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Industrial Microbes (YC W15) — We design and build microbes to make chemicals greener at lower cost

At iMicrobes, we believe there are opportunities for biology to solve our biggest problems. 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.

Industrial Microbes is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2015 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: We design and build microbes to make chemicals greener at lower cost. The founders listed are Derek Greenfield (Founder/CEO), Liz Clarke (Founder/CTO), Noah Helman (Founder/CSO) (Y Combinator directory entry, November 18, 2014).

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Industrial Microbes

New accelerator entry · 2014-11-18 · the record

Winter 2015
batch
12
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchWinter 2015
Announced2014-11-18
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size12
IndustryHealthcare
Sub-industryHealthcare -> Industrial Bio
SectorsCarbon Capture and Removal, Bioplastic, Climate
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedSan Francisco
HiringNo
Founded2014

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At iMicrobes, we believe there are opportunities for biology to solve our biggest problems. 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.

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