# Sound Agriculture: Farming, Emeryville, United States

> Sound Agriculture: Sound Agriculture is an AgriTech company founded in 2013, based in Emeryville, California, with additional operations in Raleigh, North...

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# Sound Agriculture

Sound Agriculture is an AgriTech company founded in 2013, based in Emeryville, California, with additional operations in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Argentina.

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Funding reported Last round: Series D

Farming Emeryville, United States

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Company summary

- **Founded:** 2013 13 years old
- **Team:** 120 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $170M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series D Dec 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

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## About Sound Agriculture

Sound Agriculture is an AgriTech company founded in 2013, based in Emeryville, California, with additional operations in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Argentina.

The company focuses on providing bio-inspired, nature-based solutions to enhance soil health and crop productivity while reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers. Its mission is to create a more resilient agricultural system that leverages the natural relationship between plants and their environment. The company operates two main business lines: Nutrient Efficiency and On-Demand Breeding. Its flagship product, SOURCETM, is a soil activator designed to improve nutrient uptake in corn and soybeans by enhancing the soil microbiome. Another product, BLUEPRINTTM, utilizes arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to extend root systems for better access to nutrients and water. Additionally, the On-Demand Breeding Platform accelerates plant trait development using epigenetics, promoting healthier and more sustainable food production. Sound Agriculture serves crop producers and farmers, aiming to address challenges like climate change and resource scarcity.

## What company datasets say Sound Agriculture raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$170M** in dollars

Rounds **7**

Last round **Series D**

Last round size **$25M**

Last round date **Dec 2022**

Investors listed **14**

## Founders and team

From Sound Agriculture's own website: 2 on the team.

- **Paul Beck** Chief Executive Officer
- **Brady Eilers** General Manager, North America

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Mission BioCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mission-biocapital)
- [Nollen Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nollen-group)

Each firm lists Sound Agriculture 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

microbe activation precision agriculture agriculture sustainability bioinspired solutions climate-friendly farming plant and soil biology synthetic fertilizer replacement consumers agricultural resilience plant-microbe signaling natural fertilizer alternatives crop yield maximization distribution farming crop yield guarantees resilient crop systems

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- **Sector:** Farming
- **Industry code:** NAICS 11141, 325414, 541714
- **Region:** California
- **Revenue:** $12M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/sound-agriculture)

## Farming in United States

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- [**Vestaron Crop Protection** Kalamazoo · founded 2005](https://millionrounds.com/startup/vestaron-crop-protection)

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