Parkwalk is pleased to announce its latest investment in Moa Technology, a plant genetics company using proprietary technology to generate new herbicide candidates, spun out of the University of Oxford.
23 July 2026 Oxford, UK – Moa Technology (“Moa”), an agricultural biotechnology company focused on discovering novel mode of action herbicides, announces a £22.2 million Series C financing round.
This new investment reflects the proven strength of Moa’s IP and the progress it has made to become the innovation partner of choice for the crop protection industry. In the last 24 months, Moa has formed R&D collaborations with four leading companies – Nufarm, Gowan, Belchim and Corteva Agriscience – to develop different novel solutions to help farmers protect their harvest from crop-killing weeds, and expects to continue to sign further commercial research partnerships.
In a major breakthrough for the industry, Moa’s proprietary technology platforms have already discovered over 80 novel mode of action areas, which work in completely different ways to control weeds and break resistance. After successful validation in the lab and glasshouse, Moa’s most advanced novel mode of action programmes are performing strongly to control some of the world’s toughest weeds in successive seasons of international field trials. In 2025, the company discovered a new category of products – Moa AmplifiersTM – which are not herbicidal on their own but have the potential to reduce the amount or concentration of herbicides required, supporting productivity and environmental stewardship.
The Series C funding will enable Moa to bring its three most advanced programmed significantly closer to commercialisation, to build its pipeline of early-stage novel mode of action herbicides to further develop the Moa Amplifiers programme. The new equity investment will be supplemented by upfront and milestone payments from current and future industry partners working with Moa.
Dr Virginia Corless, CEO of Moa Technology, said:
“This marks a major milestone for Moa Technology – a validation of the outstanding progress we have made not just in the laboratory, but also in striking commercial deals with leading industry partners around the world. We are particularly pleased that, through AIF in Europe and GainInnovate in Australia, the farming sector itself is closely connected to the next phase of Moa’s development, helping accelerate delivery of our solutions to the fields where that are so urgently needed.”