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Venture Firms Back Startup Behind ‘Next Generation’ Nitrogen Fertilizer
January 28, 2022
Boston-based startup Kula Bio raised $50 million from venture funds to accelerate production of what it calls a “next generation” nitrogen fertilizer that’s designed to be more environmentally friendly than traditional crop inputs.
Why we invested in Kula Bio
January 28, 2022
You can discover a wonderful soil microbe in the lab, and it can show great promise in the greenhouse. And it may even be effective at improving crop growth in your field trials. But these microbes tend to be unacceptably unreliable in the real world when they’re forced to compete with many other microbes and perform in many different soil types and environmental conditions. This is why, for five years, AgFunder did not invest in any soil microbial solutions until we met Kula Bio.
We are thrilled to share some big news for the company today — a $50M Series A. Read more here:
January 27, 2022
Kula Bio announced today it has closed a $50 million Series A. The round was led by Lowercarbon Capital and includes Collaborative Fund, Grantham Environmental Trust’s Neglected Climate Opportunities Fund and iSelect Fund.
Kula Bio Raises $10M to Advance Sustainable Agriculture
May 25, 2021
Kula Bio, a leader in sustainable nitrogen solutions, announced today it has closed a $10 million seed round. The round was led by Collaborative Fund with participation from prominent environmental funds, including The Nature Conservancy, Lowercarbon Capital, and the Grantham Environmental Trust’s Neglected Climate Opportunities Fund.