At iMicrobes, we believe there are opportunities for biology to solve our biggest problems. We are a small and growing synthetic biology startup backed by Y Combinator. Our mission is to work with the world’s largest companies to use new raw materials and recycle waste for chemical production, polymers, agriculture, and space exploration.
iMicrobes is hiring, please see imicrobes.com.
iMicrobes is hiring, please see imicrobes.com.
Location: United States, California, Alameda
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $1M
Founded date: 2014
Founders name: Stephen Powaga
Founders Related Locations: United States, Indiana, Indianapolis
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | SV Tech Ve... | svtechvent... |
| - | Plug and P... | plugandpla... |
| - | CLI Ventur... | cli.ventur... |
| - | ChinaRock ... | crcmventur... |
| - | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| - | StartX | startx.com |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 08.10.2019 | Grant | $1M | - |
Persons 1
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | |||
| - | Stephen | Powaga | Co-Founder... | linkedin.c... | - | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.11.2024 | Industrial Microbes Completes $10M+ Seed | ALAMEDA, CA, Industrial Microbes today announced the successful completion of the first close of its seed round funding. >> Click here for more funding data on Industrial Microbes >> To export Industrial Microbes funding data t... |
| 29.09.2016 | Hard Tech Startups | Some people think YC only funds straightforward software startups. That’s definitely not the case — YC’s largest exit to date is a self-driving car company, Cruise Automation, and we’ve funded many other hard technology companies like Gingk... |
| 06.05.2015 | Все стартапы последнего выпуска Y Combinator, ФРИИ, Techstars и Tolstoy Startup Camp Статьи редакции | Редакция ЦП собрала в одном материале все стартапы, которые были представлены на последнем Demo Day стартап-акселераторов Y Combinator, ФРИИ, Techstars и Tolstoy Startup Camp. Y Combinator Выпуск — март 2015 года. Akido Labs — стандартизиро... |
| 16.03.2015 | Industrial Microbes (YC W15) Is Engineering Bacteria To Produce Chemicals From Natural Gases | Industrial Microbes joins the YC Winter 2015 batch: The trio of synthetic biologists behind Industrial Microbes, a new East Bay-based startup backed by Y Combinator, have had years of experience in working with biofuels. They met at LS9, ... |
| 16.03.2015 | YC-Backed Industrial Microbes Is Engineering Bacteria To Produce Chemicals From Natural Gases | The trio of synthetic biologists behind Industrial Microbes, a new East Bay-based startup backed by Y Combinator, have had years of experience in working with biofuels. They met at LS9, a biofuels startup that took more than $80 million of ... |
| - | YC and Hard Tech Startups | Some people think YC only funds straightforward software startups. That’s definitely not the case — YC’s largest exit to date is a self-driving car company, Cruise Automation, and we’ve funded many other hard technology companies like Gingk... |
| - | iMicrobes | “iMicrobes: Accelerating the transition to sustainable materials through synthetic biology - We turn greenhouse gases (GHGs) into net-zero materials, offering cost-effective decarbonization of chemical manufacturing without cutting profits.... |