Biodel: Regenerative Agriculture Closes Series A Funding From Pangaea Ventures

By Noah Long • Sep 18, 2023

Biodel Ag – a regenerative agriculture company – recently announced closing its Series A financing round led by Pangaea Ventures Ltd, a renowned venture capital firm with a focus on advanced materials and clean technology.

The funding round will support Biodel AG’s commitment to accelerating commercialization of novel solutions aimed at enhancing soil health, optimizing water utilization, improving nutrient efficiency, and sequestering carbon emissions from the atmosphere. As part of this funding round, Janelle Goulard, a respected partner at Pangaea Ventures, has joined Biodel AG’s board of directors.

The agricultural practices of the 20th century have had detrimental effects on soil, transforming it into mere dirt, depleting crucial soil microbes and carbon content, and impeding the capacity of plants to absorb water and nutrients due to salt accumulation. Healthy soils require less water, reduced fertilizer inputs, promote a sustainable food supply, and play a pivotal role in capturing atmospheric carbon.

Biodel AG is focused on reestablishing sustainability within our food supply chain while enabling the sequestration of greenhouse gasses through sophisticated biological products, ultimately revitalizing soil health and functionality, and bolstering plant vitality.

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“This strategic investment by Pangaea Ventures solidifies Biodel AG’s position as a leader in regenerative agriculture and underscores our unwavering dedication to addressing the urgent challenges of our time. Pangaea’s investment not only validates our vision but also equips us with the resources needed to expedite our commercial progress. We firmly believe that our biological agriculture products represent the most compelling and cost-effective solution for sequestering substantial volumes of CO2 and other greenhouse gasses from our atmosphere while revitalizing depleted soils.”

– Ben Cloud, CEO of Biodel AG

“We recognize the immense value of Biodel AG’s innovative regenerative agriculture solutions, which promise to rebuild the earth’s depleted soil and its biodiversity in order to reverse climate change. Funding will enable Biodel AG to accelerate its transformative work, further solidifying the company’s role in building a sustainable future.”

– Janelle Goulard, Pangaea Ventures partner