ZeaKal

About

Plant traits innovator helping crops capture more carbon and sunlight, leading to healthier, nutrient-rich food and feed.

San Diego,California,United States
1 - 10

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Series A
Last Funding Money Raised: $3.80M
Industries: Agriculture,AgTech,Biotechnology,Incubators
Founded date: Jan 1, 2010
Number Of Employee: 1 - 10
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: ZeaKal Inc.

At ZeaKal, we are building a value driven “NewType” of agriculture to harmonize the needs of farmers, consumers, and our planet. Our flagship plant trait technology, PhotoSeed™, helps crops capture more carbon and sunlight, leading to healthier, nutrient-rich food and feed grown on a smaller environmental footprint. We go beyond science to make affordable nutrition more sustainable, with marketable differentiation for growers. Discover how we are transforming carbon to nutrition: zeakal.com or @zeakal on Twitter.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

4

$24.10M

ZeaKal has raised a total of $24.10M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Sep 10, 2019 from a Series C round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Sep 10, 2019	Series C	$5M	2	Finistere Ventures Middleland Capital	—	Detail
Jun 19, 2019	Corporate Round	$10M	1	RIV Capital	—	Detail
Feb 17, 2016	Series B	$5.30M	2	Finistere Ventures	—	Detail
Mar 26, 2013	Series A	$3.80M	4	Finistere Ventures	—	Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

5

6

ZeaKal is funded by 6 investors. Finistere Ventures and Middleland Capital are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Finistere Ventures	Yes	Series C
Middleland Capital	Yes	Series C
RIV Capital	Yes	Corporate Round
Two Oceans	—	Series A
Kapyon Ventures	—	Series A
Missouri Soybean	—	Series A