Fermeate
Brewing & Beer
$4.5Mtotal raised · 2 rounds on record
$2Mlatest round · Seed · Apr 2026 · 6 mo ago
1backers · SOSV
4team · US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025
Overview
Fermeate upgrades existing fermentation capacity with light-based control system - improving output without new tanks.
Key facts
These are the key facts about Fermeate on Alion as of Nov 13, 2026. Fermeate is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It was founded in 2024. It has raised $4.5M in 2 funding rounds. The latest round is Seed of $2M, announced in 2026.
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Nov 10, 2026
- Founded
- 2024Alion company profile, updated Nov 10, 2026
- Employees
- 50+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Total raised
- $4.5MSum of 2 equity rounds Alion knows
- Latest round
- Seed · $2M · Apr 28, 2026Press report · businesswire.com
Official records
Funding and backers
Total raised
$4.5M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$2M
Seed · Apr 2026 · 6 mo ago
Team
4
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025
Backers
1
SOSV
The money's age
Fresh money
6 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
20/100
fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Apr 2026 | $2M | — | businesswire.com |
| Venture round | Mar 2026 | $2.5M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Fermeate, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Saurabh MalaniExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Ke XuExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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People
Saurabh Malani
Executive Officer, Director
Ke Xu
Executive Officer, Director
Po Bronson
Director
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News
Fermeate: $2 Million Raised To Scale Optogenetic Control Platform For Industrial Fermentation
Fermeate, an industrial biotechnology company using light to improve precision fermentation, has raised $2 million in a seed round led by Newfund Capital, with participation from SOSV, Ajinomoto Group Ventures, Ki Tua Fund, Heuristic Capital Partners, Mom
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
San Francisco
United States
HQ
Location
50-200 est. staff
San Francisco, CA 94107
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