Loam works with 4.5 billion years of evolution to solve the climate crisis. Microbes have changed the composition of our atmosphere through earth’s history. At Loam, we are ensuring these organisms can do it again. Through a better understanding of how microbes influence the carbon cycle, we can create new planetary-scale opportunities for carbon sequestration and improve agricultural productivity.
Location: Australia, New South Wales, Orange
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $145M
Founded date: 2019
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| 30.10.2021 | Lowercarbo... | lowercarbo... |
| - | Virescent ... | virescent.... |
| 18.07.2022 | GrainInnov... | graininnov... |
| - | Main Seque... | mseq.vc/ |
| - | Hawktail M... | hawktail.c... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 16.02.2023 | Series B | $105M | Lowercarbo... |
| 28.10.2021 | Series A | $40M | - |
Mentions in press and media 18
| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.04.2024 | Data snapshot: From ‘lightning in a box’ to microbial carbon capture, agrifoodtech investment moves upstream in Australia as investors focus on climate mitigation | Data Snapshot is a regular AgFunderNews feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder. Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletters to receive alerts about new re... |
| 29.01.2024 | CEFC-backed Virescent Ventures entrenches position as Australia's largest specialist climate tech VC as portfolio surpasses $260M | SYDNEY, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Australia's pioneer climate tech VC Virescent Ventures today confirmed its specialist portfolio is over $260 million, having backed 33 innovative climate tech businesses and funds/incubators. Kristin Va... |
| 28.12.2023 | The top 20 agtech deals of 2023 | Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company is AgFunder. Agtech deals of 2023 followed much the same trajectory as other tech sectors, with lower valuations and far fewer mega-rounds than seen in the VC heyday of 2021 and early 2022. This year... |
| 06.11.2023 | People moves: Foodpanda CEO departs amid rumors, Syngenta has a new boss, Post CEO on sudden medical leave | Stay up to speed with the latest people moves in agrifood and tech with AgFunderNews’ monthly column of the industry’s biggest leadership changes. In the last month, Foodpanda’s longtime CEO departed amid a bit of drama, Syngenta Group and ... |
| 01.11.2023 | Data snapshot: Ag Biotechnology investment surges in Asia-Pacific as funding swims upstream | Data snapshot is a regular AgFunderNews feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder. Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletters to receive alerts ab... |
| 31.05.2023 | Climate startup CUR8 raises $6.5M from GV for its market-making platform for carbon removals | The IPCC has said the world needs to remove 10 billion tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere by 2050 in order to avoid a climate cataclysm. And, yes, there are multiple methods for carbon removal today, such as planting more trees (a... |
| 30.05.2023 | UK climate tech startup CUR8 raises €6.1M in pre-seed funding led by Google Ventures | London-based CUR8, a startup dedicated to building the global market for carbon removals, announced on Tuesday, that it has secured £5.3M (approximately €6.11M) in a pre-seed round of funding. CUR8 says that the additional funding will help... |
| 09.03.2023 | NEW REPORT: Climate agrifoodtech bucks global funding decline as sector brings in $29.6bn in 2022 | Editor’s Note: AgFunder is AFN’s parent company. There’s no denying the second half of 2022 was terrible for venture capital, and agrifoodtech was no exception. Funding to foodtech and agtech (agrifoodtech) startups reached $29.6 billion in... |
| 16.02.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: GrainChain raises $29m, Brigad bags $30m, AeroFarms & iFarm head to MENA | This week, US-based GrainChain announced a $29 million raise for its ag supply chain platform, and hospitality tech startup Brigad landed $30 million. More vertical farming startups are headed to the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, ... |
| 16.02.2023 | Aussie biotech startup Loam Bio raises $73m Series B funding | Australian biotechnology company Loam Bio, whose microbial technology for cropping systems aims to transform CO2 removal, has raised 105 million Australian dollars ($73 million) in its Series B funding round to officially launch its product... |
Show more