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Business funding round

Moa Technology Series C Funding

Analysis based on 8 articles · First reported Jul 23, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026

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The Series C funding validates Moa Technology's progress in developing novel herbicides to combat weed resistance, potentially strengthening its position in the crop protection market. The investment may positively impact sentiment toward Moa and its partners, though the company is private so direct market impact is limited.

agricultural biotechnology crop protection

Moa Technology, an agricultural biotechnology company spun out of the University of Oxford in 2017, announced a £22.2 million Series C financing round on July 23, 2026. The round was co-led by Oxford Science Enterprises and Supernova Invest, with participation from new investors Agri Investment Fund, GrainInnovate (managed by Artesian on behalf of the Australia — Grain Research and Development Corporation), Infinity Investment Partners, and Magdalen College Oxford. Existing investors including Lansdowne Partners, Parkwalk Advisors, and Oxford University Innovation also supported the round. The funding will be used to advance Moa's three most advanced herbicide programmes toward commercialisation, build its pipeline of novel mode of action herbicides, and further develop its Moa Amplifiers technology. Moa has already discovered over 80 novel mode of action areas and formed R&D collaborations with Nufarm, Gowan, Certis Belchim, and Corteva Agriscience.

100 Moa Technology raised Series C round
90 Moa Technology discovered over 80 novel mode of action areas
80 Oxford Science Enterprises co-led Series C round Moa Technology
80 Supernova Invest co-led Series C round Moa Technology
80 Moa Technology discovered Moa Amplifiers
70 Moa Technology formed R&D collaborations
40 Agri Investment Fund invested in Series C Moa Technology
40 GrainInnovate invested in Series C Moa Technology
30 Infinity Investment Partners invested in Series C Moa Technology
30 Magdalen College, Oxford invested in Series C Moa Technology
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Moa Technology is the company raising the Series C round, which will accelerate its R&D and commercialisation efforts.
Importance 100.0 Sentiment 80.0
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Oxford Science Enterprises co-led the round and continues to support Moa as an existing investor.
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Supernova Invest co-led the round as a new lead investor, expressing confidence in Moa's strategy.
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Dr Virginia Corless is CEO of Moa Technology and commented on the milestone.
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Agri Investment Fund participated as a new investor, connecting the farming sector to Moa's development.
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GrainInnovate invested on behalf of GRDC, representing Australian grain growers.
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Nufarm has an R&D collaboration with Moa to develop novel herbicide solutions.
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Gowan has an R&D collaboration with Moa.
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Certis Belchim has an R&D collaboration with Moa.
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Corteva Agriscience has an R&D collaboration with Moa.
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GRDC is the beneficiary of GrainInnovate's investment in Moa.
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Artesian manages GrainInnovate, which invested in Moa.
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Infinity Investment Partners participated as a new investor in the round.
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Magdalen College Oxford invested as a new investor.
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Lansdowne Partners is an existing investor that supported the round.
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