Virent is replacing crude oil by creating the chemicals and fuels the world demands using a wide range of naturally-occurring, renewable resources. Their patented technology features catalytic chemistry to convert plant-based sugars into a full range of products identical to those made from petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemicals for plastics and fibers. The products are "drop-in" replacements that enable full utilization of existing logistics infrastructure without blending limitations.
Location: United States, Wisconsin, Madison
Total raised: $46.4M
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Atrium Cap... | atriumcapi... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 08.06.2010 | - | $46.4M | - |
Mentions in press and media 13
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| 29.11.2023 | Virent and Johnson Matthey: Behind the Pioneering Technology... | Virent and Johnson Matthey: Behind the Pioneering Technology that Enabled the First 100% SAF Trans-A... | news.cisio... |
| 29.11.2023 | Innovative Breakthrough in SAF Technology by Virent and John... | Innovative Breakthrough in SAF Technology by Virent and Johnson Matthey: The Bio-aromatics Behind th... | news.cisio... |
| 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... |
| 20.04.2017 | Panel: Companies’ Big Bets Suggest Cleantech Is Here to Stay... | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints For a cleantech startup, it can ma... | xconomy.co... |
| 19.09.2016 | Epic, Astronautics, Virent, & More: This Week’s Wisconsi... | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Keep up with the latest news from ... | xconomy.co... |
| 07.09.2016 | From Partner to Purchaser: Tesoro Buys Madison Biofuels Make... | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Lee Edwards says that for a small ... | xconomy.co... |
| 02.02.2016 | With Partnership, Tesoro To Help Virent Develop Plant-Based ... | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints In 2015, a year that saw gasoline ... | xconomy.co... |
| 13.02.2015 | A Third Act For Biofuels | Ryan Clarke Contributor More posts by this contributor A Third Act For Biofuels James Hyun Contrib... | techcrunch... |
| 19.08.2014 | Wisconsin Roundup: Techstars, Silatronix, Virent, MyHealthDi... | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Two Wisconsin startups are in the ... | xconomy.co... |
| 27.05.2011 | Algae Biofuels Maker Solazyme Goes Public, Finally, Raking I... | Shares in Solazyme, the makers of algae biofuels and algae-based oils and chemicals used in health a... | techcrunch... |
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