San FranciscoFounded 201155+ employeesPrivate
$213.3M raisedSeries A· last: grant (Jul 2024)· 15 rounds
Backed by(18 investors)
U.S. Department of Defense · LeadUS Department of Energy · LeadNational Science Foundation · LeadLG Technology Ventures · LeadFirst Round Capital · LeadIA Ventures · LeadOS Fund · LeadY Combinator · LeadU.S. Department of Agriculture · Lead+9 more
Founded in 2010, Lygos is providing biotechnology solutions for today’s renewable chemical challenges. They engineer microbes to convert sugars into high-value, industrial chemicals, targeting compounds where biological production is cost-advantaged over petrochemical production.
