Tech Company Financing Transactions

Vestaron Funding Round

Northpond Ventures, Anterra Capital and Cavallo Ventures participated in a $18 million Series B venture round for Vestaron. The round was announced on 2/18/2021.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/18/2021
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$18,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Northpond Ventures (Lead Investor) (Adam Wieschhaus)

Anterra Capital (Phil Austin)

Cavallo Ventures (Michael Wilbur)

Continental Grain Company

Novo Ventures (Anders Spohr)

Syngenta Ventures

Proceeds Purpose
This funding will allow us to build on our commercial success to date, delivering our innovations to more growers here in the U.S. and, in the near future, Mexico and Canada, where producers are facing similar pest and environmental concerns.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Clean Tech
Mailing Address
600 Park Offices Dr. 117
Durham, NC 27709
USA
Email Address
Overview
Vestaron Corporation is developing a new generation of insecticides by employing peptides sourced from spiders -- insecticides that are ideally suited for the environmentally conscious, twenty-first century. Over 50 unique, spider-venom peptides with novel sites of action have been identified and are being exploited.
Profile
Vestaron LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Vestaron Company Twitter Account
Company News
Vestaron News
Facebook
Vestaron on Facebook
YouTube
Vestaron on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Anna Rath
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Chief Financial Officer
Jessica Vanhoy
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Chief Scientific Officer
Robert Kennedy
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VP - Bus. Development
Andrew Renz
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VP - Operations
Jason Noel
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VP - Regulatory Affairs
Scott Jackson
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VP - Sales
Benjamin Cicora
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