Solazyme

company

About

Solazyme is a synthetic biology company converting algal biomass into biofuels for the transportation, cosmetic and food industries.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Grant
Last Funding Money Raised
$21.80M
Industries
Biofuel,Biomass Energy,Chemical
Founded date
Jan 1, 2003
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active

Solazyme is a synthetic biology company that specializes in converting algal biomass into biofuels. Solazyme not only creates biofuels for the the transportation industry, but is experimenting with ways to tailor its products for the cosmetic and food industries.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
$21.80M
Solazyme has raised a total of $21.80M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 7, 2009 from a Grant round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 7, 2009 Grant $21.80M 1 US Department of Energy Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
1
0
Solazyme has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Apr 14, 2022, when Zaraye raised $2.10M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Apr 14, 2022 Zaraye
Pre-seed $2.10M Information Services

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
1
Solazyme is funded by 1 investors. US Department of Energy are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
US Department of Energy Yes Grant