Inari Agriculture

Cambridge, MA · Founded 2016 · Agritech · Private

Seed design platform using computational biology to optimize plant genetics and performance

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Sector
Agritech
Headquarters
Cambridge, MA
Founded
2016
Latest Form D
$208M, May 2021
Total capital
$318M
Federal grants
None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised
$318M
3 Form D · last May 2021
66 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

2018201920202021FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $318M1st Form D$40.1M2nd Form D$70.1M3rd Form D$208M
2018201920202021FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $318M3rd Form D$208M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$208M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$70.1M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$40.1M

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings
  • Charles R. CarelliExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • David W. WornDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Howard W. BuffettDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Ignacio MartinezExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • James Tom Halverson, Jr.Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Kenneth A. MaceExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
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  • Michael W. MackDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Pierre-Etienne BoinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Ponsi TrivisvavetExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Robert I. BechekDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Robert W. Berendes, Ph.D.DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Robert W. RosielloDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Sophie V. VandebroekDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Stuart BrownExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • William W. Helman IVDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

  • Rhiza, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
  • PEACEFUL FARM ASSOCIATES, INCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
  • Veritas Farms, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
  • Neolithics Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
  • CoverCress Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
  • NOVOCLADE, INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts

Regulatory activity · Agritech

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through . SBIR and STTR awards through .