FA Bio Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2015

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 22

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • University Spin-Out

  • Investors
  • 13

FA Bio General Information

Description

Operator of a sustainable agriculture company intended to reduce agriculture's environmental impact. The company focuses on discovering and developing microbial biofungicides and biofertilizers targeting microbial sampling strategy and helping to collect data and microbial isolates from agricultural fields to build a database of the soil microbial community with the potential to become microbial products that can replace or enhance the activity of agrochemical inputs, enabling the agricultural market to increase productivity and reduce harmful chemicals and improve sustainability.

Contact Information

Website
www.fa-bio.net
Formerly Known As
FungiAlert
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Rothamsted Research Centre
  • West Common
  • Harpenden AL5 2JQ
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 01582
Primary Industry
Other Agriculture
Vertical(s)
CleanTech, AgTech, Climate Tech
Corporate Office
  • Rothamsted Research Centre
  • West Common
  • Harpenden AL5 2JQ
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 01582

FA Bio Timeline

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FA Bio Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
15. University Spin-Out Completed Generating Revenue
14. Later Stage VC 15-Apr-2026 Completed Generating Revenue
13. Grant 14-Apr-2026 Completed Generating Revenue
12. Later Stage VC 22-Dec-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
11. Grant 06-Feb-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Later Stage VC 02-Jun-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Equity Crowdfunding 06-May-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Early Stage VC 18-Apr-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Early Stage VC 08-Dec-2017 $559K $918K Completed Generating Revenue
6. Accelerator/Incubator $359K Completed Startup
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FA Bio Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series A
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary 8,000 $0.000126 $7.89 $7.89 1x $7.89 1.3%
Ordinary 20,000 $0.000126 $6.31 $6.31 1x $6.31 3.25%
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FA Bio Patents

  • 32

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 19

    Granted

  • 7

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

FA Bio Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
GB-202503367-D0 Isolated fungal strains, associated compositions, and methods of use thereof Pending 07-Mar-2025
WO-2026185477-A2 Isolated fungal strains, associated compositions, and methods of use thereof Pending 07-Mar-2025
WO-2026185477-A3 Isolated fungal strains, associated compositions, and methods of use thereof Pending 07-Mar-2025
CA-3090365-A1 Sampling of microorganisms Pending 08-Feb-2018
EP-3749776-A1 Sampling of microorganisms Pending 08-Feb-2018 C12Q1/24
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FA Bio Investors (13)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Clean Growth Fund Impact Investing Minority
Hermesa Angel Group Minority
Pelican Ag Venture Capital Minority
Plug and Play Accelerator/Incubator Minority
Pymwymic Impact Investing Minority
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FA Bio FAQs

  • When was FA Bio founded?

    FA Bio was founded in 2015.

  • Where is FA Bio headquartered?

    FA Bio is headquartered in Harpenden, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of FA Bio?

    FA Bio has 22 total employees.

  • What industry is FA Bio in?

    FA Bio’s primary industry is Other Agriculture.

  • Is FA Bio a private or public company?

    FA Bio is a Private company.

  • What is FA Bio’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for FA Bio is .

  • How much funding has FA Bio raised over time?

    FA Bio has raised $11.8M.

  • Who are FA Bio’s investors?

    Clean Growth Fund, Hermesa, Pelican Ag, Plug and Play, and Pymwymic are 5 of 13 investors who have invested in FA Bio.

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