IngateyGen LLC derives its name from the Akan word, Ngatee, meaning peanut. The Akan language is spoken in parts of Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, and Benin.

IngateyGen was co-founded by Dr. Hortense Dodo and Dr. Koffi Konan during their tenure at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU). At AAMU, they worked on lowering peanut allergenicity using RNAi.

In 2012, Dr. Dodo moved to Elizabeth City, NC, followed by Dr. Konan to perform USDA-required peanut field trials.

In 2023, IngateyGen relocated to the First Flight Venture Center in Research Triangle Park, continuing the mission of improving peanut traits and eliminating major peanut challenges with innovative molecular techniques.