Solugen is a specialty chemical company that applies industrial biotechnology and green chemistry principles to re-design the production of a variety of chemicals.
Location: United States, Texas, Houston
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $36.4M
Investors 12
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Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 22.05.2019 | Series B | $32M | - |
| 24.10.2017 | Seed | $4.4M | - |
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