About
Herbicides for Crop Protection
FortePhest is a biotechnology start-up developing a technology to combat herbicideresistant weeds. FortePhest is developing H-Forte, a herbicide leveraging a recently discovered mechanism of action. H-Forte was inspired by natural plant protectors that can delay or completely inhibit the development of weeds. H-Forte targets a key enzyme of protein synthesis, phenylalanine tRNA synthetase. H-Forte is intended to control resistant weeds by disrupting the structure of their proteins.
Identity
| Name | FortePhest |
|---|---|
| Slug | fortephest |
| Type / kind | startup |
| Crunchbase ID | fortephest |
| Source _id | agxzfmlsbGlzdHNpdGVyGAsSC05ld19Db21wYW55GICAoJGGwssLDA |
Status
| Status | active |
|---|---|
| Last update | 2026-05-17 |
Location
| HQ country code | IL |
|---|---|
| HQ region/district | Center District |
| HQ city | Ness Ziona |
| HQ address | Dan St 3, Ness Ziona, Israel |
Web & social
| Website | https://fortephest.com |
|---|---|
| Careers page | http://fortephest.com/careers |
Classifications
Primary sector Agriculture & Food Technologies
Sub-sectors
Climate TechFood & Land UseSustainable FarmingAgriculture & Food TechnologiesAg TechFarm Equipment & Treatment
Technologies
BiologicalsMicroorganisms
Target customers
Agriculture & FoodCrops
Business models
B2B
Tags
sustainable-farmingclimate-techfarmersplant-protectionherbicidesagtechbiotechnologyagriculturecrops
Funding
| Total raised | $1.4M |
|---|---|
| Current stage | Series B |
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