Pluton Biosciences

Pluton Biosciences is an agricultural biotechnology company founded in 2017 and based in St. Louis, Missouri, dedicated to discovering novel microbes that drive environmental and agricultural sustainability. Using its proprietary Micromining platform, Pluton identifies and develops natural microbial products that improve crop nutrition — including nitrogen and phosphorus uptake — while supporting carbon sequestration and reducing reliance on synthetic inputs. The company raised $6.6 million in seed funding in 2021 and has partnered with organizations including Avalo to apply machine learning to its platform.