Where is Ferment's headquarters located?

Ferment's headquarters is located in Chapel Hill (United States).

How big is Ferment's investment team?

Ferment has a team of 7, including 3 partners.

How many companies has Ferment invested in?

Ferment has invested in 7 companies, including Allonnia & BiomEdit.

Which companies has Ferment invested in lately?

Index Biosystems & Alchemyca Biotech are the latest investments by Ferment.

Ferment - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

Ferment, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2021, is based in Chapel Hill, United States. With a presence in 2 countries, it has supported around 7 startups in sectors like Environment Tech, Life Sciences. Most notable companies in its portfolio include Allonnia, BiomEdit and Index Biosystems. The program is backed by a team of 7 people who primarily support Seed startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a $5M Seed round in Index Biosystems on Jan 01, 2025, which also saw participation from KdT Ventures and Undeterred Capital.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2021

Location

Chapel Hill, United States

Portfolio Companies

Allonnia, BiomEdit & 5 more

Sectors of Investment

Environment Tech, Life Sciences & 3 more

Stages of Investment

Seed & Series A

Locations of Investment

United States & Canada

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Ferment has a portfolio of 7 companies. Their most notable investmentis in Alchemyca BiotechTheir portfolio spans across United States and Canada. They have invested in Environment Tech, Life Sciences, Healthcare and 2 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Ferment:

1. Allonnia

Provider of solutions for upcycling plastic waste. It uses advanced biology and technology to recycle and convert upcycle waste. It is focused on four key sectors of mining, industry, energy, and plastics, including segments of PFAS separation and concentration, PFAS sensing, rare earth elements - REE, oil sands process water - OSPW, and Plastics.

Key facts about Allonnia

Founded Year: 2019
Location: Boston (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $111M
Employee Count: 51 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: General Atlantic, BHP and 12 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 10, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. BiomEdit

Key facts about BiomEdit

Founded Year: 2022
Location: Fishers (United States)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $58.4M
Employee Count: 35 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: Gates, Nutreco and 9 Others
Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), May 15, 2025, $*****

3. Index Biosystems

Key facts about Index Biosystems

Founded Year: 2019
Location: Toronto (Canada)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $5M
Employee Count: 10 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Vanedge Capital, Trailhead Capital and 7 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jan 01, 2025, $*****

4. Alchemyca Biotech

Developer of technology transforming waste into circular feedstocks for renewable resource production. It advances anaerobic digesters into systems for clean energy by integrating biological, digital, and hardware solutions. The technology maximizes value by transforming waste into circular feedstocks for creating renewable resources that power industries and communities. It offers biological catalysts, analytical tools, and an AI-driven platform to optimize the conversion of organic waste into energy.

Key facts about Alchemyca Biotech

Founded Year: 2024
Location: San Diego (United States)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $2.5M
Employee Count: 11 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: Ferment
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 21, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Arcaea

Key facts about Arcaea

Founded Year: 2021
Location: Boston (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $78M
Employee Count: 29 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Cascade Investment Group, Viking Global Investors and 4 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 01, 2021, $*****

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Ferment has invested in 7 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Index Biosystems.

Here are Ferment's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	0	0	0
2025	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1
2023	0	0	0
2022	1	0	1

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Ferment has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.75M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $40M.

Here are Ferment's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	2
Series A	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Ferment has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Environment Tech, Food and Agriculture, Healthcare and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 3 Tech companies, 2 Enterprise (B2B) companies and 1 Consumer (B2C) company.

Here are Ferment's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Environment Tech	1
Food and Agriculture	1
Healthcare	1
Sustainability Tech	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Ferment has made most investments in United States (2), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.

Here are Ferment's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
United States	2
Canada	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Ferment has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Ferment:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Jan 01, 2025	Index Biosystems	Canada	Seed	1477	KdT Ventures [+4]
Nov 21, 2024	Alchemyca Biotech	United States	Seed	5368	-
Apr 2022	BiomEdit	United States	Series A	3006	Elanco [+3]

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Ferment has a team of 7 members including 3 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. Ferment's team sits on the board of 1 company.

Here is a list of all team members in Ferment:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Jason Kakoyiannis	Partner	Los Angeles	Allonnia	1 Email
Brian Brazeau	Partner	Raleigh	-	2 Emails
Jess Leber	Partner	Arlington	-	1 Email
Mia Helene	Principal	Los Angeles	-	1 Email

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Over the past 4 years, 17 investors have co-invested in Ferment's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.

Invested before Ferment: Koan Capital and Sustainable Development Technology Canada have invested in rounds before Ferment. There is 1 company where Koan Capital has invested before Ferment and 1 company where Sustainable Development Technology Canada has invested before Ferment.
Top Co-investors of Ferment: 9 investors entered a company along with Ferment. These include investors like Elanco (1 company).
Invested after Ferment: A total of 6 investors have invested in Ferment's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Nutreco (1 company) and Gates (1 company).