Ceres, Inc., which sells seeds to produce biomass feedstocks that can enable the replacement of fossil fuels, filed on Monday with the SEC to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering. The Thousand Oaks, CA-based company, which was founded in 1996 and booked $7 million in sales for the 12 months ended August 31, 2010, plans to list on the NASDAQ under the symbol CERE. Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Barclays Capital are the lead underwriters on the deal. No pricing terms were disclosed.
