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Terviva

Food · Oakland, United States · Founded 2010

Making low-cost, tree-based feedstock for the biodiesel market at 10% the cost of corn-based ethanol MoreLess

Terviva is an innovative agricultural company that partners with farmers to cultivate pongamia, a climate-resilient tree. The company operates in the agricultural sector, specifically in the area of sustainable farming and reforestation. Its primary clients are farmers and communities who are interested in sustainable farming practices and reforestation efforts.

Terviva's business model revolves around the cultivation and harvesting of pongamia trees. These trees are used to produce a feedstock for biofuel and a sustainable food ingredient known as Ponova®. The company has established a transparent and equitable supply chain that transforms pongamia beans into these valuable products.

Terviva operates in various markets, including India, the United States, Hawaii, and Australia. In India, the company works with predominantly women-led communities to harvest non-GMO beans. In the United States, particularly in Florida, Terviva partners with local growers to cultivate pongamia as a replacement crop for citrus, which has been severely affected by climate change and disease. In Hawaii and Australia, pongamia trees are grown on former pineapple and sugar cane fields, helping to revitalize the land and provide rural communities with an opportunity to expand their agronomic footprint.

The company's revenue is generated from the sale of the pongamia beans and the products derived from them, such as biofuel and Ponova®.

In summary, Terviva is a company that leverages the power of pongamia trees to promote sustainable farming, reforestation, and the production of biofuel and sustainable food ingredients.

Keywords: Agricultural Innovation, Sustainable Farming, Reforestation, Pongamia Trees, Biofuel, Sustainable Food Ingredients, Ponova®, Equitable Supply Chain, Carbon Sequestration, Climate-Resilient Crops.

Company overview

Terviva company information

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Status
Operational
Founded
2010
Headquarters
Oakland, United States
Employees
104
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
63.7
sub industryAgriTechbusiness modelManufacturingsectorFarmingsectorBiotechnologysectorDNAsectorGenetics and genomicssectorBiofuelsectorGenome EngineeringsectorSustainable Development GoalssectorRegenerative AgriculturesectorClimate TechsectorHard TechsectorntindustryFood

Valuation & funding

Terviva funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
LATE VCOther financing Aug 2025 $0 Undisclosed
LATE VCOther financing Jan 2025 $0 Idemitsu Kosan
LATE VCOther financing Oct 2024 $0 Renewable Energy Group
LATE VCOther financing May 2021 $54M $216M Trustbridge Partners · Astera Institute · Ron Edwards · Brent Magid
SERIES DOther financing Mar 2019 $20M $80M Evans Properties · Grantham Foundation
SERIES COther financing May 2017 Undisclosed
SERIES BOther financing Aug 2015 Evans Properties
FundingOther financing Nov 2013 Elemental Excelerator
SERIES AOther financing Nov 2012 Undisclosed
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Growth signals

Terviva website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Terviva is 1K monthly website visits, down 66.7% over the last three months. Terviva's team declined 4.6% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits1K 3-month web change-66.7% 1-year team growth-4.6%
Monthly website visits122 observations · Apr 2016–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

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Talent graph

Terviva's talent

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Investors

14 investors on Terviva's cap table

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Series A 1 investor entered at this stage
Evans Properties
Series B+ 12 investors entered at this stage
Grantham Foundation
Trustbridge Partners
Astera Institute
Ron Edwards
Brent Magid
Bryan Meehan
Landis Becker Young
Brace Young
Mark Tercek
Howard Fischer
Renewable Energy Group
Idemitsu Kosan
Other known 1 additional known investor
Elemental Excelerator

Global footprint

Where Terviva has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
3 countries with
team presence
🇮🇳 India58.7%
🇺🇸 United States36.5%
🇦🇺 Australia3.2%
3 countries shown

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