# Moa Technology: Research, Oxford, United Kingdom

> Moa Technology: Moa Technology is a UK agricultural biotechnology company founded in 2017 and based in Oxford, with additional operations in Yorkshire.

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

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# Moa Technology

Moa Technology is a UK agricultural biotechnology company founded in 2017 and based in Oxford, with additional operations in Yorkshire.

Funding reported Last round: Series B

Research Oxford, United Kingdom

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2017 9 years old
- **Team:** 89 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** 47M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Series B May 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 Moa Technology 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)

## About Moa Technology

Moa Technology is a UK agricultural biotechnology company founded in 2017 and based in Oxford, with additional operations in Yorkshire.

The company focuses on reinventing herbicide discovery to help farmers protect their harvests and enhance food security. It develops crop-protection technologies that aim to provide safer, more effective, and affordable weed-control solutions. The core of Moa Technology's work involves discovering herbicides with new modes of action. The company utilizes proprietary plant-led, in vivo, genomic, automation, and AI-enabled screening platforms to identify novel compounds from both natural and synthetic sources. Moa Technology aims to address herbicide-resistant weeds and promote sustainable agriculture by creating next-generation small-molecule herbicides and bioherbicides. Its offerings include a herbicide discovery platform and a pipeline of novel herbicide candidates intended for development and field trials, targeting the agricultural sector and supporting farmers and the broader agricultural supply chain.

## What company datasets say Moa Technology raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **47M** in the source's currency

Rounds **5**

Last round **Series B**

Last round size **29.4M**

Last round date **May 2022**

Investors listed **6**

## Funding filed with regulators

Moa Technology filed 4 raises, $73M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Jul 2026 **$27M** UK share allotment
- Jul 2026 **$2.7M** UK share allotment
- May 2022 **$33M** UK share allotment
- May 2022 **$9.9M** UK share allotment

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [Touchstone Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/touchstone-innovations)

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

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

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- **Sector:** Research
- **Industry code:** NAICS 541714, 325320, SIC 8731, 2836
- **Region:** England
- **Revenue:** 12.5M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/moa-technology)

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