Loam Bio utilizes patented microbial technology, specifically endophytic fungi, to enhance soil carbon stability and increase agricultural productivity. Their solutions, CarbonBuilder and SecondCrop, enable farmers to capture more carbon and unlock new revenue streams through carbon credits with minimal changes to existing practices.
Funding
$109.9M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Current agricultural practices often lead to soil degradation and reduced carbon sequestration, contributing to climate change and limiting long-term farm productivity. Farmers lack effective and scalable solutions to enhance soil carbon stability and access carbon credit markets without significantly altering their existing operations.
Solution
Loam Bio offers microbial technology, specifically endophytic fungi, to improve soil carbon capture and stability in agricultural systems. Their CarbonBuilder seed treatment enhances a plant's natural ability to draw down and store atmospheric carbon in the soil. SecondCrop is a farmer-focused carbon program that enables growers to generate revenue from carbon credits by implementing practices that promote long-term soil carbon sequestration. Loam Bio's approach aims to increase soil health, improve crop resilience, and provide farmers with a pathway to participate in carbon markets with minimal disruption to their established farming methods.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes farmers looking to improve soil health, increase crop productivity, and generate revenue through carbon credit programs, as well as agricultural companies seeking sustainable solutions.
Features
- CarbonBuilder: A seed treatment applied at planting that uses endophytic fungi to increase stable carbon sequestration in soil.
- SecondCrop: A carbon program that helps farmers generate revenue from carbon credits through improved soil carbon management.
- Microbial technology that enhances the natural ability of plants to capture and store atmospheric carbon.
- Focus on increasing the volume and stability of soil carbon in cropping systems.
- Aims to improve soil health, crop productivity, and carbon sequestration.
- Designed to integrate with existing farming practices.