Lygos
YC W16 · Active · Lygos (W16) built and commercialized sustainable, high-performance…
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 SolugenShared: biotechnology, climate, sustainableActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW17 |
 Checkerspot, Inc.Shared: performance material, high performance, chemistryNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | Plug and Play |
 Ligo BiosciencesShared: synthetic biology, climate, sustainableActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS24 |
 Birch BiosciencesShared: high performance, synthetic biology, climateActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS22 |
 Volt14Shared: performance material, high performance, chemistryNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | 500 Global +12019 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 GreenitioShared: biotechnology, climate, polymerNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | EF2021 |
 FaircraftShared: biotechnology, climate, sustainableNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | EF2021 |
 TeoraShared: biotechnology, sustainable, ingredientNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | EF2020 |
 Ginkgo BioworksShared: synthetic biology, develop, industrial bioPublicOther | Other | Public | YCS14 |
 ACXShared: synthetic biology, sustainable, throughActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS24 |
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About Lygos
Performance materials company that used proprietary biology and chemistry to develop sustainable, high-performance ingredients and polymers. The company raised more than $200 million, scaled manufacturing, and commercialized products across agriculture, cleaning, personal care, and other specialty-materials markets. Lygos ultimately concluded through two strategic sales (DOD-funded organization, BioMADE and other strategic acquirers).
- YC batch
- W16 · Winter 2016
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- Other
- Team size
- 55
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Checked
- 33m ago
YC tags: Synthetic Biology, Climate, Biotechnology
Lygos: questions
Which YC batch was Lygos in?
Lygos was in Y Combinator's Winter 2016 batch (W16).
Is Lygos still active?
Y Combinator lists Lygos as active.
Where is Lygos based?
Lygos lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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