Targeted Growth, Inc. is a biotech company specializing in agriculture, holding exclusive licenses to intellectual property developed at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington for several genes involved in growth regulation. Genetically modifying these genes is resulting in larger, hardier plants and crops of higher yield.
Location: United States, Washington, Seattle
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $5M
Founded date: 1998
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Puget Soun... | pugetsound... |
| - | Denny Hill... | dennyhillc... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 02.07.2012 | - | $5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 5
| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.07.2012 | Targeted Growth lands $5M to boost crop yields, names new CEO | Targeted Growth has raised $5 million in fresh capital, money that the 13-year-old company will use to continue developing technologies to boost crop production for biofuels and food. In addition, the company announced that Bob Woods has be... |
| 02.07.2012 | Targeted Growth Raises $5M in Funding | Targeted Growth, Inc., a Seattle, WA-based agricultural bioscience company, has raised just under $5m in new funding. The company intends to use the funding to continue to build out its portfolio of technologies that increase crop yield. Fo... |
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