Benson Hill Biosystems nets $7.3 mln Series A

Missouri and North Carolina-based Benson Hill Biosystems, an agricultural solutions provider, has raised $7.3 million in Series A funding. Middleland Capital led the round with participation from Mercury Fund, Prelude Ventures, Prolog Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, Cultivation Capital, TechAccel, Missouri Technology Corporation and Biogenerator. In conjunction with the funding, Scott Horner of Middleland Capital and Dan Watkins of Mercury Fund have been added to Benson Hill's board of directors.

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