# AgBiome funding: rounds and investors

> AgBiome has raised $233M across 4 rounds since 2013. Investors include Polaris Partners, Fidelity and ARCH Venture Partners. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/agbiome (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *AgBiome*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 13 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$233M** raised across 4 rounds since 2013, from 4 sources

**$18M** Series A **$35M** Series B **$65M** Series C **$116M** Series D

- **Latest round:** Series D, $116M Sept 2021
- **Step-up i:** 1.8×
- **Investors:** 13

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2013 2015 2017 2019 2021

**$18M** Series A

**$35M** Series B

**$65M** Series C

**$116M** Series D

- **First round:** Series A, $18M
- **Biggest round:** $116M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.9 years

[**AgBiome** Agriculture 1 / 13 Their pitch deck **AgBiome's pitch deck, 13 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/agbiome)

## The rounds

- **Sept 2021** Series D **$116M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) [Blue Horizon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-horizon) Source recorded
- **Jul 2018** Series C **$65M** *6 new* [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) [Arch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch) [Goldbell Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris) [MONSANTO FUND](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monsanto-fund) [Innotech Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innotech-corporation) Pontifax Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $65M sold, first sale May 2018
- **Aug 2015** Series B **$35M** *2 new* [Gates Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation) [Syngenta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syngenta-group-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $35M sold, first sale Aug 2015
- **Apr 2013** Series A **$18M** *4 new* [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) Innotech Advisers Reported by docs.google.com

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 15 on the team.

- **Alison F. Lawton** Member of Board of Managers i
- **Amir Nashat** Member of Board of Managers i
- **Benjamin Belldegrun** Member of Board of Managers i
- **David Cruikshank** Member of Board of Managers i
- **Eric Ward** Member of Board of Managers i
- **Gerald F. Coward** Executive Officer i
- **Krysta E. Harden** Member of Board of Managers i
- **Larry Robbins** Executive Officer i
- **Marijn E. Dekkers** Member of Board of Managers i
- **Michael Koziel** Member of Board of Managers i
- **Patrick Pace** Member of Board of Managers i
- **Paul Schulze-Lefert** Executive Officer i
- **Przemek F. Obloj** Member of Board of Managers i
- **Scott Uknes** Member of Board of Managers i
- **Wayne Merkelson** Executive Officer i

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series A** 2013 **Series B** 2015 **Series C** 2018 **Series D** 2021 [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) [Gates Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation) [Blue Horizon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-horizon) [Arch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch) [Goldbell Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris) [Syngenta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syngenta-group-ventures) [MONSANTO FUND](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monsanto-fund)

## Everyone who backed them

[Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) VC firm **2** rounds

[ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) Growth equity **1** round

[Gates Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation) Institutional LP **1** round

[Blue Horizon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-horizon) Private equity **1** round

[Arch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch) Hedge fund **1** round

[Goldbell Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris) Growth equity **1** round

[Syngenta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syngenta-group-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[MONSANTO FUND](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monsanto-fund) Investment firm **1** round

[Innotech Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innotech-corporation) Corporate VC **1** round

Innotech Advisers no record of our own yet **1** round

Pontifax no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about AgBiome

### Who invested in AgBiome?

AgBiome's investors include Polaris Partners, Fidelity, ARCH Venture Partners, Harris & Harris Group and Gates Foundation, and 8 more on record.

### How much has AgBiome raised?

AgBiome has raised $233M across 4 rounds since 2013.

### When did AgBiome last raise?

AgBiome's most recent round was a Series D of $116M in Sept 2021.

### What was AgBiome's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $116M in Sept 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed AgBiome first?

AgBiome's first round on record, in Apr 2013, was backed by Polaris Partners, ARCH Venture Partners and Harris & Harris Group and 1 others.

### What stage is AgBiome at?

AgBiome's latest named round is a Series D, in Sept 2021.

### Where is AgBiome based?

AgBiome is based in the United States.

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