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Boost Biomes announces extension of Series A with new investor, Universal Materials Incubator

Dec 08, 2020over 4 years ago

Round Type

series a

Brisbane

Description

 US-based food and agriculture biotech startup Boost Biomes and Japanese investment company Universal Materials Incubator (UMI) announced today the close of $2M extended series A equity round.  The first close of the round was led by Yara International, the global crop nutrition company, with participation from Viking Global Investors, Y Combinator and others.  The total series A round exceeded $7.5M.

Company Information

Company

Boost Biomes, Inc.

Location

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

About

Boost Biomes is developing new products to address critical needs in food and agriculture, to increase crop yields and improve post-harvest food quality and safety.  Underlying the products is a proprietary microbiome technology platform that enables Boost a unique understanding of interactions within microbiomes, leading to superior products that are effective, safe, organic and natural.  For more information, visit http://boostbiomes.com/