Molagri
Crop Protection
4open roles
$5.8Mlatest round · Seed · Oct 2026 · this month
1backers · Y Combinator
10+team · employees, estimated range
Overview
Molagri engineers biology into precise, biopesticide-based crop protection — better tools for the people moving agriculture forward.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$5.8M
1 round on record
Latest round
$5.8M
Seed · Oct 2026 · this month
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
4
+2 posted in 30 days
Backers
1
Y Combinator
The money's age
Fresh money
0 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
55/100
hiring for its size, in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Oct 14
Raised a round Seed $5.8M · AgFunderNews
Oct 2026
Website went live first capture in the Wayback Machine
Aug 3
Launched Molagri launches virus-like pesticide platform for resistant crop pests · RuntimeWire
Jun 2026
Went through Y Combinator
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Web presence
top 7%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Oct 2026 | $5.8M | — | AgFunderNews |
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$112k
Typical range
$74k – $112k
Open positions
4
4
Jobs
Senior
100%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 4 | $112k | $74k – $112k |
Highest paying role
Scientist / Senior Scientist, Insect Biology and Bioassays
$112k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
28/100
Slowing
Open positions
4
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
25 days
faster than 52% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Biotech
60% ▲
Science & Research
40% ▲
Financials
Total raised
$5.8M
Latest round
Seed
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 2026 | $5.8M | Details |
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News
Molagri raises $5.2-million USD seed round to bolster work on pesticides that "evolve"
Funding will support hiring more scientists and conducting field trials. The post Molagri raises $5.2-million USD seed round to bolster work on pesticides that "evolve" first appeared on BetaKit.
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Molagri Raises $5.8 Million to Develop Precision Biopesticides
The Canadian startup is developing adaptable pest-control technology designed to combat insect resistance while protecting beneficial species
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Give bees a chance: Molagri's plan to solve global food insecurity
Toronto biotech startup wants to help farmers stay ahead of mutating pests and save pollinators
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Molagri wants to design a pesticide that evolves as quickly as pests
The Toronto startup looks to emerge from Y Combinator's Demo Day with a
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Molagri launches virus-like pesticide platform for resistant crop pests
YC S26 startup Molagri is using engineered virus-like particles and structural biology to develop adaptable, species-specific crop insecticides.
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Toronto
Toronto
Canada
HQ
4 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 25% engineering 10-50 est. staff $103k Avg Salary
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