pest targeting.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Douglas Eisner
Chief Operating Officer
Payam Pourtaheri
Chief Technical Officer
Ameer Shakeel
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