What it sells
We design and build microbes to make chemicals greener at lower cost.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedEthanol plant owners/operators (partners) and consumer-brand sustainability/procurement teams.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Fuel ethanol demand declining with EV adoption leaves underutilized plants; consumers and supply chains push for biobased materials (paints, coatings, adhesives).
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Engineered microbes convert ethanol into bio-based acrylic acid and other chemicals at partner facilities.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
UnverifiedSells bio-based chemicals and/or licenses the process to ethanol producers; margin vs petrochemicals; no numbers.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Partnerships ("Partner with us") with ethanol plants and brands.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2015 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.