| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.05.2026 | The cracks in chemical farming are getting hard to ignore. These startups are providing alternatives | From MAHA’s glyphosate tug-of-war with Trump to patent cliffs to rising fertilizer costs, the cracks in the use of traditional crop inputs are starting to resemble fault lines.
Mainstream investors are even starting to notice, including Gar... |
| 03.12.2025 | Exclusive: Provivi, Syngenta strike major Brazil deal on pheromone pest control | Crop protection company Provivi has struck an exclusive distribution deal with Syngenta to bring its pheromone-based Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) solution to Brazil. The country—one of the largest crop protection markets in the wor... |
| 16.10.2025 | Provivi sees major expansion of pheromone-based crop protection via corporate partnerships | As insect resistance to traditional pest control increases globally, so too does the search for alternative crop protection options. Pheromone-based products have received more attention in recent years as natural solutions with strong effi... |
| 21.03.2024 | Biological progress or bathtub brews? The state of US crop biologicals in 2024 | Bathtub brew. Snake oil. Bugs in a jug. For years, companies developing biologicals — a form of crop protection derived from naturally occurring substances like microbes, peptides, and plants — have labored under the shadow of these labels,... |
| 10.01.2024 | Provivi raises $85m Series C to combat field pests with pheromones | - |
| 22.06.2022 | Provivi to Speak at World Agri-Tech South America Summit 2022 | Co-Founder and CEO Pedro Coelho will join a panel focused on innovation in crop protection for tropical agriculture, with Provivi serving as a Gold Partner
World Agri-Tech events are consistently among the best in the sector, and Provivi al... |
| 06.06.2022 | Provivi Wins 2022 EPA Green Chemistry Challenge Award | The Green Chemistry Challenge Awards recognize chemical technologies and promote the environmental and economic benefits of developing novel green chemistry
All of us at Provivi are very honored by this award. I would like to thank the EPA ... |
| 24.05.2022 | Provivi Showcased in DAVOS 2022 Campaign at The World Economic Forum | TBD Media Group’s DAVOS campaign focuses on leaders innovating the market and society while influencing positive change
I’m honored to be among like-minded individuals featured in the DAVOS 2022 campaign, who not only aspire to change the w... |
| 18.05.2022 | Provivi Issues Update for European Grapevine Moth Pheromone Global Production | Due to high demand, the production of Pheron™ E7-E/Z9-12Ac was scaled up through collaboration with LANXESS
We are pleased about the partnership with Saltigo from a technical perspective and look forward to continuing to work together in ma... |
| 24.02.2021 | Provivi raises $10m from Gates Foundation to bring insect pheromone tech to smallholder farmers | The fall armyworm is considered by many to be the most destructive and costly pest that farmers battle around the globe, especially for smallholder farmers. With limited access to inputs or a lack of financial means to purchase the right pr... |
| 17.02.2021 | Agtech CVC: BASF Venture Capital on ‘catalyzing change for the chemicals industry’ | This interview is part of a series on agrifoodtech corporate VC investment strategies and insights. The series is produced in collaboration with the OnRamp Agriculture Conference, which brings together the agriculture and food industries’ l... |
| 09.10.2020 | Pontifax AgTech closes latest fund at $302m | Pontifax AgTech has closed its newest fund with $302 million raised, making it one of the world’s largest agrifood-dedicated investment vehicles to date.
The Los Angeles-based VC firm had initially targeted $250 million for its second fund,... |
| 03.12.2019 | Is Los Angeles a natural hub for agricultural innovation? | The digital agricultural revolution can be directly traced to Los Angeles. This historical but also growing bond with agriculture, technology, and food uniquely positions it to be a leader in the industry’s transformations, writes Liron Bri... |
| 15.10.2019 | EXCLUSIVE: Provivi raises $85m Series C to combat field pests with pheromones | Provivi, a Santa Monica-based agtech company, has raised $85 million in Series C funding co-led by Pontifax Agtech and Singapore state fund Temasek. New investor Tybourne Capital Management and existing investors Kairos Ventures, Spruce Cap... |
| 15.10.2019 | Provivi Carries Off $85M Series C |
SANTA MONICA, CA, Provivi, an emerging crop protection company, today announced it has completed an $85 million Series C financing.
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| 15.10.2019 | Provivi Raises $85M Series C | Provivi, Inc., an emerging crop protection company, today announced it has completed an $85 million Series C financing. The round was co-led by Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Fund and a global investment fund. The round also included ... |
| 15.10.2019 | Provivi Raises $85M in Series C Funding | Provivi, Inc., a Santa Monica, CA-based crop protection company, completed an $85m Series C financing.
The round was co-led by Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Fund and a global investment fund, with participation from new investor Tybo... |
| 27.11.2018 | Provivi™ Announces Expanded Series B Financing Round | Santa Monica, California, November 27, 2018 – Provivi™, an emerging company using pheromones to protect crops from major damaging insects, today announced a $5 million expansion to a $31.5 million Series B, bringing the round total to $36.5... |
| 27.09.2018 | Syngenta Ventures invests in $2.9m seed round for pheromone pest control startup BioPhero | Danish ag biotech startup BioPhero closed a $2.9 million seed round with Syngenta Ventures, Novo Seeds, the early-stage investment arm of life sciences investor Novo Holdings, and Danish public innovation hub Syddansk Innovation.
The compan... |
| 15.01.2018 | EXCLUSIVE: Biotech Dominates THRIVE Top 50 in AgTech List | Biotech and predictive analytics startups dominate the Salinas, CA-based THRIVE AgTech’s Top 50 list of agtech companies shaping the future of agriculture for 2018.
The largest technology category on last year’s list, “big data analytics,” ... |
| 06.08.2015 | Why MLS Capital Fund II Invested in Provivi & GreenLight Biosciences | MLS Capital Fund II, co-managed by Spruce Capital Partners and Xeraya Capital, announced the first two investments from the fund at the 12th Annual BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology on July 21, 2015.
Provivi, a bio-based pest c... |
| 24.07.2015 | News in Brief: AgTech Sectors that Scored Funds this Week | Catch up on recent fundings in AgTech with the following list of News in Brief.
Biotech Companies Boost their Bucks
The MLS Capital Fund II has announced its first two investments — both in biotech. Co-managed by Spruce Capital Partners and... |
| 22.07.2015 | Provivi Raises Series A Funding | Provivi, Inc., Santa Monica, Ca-based developer of bio-based pest control technologies, raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding.
The round was led by MLS Capital Fund II, co-managed by Spruce Capital Partners and Xeraya Capital, wi... |
| - | Provivi raises $85m Series C to combat field pests with pheromones | |
| - | Provivi and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Form Strategic Partnership | Santa Monica, California, February 23, 2021 |
| - | Provivi | “Provivi using modern science to help farmers protect crops in a naturally effective and sustainable way.” |
| - | Provivi Raises $45.5M to Expand Global Launch | - |
| - | Provivi Raises $45.5M to Expand Global Launch | "Provivi, Inc. ("Provivi"), an emerging crop protection company using pheromones to protect large acreage row crops from major damaging insects, is pleased to inform the completion of a $45.5M financing round. Vivo Capital, a... |
