About Planetary Technologies
Planetary Technologies is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of Dartmouth, Canada. As of Mar 2025, Planetary Technologies has invested in 14 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Life Sciences to High Tech and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Tandem PV Overall, Planetary Technologies portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely Zymergen and Bellwether Bio. A lot of funds co-invest with Planetary Technologies, with names like Vanedge Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Planetary Technologies has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Planetary Technologies' List of Top Investments
Planetary Technologies has a portfolio of 14 companies. Their most notable investments are in RoosterBio and MicroByre.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada and United Kingdom. They have invested in Life Sciences, High Tech, Enterprise Applications and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Planetary Technologies:1. RoosterBio
Developer of human mesenchymal stem cells and extracellular vesicles. The company specializes in human bone marrow-derived and adipose-derived MSCs and associated, highly-engineered media formulations for the expansion of these cells.
Key facts about RoosterBio
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Frederick (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $38.4M
- Employee Count: 69 as on Dec 31, 2021
- Investors: TEDCO, Planetary Technologies and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 08, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of RNA-sequencing solution-based transcriptome kit to analyze health data. It offers solutions that empower researchers to run fixed samples collected on different dates together in a single experiment by providing control over sample handling and reducing errors. The kit uses barcoding to label single cells or single-nucleus suspension for sequencing as well as the tools for data analysis.
Key facts about Parse Biosciences
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $100M
- Employee Count: 128 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Logos, Marshall Wace and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 14, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Recycling of rare earth elements. It provides solutions for recycling of magnet-containing products made from critical minerals, enabling the creation of a domestic supply chain for REEs through an economic and sustainable magnet recycling process.
Key facts about Cyclic Materials
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Toronto (Canada)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $82M
- Employee Count: 51 - 200 as on Jul 17, 2025
- Investors: BMW i Ventures, Fifth Wall and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 23, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Tandem PV
Developer of a perovskite-based solar cell. Its solar cell can turn more spectrum to the electricity in comparison to the conventional solar cell.
Key facts about Tandem PV
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $64.4M
- Employee Count: 10 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Stifel, Eclipse and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Apr 30, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Synthace
Provider of a SaaS-based laboratory automation software for researchers. The company has developed automation products such as Antha which has the ability to automate experiments in a laboratory. The system check for errors is an interoperable software and can be reprogrammed fr handling liquid matters for biological experiments.
Key facts about Synthace
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £2.51M as on Jan 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $80.3M
- Employee Count: 37 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: 11.2 Capital, Horizons Ventures and 56 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 16, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Planetary Technologies' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Planetary Technologies has invested in 14 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Cyclic Materials and most recent follow-on round was in Tandem PV.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Planetary Technologies' Investments by Stage
Planetary Technologies has made 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.1M, 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.53M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $18.2M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 6 |
Seed | 3 |
Series B | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Planetary Technologies' Investments by Sector
Planetary Technologies has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Life Sciences, High Tech, Sustainability Tech, Enterprise Applications and Environment Tech. Notably, it has invested in 13 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 13 Tech companies, 2 Saas companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Life Sciences | 8 |
High Tech | 4 |
Sustainability Tech | 4 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Environment Tech | 2 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Planetary Technologies' Investments by Geography
Planetary Technologies has made most investments in United States (9), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 9 |
Canada | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Planetary Technologies' recent investments
Planetary Technologies has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Planetary Technologies:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 04, 2025 | United States | Series A | 1257 | [+6] | |
Sep 25, 2024 | Canada | Series B | 6012 | [+8] | |
Jan 16, 2024 | United States | Series A | 2662 | ||
Dec 14, 2023 | United States | Series C | 4431 | [+4] | |
Apr 25, 2023 | Canada | Series A | 8204 |
Acquired companies in Planetary Technologies' Portfolio
2 companies from Planetary Technologies' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Zymergen in Jul 2022 by Ginkgo Bioworks.Here are Planetary Technologies' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 25, 2022 | - | - | 6748 | |
Mar 27, 2019 | Apr 06, 2017 | Seed | 8641 |
Team profile of Planetary Technologies
Planetary Technologies has a team of 2 members located in United States. Planetary Technologies' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Planetary Technologies
Over the past 12 years, 74 investors have co-invested in Planetary Technologies's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Planetary Technologies: National Science Foundation, OSTI and 8 others have invested in rounds before Planetary Technologies. There are 2 companies where National Science Foundation has invested before Planetary Technologies and 2 companies where OSTI has invested before Planetary Technologies.
- Top Co-investors of Planetary Technologies: 16 investors entered a company along with Planetary Technologies. These include investors like Vanedge Capital (1 company).
- Invested after Planetary Technologies: A total of 48 investors have invested in Planetary Technologies's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Soleus Capital (1 company), Janus Henderson Investors (1 company) and Marshall Wace (1 company).
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