Pivot Bio
Emeryville, US · Delaware corporation · 12 known investors
Pivot Bio develops agricultural innovations focused on transforming farming practices through microbiology and genetics. The company serves farmers worldwide.
Founders & leadership
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Alvin TamsirExecutive Officer, Director
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Karsten TemmeExecutive Officer, Director
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John HamerDirector
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Matt OckoDirector
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Roger WyseDirector
Investors · 12
Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M
G2 Venture PartnersPortola Valley · $15M – $25M
K3 VenturesSingapore · $1.2M – $42M
Manta Ray VenturesLondon
Prelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M
Raptor GroupMiami Beachvia Jim Pallotta · inferred
Spruce Capital PartnersSouth San Francisco
Tekfen VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M
Breakthrough Energy VenturesreportedBoston · $500K – $50M
DCVC (Data Collective)reportedPalo Alto · $5M – $25M
OS FundreportedPark Ridge · $1M – $2M
TemasekreportedSingapore
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements▶$434.5MraisedAug 2021 · 19 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$434.5MraisedAug 2021 · 19 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Christopher AbbottDirector
- Ryan RakestrawDirector
- Matt OckoDirector
- Charles Cooper RinzlerDirector
- Alvin TamsirExecutive Officer, Director
- Lisa SafarianDirector
- Karsten TemmeExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $435M
- Amount sold
- $434.5M
- First sale
- Jun 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$100MraisedMay 2020 · 13 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$100MraisedMay 2020 · 13 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Dheeraj MehtaDirector
- Matt OckoDirector
- Roger WyseDirector
- Alvin TamsirExecutive Officer, Director
- Karsten TemmeExecutive Officer, Director
- Charles Cooper RinzlerDirector
- Offering amount
- $100M
- Amount sold
- $100M
- First sale
- Jan 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$71.3MraisedOct 2018 · 15 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$71.3MraisedOct 2018 · 15 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Roger WyseDirector
- Karsten TemmeExecutive Officer, Director
- Alvin TamsirExecutive Officer, Director
- Dheeraj MehtaDirector
- Charles Cooper RinzlerDirector
- Matt OckoDirector
- Offering amount
- $71.4M
- Amount sold
- $71.3M
- First sale
- Sep 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$16MraisedMar 2016 · 10 investors · BiotechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$16MraisedMar 2016 · 10 investors · Biotechnology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Alvin TamsirExecutive Officer, Director
- Karsten TemmeExecutive Officer, Director
- Roger WyseDirector
- John HamerDirector
- Matt OckoDirector
- Offering amount
- $16M
- Amount sold
- $16M
- First sale
- Jan 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
In the news
- Pivot Bio Celebrates America 250 with Patriotic Brand Takeover and Summer of Gratitude | Pivot Biopivotbio.com · 2026
- Pivot Bio Launches Pivot Pathways: A Generation Grant to Strengthen Farm Families, Rural Communities, and the Next Generation of American Agriculture | Pivot Biopivotbio.com · 2026
- Pivot Bio Announces Inaugural Investor & Innovation Day | Pivot Biopivotbio.com · 2025
- Sell or Invest in Pivot Bio Stock Pre-IPOnasdaqprivatemarket.com · 2024
- Pivot Bio Raises $430 Million To Replace Synthetic Fertilizers In Agpivotbio.com · 2021
- Pivot Bio has raised $70M to sell nitrogen-fixing bacteriaqz.com · 2018