Tech Company Financing Transactions
ZeaKal Funding Round
On 2/17/2016, ZeaKal landed $5.3 million in Series B investment from Finistere Ventures, Middleland Capital and private investors.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
2/17/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,300,000
Round
Series B
Investors
Finistere Ventures (Lead Investor) (Arama Kukutai)
Middleland Capital (Scott Horner)
Proceeds Purpose
With this funding, ZeaKal will expand its PhotoSeed product development pipeline and bring its lead soybean product into field trials this May.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
AgTech
Mailing Address
4365 Executive Dr. 1500
San Diego, CA 92121
USA
San Diego, CA 92121
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
ZeaKal is a plant science company developed from the incubation pipeline of Kapyon Ventures. The company's HME technology has been shown to vastly increase the yield and oil content of multiple crops -- meaningfully impacting the demand for biomass across food, feed and fuels.
Profile
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Jerry Caulder
Chief Executive Officer
Han Chen
Chief Financial Officer
Ann Whitley
Chief Operating Officer
Amy Curran
Chief Scientific Officer
Nick Roberts
Chief Technical Officer
Greg Bryan
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