Checkerspot
checkerspot.com
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$146.3M
6 rounds on record
Latest round
$55M
Series C · Feb 2023 · 3 yr ago
Team
51
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2024
Backers
1
Refactor Capital
The money's age
Long since its last round
43 months since the last round · not hiring
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Apr 10
Launched Checkerspot Introduces Algolein, a New Line of Specialized Lipids from Microalgae for Personal Care and Cosmetics · YahooFinance
Nov 19, 2025
Took on debt financing Debt Financing $7.6M · SEC Form D
Oct 7, 2025
Partnership Checkerspot teams up with Huvepharma to produce human milk fat analog at scale · agfundernews.com
Feb 13, 2023
Raised a round Series C $55M
Sep 16, 2022
Raised a round Venture round $40M · SEC Form D
May 4, 2020
Raised a round Venture round $32.9M · SEC Form D
Apr 16, 2019
Raised a round Series A $13M · led by Builders VC · PRNewswire
Apr 27, 2018
Raised a round Seed $5.4M · SEC Form D
2016
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt Financing | Nov 2025 | $7.6M | — | SEC Form D |
| Series C | Feb 2023 | $55M | — | businesswire.com |
| Venture round | Sep 2022 | $40M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | May 2020 | $32.9M | — | SEC Form D |
| Series A | Apr 2019 | $13M | Builders VC lead | PRNewswire |
| Seed | Apr 2018 | $5.4M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Checkerspot, Inc. | sec |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Scott FranklinExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Charles DimmlerExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
John KrzywickiExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Layla WardExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
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News
Omega-7 POA and Metabolic Health Review
Palmitoleic acid (POA; 16:1 n-7) has been proposed as a lipokine linking adipose tissue, liver, and skeletal muscle metabolism, but its relevance to human me...
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Why Prototheca moriformis Leads the Field in Microalgae Lipid Production
Why Prototheca moriformis Leads the Field in Microalgae Lipid Production Why use microalgae to make fats and oils? For brands developing the next generation of nutrition, food, and personal care products, the better question might be: why use anything els
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Introducing Algolein, a New Line of Specialized Lipids for Personal Care
Algolein debuts with a high-oleic algal oil under the name Algolein TG C18/80 designed without genetic modification using microalgae fermentation to deliver targeted performance, consistency, and sustainability
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Checkerspot Introduces Algolein, a New Line of Specialized Lipids from Microalgae for Personal Care and Cosmetics
Algolein debuts with a high-oleic algal oil under the name Algolein TG C18/80 designed without genetic modification using microalgae fermentation to deliver targeted performance, consistency, and sustainabilityAlameda, Calif., April 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWI
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People
Scott Franklin
Executive Officer, Director
Charles Dimmler
Executive Officer, Director
John Krzywicki
Executive Officer, Director
Layla Ward
Executive Officer
Cain McClary
Director
James Kim
Director
David Greenwood
Director
Andrew McClary
Director
Walter Solomon
Director
Julia Moore
Director
Eric Hartz
Director
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Berkeley
United States
HQ
Alameda
United States
Regional office
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1250 Marina Village Parkway – Alameda, CA 94501
Financials
Total raised
$153.9M
Latest round
Debt Financing
Funding rounds
6