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Ascribe Bioscience: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Ascribe develops natural crop protection based on small molecules in the soil microbiome. These products enable farmers to combat crop pathogens without harming the environment or human health.

ascribebio.com LinkedIn Ithaca, United States 1-10 employees
Total raised
$15.2M
Rounds
3
Latest
Series A
Oct 2025

Ascribe Bioscience has raised $15.2M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Series A of $12.0M announced in Oct 2025.

That round is above the $3.3M median round size for Agriculture and Farming companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Ascribe Bioscience Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$15.2M
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
1 with no disclosed amount
Latest funding round
Series A
$12.0M in Oct 2025
Employees
1-10
reported band
Headquarters
Ithaca, United States

Latest funding round on record: Oct 2025.

Ascribe Bioscience Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series A
$12.0M
Undisclosed round
Undisclosed
Undisclosed round
$3.2M

1 of 3 rounds was announced without a disclosed amount and is excluded from the total.

Ascribe Bioscience raised $3.2M in an undisclosed round announced in Aug 2022.

2.3 years later, an undisclosed round was announced in Nov 2024 with no disclosed amount.

11 months later, a Series A of $12.0M was announced in Oct 2025.

Ascribe Bioscience Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Jay Farmer
Founder
Murli Manohar
Founder

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Ascribe Bioscience Funding Compared to Other Agriculture and Farming Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
29,722
$7.5M
8,352
$15M

Ascribe Bioscience's latest round of $12.0M is above the median round in Agriculture and Farming. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Ascribe Bioscience Funding FAQs

What does Ascribe Bioscience do?

Ascribe develops natural crop protection based on small molecules in the soil microbiome. These products enable farmers to combat crop pathogens without harming the environment or human health.

How much funding has Ascribe Bioscience raised?

Ascribe Bioscience has raised $15.2M across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is a Series A of $12.0M announced in Oct 2025.

When did Ascribe Bioscience last raise funding?

Ascribe Bioscience's most recent funding round on record is a Series A of $12.0M, announced in Oct 2025.

Who founded Ascribe Bioscience?

FundedIQ lists Jay Farmer (Founder), Murli Manohar (Founder) at Ascribe Bioscience.

Where is Ascribe Bioscience headquartered?

Ascribe Bioscience is based in Ithaca, New York, United States.

How many employees does Ascribe Bioscience have?

Ascribe Bioscience is in the 1-10 employee band.

How does Ascribe Bioscience's funding compare to other Agriculture and Farming startups?

Ascribe Bioscience's latest round of $12.0M is above the $3.3M median round size for Agriculture and Farming companies on FundedIQ across 1,320 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Ascribe Bioscience Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Ascribe Bioscience is left off this page rather than filled in.

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