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Biome Makers funding, valuation and investors

Soil microbiome analytics platform (BeCrop) for farmers, agronomists, and input manufacturers.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Series B

$15M · August 2021

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$15M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

growth · Davis, CA

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Prosus Ventures

Other: Seaya Ventures , Viking Global Investors , JME Ventures , Pymwymic

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-29

Overview

Biome Makers decodes soil biology using DNA sequencing and ecological computing, selling BeCrop and Gheom analytics to farmers, agronomists, ag-input manufacturers, and researchers. Founded in 2015, the company operates processing labs in Davis, California and Spain. Public funding totals exceed $20M including a $15M Series B (Aug 2021) led by Prosus Ventures.

Why Biome Makers is interesting

Davis HQ agtech with real lab infrastructure — DNA sequencing plus ecological computing on soil biology at scale, not a dashboard wrapper. Series B ($15M, Aug 2021) led by Prosus with Seaya and Viking Global; expanded Cousteau Place headquarters in Davis (2023 PR).

Product & use cases

BeCrop soil intelligence reports and lab processing for agronomic decision-making and input R&D.

  • Farmers optimizing fertility and biological soil health
  • Ag-input manufacturers validating biological products
  • Researchers benchmarking microbiome shifts across crops

Key facts

  • HQ: 202 Cousteau Place, Davis, CA (expanded lab 2023)
  • Series B $15M (Aug 2021) led by Prosus Ventures
  • BeCrop soil microbiome analytics used in 35+ countries (2021 PR)
  • Patented DNA + ecological computing stack for soil health

Funding history (newest first)

Series B

2021-08 $15M
  • Prosus Ventures (lead)
  • Seaya Ventures (participant)
  • Viking Global Investors (participant)
  • JME Ventures (participant)
  • Pymwymic (participant)

Source: https://seaya.vc/biome-makers-raises-15m-in-series-b-funding-to-secure-position-as-a-global-leader-in-biological-soil-analysis/

Competitive landscape

Edge: Dual-lab footprint (Davis + EU) and BeCrop dataset depth versus generic soil-chemistry labs.

Industries

Climate Tech AI & Machine Learning Biotech & Life Sciences

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FAQs about Biome Makers

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

DNA-based soil microbiome analytics (BeCrop) for agriculture and ag-input R&D.
Davis, California — within the Sacramento metro aliases on our city hub.
Public sources cite $20M+ total; Series B was $15M (Aug 2021) led by Prosus Ventures.
UC Davis adjacency, Central Valley grower access, and wet-lab capacity for high-throughput soil processing.
Traditional soil-chemistry labs and emerging biological analytics startups — differentiation is microbiome-specific sequencing plus ecological models.
Yes — Davis is in-scope for /vc/sacramento as a UC Davis / agtech wedge.
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