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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Phyllome raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Tenacious Ventures | Seed | - |
Companies Phyllome acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Phyllome. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Tenacious Ventures' 2025 impact report notes Fund II's first close is complete, describes environmental outcomes delivered by portfolio companies, and outlines its ecosystem, education and advisory activity.
Tenacious Ventures' analysis of vertical farming's boom and collapses, announcing its backing of Phyllome, founded by Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin, as its eleventh investment.
Podcast episode from Tenacious Ventures interviewing Phyllome's founder about whether vertical farming still holds value after heavy funding and prominent collapses.
An investor note explaining Tenacious Ventures' decision to back Phyllome, whose capital-efficient modular indoor farms grow leafy greens at lower cost than vertical-farming rivals.
Australia's Accelerating Commercialisation grants include A$1 million for seaweed startup Sea Forest, with Agscent, Phyllome and Monsoon Aquatics also funded; the article recalls CSIRO and partners pooling A$13 million to launch FutureFeed.
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