Agragene has developed Precision-Guided Sterile Insect Technology that will reduce grower’s reliance on the 6 billion pounds of pesticides used on crops each year. Agragene is ready to deploy its first “Knock-Out” product in the field which targets spotted wing drosophila. The “Knock-Out” product will benefit crop growers in 3 key ways. 1) The product is much cheaper than the chemical pesticides used now, 2) scarce and expensive field labor is not required and 3) the resulting pesticide-free crop can be Organic-approved which increases grower’s profits. Importantly, “Knock-Out” is non-toxic to bees, other beneficial organisms, the environment and humans. With many states and countries banning pesticides growers must look to safer and cheaper alternatives. Agragene has the solution.
Location: United States, California, San Diego
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $5.2M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Ospraie Ag... | ospraieags... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 10.09.2020 | Series A | $4M | - |
| 02.03.2020 | Seed | $1.2M | - |
Mentions in press and media 10
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| 18.08.2026 | Pairwise sees ‘dramatic uptick’ in CRISPR licensing as gene editing moves beyond row crops | Gene editing is rapidly expanding beyond row crops into specialty crops, animals, and microbes, says Pairwise, which has seen a “dramatic uptick” in licensing deals for its Fulcrum platform over the past 12-18 months and now has 25 licensee... |
| 20.03.2023 | Agragene announces another funding round after relocation to St. Louis | The Spotted Wing Drosophila causes millions in damage to fruit harvests each year Emilie Saa, research associate, and Stephanie Gamez, director of R&D, prepare to add Spotted Wing Drosophila flies into an insect cage. BioGenerator leads... |
| 12.10.2022 | Agragene Selected to Participate in the F3 Tech Accelerator Program | A Pioneering Biocontrol Platform Using CRISPR/Cas9 Technology EASTON, MARYLAND, USA, October 12, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- F3 Tech, a leading commercialization program for early and late-stage companies supported by the nonprofit Eastern S... |
| 10.09.2020 | Agragene Lands $4M | SAN DIEGO, CA, Agragene has raised an additional $4 million in Series A financing. >> Click here for more funding data on Agragene >> To export Agragene funding data to PDF and Excel, click here Agragene, a sustainable ag... |
| 10.09.2020 | Agragene Announces $4M in Additional Investment from Ospraie Ag Science | |
| 10.09.2020 | Agragene Raises $4M in Additional Series A Funding | Agragene, Inc., a San Diego, Calif.-based sustainable agricultural technology company developing eco-friendly alternatives to chemical pesticides, raised an additional $4m in Series A financing. Ospraie Ag Science (OAS), the venture arm of ... |
| 02.03.2020 | Agragene Raises $1.2M in Seed Round | SAN DIEGO, CA, Agragene has raised $1.2 million in a seed financing round from Ospraie Ag Science. >> Click here for more funding data on Agragene >> To export Agragene funding data to PDF and Excel, click here Agragene, ... |
| 02.03.2020 | Sustainable agritech startup Agragene raises $1.2M seed funding for organic crop pest control using CRISPR-based genome engineering | Agragene, a San Diego, California-based agritech startup developing developing novel biological crop pest protection products using advanced CRISPR-based genome engineering, has raised $1.2 million in a seed funding to expand field trials a... |
| 02.03.2020 | Agragene Raises $1.2M in Seed Financing | Agragene, Inc., a San Diego, CA-based sustainable agricultural technology company developing novel biological crop pest protection products, raised $1.2m in seed financing. The round was led by Ospraie Ag Science (OAS), the venture arm of N... |
| 02.03.2020 | Agragene has raised a $1.2M Seed round to expand field trials and commercialization of its eco-friendly alternatives to chemical pesticides. | - |