- 由加拿大农业科技风险投资基金Emmertech牵头
- Participation from Cibus基金, 硅谷银行, 现有投资者
- 资本计划扩大商业足迹，R&D管道
多伦多, 8月. 22, 2022 - Vive作物保护 今日宣布美元收盘 2600万美元 C轮投资. The round was led by Emmertech with participation from Cibus基金, 和现有投资者商业发展银行 加拿大 (BDC)，加拿大出口发展局(EDC)和厄巴纳公司. Vive has also secured debt financing from 硅谷银行 (SVB) to provide both working 和 growth capital in support of their continued expansion.
Vive will have a second close in the next quarter to accommodate top-tier investor groups still completing diligence - all strategically focused on next-generation agriculture technology.
Vive will leverage its newest funding to accelerate the commercial deployment of its next-generation product portfolio into new North American markets while advancing its research 和 development pipeline.
“Emmertech的投资, Cibus基金, 现有投资者, 和 the debt financing provided by 硅谷银行 underscores our success in delivering innovative solutions to farmers,” 达伦·安德森他是Vive作物保护公司的首席执行官. "We're extremely excited about how these new relationships will propel our business to the next level, 包括进入全球市场."
Vive的专有Allosperse® 技术是纳米级的, polymer-based delivery system that improves the targeting 和 performance of both synthetic 和 biological active ingredients, 提高农民的投资回报率和可持续性.
“自2018年以来, our products are estimated to have saved farmers 34 million gallons of water, 189,000加仑燃料, 和15,000小时的农场劳动,安德森说。. “除了, feedback from our annual customer satisfaction survey has been overwhelmingly positive with 97% of respondents indicating their desire to re-use Vive products."
快节奏的发展
在过去的18个月里, Vive has experienced rapid growth which is evident in new product registrations, 客户群也在增加, 就业花名册, 和 revenue - which has more than doubled from sales of its seven EPA-registered products.
继Vive 2021年在美国上市之后.S. AZterknot的发布® fungicide, sales opportunities in new crop segments have been significant. 登记范围很广, AZterknot demonstrates Vive's ability to more effectively deliver both biologicals 和 synthetic active ingredients in a single jug.
在2022年的第一个完整营销季, AZterknot sales exceeded expectation with product use on more than 50,000 U.S. 英亩. "AZterknot showcases our ability to deliver biologicals with proven chemistry,安德森说。. “随着对生物制品需求的增加, Allosperse will be an important technology for bringing more bio-based offerings to market."
凯尔·斯科特他是Conexus Venture Capital的董事总经理 & Emmertech, 说, "We are thrilled to be backing Vive's outst和ing team 和 the trust they've built among farmers with solutions that are efficient, 可持续发展的, 和盈利能力. 我们期待用他们的R来支持Vive&D基础设施和进入全球市场的入口."
Vive也很高兴地宣布任命 凯尔·斯科特 董事会成员.
阿拉斯泰尔•库珀, Cibus基金的风险投资主管, 说, "Our investment underlines our commitment to disruptive companies like Vive who place innovation at the core of their business model. 随着农业不断采用新技术, we believe Vive products will become increasingly important for maximizing on-farm efficiency 和 sustainability."
格雷姆•米伦，总经理和气候技术 & 可持续发展 加拿大 硅谷银行, 说, "Vive's unique technology exemplifies the power of next-generation solutions to create 可持续发展的 yet profitable outcomes for stakeholders. This approach aligns with SVB's role as an active partner for high impact Agtech companies 和 we're excited to support Vive's important mission."
市场上的成就
- Seven commercially available products used on more than 2 million 英亩 of U.S. 2022年的农田
- First to launch a three-way fungicide that combines Allosperse with biological 和 synthetic chemistries
- Intellectual property portfolio of more than 100 patents granted with others pending, plus R&维能力
- 被公认为 加拿大的 Sustainability Changemakers for 2022 by the Sustainable Development Technology 加拿大 (SDTC) organization
- Corporate recipient of numerous international awards for its innovative Allosperse technology
Vive recognizes Fort Capital Partners for their advisory role in this funding round.
关于Vive作物保护
Vive creates Precision Chemistry to exp和 the horizons of Precision Ag. 利用专利的Allosperse® 交付系统, Vive improves the targeting 和 performance of chemical 和 biological active ingredients, 帮助种植者取得真正的成果. 欲知详情，请浏览 azarnewsonline.com.
关于Conexus Venture Capital旗下Emmertech基金
Emmertech是一家由行业向外打造的农业科技基金, 投资者基础包括一些 加拿大的 最具创新精神的农民, 农业综合企业所有者, 以农业为中心的保险公司和金融机构, 和 加拿大的 萨斯喀彻温省最大的农业省. Emmertech is fund-managed by Conexus Venture Capital, built with the vision that 加拿大 can become a global leader in agriculture innovation if our founders are given proper access to early stage venture capital. 欲知详情，请浏览 emmertech.ca.
关于Cibus基金的事
Cibus基金由ADM Capital Europe LLP担任顾问. The Cibus Enterprise strategy invests in innovative venture Agrifood Tech companies that adopt technologies to enable the profitable 和 可持续发展的 capture of high-growth markets. 欲知详情，请浏览 cibusfund.com.
关于硅谷银行
硅谷银行, the bank of the world's most innovative companies 和 investors, 提供商业银行服务, 对技术的专业知识和见解, 生命科学和医疗保健, 私人股本, 风险资本和优质葡萄酒行业. 硅谷银行 operates in centers of innovation around the world 和 is one of SVB's core businesses with SVB Capital, SVB私人和SVB证券. 拥有全球商业银行服务, 硅谷银行 helps address the unique needs of its dynamic, 快速增长的, 创新的客户. 欲知详情，请浏览 svb.com.
关于厄巴纳公司
Urbana Corporation is a diversified corporation with a focus on financial services, 信息服务和创新技术. The long-term goal of Urbana is to seek 和 acquire investments for income 和 capital appreciation through a combination of public 和 private investments. The portfolio mix of actively managed publicly traded securities with 私人股本 investments has generated significant long-term investment results. 欲知详情，请浏览 urbanacorp.com.