Lygos

company

About

Lygos provides biotechnology solutions for today’s renewable chemical challenges.

  • 11 - 50

Details

Last Funding Type
Grant
Last Funding Money Raised
$2M
Industries
Advanced Materials,Biotechnology,Clean Energy
Founded date
Jan 1, 2011
Number Of Employee
11 - 50
Operating Status
Active

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. The company's throughput screening and strain construction facilitate the rapid optimization of pathways to convert cheap and renewable feedstock to high-value chemicals.

Founded in 2011, Lygos is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
8
$12.47M
Lygos has raised a total of $12.47M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Sep 29, 2019 from a Series B round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Sep 29, 2019 Series B $5M 1 CJ Cheiljedang Detail
Jun 3, 2019 Grant $2M 1 US Department of Energy Detail
Mar 11, 2019 Grant $750K 1 Detail
Sep 7, 2018 Grant $2M 1 Detail
Feb 18, 2015 Grant $1.42M 1 National Science Foundation Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
5
3
Lygos is funded by 3 investors. CJ Cheiljedang and US Department of Energy are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
CJ Cheiljedang Yes Series B
US Department of Energy Yes Grant
National Science Foundation Grant