Pairwise Raises $90 Million to Bring New Varieties of Fruits and Vegetables to Market
02/03/21, 2:44 PM
Location
durhamMoney raised
$90 million
Pairwise announced the closing of its $90 million Series B funding round, signaling a new frontier in healthy, sustainable food innovation. Funding for the round was led by Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund (Pontifax AgTech), a pioneering growth capital investor in food and agriculture technology, and existing investor Deerfield Management Company (Deerfield), an investment firm dedicated to advancing healthcare through investment, information and philanthropy. Also joining the Series B round are new investor Temasek, an investment company headquartered in Singapore, and existing investor Leaps by Bayer, which invests in paradigm-shifting advances in the life sciences sector, including agriculture and health.
Company Info
Location
durham, north carolina, united states
Additional Info
Driven by the belief that whole food should be healthy, delicious, and convenient, Pairwise brings together leaders in agriculture, technology, and consumer foods to harness the transformative potential of new genomics technologies to create innovative new products. Pairwise is working to develop new varieties of crops, and to partner with food and agriculture companies who seek to put nutritious food on tables across North America. The company was founded by CEO Tom Adams and Chief Business Officer Haven Baker, with scientific co-founders Dr. J. Keith Joung, Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School, Dr. David Liu, Director of the Merkin Institute of Transformative Technologies in Healthcare, and Vice-Chair of the Faculty at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT; and Dr. Feng Zhang, McGovern Investigator and a professor at MIT. For more information, visit www.pairwise.com.