Groundwork BioAg
Mycorrhizal Inoculants and Premium Carbon Credits for Commercial Agriculture
Startup B Agriculture & Food Technologies Est. 2014
Total Raised
$41.2M
B
Last Round
Undisclosed
10 rounds
Investors
15
15 public
Team
8
11-50 employees
Confidence
100/100
News
26
articles
Patents
1
About
Groundwork BioAg develops mycorrhizal inoculants that enhance crop productivity, reduce fertilizer dependency, and enable verifiable carbon sequestration in agricultural soils. Its flagship product line, Rootella®, is based on robust strains of mycorrhizal fungi that form symbiotic relationships with plant roots, improving nutrient uptake (notably phosphorus), water efficiency, and plant resilience to environmental stressors. , The company’s Rootella Carbon™ program offers farmers a pathway to generate premium carbon credits through durable soil carbon sequestration, certified by Verra. Applied across over 5 million acres in 17 countries, Groundwork BioAg’s solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly into existing farming practices, supporting both conventional and regenerative agriculture.
Classification
Sector
Agriculture & Food TechnologiesAg TechGenetics & InputClimate TechCarbon TechCarbon Capture, Storage, Sequestration, UtilizationFood & Land UseSustainable Farming
Core Technology
BiologicalsMicroorganisms
Target Customer
Agriculture & FoodCrops
Business Model
B2B
Tags
novel-farming-systemscropsclimate-techbiotechnologyplant-protectionfungisoil-treatmentcannabisalgaeagtechbiological-inputsbiomaterialssmallholder-farmscarbon-capturefertilizerspest-controlagriculture
Funding & Events
Oct 2014
Seed $700K
MoreVC
May 2021
Undisclosed Round $11M
Ibex Investors (Lead), bpd Partners a. s., Future Foodways, Axess Ventures, ProDelta, Middleland Capital, MoreVC
Jun 2018
C Round $4.1M
AgriNation VC, MoreVC, Middleland Capital
Jul 2024
Non-equity Undisclosed
BIRD Foundation
Jan 2024
Non-equity Undisclosed
BIRD Foundation
Jan 2017
Non-equity $500K
The Israeli Ministry of Economy
Jan 2016
Non-equity $800K
BIRD Foundation (Lead)
Dec 2016
B Round $1.1M
AgriNation VC, MoreVC, Middleland Capital
Aug 2022
B Round $19M
Climate Innovation Capital (Lead), Middleland Capital, Ibex Investors, Edaphon, MoreVC, BASF Venture Capital, HSBC Climate Technology Fund, John Abele.
Aug 2015
A Round $4M
MoreVC, Middleland Capital, F&C Climate Opportunity Partners, SRK Management Company
News (26)
Feb 26, 2025 · groundworkbioag.com
growth-positive
Mycorrhizal Inoculant Leader Groundwork BioAg Expands Rootella Portfolio and Rootella Carbon Program at Commodity Classic 2025 - Groundwork BioAg
Product StageCustomersExpand
Jan 23, 2025 · groundworkbioag.com
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Groundwork BioAg and Sustainable Travel International Partner to Offer Carbon Dioxide Removal Credits for Tourism - Groundwork BioAg
Partners
Jan 6, 2025 · www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
Groundwork BioAg and ADAMA Announce Exclusive Commercial Agreement to Offer Rootella® Inoculants for Chinese Farmers
PartnersCustomersProduct Stage
Jul 29, 2024 · www.calcalistech.com
Growth-Positive
BIRD Foundation approves $6.55 million for six new projects | CTech
InvestmentPartners
Jun 12, 2024 · trailer.web-view.net
growth-positive
פטרייה קטנטנה שפותחה בישראל עוקפת את הטכנולוגיה הכי מתקדמת בלכידת פחמן
CustomersExpand
Mar 27, 2024 · www.haaretz.com
growth-positive
A Gamechanger for Agriculture – and for Our Climate
CustomersExpand
Dec 19, 2023 · www.agribusinessglobal.com
Groundwork BioAg has announced that its flagship mycorrhizal inoculant – Rootella – has been approved for commercialization in China, Argentina, and South Africa, expanding farmers’ access to a climate-smart solution to optimize plant and soil health, adding approximately 677 million acres (274 million hectares) of harvested cropland to the company’s potential customer base.
Oct 31, 2023 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Groundwork BioAg® announced today the global launch of the Rootella Carbon™ program, based on mycorrhizal carbon - a frontier technology that leverages mycorrhizal fungi as a nature-based solution for carbon dioxide removal.
CustomersExpand
Apr 20, 2022 · www.agribusinessglobal.com
Groundwork BioAg's Global Commercial Business Expands to China
Mar 9, 2022 · finance.yahoo.com
growth-positive
Groundwork BioAg® has been selected by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Food Companies for 2022. The bioagriculture company was recognized for tackling grand challenges facing humankind today: food security, soil health and climate change.
CustomersExpand
Jan 11, 2022 · newsdirect.com
growth-positive
GLOBAL INDUSTRY LEADER NEAL GUTTERSON JOINS GROUNDWORK BIOAG'S ADVISORY BOARD News Direct
PartnersManagement Changes
Oct 7, 2021 · www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
GrowGeneration Signs Distribution Agreement with Groundwork BioAg
Partners
https://www.agribusinessglobal.com/biologicals/groundwork-bioag-novatero-bioag-report-strong-year-for-biologicals-in-brazil/
May 12, 2021 · www.taiwannews.com.tw
GROUNDWORK BIOAG RAISES $11 MILLION TO ADVANCE BIOAGRICULTURE GLOBALLY Taiwan News 2021-05-12 19:00:00
Feb 5, 2021 · www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
Rootella X Mycorrhizal Inoculants Help Corn Warrior Cory Atley Achieve Record Yields
Partners
Nov 12, 2020 · www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
Groundwork BioAg® Chooses Left Coast Wholesale to Distribute DYNOMYCO® Mycorrhizal Inoculants to US Cannabis Market
Partners
Oct 15, 2020 · www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
BIOFLORAL® and Groundwork BioAg® Team to Disrupt Canadian Cannabis Cultivation with DYNOMYCO® C
Customers
Oct 4, 2020 · www.globes.co.il
growth-positive
להחזיר לקרקע את הפטרייה המופלאה שנעלמה
InvestmentExpand
Apr 24, 2019 · www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
Groundwork BioAg Set to Disrupt Cannabis Cultivation With DYNAMYC™ Mycorrhizal Inoculants
CustomersPartners
Jun 11, 2018 · www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
Rootella BR™ Becomes First Mycorrhizal Inoculant Registered for Commercial Use in Brazil
Customers
+ 6 more articles
Details
Product Stage
Released
Employees
11-50
Exact Count
47
District
Center District
Founded
2014
Registrar
515068062
Crunchbase
groundwork-bioag
Locations
HaShahar St 27, Mazor, Israel
Links
Website
LinkedIn
Twitter
Facebook
Careers
Admin
Last Update
Jun 25, 2025
Verified by
Ortal Wein
Claimed
Yes
Missing
markets
Team (8)
Yossi Kofman
Co-founder & CEO
Founder
Dan Grotsky
Co-founder & Chief Growth Officer
Founder
Danny Levy
Co-founder, CTO & VP R&D
Founder
Hanan Dor
CCO
Bari Ruimy
CFO
Jennifer Doc-Habany
Content Writer
Sapir Vidal
HR Manager
Yana Aharon
Marketing Manager
Internal
Created by
Raz Zohar (raz@platterz.ca)
Created
2014-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Ortal Wein (ortalw@sncentral.org)