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Pivot Bio, Inc.

Berkeley, CA · Founded 2010 · Agritech · Private

Probiotic endophytes that fix nitrogen in soil to replace chemical fertilizers in crops

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Sector
Agritech
Headquarters
Berkeley, CA
Founded
2010
Latest Form D
$435M, Aug 2021
Total capital
$615M
Federal grants
$150K
1 award · 2015
Rank in peer group#36 of 36
Private capital raised
$615M
5 Form D · last Aug 2021
63 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
20
20 pending · first 2023
Rank in peer group#1 of 36

Capital timeline

20142015201620172018201920202021FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $615M$150K1st Form D$750K2nd Form D$8.1M3rd Form D$71.3M4th Form D$100M
2014201620182020FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $615M$150K3rd Form D$71.3M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$435M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$100M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$71.3M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$8.1M
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Development of novel nitrogen fertilizers based on the endophytic microbiome$150K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$750K

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Standing among 36 peers

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Agritech · Molecule

  • Federal grantsBelow median
  • Granted patents#1 · top 3%
  • Linked publications#1 · top 3%

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Founders and team

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  • Karsten TemmeResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $150K in grants as PI
  • Alvin Cooper TamsirExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Charles Cooper RinzlerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Christopher Cooper AbbottDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Dheeraj Cooper MehtaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • John HamerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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  • Lisa Cooper SafarianDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Matt OckoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Roger WyseDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Ryan Cooper RakestrawDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 20 granted of 40
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Recent research by its founders

  • Editorial: How SynBio can *realistically* impact crop improvement and agriculture20252 cites
  • Genetic remodeling of soil diazotrophs enables partial replacement of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer with biological nitrogen fixation in maize202427 cites
  • Genetic remodeling of soil diazotrophs enables partial replacement of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer with biological nitrogen fixation in maize20241 cites

Related companies, and why

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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