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Funding and backers
Total raised
$41.7M
6 rounds on record
Latest round
$10.9M
Venture round · Nov 2018 · 7 yr ago
Team
64
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2024
Grants
$250k
2 grants · CORDIS
Backers
3
Y Combinator, FundersClub
The money's age
Long since its last round
95 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Nov 9, 2018
Raised a round Venture round $10.9M · SEC Form D
Aug 1, 2018
Won a grant $100k · CORDIS
Jul 2, 2018
Won a grant $150k · CORDIS
Mar 13, 2018
Raised a round Venture round $15.5M · SEC Form D
Oct 31, 2016
Raised a round Venture round $14.1M · SEC Form D
Jan 28, 2016
Raised a round Venture round $1.2M · SEC Form D
Jan 2016
Went through Y Combinator
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Web presence
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Nov 2018 | $10.9M | — | SEC Form D |
| Grant | Aug 2018 | $100k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jul 2018 | $150k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Mar 2018 | $15.5M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Oct 2016 | $14.1M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jan 2016 | $1.2M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | LYGOS, INC. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Eric SteenExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Jeffrey DietrichExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
People

Eric Steen
Executive Officer, Director

Jeffrey Dietrich
Executive Officer

Jay Keasling
Director

Leonard Katz
Director

Brad Gillespie
Director
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Emeryville
United States
HQ
Financials
Total raised
$41.9M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
6

Y Combinator
FundersClub
LG Technology Ventures