# Danforth Technology Company

> Danforth Technology Company is a VC fund backing AgTech, Agriculture and Biotechnology. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- Website: https://danforthtechnology.com/

Danforth Technology Company (DTC) is a subsidiary of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center that facilitates early-stage development of startup companies based on technologies developed by Danforth Center scientists.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 2 | 67% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 67% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spearhead Bio | Spearhead Bio pioneers advanced native genome engineering tools, accelerating the development of transgenic and non-transgenic crops with seamless gene integration. | $1.6M | Seed | Sep 17, 2026 | https://danforthtechnology.com/spearhead-bio/ |
| Spearhead Bio | Spearhead Bio pioneers advanced native genome engineering tools, accelerating the development of transgenic and non-transgenic crops with seamless gene integration. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 13, 2025 | https://danforthtechnology.com/spearhead-bio/ |
| Peptyde Bio | Peptyde Bio is an Agtech startup positioned to become the go-to supplier of new AMPs. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Nov 15, 2022 | https://peptydebio.com/ |

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## Co-investors
- QRM Capital — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- The Helix Fund — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Alta Grow Consulting — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BioGenerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/biogenerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BioGenerator Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/biogenerator-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- BioSTL — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Danforth Technology Company invest in?

Danforth Technology Company invests primarily in AgTech, Agriculture and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Danforth Technology Company last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Danforth Technology Company closed in Sep 2026. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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