Sound Stock

sound.agFoodTech / Other FoodTechFounded: 2013Funding to Date: $160.98MM

Sound's mission is to create on-demand crop solutions that lead to more sustainable, healthier, and tastier food. The company develops nature-based solutions. Sound's biochemical technology enables agriculture to adapt faster to climate change and evolving consumer preferences. SOURCE, the company's flagship product, activates the microbiome to give crops access to more of the nitrogen and phosphorus that exists in the field, improving yield and reducing synthetic fertilizer in corn. Sound Agriculture was founded by Eric Davidson, PhD and Travis Bayer, PhD.

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Sound Stock Price

Forge Price 1
Price not yet available
Last Closed Trade 2
Close Date
xx/xx/xx
Last Closed Trade Price
$xx.xx
Last Funding Round (LFR)
Date
xx/xx/xx
Price per Share
$xx.xx

Sound Funding Rounds and Valuation

Funding History Chart
Funding Round Details
Funding Date Share Class Amount Raised Price per Share Post-Money Valuation Key Investors
12/07/2022 Series D $75MM $xx.xx $379.74MM BMO Impact Investment Fund, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, FootPrint Coalition, Leaps by Bayer, Syngenta Group Ventures, S2G Ventures, Fall Line Capital, Cavallo Ventures, Northpond Ventures
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
8,023,076
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
N/A
Key Investors
BMO Impact Investment Fund, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, FootPrint Coalition, Leaps by Bayer, Syngenta Group Ventures, S2G Ventures, Fall Line Capital, Cavallo Ventures, Northpond Ventures
08/19/2021 Series C-3 $48.14MM $xx.xx $198.82MM Leaps by Bayer, Northpond Ventures, Cavallo Ventures, Fall Line Capital, S2G Ventures, Syngenta Group Ventures
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
7,361,464
Liquidation Pref Order
2
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
Leaps by Bayer, Northpond Ventures, Cavallo Ventures, Fall Line Capital, S2G Ventures, Syngenta Group Ventures
05/21/2020 Series C-2 $9.26MM $xx.xx $88.49MM Cultivian Sandbox, Fall Line Capital, Cavallo Ventures, Syngenta Group Ventures
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
2,162,272
Liquidation Pref Order
3
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
Cultivian Sandbox, Fall Line Capital, Cavallo Ventures, Syngenta Group Ventures
05/21/2020 Series C $13MM $xx.xx $88.49MM Cultivian Sandbox, Fall Line Capital, Cavallo Ventures, Syngenta Group Ventures
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
3,036,100
Liquidation Pref Order
3
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
Cultivian Sandbox, Fall Line Capital, Cavallo Ventures, Syngenta Group Ventures
12/11/2017 Series B $12.53MM $xx.xx $43.14MM Syngenta Group Ventures, Cavallo Ventures, Fall Line Capital, Cultivian Sandbox
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
4,183,755
Liquidation Pref Order
4
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
Syngenta Group Ventures, Cavallo Ventures, Fall Line Capital, Cultivian Sandbox
06/17/2015 Series A-2 $2.04MM $xx.xx $10.63MM Cultivian Sandbox, Fall Line Capital
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
1,929,621
Liquidation Pref Order
5
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
Cultivian Sandbox, Fall Line Capital
06/17/2015 Series A-1 $1.01MM $xx.xx $10.63MM Cultivian Sandbox, Fall Line Capital
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
1,088,005
Liquidation Pref Order
5
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
Cultivian Sandbox, Fall Line Capital

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Leadership & Board

Leadership

Travis Bayer, PhD
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Eric Davidson, PhD
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Adam Litle
Chief Executive Officer

Board

Cheryl Martin
Harwich Partners
Sanjeev Krishnan
S2G Ventures
Clay Mitchell
Fall Line Capital

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Sound’s news and media highlights

Updated on: Nov 17, 2024

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