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
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
ZeaKal LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
ZeaKal Company Twitter Account
Company News
ZeaKal News
Facebook
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YouTube
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Jerry Caulder
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Chief Executive Officer
Han Chen
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Chief Financial Officer
Ann Whitley
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Chief Operating Officer
Amy Curran
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Chief Scientific Officer
Nick Roberts
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Chief Technical Officer
Greg Bryan
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