Department of Agriculture (USDA) — 2022 Investments
33 investments dated 2022 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Bubo Learning Design creates custom training and eLearning solutions for organizations, using media formats such as video, VR, interactive schematics, and facilitated webinars.
EdTechFuture of Work
CelluDot develops plant-based, bio-encapsulation adjuvant dispersions that encapsulate active compounds for targeted delivery in crop protection and animal health, avoiding petroleum-derived materials.
AgTechBiotechNew Materials
Community Energy Labs develops energy management technology that optimizes building energy use in alignment with renewable energy production and occupant comfort.
CleantechEnergyEnterprise Software
Envergex LLC develops products and conducts research focused on environmentally responsible energy generation and use, including advanced materials, energy utilization, and carbon footprint reduction.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Epivara is developing an injectable, permanent alternative to surgical spay and neuter procedures for mammals, intended to be administered in a single shot without anesthesia or incisions.
AgTechBiotechChampaign, US
Chemyong Jay Ko(Founder, CEO)Eui Yul Choi(Co-founder)
Kingdom Supercultures develops functional health ingredients using natural microbes, aiming to improve consumer health.
BiotechFoodTechHealthtechNew MaterialsWellness & Fitness
Lakril develops catalytic technologies to convert biomass into renewable chemicals for use as alternatives to petroleum-derived building blocks.
Circular EconomyCleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsChicago, US
Christopher P. Nicholas(Founding Partner / CTO / Director)inPaul J. Dauenhauer(Founding Partner & Chief Technical Advisor)Justin Brown(CEO / Director)in
BoardLisa Dufresne(Director)inMel Luetkens(Director)inAndy Shafer(Director)in
LATERAL builds real-time monitoring and edge intelligence for controlled-environment agriculture, continuously tracking environmental and water conditions to detect issues before they affect crops.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT
LeapTran provides AI-based forecasting solutions for solar generation, net load, and grid flexibility, serving utilities, ISOs, RTOs, and power producers.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
MOVA builds air capture and filtration technology using precision engineering and novel sorbent materials to remove hard-to-capture pollutants and atmospheric carbon, converting them into useful commodities.
CleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsPulaski, US
John Schott(Executive Officer)Steven Critchfield(Executive Officer, Director)William R. Seitz(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAnn Norris(Director)Marty Muscatello(Director)Russell Ellis(Director)
NS2Co develops field-deployable, autonomous, web-connected biosensors that detect environmental DNA and RNA and report the data in real time.
BiotechHardwareIoT
Quantitative BioSciences Inc.
BiotechDeep TechHardware
Root Applied Sciences builds an airborne pathogen monitoring system that measures actual spore loads of powdery mildew and other crop pathogens, giving growers real-time data to time fungicide sprays.
AgTechDeep TechHardwareOakland, US
Rooted Farmers provides software for local farms and food hubs to manage inventory, orders, fulfillment, customer communications, and analytics, along with an online storefront.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesSaaS
Sleepy Hollow Farm offers group visits centered on learning about medicinal plants, including picnics, guided herbwalks through the forest, and related activities.
AgTechWellness & Fitness
RandyCindi
Spatial Informatics Group (SIG) is a scientific think tank that converts geospatial data into products and services, including high-resolution GIS maps and software, for decision-makers working on environmental issues.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & Infrastructure
Varizymes discovers enzymes from microorganisms in extreme environments and engineers them into reagents for molecular biology applications such as next-generation sequencing, PCR, and isothermal amplification.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
VISIMO builds AI decision systems that connect fragmented data, preserve source provenance, quantify uncertainty, and produce traceable recommendations subject to human review.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechGovTech
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