Fermeate
fermeate.com
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$2.5M
1 round on record
Latest round
$2.5M
Venture round · Mar 2026 · 5 mo ago
Team
4
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025
The money's age
Fresh money
5 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
20/100
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this month
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Mar 2026 | $2.5M | — | SEC Form D |
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| Legal entity | Fermeate, Inc. | sec |
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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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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Saurabh Malani
Executive Officer, Director
Ke Xu
Executive Officer, Director
Po Bronson
Director
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1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
San Francisco
United States
HQ
Location
50-200 est. staff
San Francisco, CA 94107
Financials
Total raised
$2.5M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2026 | $2.5M | Details |