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Lygos

Lygos

Private
Hayward, CaliforniaEnergy & Sustainabilityhttps://www.lygos.com/

Last Round

Convertible Debt

Apr 18, 2022

Total Funding Raised

$206.37M

Company Overview

Lygos is a biotechnology company that engineers microbes to convert plant-based sugars into high-value, bio-based specialty chemicals and polymers.

Sector

Energy & Sustainability

Verticals

Biotechnology, Sustainable Materials, Advanced Materials, Clean Manufacturing

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Services & Consulting, Government Contracts

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

biomanufacturingsynthetic biologyspecialty chemicalsbio-based chemicalsfermentation platformsynbiomicrobial engineeringgreen chemistrysustainable materialsmalonic acidbio-based ingredientsindustrial biotechnologyclean manufacturingbiotech platformrenewable feedstocks

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Lygos comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
CompanySimilarityMarket Cap
DMC Biotechnologies
80%
Ecovia Bio
79%
Manus Bio
77%

Lygos Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Convertible DebtApr 18, 2022
StrategicFeb 9, 2021
Series B ExtensionSep 16, 2019
GrantJun 3, 2019
GrantMar 11, 2019
Series B Extension
Jan 24, 2019

Key People

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Eric Steen

CEO Co-founder

Founding Team

Bryce Dille

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

Lygos Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Lygos investors
InvestorRounds
Vast VenturesSeries A
LG Technology VenturesSeries B, Series B Extension
IA VenturesSeries B, Series A
First Round CapitalSeries A, Series B
Vast VenturesSeries A
Y CombinatorSeed
OS FundSeries B, Series A

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  • Jun 5, 2025

    Added IndSpyre Solutions, Inc. from the Chemicals industry.

  • May 6, 2024

    Collaboration with CJ Bio to build a biorefinery in Iowa.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersHayward, California
Employee Range29
Year Founded2011
Last FundingApr 18, 2022

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