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Monsanto

Last cheque observed Oct 2009. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietGrowth equity

GrowthSeedSeries AE-CommerceElectronicsRecruiting

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque6235days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$68MRounds led0 of 3Exits1 from the portfolio
Pitch Monsanto

Monsanto highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Growth and Series E: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthSeedSeries A
Sectors
E-CommerceElectronicsRecruiting
Based in
St. Louis, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2009

    1 round

  2. Oct
    Pacific BiosciencesSeries E · US · onbiovc.com$68MWith 13 others
  3. 2007

    2 rounds

  4. Sept
    CeresGrowth · US · ceres.net$75MWith 8 others
  5. Jun
    Mendel BiotechnologyGrowth · US · sec.gov$8.4MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

Mendel BiotechnologyBought by Koch Agronomic ServicesUndisclosedDec 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

DivergenceUndisclosedFeb 2011
Chesterfield Village Research CenterUndisclosedNov 2009
Aly Participacoes$290MNov 2008

Quick answers about Monsanto

What does Monsanto invest in?

Monsanto invests most often at Growth and Series E (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-Commerce, Electronics and Recruiting.

How active is Monsanto?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2009.

How big are Monsanto's cheques?

The median round it joins is $68M.

Is Monsanto investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2009.

What kind of investor is Monsanto?

Monsanto is a growth equity firm based in St. Louis, United States.

When was Monsanto founded?

Monsanto was founded in 1901.

Where does this information on Monsanto come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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