# Benson Hill Biosystems funding: rounds and investors > Benson Hill Biosystems has raised $33M across 8 rounds since 2013. Investors include iSelect Fund, Cultivation Capital and Mercury Fund. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/benson-hill-biosystems (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Benson Hill Biosystems* 8 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. Agtech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$33M** raised across 8 rounds since 2013, from 8 sources **$300K** Debt **$250K** Venture **$451K** Venture **$30K** Grant **$50K** Seed **$7.3M** Series A **$25M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $25M Mar 2017 - **Step-up i:** 3.4× - **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 2014 2015 2016 2017 **$300K** Debt **$250K** Venture **$451K** Venture **$30K** Grant **?** Round **$7.3M** Series A **$25M** Series B - **First round:** Debt, $300K - **Biggest round:** $25M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 5 months ## The rounds - **Mar 2017** Series B **$25M** *5 new* *6 returning* [Cultivation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivation-capital) [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) [Middleland Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/middleland-capital) [Prolog Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prolog-ventures) [Missouri Technology Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/missouri-technology-corporation) [iSelect Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iselect-fund) [Lewis & Clark Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lewis-and-clark-ventures) [TechAccel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techaccel-llc-technology-acceleration-partners) Prelude Ventures/ Fall Line S2G Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $18M sold, first sale Mar 2017 - **Aug 2015** Series A **$7.3M** *6 new* [Cultivation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivation-capital) [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) [Middleland Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/middleland-capital) [Prolog Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prolog-ventures) [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $7.3M sold, first sale Aug 2015 - **Aug 2014** Seed **$50K** *1 returning* [iSelect Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iselect-fund) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $800K sold, first sale Apr 2014 - **Jun 2014** Round **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [iSelect Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iselect-fund) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $30K sold, first sale Apr 2014 - **Apr 2014** Grant **$30K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $30K sold, first sale Apr 2014 - **Aug 2013** Venture **$451K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $401K sold, first sale Jul 2013 - **May 2013** Venture **$250K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $250K sold, first sale May 2013 - **Jan 2013** Debt **$300K** *1 new* [BioGenerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biogenerator) Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $300K sold, first sale Dec 2012 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team. - **Matthew B Crisp** President and Chief Executive Officer i - **Michael B Wainscott** Chief Financial Officer i - **Nadine B Carozzi** Secretary i On the board, as filed i *Adrienne D Elsner* *Andy M Wheeler* *Daniel G Jacobi* *Daniel M Watkins* *Mark G Cupta* *Michelle J Gloeckler* *Sanjeev J Krishnan* ## 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. **Debt** 2013 **Venture** 2013 **Venture** 2013 **Grant** 2014 **Round** 2014 **Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2015 **Series B** 2017 [iSelect Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iselect-fund) [Cultivation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivation-capital) [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) [Middleland Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/middleland-capital) [Prolog Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prolog-ventures) [BioGenerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biogenerator) [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) [Missouri Technology Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/missouri-technology-corporation) [Lewis & Clark Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lewis-and-clark-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [iSelect Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iselect-fund) VC firm **3** rounds [Cultivation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivation-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) VC firm **2** rounds [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) VC firm **2** rounds [Middleland Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/middleland-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Prolog Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prolog-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [BioGenerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biogenerator) Venture studio **1** round [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Missouri Technology Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/missouri-technology-corporation) Government **1** round [Lewis & Clark Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lewis-and-clark-ventures) VC firm **1** round [TechAccel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techaccel-llc-technology-acceleration-partners) VC firm **1** round Prelude Ventures/ Fall Line no record of our own yet **1** round S2G no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=benson-hill-biosystems). ## Quick answers about Benson Hill Biosystems ### Who invested in Benson Hill Biosystems? Benson Hill Biosystems's investors include iSelect Fund, Cultivation Capital, Mercury Fund, Alexandria Real Estate Equities and Middleland Capital, and 8 more on record. ### How much has Benson Hill Biosystems raised? Benson Hill Biosystems has raised $33M across 8 rounds since 2013. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Benson Hill Biosystems last raise? Benson Hill Biosystems's most recent round was a Series B of $25M in Mar 2017. ### What was Benson Hill Biosystems's biggest round? Its most recent round, $25M in Mar 2017, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Benson Hill Biosystems first? Benson Hill Biosystems's first round on record, in Jan 2013, was backed by BioGenerator. ### What stage is Benson Hill Biosystems at? Benson Hill Biosystems's latest named round is a Series B, in Mar 2017. ### Where is Benson Hill Biosystems based? Benson Hill Biosystems is based in the United States. ## Companies like Benson Hill Biosystems In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**IMIO** $19M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/imio)[**Kodama** $7.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kodama)[**PickTrace** Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/picktrace)[**Hone** $60M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hone)[**Helios Artificial Intelligence** $7.7M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/helios-artificial-intelligence)[**DASH Dog Food** $1.5M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/dash-dog-food) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app