Post-IPO Equity Funded Agriculture and Farming Startups
The 12 post-IPO equity rounds shown here span July 2021 through October 2022, with deal sizes ranging from $1M — raised by Pond Technologies, Body and Mind…
The 12 post-IPO equity rounds shown here span July 2021 through October 2022, with deal sizes ranging from $1M — raised by Pond Technologies, Body and Mind, and Wilk — up to $252M for Compass Minerals (Overland Park, Kansas) in September 2022. Nine of the 12 rounds closed in 2022, with a notable cluster in August–September that included Greenlight Biosciences ($109M, Medford, Massachusetts) and Arcadia Biosciences ($5M, Davis, California) pricing on the same date.
Geographic distribution skews heavily toward North America: six companies are US-headquartered across Montana, Kansas, California, Massachusetts, Florida, and Colorado, while four are Canadian, spanning Ontario, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. Andfjord Salmon (Sortland, Norway) and Wilk (Rehovot, Israel) are the only non-North American entrants in the set. Sub-sectors covered include vertical farming, crop biotech, aquaculture, cell-based dairy, mineral plant nutrition, and controlled-environment infrastructure.
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What are the largest post-IPO equity rounds in this agriculture segment?
Compass Minerals (Overland Park, Kansas) raised $252M in September 2022, the largest round in the 12 shown. Greenlight Biosciences (Medford, Massachusetts) closed $109M the same month, and Local Bounti (Hamilton, Montana) followed with $23M in October 2022. The remaining nine rounds were all under $25M.
Where are these post-IPO agriculture companies headquartered?
Six of the 12 companies are US-based, spread across Montana, Kansas, California, Massachusetts, Florida, and Colorado. Four are Canadian, with offices in Ontario, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. The remaining two are Andfjord Salmon (Sortland, Norway) and Wilk (Rehovot, Israel).
How small do post-IPO equity rounds get in this segment?
Three companies — Pond Technologies (Markham, Ontario), Body and Mind (Vancouver, British Columbia), and Wilk (Rehovot, Israel) — each raised $1M. Mustgrow Biologics and urban-gro each raised $2M, showing that post-IPO equity in agriculture is used for modest capital top-ups as well as nine-figure raises.
What sub-sectors appear most often among these post-IPO agriculture companies?
Vertical and indoor farming appears multiple times with Local Bounti, Kalera, and urban-gro. Agricultural biotech is represented by Greenlight Biosciences, Arcadia Biosciences, and Mustgrow Biologics. Aquaculture (Andfjord Salmon), cell-based dairy (Wilk), mineral crop nutrition (Compass Minerals), algae technology (Pond Technologies), and plant-based retail (Vejii Holdings) each account for one company.
How concentrated is the round activity by time period?
Nine of the 12 rounds closed in calendar year 2022, with only Vejii Holdings, Body and Mind, and Mustgrow Biologics dating from 2021. August and September 2022 were especially active — four rounds closed within six weeks, including Greenlight Biosciences ($109M) and Arcadia Biosciences ($5M) on the same date, August 12.
Are there non-North American companies raising post-IPO equity in agriculture?
Two of the 12 companies are outside North America: Andfjord Salmon (Sortland, Norway), which raised $18M in June 2022, and Wilk (Rehovot, Israel), which raised $1M in July 2021. The other ten are split between the United States and Canada.
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