Back of the Yards algae sciences

United States
Victoria, Virginia, United States

Company profile

Back of the Yards algae sciences company profile

Back of the Yards algae sciences (BYAS) is an algae technology company developing and producing high protein plant-based ingredients, natural blue food colorants, innovative organic biostimulants for vertical farming (Controlled Environment Agriculture) and sera (FBS replacements and mitogens) and media for cellular agriculture (cell-based meat, plants and mycelia). BYAS has industrial-scale pilot production facilities and a fully equipped (including a Stedim robotic system) cellular agriculture laboratory based at The Plant in Chicago. BYAS is committed to deploying circular economy technology to make alt.proteins and vertical and cellular agriculture a sustainable and affordable part of the global food chain.

Business identity

Contact email
[email protected]
Operating status
Active
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
00011-00050 employees
Revenue range
$0+
Founded
2018-01-01

Headquarters

Headquarters
Victoria, Virginia, United States
Postal code
60609
Country code
US
Continent
North America

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding stage
Seed
Funding rounds
4
Last funding
Debt Financing / $1.1M / 2021-09-01
Last equity funding
Seed
Investors
3
Lead investors
1
Founders
1
Articles
4

Founders and investors

Founders

Leonard Lerer

Lead investors

GROW Agrifoodtech Accelerator

Investors

Beyond ImpactGROW Agrifoodtech AcceleratorNewchip Accelerator

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