Our Portfolio Companies
North Carolina-based Upstream Biotechnology is developing SwitchBlade™, an inducible gene-regulation platform that activates crop defense traits only under disease or stress pressure, when and where needed, while preserving normal growth and yield potential.
Upstream’s mission is to create the next generation of plant response regulation for biotic and abiotic challenges, to help build a more resilient food supply with less reliance on synthetic chemistry and greater protection against climate stress.
Colorado-based BOPA provides farmers with smart robotics for precision, mechanical weeding through the use of autonomous nano tractors (ANT) for small and midsize farmers.
BOPA is committed to strengthen farmer resiliency through automating labor-intensive crop operations. With a focus on farmer-centric design, the modular ANT platform reduces labor dependency and reduces input use while generating high-resolution, in-field data to support better agronomic decision making.