What it sells
Shiru leverages ML to create proteins to feed the world sustainably.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedR&D or product innovation leads at food and personal care manufacturers.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
UnverifiedBrands need functional, sustainable alternatives to animal fats and legacy ingredients and cannot wait a decade for discovery.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Flourish platform scans 33M+ proteins with AI to find functional candidates, co-develops them with partners (1-2 years vs 5-15), then partners with manufacturers to scale production.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Sells/licenses discovered protein ingredients (flagship OleoPro structured fat) and co-development, scaled via manufacturing partners.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Partner/contact-form led across food, personal care, agriculture and materials.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Summer 2019 | — | 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.