AgroSpheres develops novel technologies that aim to set a new standard for bio-based delivery of active ingredients. It uses a unique platform technology for crop protection solutions and other industrial applications. The company is an encapsulation and delivery technology that dramatically enhances the performance of a broad range of crop protection products including fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides. AgroSpheres was founded in 2016 and is based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Arzeda develops enzyme design technology that presents a new way of thinking about biocatalysis. The company was founded by David Baker and three senior members of his lab to commercialize and further develop its computational enzyme design technology.

Benson Hill is a crop improvement company that unlocks the natural diversity of plants and empowers innovators with a revolutionary crop design platform to develop healthier and more sustainable food and ingredients. Benson Hill empowers innovators to develop more healthy, flavorful, and sustainable food by unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants. Benson Hill’s CropOS platform combines machine learning and big data with breeding techniques and plant biology to drastically accelerate and simplify the product development process.

Beta Hatch grows insect protein for animal feed. Nutrient balanced fertilizer is a sterile by-product of their process. Beta Hatch knows bugs better than anyone- they use their expertise in entomology to grow the most efficient and nutritious insects. They are currently farming mealworms from their urban farm in Seattle. They believe in changing food systems. Their goal is to develop the technology and knowledge that will make insects the next commodity crop.

BinSentry is an agricultural technology company developing an innovative Internet of Things (IoT) solution which enables feed mills and livestock producers to effectively monitor on-farm inventory, dramatically increasing operational efficiencies. It was founded in 2017 and is based in Kitchener, Canada.

BlueNalu's mission is to be the global leader in cell-cultured seafood, providing consumers with great tasting, healthy, safe and trusted seafood products, that support the sustainability and diversity of our ocean. Consumers worldwide have become increasingly aware of the challenges that exist in our fishing and seafood industry. BlueNalu will disrupt the current industry practice, in which fish are farmed or wild-caught in our oceans and seas. Instead, we will produce real seafood products directly from fish cells, in a way that is healthy for people, humane for animals, and sustainable for our planet.

Brightseed is a biotechnology company that features artificial intelligence that reveals powerful compounds hidden in nature. The company enables a healthier future by illuminating and activating the connections between people and plants. It was founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Bushel is the grain industry’s first automated mobile app platform for elevators and cooperatives to connect with their growers and deliver real-time actionable information via a mobile app. The Bushel mobile app platform integrates into a grain elevator’s accounting system to provide growers access to their contracts, scale tickets, prepays, cash bids, and markets. Bushel provides real-time, actionable information to growers, and tools for elevators and growers to easily do business together. Growers are able to see cash bids in real-time through the Bushel app. This empowers growers to make quicker decisions, without playing telephone. Bushel allows growers to track and review grain contracts with their elevator or cooperative. This allows growers to know how much grain they have delivered against their contract. It also allows growers the ability to make sure their contracts are locked in and secured. Growers can see their scale tickets in real-time through the Bushel app. This eliminates paper slips and allows growers to track their loads immediately.

Built by farmers for farmers, FarmLead is reinventing how grain is marketed and sold through the world’s fastest growing grain marketplace. Available online and as a mobile app, FarmLead also provides farmers access to exclusive market research, grain testing, price visibility and reduced brokerage fees and risks. The FarmLead Marketplace facilitates greater equality, efficiency and transparency for the grain industry. Farmers find more verified buyers and identify the best possible deal, while grain buyers easily access and identify the grain for sale in their desired location.

We make genomics affordable and accessible through a cost-effective low-coverage whole genome sequencing technology

GreenLight Biosciences is researching, developing and commercializing sustainable, effective, and easy-to-use solutions for farmers and beekeepers around the world to enable more resilient food production. As a leader in RNA for agriculture, the company has a broad pipeline addressing farmer pain points across insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides. The Company’s manufacturing platform is protected by numerous patents.

Hortau specializes in wireless and web-based irrigation management. Hortau integrates proprietary soil sensing innovations with the latest information technologies to deliver the most advanced irrigation management solutions on the market. Hortau was founded in 2002, by Dr. Jean Caron, Agronomist, Ph.D in Soil Physics and Jocelyn Boudreau, agricultural engineer, M.Sc. in Soil Physics. Their expertise is in Agronomy, Soil Physics and Agricultural Engineering. Improving crop production is their focus.

Founded in 2013, IUNU (“you knew”) is building the future of the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry. The company's AI-driven LUNA platform enables growers to develop a feedback loop between capturing data and managing processes to create precise, predictable production.

Lingrove is a materials firm focused on decarbonizing the built environment with high performance, sustainable, carbon-negative products. Our signature ekoa® plant based composite replaces wood veneers, laminates, plastics, and panels in interior applications - cost effectively with a luxury look.

NewLeaf Symbiotics develops and commercializes the bacteria found in Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs. NewLeaf Symbiotics has also filed its own related patents and is actively developing new technologies related to PPFMs. The Company is engaged in laboratory, greenhouse, and field product trials and expects to commercialize and license products beginning in 2014.

P2 Science a venture-backed, renewable specialty chemicals company, co-founded by Yale scientists, a chemical industry CEO and Elm Street Ventures, an early-stage venture fund. P2 Science has developed a unique process technology for converting renewable feedstocks—including vegetable oils—into high-value, specialty chemicals. These include flavor, fragrance and cosmetics ingredients. Many of their products are today available only from petrochemical sources. Among the first products to be produced by P2 are vegetable-derived, cost-effective versions of current petrochemical fragrance ingredients. Major users and formulators of specialty chemicals have a strong interest in substituting renewable for petrochemical ingredients. Patrick Foley, a Yale graduate of the PhD program in Environmental Engineering, is P2′s Chief Scientific Officer. Neil Burns, an executive with 20+ years experience in the specialty chemical industry, is the company’s CEO. P2 has a laboratory in New Haven, CT to support this technology’s development and commercialization, as well as partnerships with major companies at a number of points along the supply chain.

Plastomics is a biotechnology startup that focuses in developing the next generation of crops by using chloroplast genetic engineering. Its technology platform is applicable to different crops and traits. Plastomics provides solutions for the many current industry challenges. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Rantizo delivers targeted liquid dry applications for agriculture precisely where and when they are needed in the field.The company's system utilizes an electrostatic spraying technology which reduces problems with uneven coverage and covers crops uniformly, enabling farmers to apply pesticides and chemicals in the farms evenly without a hassle and within a short duration of time.

SinnovaTek is a developer of processing technologies for foods and bio-materials. The company engages in designing, building, and engineering aseptic facilities, advanced thermal processing equipment for food manufacturers and to aid in the development of new product concepts.

Stony Creek Colors manufactures traceable, 100% plant-based indigo dyes that improve soil health and replace harmful, synthetic colorants in global fashion supply chains. Stony Creek is the fastest growing manufacturer of natural indigo globally, serving fashion brands as well as an artisan community of professional dyers. We partner with leading denim mills to bring consistent and scalable natural colors into industrial use. Our customers are the world’s leading fashion and personal care brands and their suppliers. Our next generation products will fuel clean color innovation in verticals such as cosmetics, personal care, and food.