Tech Company Financing Transactions

Agragene Funding Round

Ospraie Ag Science participated in a $1.2 million Seed venture round for Agragene. The round closed on 3/3/2020.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/3/2020
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$1,200,000
Round
Seed
Investors

Ospraie Ag Science (Carl Casale)

Proceeds Purpose
The seed round financing will fund the development and commercialization of Agragene's Precision-Guided Sterile Insect Technology (pgSIT).

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
AgTech
Mailing Address
9885 Mesa Rim Rd. 103
San Diego, CA 92121
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Agragene has developed Precision-Guided Sterile Insect Technology that will reduce grower's reliance on the 6 billion pounds of pesticides used on crops each year. Agragene is ready to deploy its first Knock-Out product in the field which targets spotted wing drosophila.
Profile
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
David Webb
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Chief Executive Officer
Gordon Alton
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Founder
Omar Akbari
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Founder
Ethan Bier
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Founder
Valentino Gantz
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VP - Bus. Development
Clyde Shores
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