Lygos employs cutting edge synthetic biology techniques to generate microbial catalysts to convert agricultural feedstocks into fine and commodity chemicals. Our robust high throughput screening and strain construction facilitates the rapid optimization of pathways to convert cheap and renewable feedstock to high value chemicals.
Location: United States, California, Berkeley
Member count: 11-50
Total raised: $45.5M
Founded date: 2011
Investors 7
Funding Rounds 5
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors | Deal News |
| 03.06.2019 | Grant | $2M | - | lgtechvent... |
| 23.01.2019 | Series B | $5M | LG Technol... | vcnewsdail... |
| 19.07.2018 | Series B | $15.5M | - | finsmes.co... |
| 14.12.2016 | Series A | $13M | OS Fund | vcnewsdail... |
| 18.05.2016 | Grant | $10M | - | - |
Mentions in press and media 16
| Date | Title | Description | Category | Author | Source |
| 25.01.2023 | With $3bn ... | Climate tech investment landed... | - | - | agfunderne... |
| 18.04.2022 | Former emp... | This is the web version of Ter... | - | - | fortune.co... |
| 21.01.2021 | Forsaking ... | Late last year, Solugen, a sta... | chemicals,... | Jonathan S... | techcrunch... |
| 03.06.2019 | Lygos Awar... | Partnership with U.S. Departme... | - | - | lgtechvent... |
| 24.01.2019 | Term Sheet... | HOLLYWOOD’S ODD COUPLE Good m... | - | - | fortune.co... |
| 23.01.2019 | Lygos Snar... | BERKELEY, CA, Biotechnology-... | - | - | vcnewsdail... |
| 23.01.2019 | Lygos Rece... | Lygos, Inc., a Berkeley, CA-ba... | USA | - | finsmes.co... |
| 19.07.2018 | Lygos Rais... | BERKELEY, CA, Biotechnology ... | - | - | vcnewsdail... |
| 18.07.2018 | Term Sheet... | THE KINGMAKER’S PLAYBOOK Good... | - | - | fortune.co... |
| 17.07.2018 | Biotechnol... | Lygos, Inc., a Berkeley, Calif... | USA | - | finsmes.co... |
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