Native Traits Overview
- Year Founded
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2013

- Status
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Private
- Employees
-
2

- Latest Deal Type
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Later Stage VC
- Latest Deal Amount
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$407K
- Investors
-
4
Native Traits General Information
Description
Developer of naturally-occurring agricultural genetic traits designed to create a more sustainable and profitable agricultural economy. The company's recovery technology confers traits such as drought tolerance and the ability to tolerate extreme temperatures, enabling businesses and corporate clients to use ancestral strains of corn and maize as a natural source of genes to improve commercial varieties.
Contact Information
Website
www.nativetraits.net
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Other Agriculture
Primary Office
- 7532 West KL Avenue
- Kalamazoo, MI 49009
- United States
+1 (269) 000-0000
Native Traits Timeline
Native Traits Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5. Later Stage VC | 21-Jun-2023 | $407K | 00.000 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
4. Later Stage VC (Series B) | 30-Jun-2022 | 00000 | 00.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
3. Later Stage VC (Series A1) | 07-May-2020 | 00.000 | 00.00 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
2. Early Stage VC (Series A) | 30-Mar-2016 | $825K | $875K | 00.000 | Completed | Startup |
1. Seed Round | 30-Jun-2015 | $50K | $50K | Completed | Startup |
Native Traits Cap Table
Stock | # of Shares Authorized |
Par Value | Dividend Rate (%) | Original Issue Price |
Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple |
Conversion Price | % Owned |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Series A-1 | 00,000 | 00 | 000.00 | 000.00 | 00 | 000.00 | 0.000 | |
Series A | 000,000 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.000 |
Native Traits Executive Team (3)
Name | Title | Board Seat | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|
James Friedrich Ph.D | Co-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member | ||
Sue Sobeck | Controller |
Native Traits Board Members (6)
Name | Representing | Role | Since |
---|---|---|---|
Brian Steensma | Self | Board Member | 000 0000 |
Larry Mayberry | Self | Board Member | 000 0000 |
Lee Huey | Native Traits | Board Member | 000 0000 |
Stephen Haakenson | Self | Chairman | 000 0000 |
Native Traits Signals
Native Traits Investors (4)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western Michigan University Foundation | Limited Partner | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Northern Michigan Angels | Angel Group | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Invest Michigan | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |