Companies
Light Bio
Firefly Petunia — Fungal bioluminescence genes.
- Country
- United States
Coverage
| CN | EU | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| crop-biotech | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| cross-sector-intersections | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Funding | $2,000,000 in seed funding (July/August 2020) | agfundernews.com · app.dealroom.co · biobase.whitefordresearch.com · prospeo.io |
| Capacity | Shipped over 120,000 plants in 2024; target of 600,000 to 1 million plants for 2025 medium confidence | dailyastorian.com |
| Regulatory approval | USDA-APHIS cleared the Firefly Petunia for sale and cultivation in the U.S. (September 2023) | biobase.whitefordresearch.com · light.bio · greenhousemag.com · synbiobeta.com |
| Production site | Raker-Roberta’s Young Plants in Litchfield, Michigan | dailyastorian.com |
| Headquarters | Ketchum, Idaho, United States | app.dealroom.co · prospeo.io |
| Headcount | 1-10 employees medium confidence | app.dealroom.co · prospeo.io |
| Revenue | Estimated at $342,220 medium confidence | prospeo.io |
Independent sources: agfundernews.com · app.dealroom.co · biobase.whitefordresearch.com · dailyastorian.com · greenhousemag.com · prospeo.io · synbiobeta.com
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bio-generated visual effects | cross-sector-intersections | Medium | → |
| Bioluminescent urban lighting | cross-sector-intersections | Medium | → |
| Genetic design of ornamental & landscape plants | crop-biotech | No data | → |
Compiled by BIOECON from primary sources.
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