# Monsanto: portfolio, investments and team

> Monsanto is a growth equity based in United States. 3 investments on record, latest Oct 2009. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/monsanto-growth-ventures-mgv (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Monsanto

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

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Quiet Growth equity

Growth Seed Series A E-Commerce Electronics Recruiting

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **6235** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$68M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## Monsanto highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Growth and Series E: 100% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Growth Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** E-Commerce Electronics Recruiting
- **Based in:** St. Louis, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2009** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Pacific Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/pacific-biosciences)** Series E · US · onbiovc.com **$68M** With 13 others
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Ceres](https://millionrounds.com/company/ceres)** Growth · US · ceres.net **$75M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Mendel Biotechnology](https://millionrounds.com/company/mendel-biotechnology)** Growth · US · sec.gov **$8.4M** With 3 others

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## 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 listed **1 in all**

**[Mendel Biotechnology](https://millionrounds.com/company/mendel-biotechnology)** Bought by [Koch Agronomic Services](https://millionrounds.com/fund/koch-agronomic-services) **Undisclosed** Dec 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

**[The Climate Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-climate-corporation)** **$930M** Oct 2013

**[Divergence](https://millionrounds.com/company/divergence)** **Undisclosed** Feb 2011

**Chesterfield Village Research Center** **Undisclosed** Nov 2009

**Aly Participacoes** **$290M** Nov 2008

## The cheque

Growth Seed Series A

Median round joined **$68M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2009
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Growth said *2*
- Series E *1*
- Seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2009

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## 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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