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Pivot Bio

Pivot Bio

Private
Berkeley, CaliforniaHealthcare & Life Scienceshttps://www.pivotbio.com/

Last Round

Series D

Jul 19, 2021

Est. Valuation

$2B

Total Funding Raised

$616.85M

Momentum

Top 25%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Pivot Bio is an agricultural biotechnology company that develops microbial nitrogen fertilizers to replace synthetic alternatives, allowing farmers to cultivate crops that naturally capture atmospheric nitrogen, thereby lowering farming costs and promoting environmental sustainability.

Sector

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Verticals

Biotechnology, Environmental Monitoring

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Services & Consulting, Data as a Service

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

microbial fertilizernitrogen-fixing microbesbiological fertilizeragtechsynthetic fertilizer alternativesustainable agriculturebiofertilizerrow crop farmingnitrogen managementscope 3 emissionscarbon creditsagricultural biotechnologyclean fuel creditsprecision agricultureregenerative agriculture

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Pivot Bio comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
CompanySimilarityMarket Cap
Sound Agriculture
87%
Kula Bio
78%
Azotic Technologies Limited
76%

Pivot Bio Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series DJul 19, 2021
Series CApr 30, 2020
Series BOct 2, 2018
Series AMar 24, 2016
SeedOct 30, 2014
Grant
Oct 1, 2011

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Chris Abbott

Chief Executive Officer, Board Member

Executive Team

Bob Houghton

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

Pivot Bio Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Pivot Bio investors
InvestorRounds
RCMSeries D
Hercules CapitalSeries D
Bunge VenturesSeries D, Series C
TemasekSeries B, Series D, Series C
Codon CapitalSeries B, Series C
Prelude VenturesSeries A, Series D, Series C
Tekfen VenturesSeries D, Series C

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  • Apr 29, 2026

    Opened a new office in Hazelwood, Missouri.

  • Apr 2, 2026

    Opened a new R&D campus in St. Louis, MO.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersBerkeley, California
Employee Range303
Year Founded2011
Last FundingJul 19, 2021

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