# Benson Hill: Agriculture, St Louis, United States

> Benson Hill: Benson Hill is a provider of crop design platform to develop healthier and more sustainable food and ingredients. Based in St Louis, United States.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/benson-hill (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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

# Benson Hill

Benson Hill is a provider of crop design platform to develop healthier and more sustainable food and ingredients.

Funding reported Last round: Post ipo equity

Agriculture St Louis, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2012 14 years old
- **Team:** 251 201 to 1,000 people
- **Funding reported:** $593M in dollars
- **Last round:** Post ipo equity Mar 2022

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Benson Hill has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Benson Hill raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$593M** in dollars

Rounds **15**

Last round **Post ipo equity**

Last round date **Mar 2022**

Investors listed **31**

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 5 on the team.

- **Chris C Wilkins** Executive Officer i
- **Matthew B Crisp** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Michael B Wainscott** Executive Officer i
- **Natalie B DiNicola** Executive Officer i
- **Rebecca A Bortolotti** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *Adrienne D Elsner* *Andy L Wheeler* *Daniel J Jacobi* *DeAnn L Brunts* *Mark G Cupta* *Michelle J Gloeckler* *Sanjeev J Krishnan* *Stephan G Dolezalek*

## On 5 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [iSelect Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iselect-fund)
- [Activant Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/activant-capital)
- [Lewis & Clark Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lewis-and-clark-ventures)
- [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund)
- [Samudra Pacific Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samudra-pacific-capital-partners)

Each firm lists Benson Hill on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

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