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Spearhead Bio: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Spearhead Bio is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge native genome engineering tools, which help speed up the creation of both transgenic and non-transgenic crops by seamlessly integrating genes.

danforthtechnology.com/spearhead-bio LinkedIn St Louis, United States 1-10 employees Founded 2025
Total raised
$1.9M
Rounds
2
Latest
Seed
Sep 2026

Spearhead Bio has raised $1.9M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Seed of $1.6M announced in Sep 2026.

That round is below the $3.1M median round size for Agriculture and Farming companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Spearhead Bio Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$1.9M
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
Latest funding round
Seed
$1.6M in Sep 2026
Employees
1-10
reported band
Founded
2025
Headquarters
St Louis, United States
Investors on record
11
5 named below

Latest funding round on record: Sep 2026.

Spearhead Bio Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Seed
$1.6M
Undisclosed round
$310k

Spearhead Bio raised $310k in an undisclosed round announced in Jul 2025.

1.2 years later, a Seed of $1.6M was announced in Sep 2026.

Spearhead Bio Investors

National Science Foundation Grit Road Partners BioSTL QRM Capital BioGenerator Ventures

11 investors are recorded in total; the 5 named above are those the record identifies.

Spearhead Bio Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Tom Laurita
Chief Executive Officer
Locked
Keith Slotkin
Founder
—
Hal Davies
Chief Financial Officer
Locked

Contact details for the Spearhead Bio team: 2 of 3 have an email address on file, 2 have a LinkedIn profile.

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Spearhead Bio Funding Compared to Other Agriculture and Farming Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
30,234
$7.6M
17,054
$3.1M

Spearhead Bio's latest round of $1.6M is below the median round in Agriculture and Farming. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Spearhead Bio Funding FAQs

What does Spearhead Bio do?

Spearhead Bio is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge native genome engineering tools, which help speed up the creation of both transgenic and non-transgenic crops by seamlessly integrating genes.

How much funding has Spearhead Bio raised?

Spearhead Bio has raised $1.9M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is a Seed of $1.6M announced in Sep 2026.

When did Spearhead Bio last raise funding?

Spearhead Bio's most recent funding round on record is a Seed of $1.6M, announced in Sep 2026.

Who has invested in Spearhead Bio?

Investors on record for Spearhead Bio include National Science Foundation, Grit Road Partners, BioSTL, QRM Capital, BioGenerator Ventures. FundedIQ records 11 investors in total.

Who founded Spearhead Bio?

FundedIQ lists Keith Slotkin (Founder) at Spearhead Bio.

Who is the CEO of Spearhead Bio?

Tom Laurita is listed as Chief Executive Officer at Spearhead Bio.

Where is Spearhead Bio headquartered?

Spearhead Bio is based in St Louis, Missouri, United States.

How many employees does Spearhead Bio have?

Spearhead Bio is in the 1-10 employee band.

When was Spearhead Bio founded?

Spearhead Bio was founded in 2025.

How does Spearhead Bio's funding compare to other Agriculture and Farming startups?

Spearhead Bio's latest round of $1.6M is below the $3.1M median round size for Agriculture and Farming companies on FundedIQ across 1,320 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Spearhead Bio 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 Spearhead Bio is left off this page rather than filled in.

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