Tech Company Financing Transactions
BrightFarms Funding Round
On 12/14/2011, BrightFarms raised $4.3 million in Series A funding from NGEN Partners, Emil Capital Partners and private investors.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
12/14/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$4,300,000
Round
Series A
Investors
NGEN Partners (Lead Investor) (Peter Grubstein)
Emil Capital Partners (Christian Haub)
Proceeds Purpose
The proceeds of the financing will allow BrightFarms to respond to strong demand from the supermarket industry to construct commercial greenhouses on site at supermarkets. In addition, BrightFarms will further invest in its capacity to provide its clients with a fanatical level of customer service.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
AgTech
Mailing Address
1 Bridge St. 002-4
Irvington, NY 10533
USA
Irvington, NY 10533
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
We finance, design, build and operate greenhouse farms at or near supermarkets. Our quest is to bring commercial scale urban agriculture to the market, take our farms and the industry to the next level, and change the way we eat as a society.
Profile
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Company News
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Lightfoot
Controller
Kimberly Kaiser
Vice President
Erik Lallum
VP - General Counsel
Robert Levin
VP - Marketing
Abby Prior
VP - Operations
Josh Norbury
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