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Phospholutions, a US-based sustainable fertiliser developer spun out of Penn State University, raised up to $1.5m on Thursday in a seed round co-led by university-affiliated venture capital fund 1855 Capital and Maumee Ventures, the strategic investment unit of agribusiness The Andersons. The spinout is working on technology to reduce the environmental impact of phosphorus fertiliser. The funding will support the launch of a soil-enhancement product known as RhizoSorb.
Raptor Maps, a US-based solar farm management technology producer based on…

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Thierry Heles

Thierry Heles is the editor of Global University Venturing, host of the Beyond the Breakthrough interview podcast and responsible for the monthly GUV Gazette (sign up here for free).