Beta Hatch
Seattle, US · Founded 2015 · Delaware corporation · 3 known investors
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104 people in our graph share verified history with the Beta Hatch team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Dan Moorunlockedknows Virginia Emery · together at Queen's University (overlapped)
×5knows the team · via Queen's University
×3knows the team · via EFI (Entrepreneurs for Impact)
knows the team · via University of Calgary
×2knows the team · via Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Founders & leadership
Beta Hatch was founded in 2015 by Virginia Emery.
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Virginia EmeryinFounder and CEO2015–2023Virginia Emery is an executive at Beta Hatch with background in manufacturing, biotech, circular economy, and agriculture; she has previously invented technology applied in food production, vaccine development, and aerospace.
Investors · 3
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$17.8M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2016–2021
▶$10MraisedAug 2021 · 12 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$10MraisedAug 2021 · 12 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Dean DidatoDirector
- Karen Say-ValdezDirector
- Virginia EmeryExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Tim HasslerDirector
- Son VoDirector
- Offering amount
- $10M
- Amount sold
- $10M
- Minimum investment
- $250K
- First sale
- Aug 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$4.8MraisedDec 2020 · 6 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$4.8MraisedDec 2020 · 6 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Son VoDirector
- Dean DidatoDirector
- Virginia EmeryExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Steven J. KleinDirector
- Karen Say-ValdezDirector
- Offering amount
- $6.3M
- Amount sold
- $4.8M
- Minimum investment
- $250K
- First sale
- Nov 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$3MraisedMay 2020 · 21 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$3MraisedMay 2020 · 21 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Steven J. KleinDirector
- Virginia EmeryExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Dean DidatoDirector
- Karen Say-ValdezDirector
- Son VoDirector
- Offering amount
- $8.2M
- Amount sold
- $3M
- Minimum investment
- $250K
- First sale
- May 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$100KraisedMay 2016 · 1 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$100KraisedMay 2016 · 1 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Virginia EmeryExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $500K
- Amount sold
- $100K
- First sale
- May 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Non-dilutive funding · 7 SBIR/STTR awards
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Phase I | 2021 | $243K |
| Department of Agriculture (USDA) | Phase I | 2021 | $106.5K |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Phase II | 2019 | $1.7M |
| National Science Foundation | Phase II | 2018 | $630.6K |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Phase I | 2018 | $225K |
| National Science Foundation | Phase I | 2017 | $225K |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Phase I | 2017 | $137.8K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who founded Beta Hatch?
- Beta Hatch was founded by Virginia Emery in 2015.
- Who are Beta Hatch's investors?
- Beta Hatch's investors include Innova Memphis, Inc., Cavallo Ventures, Lewis & Clark AgriFood.
- How much funding has Beta Hatch raised?
- Beta Hatch has disclosed $17.8M raised across 4 rounds.
- Where is Beta Hatch headquartered?
- Beta Hatch is headquartered in Seattle, US.