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Funding and backers
Total raised
$105M
24 rounds on record
Latest round
Venture round
Aug 2026 · 2 mo ago
Team
201-500
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
3
open roles
Grants
$4M
14 grants · CORDIS
Backers
4
Future Planet Capital, Agronomics
The money's age
Fresh money
2 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
35/100
in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Aug 21
Raised a round Venture round
Apr 1
Won a grant $394k · CORDIS
Mar 27
Raised a round Venture round
Mar 12
Raised a round Series C $105M · led by Corteva
Aug 19, 2025
Raised a round Venture round
Nov 1, 2024
Won a grant $191k · CORDIS
May 1, 2024
Won a grant $253k · CORDIS
Apr 1, 2024
Won a grant $126k · CORDIS
Jan 1, 2024
Won a grant $122k · CORDIS
Dec 5, 2023
Raised a round Venture round
Sep 1, 2023
Won a grant $738k · CORDIS
Feb 14, 2023
Raised a round Venture round
Sep 2022
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Feb 1, 2022
Won a grant $443k · CORDIS
Aug 1, 2021
Won a grant $439k · CORDIS
May 1, 2021
Won a grant $443k · CORDIS
Sep 30, 2020
Raised a round Venture round
Jan 1, 2020
Won a grant $203k · CORDIS
Jul 1, 2019
Won a grant $418k · CORDIS
Nov 1, 2018
Won a grant $89k · CORDIS
Sep 3, 2018
Raised a round Venture round
Jun 1, 2018
Won a grant $89k · CORDIS
Apr 1, 2017
Won a grant $89k · CORDIS
Mar 21, 2017
Raised a round Venture round
Nov 18, 2016
Raised a round Venture round
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 5%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
1
best: 3 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Aug 2026 | — | — | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Grant | Apr 2026 | $394k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Mar 2026 | — | — | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Series C | Mar 2026 | $105M | Corteva lead | tropic.bio |
| Venture round | Aug 2025 | — | — | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Grant | Nov 2024 | $191k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | May 2024 | $253k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Apr 2024 | $126k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jan 2024 | $122k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Dec 2023 | — | — | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Grant | Sep 2023 | $738k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Feb 2023 | — | — | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Grant | Feb 2022 | $443k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Aug 2021 | $439k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | May 2021 | $443k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Sep 2020 | — | — | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Grant | Jan 2020 | $203k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jul 2019 | $418k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Nov 2018 | $89k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Sep 2018 | — | — | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Grant | Jun 2018 | $89k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Apr 2017 | $89k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Mar 2017 | — | — | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Venture round | Nov 2016 | — | — | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
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Agronomics 
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News
Tom Cruise's Unforgettable 10/10 Action Movie is Officially Free to Watch on YouTube
Tropic Thunder gave Tom Cruise the wildest role of his career as Les Grossman. Now the outrageous Hollywood satire is streaming free on YouTube.
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Tropic acquires leading global plant propagation business Rahan Meristem, to become a fully integrated banana genetics leader
The post Tropic acquires leading global plant propagation business Rahan Meristem, to become a fully integrated banana genetics leader appeared first on Tropic.
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iPaper investigates Tropic's battle to save bananas worldwide
The post iPaper investigates Tropic's battle to save bananas worldwide appeared first on Tropic.
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Tropic's Non-Browning Banana Approved in Japan and Brazil
Tropic's non-browning banana has been approved in two of the world's most important fresh-produce markets: Japan and Brazil. The post Tropic's Non-Browning Banana Approved in Japan and Brazil appeared first on Tropic.
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Tropic: $105 Million Raised To Scale Gene-Edited Tropical Crops And Banana Production
Tropic, a UK-based agricultural biotechnology company developing gene-edited tropical crops, has raised $105 million in an oversubscribed Series C funding round to accelerate global commercial expansion and scale production of its breakthrough banana vari
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Tropic Raises $105 Million Series C to Scale Commercial Rollout of Gene-Edited Tropical Crops
Oversubscribed round co-led by the Forbion Bioeconomy Fund and Corteva as demand for Tropic's breakthrough banana varieties surges worldwide. Oversubscribed round co-led by the Forbion Bioeconomy Fund and Corteva as demand for Tropic's breakthrough banana
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A Year of Breakthroughs: Tropic's 2025 Highlights
The post A Year of Breakthroughs: Tropic's 2025 Highlights appeared first on Tropic.
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Tropic's Non Browning Banana Named One of TIME's Best Inventions 2025
We're delighted to share that our ground-breaking innovation has been named to TIME's 2025 Best Inventions list, in the food and drink category. The post Tropic's Non Browning Banana Named One of TIME's Best Inventions 2025 appeared first on Tropic.
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Bejo and Tropic Embark on Strategic Partnership to Tackle Durable Disease Resistance in Carrots using GEiGS
The post Bejo and Tropic Embark on Strategic Partnership to Tackle Durable Disease Resistance in Carrots using GEiGS appeared first on Tropic.
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Sustainability Report 2024
We're proud to share our first sustainability report, marking a key step in our journey toward greater transparency and environmental accountability. The post Sustainability Report 2024 appeared first on Tropic.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Tropic over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
16
Postings analysed
2
Stack modernity
74/100
Languages
Python
SQL
C++
JavaScript
Frameworks & libraries
Dagster
Cloud & platforms
Microsoft Entra ID
Power BI
Azure
GCP
Linux
Windows
Developer tools
dbt
Practices & domains
ETL/ELT
Machine Learning
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
39/100
Slowing
Open positions
3
0 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
17 days
faster than 60% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
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.
Data Science
33% ▼
Leadership
33% ▼
Support
33% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added Windows to stack
Oct 2026
Added SharePoint to stack
Oct 2026
Added Power BI to stack
Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Entra ID to stack
Oct 2026
Added Linux to stack
Oct 2026
Added JavaScript to stack
Oct 2026
Added C++ to stack
Oct 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack
Sep 2026
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Financials
Total raised
$109M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
24
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2026 | — | Details |
| Grant | 2026 | $394k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2026 | — | Details |
| Series C | 2026 | $105M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2025 | — | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $191k | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $253k | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $126k | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $122k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2023 | — | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $738k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2023 | — | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $443k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $439k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $443k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2020 | — | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $203k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $418k | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $89k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2018 | — | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $89k | Details |
| Grant | 2017 | $89k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2017 | — | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2016 | — | Details |