Farmer's Business Network IPO

Farmers Business Network was founded in 2014 by Amol Deshpande and Charles Baron. Farmer’s Business Network has not officially endorsed a plan to participate in an IPO.

Farmers Business Network, or FBN, is an agricultural technology platform that allows independent farmers to share data and communicate on a transparent information network. Per Forge data, Farmers Business Network raised $917.9 million in funding over 9 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Sep 15, 2021, from a Series G round. Key investors include Acre Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Temasek Holdings, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity, DBL Partners, Google Ventures, and BlackRock Innovation Capital.

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When was Farmer's Business Network founded?

Farmer's Business Network was founded in 2014.

What is Farmer's Business Network funding to date?

Farmer's Business Network has raised $873.1MM to date.

Who are Farmer's Business Network’s major investors?

Temasek Holdings
GV
Kleiner Perkins
Fidelity Management & Research
BlackRock
T. Rowe Price
Bow Capital
Blackrock Innovation Capital Group
TriplePoint Capital
DBL Partners
Quiet Capital
BAM Elevate
Expanding Capital
Walleye Capital
Agility Ventures

Farmer's Business Network Funding Rounds and Valuation

Funding History Chart
Funding Round Details
Funding Date Share Class Amount Raised Price per Share Post-Money Valuation Key Investors
11/18/2021 Series G $300MM $xx.xx $3.89B Adm Ventures Investment Corp, Colle Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Ln Mittal Family Office, Tudor Investment Corporation, Walleye Capital
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
4,826,426
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Adm Ventures Investment Corp, Colle Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Ln Mittal Family Office, Tudor Investment Corporation, Walleye Capital
08/03/2020 Series F-1 $101MM $xx.xx $1.85B Balyasny Asset Management, Baron Capital Group, Blackrock, Dbl Partners, Expanding Capital, Gv, Kleiner Perkins, Lupa Systems, Mandi Ventures, Temasek Holdings, T. Rowe Price
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
3,055,363
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Balyasny Asset Management, Baron Capital Group, Blackrock, Dbl Partners, Expanding Capital, Gv, Kleiner Perkins, Lupa Systems, Mandi Ventures, Temasek Holdings, T. Rowe Price
08/03/2020 Series F $149MM $xx.xx $1.85B Balyasny Asset Management, Baron Capital Group, Blackrock, Dbl Partners, Expanding Capital, Gv, Kleiner Perkins, Lupa Systems, Mandi Ventures, Temasek Holdings, T. Rowe Price
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
4,507,423
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Balyasny Asset Management, Baron Capital Group, Blackrock, Dbl Partners, Expanding Capital, Gv, Kleiner Perkins, Lupa Systems, Mandi Ventures, Temasek Holdings, T. Rowe Price
02/11/2019 Series E-1 $36MM $xx.xx $1.06B Expanding Capital, Kleiner Perkins
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
1,544,514
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Expanding Capital, Kleiner Perkins
02/11/2019 Series E $92.96MM $xx.xx $1.06B Expanding Capital, Kleiner Perkins
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
3,988,268
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Expanding Capital, Kleiner Perkins
11/30/2017 Series D $110MM $xx.xx $637.54MM Acre Venture Partners, Bow Capital, Dbl Partners, Gv, Kleiner Perkins, Temasek Holdings, T.Rowe Price
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
5,957,504
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Acre Venture Partners, Bow Capital, Dbl Partners, Gv, Kleiner Perkins, Temasek Holdings, T.Rowe Price
03/07/2017 Series C $40.13MM $xx.xx $300MM Acre Venture Partners, Bow Capital, Dbl Partners, Gv, Kleiner Perkins
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
3,842,512
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Acre Venture Partners, Bow Capital, Dbl Partners, Gv, Kleiner Perkins
08/09/2016 Series B-2 $20.09MM $xx.xx $192.6MM Acre Venture Partners, Dbl Partners, Gv, Kleiner Perkins
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
2,677,953
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Acre Venture Partners, Dbl Partners, Gv, Kleiner Perkins
03/06/2015 Series B $15.02MM $xx.xx $90MM Dbl Partners, Gv, Kleiner Perkins, Valley Oak Investments
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
3,493,596
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Dbl Partners, Gv, Kleiner Perkins, Valley Oak Investments
06/23/2014 Series A-1 $3.32MM $xx.xx $34.1MM Undisclosed Investors
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
1,606,392
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Undisclosed Investors
04/10/2014 Series A $5.59MM $xx.xx $15MM Kleiner Perkins, Nancy Pfund
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
5,585,000
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Kleiner Perkins, Nancy Pfund
Updated on: Dec 21, 2024

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