Number 8 bio is a synthetic biology company engineering microbes to eliminate agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Our team of synthetic biologists is developing innovative microbial solutions capable of reducing ruminant methane emissions, saving money for our farmers, and saving our climate.
Location: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $1.8M
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 13.06.2023 | - | $1.8M | Possible V... |
Mentions in press and media 6
| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.10.2024 | Number 8 Bio CEO: Synthetic chemistry, not seaweed or biomanufacturing, is key to cost-effective livestock methane reduction | The most viable route to cost-effective production of feed supplements to reduce methane emissions from burping cows remains synthetic chemistry, not large-scale seaweed cultivation, plant extracts, or biomanufacturing, claims Sydney, Austr... |
| 15.06.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: HUNGRY bags $10m, USDA greenlights cultivated chicken labels, making leather from beer | Funding rounds continue to be slow and on the low side. Catering tech startup HUNGRY raised new capital, as did alt-meat startup Higher Steaks, which rebranded as Uncommon. In agtech, agribusiness platform Unnati Agri and alt-leather startu... |
| 13.06.2023 | BREAKING: Number 8 Bio raises $1.2m for novel enteric methane reduction technology | Australian synthetic biology startup Number 8 Bio has raised A$1.8 million ($1.2 million) in a pre-seed round to fund a novel approach to cutting methane emissions from animal agriculture using yeast. The funding—from Main Sequence, Possibl... |
| - | No bull!@#$: Number 8 Bio lands $1.8 million for animal feed that reduces cow farts | Biotech startup, Number 8 Bio, has just raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding for its proprietary feed that reduces methane emissions in cows. The round saw participation from CSIRO’s Main Sequence — the deep tech fund founded by CSIRO, P... |
| - | Number 8 bio | “Number8Bio® is removing the methane emissions from agriculture.” |
| - | Number 8 bio | “Number 8 Bio is a scientist-led start-up in Sydney that makes scalable and affordable enteric methane mitigation feed additives for livestock. We have a unique approach to managing rumen energy flows and animal productivity when methane is... |