Industrial Microbes
Synthetic Biology · Biotechnology
2backers · Y Combinator, StartX
$700kgrants · 4 grants · CORDIS
10team · US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · -29% in a year
14stories in the press
Overview
IMicrobes: Accelerating the transition to sustainable materials through synthetic biology -Our programmable microbes turn ethanol into net-zero materials.
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Funding and backers
Team
10
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · -29% in a year
Grants
$700k
4 grants · CORDIS
Backers
2
Y Combinator, StartX
Momentum
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Last sign of life
1 mo ago
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Jul 2, 2018
Won a grant $150k · CORDIS
Mar 1, 2017
Won a grant $300k · CORDIS
Aug 1, 2016
Won a grant $100k · CORDIS
Feb 18, 2016
Won a grant $150k · CORDIS
Jan 2015
Went through Y Combinator
Jun 2013
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News
BioMADE Announces $26.9 Million Invested in 17 Projects Supporting U.S. Bioindustrial Manufacturing Innovations and Workforce Development
Projects will support the domestic production of sustainable materials and chemicals for consumer products and defense applications, while also creating the manufacturing workforce of the future. MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN/EMERYVILLE, CA, October 30, 2024 -
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1
Hiring now
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Countries
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Alameda
United States
HQ
50-200 est. staff
1010 Atlantic Avenue Suite 102, Alameda, CA 94501-1199 USA