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Sean O’Sullivan, the founder of the global venture outfit SOSV, has slowly but steadily built up a sizable operation over the years. SOSV started off as a family office, investing the capital of O’Sullivan after he cofounded two companies, including MapInfo, an outfit that went public in 1994 before Pitney Bowes acquired it years later, […]

Benson Hill, Inc. (the “Company” or “Benson Hill”), a food technology company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants, announced today that ...

Sentera, a Minneapolis MN-based agricultural insight company, raised $25M in Series C funding. The round was led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and S2G Ventures with participation from Akroyd LLC, KuE Capital, Continental Grain Company, iSelect Fund and Middleland Capital. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach. Led by Eric Taipale, CEO, Sentera provides an AI-powered platform that fives time sensitive insights to optimize decisio...

/PRNewswire/ -- Leading agricultural insights company Sentera announced today that it has raised a $25 million Series C round. The round is led by Caisse de...

Kula Bio, a Boston, MA-based provider of sustainable nitrogen solutions, closed a $10m seed funding round. The round was led by Collaborative Fund with participation from The Nature Conservancy, Lowercarbon Capital, and the Grantham Environmental Trust’s Neglected Climate Opportunities Fund, AgFunder, BOPU, Box Group, Decent Capital, Embark Ventures, iSelect Fund, and Pillar VC. The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations and its development efforts. Led...

Star Peak Corp II Benson Hill – Sustainable Food Technology Company Driving the Plant-Based Food Revolution – to Combine With Star Peak Corp II Tuesday, May 11, 2021 2:00PM IST (8:30AM GMT)   St. Louis, Evanston, Ill., United States:   Benson Hill, Inc. to become publicly listed through business combination with Star Peak Corp II (NYSE: STPC). Founded in 2012, Benson Hill is unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants to s...

In New York, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Benson Hill, the Midwest-based agtech company focused on Cloud Biology, will merge with special purpose acquisition company Star Peak Corp. II in a $2B transaction and emerge as a public company.   Benson Hill will receive as much as $625 million in cash from the transaction. The company is the third agtech firm to go public via a SPAC merger this year: AppHarvest also took this route in February and AeroFarms in March (more on AeroFarms h...

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In New York, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Benson Hill, the Midwest-based agtech company focused on Cloud Biology, will merge with special purpose acquisition company Star Peak Corp. II in a $2B transaction and emerge as a public company.  Benson Hill will receive as much as $625 million in cash from the transaction. The company is the third agtech firm to go public via a SPAC merger this year: AppHarvest also took this route in February and AeroFarms ...

Molecular Assemblies Closes Oversubscribed $24 Million Series A Financing to Advance Enzymatic DNA Synthesis toward Initial Commercial Access News provided by Share this article Share this article SAN DIEGO, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Molecular Assemblies, Inc., today announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $24 million Series A financing with significant investment from Agilent Technologies, iSelect Fund, Codexis, Alexandria Venture Investments, and Argonautic Ventures. In addition ...

Is First Citizens BancShares Inc. (FCNCA) A Smart Long-Term Buy? Oakmark Funds, an investment management firm, published its “Oakmark Select Fund” first quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be seen here.  A return of 16.1% was reported by the fund for the Q1 of 2021, outperforming its S&P 500 benchmark that delivered a 6.2% return for the same period. You can view the fund’s top 5 holdings to have a peek at their top bets for 2021. Oakmark Select Fund, in their Q1 2021 in...