Key Takeaways
- CryoBio secures $1.3 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed round
- Investors include Ag Ventures Alliance, NY Ventures, Launch NY, FuzeHub, and impact angels
- Company developing sprayable, food-safe frost protection product
- Technology inspired by naturally occurring antifreeze molecules
- Funding to support transition from lab validation to on-farm trials
CryoBio Advances Frost Protection Technology with New Funding
CryoBio has raised $1.3 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round. The round included participation from Ag Ventures Alliance, NY Ventures, Launch NY, and FuzeHub, as well as impact-focused angel investors including Klessig Trust and Jade Cove Partners.
Founded in 2025 as a spin-out from Marble, CryoBio is developing a frost protection solution designed to address increasing crop losses caused by late-spring frosts. Frost events are reported to result in up to $30 billion in annual agricultural damage across North America and Europe.
Traditional frost mitigation methods—such as candles in vineyards or the use of helicopters to circulate warm air—remain labor-intensive and costly.
