ZeaKal

company

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

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

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
12
ZeaKal has 12 current employee profiles, including Board member Arama Kukutai
Board member
Advisor
Board observer
Board member
Employee

Acquisition

ZeaKal has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Algenetix on Feb 17, 2016. They acquired Algenetix for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Feb 17, 2016 Algenetix
Biotechnology acquisition Detail