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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

DateSeriesAmountInvestorsDeal News
03.06.2019Grant$2M-lgtechvent...
23.01.2019Series B$5MLG Technol...vcnewsdail...
19.07.2018Series B$15.5M-finsmes.co...
14.12.2016Series A$13MOS Fundvcnewsdail...
18.05.2016Grant$10M--

Mentions in press and media 16

DateTitleDescriptionCategoryAuthorSource
25.01.2023With $3bn ...Climate tech investment landed...--agfunderne...
18.04.2022Former emp...This is the web version of Ter...--fortune.co...
21.01.2021Forsaking ...Late last year, Solugen, a sta...chemicals,...Jonathan S...techcrunch...
03.06.2019Lygos Awar...Partnership with U.S. Departme...--lgtechvent...
24.01.2019Term Sheet...HOLLYWOOD’S ODD COUPLE Good m...--fortune.co...
23.01.2019Lygos Snar... BERKELEY, CA, Biotechnology-...--vcnewsdail...
23.01.2019Lygos Rece...Lygos, Inc., a Berkeley, CA-ba...USA-finsmes.co...
19.07.2018Lygos Rais... BERKELEY, CA, Biotechnology ...--vcnewsdail...
18.07.2018Term Sheet...THE KINGMAKER’S PLAYBOOK Good...--fortune.co...
17.07.2018Biotechnol...Lygos, Inc., a Berkeley, Calif...USA-finsmes.co...
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