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Shiru

Shiru

Private
Alameda, CaliforniaHealthcare & Life Scienceshttps://www.shiru.com/

Last Round

Series B

Nov 12, 2024

Total Funding Raised

$36.52M

Momentum

Top 5%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Shiru is a biotechnology company that uses artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, and precision biology to discover and develop sustainable, high-performance protein ingredients for the food, personal care, and agriculture industries.

Sector

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Verticals

Biotechnology, Sustainable Materials, NLP & Conversational AI

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Services & Consulting, Data as a Service, Usage-Based SaaS

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

food techalternative proteinplant-based ingredientsai-discovered ingredientsprecision fermentationingredient discoverynovel proteinsplant-based fatsbiotech foodfood formulationsynthetic biologysustainable foodCPG innovationdata as a serviceDaaS

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Shiru Comps

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Shiru comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Shiru Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series BNov 12, 2024
Series AOct 27, 2021
GrantApr 30, 2021
SeedOct 24, 2019

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Jasmin Hume

Founder And CEO

Founding Team

Duncan Seay

Fractional CFO Strategic Advisor

Executive Team

Shiru Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Shiru investors
InvestorRounds
S.q.pSeries A
Peak State VenturesSeries A, Seed
EmlesSeries A
Twenty Two VenturesSeed
SALTSeries A
CPT CapitalSeries A, Seed, Series B
Emles Venture PartnersSeries A

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Shiru Filings

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersAlameda, California
Employee Range25
Year Founded2019
Last FundingNov 12, 2024

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