Danforth Center Spinout Benson Hill Goes Public; the Second “Unicorn” in St. Louis
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- Published on October 30, 2021
- Last Updated March 9, 2023
- In Syndication
Benson Hill, Inc., just went public as a “unicorn,” (Silicon Valley slang for a privately held startup company valued at over $1 billion) making it the second unicorn in St. Louis.
The food technology company co-founded by Danforth Center Principal Investigator Todd Mockler, was valued at $1.35 billion after it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
Check out the full story on the Danforth blog.
