Most funding in seed science goes towards genetically modified varieties that are resistant to herbicides.
Angelique Mannella, CEO and founder, started the company last June with 25, 000 Euro in seed funding from Nokia.
Sibblingz is a five-person startup founded last year in May, with a few hundred thousand dollars in seed money.
It goes without saying that resources are limited in our recession-ravaged economies ... but disinvesting in seed corn is obviously self-defeating.
In January 1999 Aaronson and Geddis began wooing the gas suppliers, backed by a few million dollars in seed money from KN.
In Jan. 1999 Aaronson and Geddis began wooing the gas suppliers, backed by a few million dollars in seed money from KN.
Element Six Ventures specializes in seed to late-stage technology operations that use synthetic diamond and other supermaterials demonstrating scalable and commercial potential.
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In addition to traditional venture investments, Index also has been active in seed investing, having invested in 40 companies in its last fund.
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The ages of entrepreneurs in its latest startup batch, which received tens of thousands of dollars in seed money each, ranged from 18 to 43.
They sold their belongings to raise 1, 000 yuan in seed money.
So the news that, last month, a group of American and Russian researchers received a patent for an apomictic maize plant has probably caused a few flutters in seed-company boardrooms.
The news is timed one month after another couch surfing website, Tripping.com, announced it had secured over a million in seed funding from Quest Venture Partners and a group of undisclosed angel investors.
As far as the types of companies, Andreessen Horowitz has invested across the spectrum, from very early in seed stage companies as well as late stage in deals with companies like Skype, Zynga and Twitter.
While some other firms have started to invest in seed funds, Cendana is the only firm to focus specifically on seed funds, says Michael Kim, a former venture capitalist at Rustic Canyon Partners, who heads the firm.
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Combined with a new survey of the top 30 US angel investment groups that shows a marked increase across the board in seed stage valuations for startups, it is clear that the innovation economy is continuing its steady growth that began over three years ago.
There is even a thriving market in smuggled seed in Brazil, where the government has not yet formally authorised commercial planting.
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Specifically, the segment benefited from higher seed volumes in North America and seed price gains in each of its geographic regions.
In Germany seed money has roughly quintupled in the past five years, says Hendrik Brandis of Earlybird Venture Capital, a venture-capital firm in Munich.
Clijsters, who won the U.S. Open in 2005, secured her place in the final after beating third seed American Venus Williams in the fourth round, 18th seed Li Na of China in the quarterfinals and defending champion Serena Williams in the semifinals.
Spaniard Nadal, the second seed in Monaco, defeated 10th seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-0 7-5 in Saturday's semi-finals.
Although six Blackbirds have played in NCAA games LIU Brooklyn lost as a 15 seed to North Carolina 102-87 in 2011 and last year lost to top-seeded Michigan State 89-67 as a 16 seed in the second round first-year coach Jack Perri is in charge of a team for the first time in such rarified air.
One example is seed and bio-agricultural company Monsanto, which reported increases in soybean orders and a 13% increase in its seed and genomics segment for the first quarter of fiscal 2011.
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According to analyses performed by seed companies, in the absence of neonicotinoid seed treatment, crop yields in Europe could fall, with significant negative impacts on the EU economy and jobs.
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By comparison, penciling in a No. 1 seed in your NCAA tournament bracket has been a pretty safe bet, with only two teams (Kansas in 2010, Pittsburgh in 2011) losing in the second round.
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And the firm seems to have found its sweet spot in the seed stage.
With plants in place and seed banks built up in the soil, such a greening might continue unassisted.
Candy watched as Marjorie attempted to work the needle through the material in the seed-size stitches required for the seam she was sewing.
It would be far more cost-effective to support local farmers in their breeding and evaluation of selected varieties already in community seed banks.
Baylor had lost six of its previous seven games and was already locked in as the No. 6 seed in the Big 12 tournament.
Investors participating in the seed round include SecondMarket founder Barry Silbert, Spotify investor Shakil Khan, Jimmy Furland, Roger Ver, and other Internet entrepreneurs.
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