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Benson Hill
Empowers innovators by unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants
Sector Ag Inputs & Suppliers
Founded 2012
Headquarters St Louis, MO
Benson Hill moves food forward with Cloud Biology® and the CropOS™ platform, a leading food innovation engine that combines data science and machine learning with biology and genetics. Benson Hill empowers innovators to unlock nature’s genetic diversity from plant to plate, with the purpose of creating healthier, great-tasting food and ingredient options that are both widely accessible and sustainable.
LEADERSHIP
Matt Crisp
CEO and Co-Founder
Todd Mockler
Co-Founder and Chair of Scientific Advisory Board
ARTICLES
5/18/2021
Benson Hill Going Public in SPAC Merger
Benson Hill will become publicly listed through a business combination with special purpose acquisition company Star Peak.
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IN THE NEWS
3/17/21
Tech Company to Engineer More Nutritious, Sustainable Plant-Based Food
Benson Hill's ingredient and fresh business segments combine infrastructure capabilities with a technology platform to scale development and commercialization of plant-based offerings.
Progressive Grocer
3/4/21
CDPQ & S2G Sustainable Venture Fund Makes First Investment in Food Tech Company Benson Hill
Food tech company Benson Hill announced today that it has received an investment from a recently launched sustainability-focused venture fund by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and S2G Ventures. The investment forms part of Benson Hill’s recently announced $150 million Series D funding round.
ESG Today
10/29/20
Benson Hill Raises $150 Million in Series D Funding Round to Accelerate the Pace of Food Innovation on a Global Scale
Benson Hill will use the funds to scale its commercial operations and its platform food innovation engine CropOS™ across multiple food and ingredients markets.
Yahoo.Finance