Tech Company Financing Transactions

SGB Funding Round

SGB, based in San Diego, raised $11 million from Finistere Ventures, Flint Hills Resources, Thomas and McNerny & Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/9/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$11,000,000
Round
Series C
Proceeds Purpose
The funding will be used to drive commercial partnerships and project deployments focused on Central America, India and Southeast Asia, and to further advance genetic improvement, and agronomic best practices to maximize the full potential of the crop.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
6335 Ferris Sq. A
San Diego, CA 92121
USA
Email Address
Overview
SGB is an energy crop company developing and delivering high performance bioenergy solutions for the renewable fuel, biomass and chemical markets. Through its proprietary technologies, genetics and traits, the company is enabling the production of large volumes of sustainable plant oil and biomass at significantly lower costs.
Profile
SGB LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
SGB Company Twitter Account
Company News
SGB News
Facebook
SGB on Facebook
YouTube
SGB on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Miguel Motta
  Miguel Motta LinkedIn Profile  Miguel Motta Twitter Account  Miguel Motta News  Miguel Motta on Facebook
Chief Scientific Officer
Robert Schmidt
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VP - Bus. Development
Ryon Terry
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VP - Operations
Michael Pereira
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