Birch Biosciences

Waste Management · Biotechnology
$1.5Mraised in 3 rounds
2backers · Y Combinator, Pegasus Tech Ventures
$1.5Mgrants · 3 grants · CORDIS
1-10team · employees, estimated range

Overview

Birch Biosciences is developing novel plastic recycling technologies using generative AI and advanced enzyme engineering to bring plastics into the circular economy.

Funding and backers

Team
1-10
employees, estimated range
Grants
$1.5M
3 grants · CORDIS
Backers
2
Y Combinator, Pegasus Tech Ventures
Momentum
0/100
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The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 15, 2024 Won a grant $1M · CORDIS Jun 2022 Went through Y Combinator Apr 1, 2022 Won a grant $256k · CORDIS Feb 14, 2022 Won a grant $256k · CORDIS 2022 Founded
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Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Grant Sep 2024 $1M — CORDIS
Grant Apr 2022 $256k — CORDIS
Grant Feb 2022 $256k — CORDIS
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Y Combinator S22 accelerator Pegasus Tech Ventures fund
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Financials

Total raised
$1.5M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
3
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Grant 2024 $1M Details
Grant 2022 $256k Details
Grant 2022 $256k Details

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Shared investors2
Pegasus Tech VenturesVia a fund
91 portfolio companies: Hijup, base, iacc.co.jp and 88 more
Y CombinatorVia a fund
6310 portfolio companies
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Portland United States
HQ
1-10 est. staff