Back of the Yards Algae Sciences (BYAS) finds new uses for algae as sustainable, natural ingredients for food colorants and flavors; protein powders for plant-based meat; biostimulants to improve yield and quality in vertical farming and growth media to move cell-based food from the
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $1.1M
Founded date: 2018
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | GROW | gogrow.co |
| - | Beyond Imp... | beyondimpa... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 31.08.2021 | - | $1.1M | - |
Mentions in press and media 12
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| 22.07.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: String Bio raises $20m, SVG heads ... | Indian biotech company String Bio landed Series B funding this week and announced plans to turn meth... | agfunderne... |
| 30.12.2021 | AFN’s top 20 guest articles of 2021 | AFN strives to provide holistic coverage of trends and developments across the agrifoodtech ecosyste... | agfunderne... |
| 11.01.2021 | Chicago Ingredients Startup Debuts Algae Heme To Help Upgrad... | 1 1 2 Shares 3 Mins Read Chicago-based ingredients startup Back of the Yards Algae Sciences (BYA... | greenqueen... |
| 06.01.2021 | Biological innovation is key to the economic & environme... | Editor’s note: Leonard Lerer is founder and CEO at Back of the Yards Algae Sciences (BYAS), a Chicag... | agfunderne... |
| 22.12.2020 | Cultured Protein: A Guide To Every Cell-Based Meat Startup I... | 3 1 4 Shares 10 Mins Read The alternative protein market is on fire right now, estimated to be w... | greenqueen... |
| 05.11.2020 | KindEarth.Tech to Host Virtual Event Discussing Future of Fo... | This November 20th, KindEarth.Tech will host a huge virtual event, KindEarth Tech for Future Food, w... | vegconomis... |
| 02.09.2020 | Is Algae The Alt-Protein We Have Been Waiting For? | Is algae the alt-protein we have been waiting for? Find out! Leonard Lerer of Chicago’s Back of the ... | vegconomis... |
| 17.06.2020 | Algae Is the New Popcorn. And Pasta. And Bacon. | June 17, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. So you’ve ... | entreprene... |
| 25.11.2019 | Booming, blooming micro-algae | Hundreds of thousands of species of micro-algae float through the world’s waterways. Just a fraction... | agfunderne... |
| 21.10.2019 | AFN introduces… SinGENE and Back of the Yards algae sciences... | Going back to life’s drawing board… and tapping into its initial building blocks. That’s how these t... | agfunderne... |
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