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NewLeaf Symbiotics Funding Round
NewLeaf Symbiotics, based in St. Louis, received $6 million from Monsanto, Otter Capital and S2G Ventures.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
9/8/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$6,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
NewLeaf will use the invested capital to commercialize seed treatment and in-furrow products for soybeans, corn, wheat, peanuts, and other crops. The company is tripling the square footage of its R&D and pilot production facility in St. Louis and is expanding its proprietary Prescriptive Biologics Knowledgebase bioinformatics platform.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
1005 North Warson Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63132
USA
St. Louis, MO 63132
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
NewLeaf Symbiotics is a science-based company doing cutting-edge research and product development, using a naturally occurring family of beneficial plant bacteria.
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Kahn
Chief Scientific Officer
Desmond Jimenez
Chief Technical Officer
Janne Kerovuo
VP - Bus. Development
Matthew Helms
VP - General Counsel
Molly Edwards
VP - Manufacturing
Aaron Kelley
VP - R & D
Natalie Breakfield
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