Fermeate - About the company
Fermeate is a seed company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2022 by Saurabh M. It operates as a Developer of a photomolecular fermentation platform for chemical biomanufacturing. Fermeate has raised $2M in funding from Newfund. The company has 41 active competitors, including 7 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Zymochem, Manus Bio and Arborea.
Company Details
Developer of a photomolecular fermentation platform for chemical biomanufacturing. The platform aims to improve the economics of microbial fermentation. It leverages research in optogenetics to control microbial cell metabolisms. The technology enables microorganisms to use key metabolites, allowing for greater product yields. It extends high productivity in fed-batch processes and is adaptable to continuous fermentation. Light enables real-time control of metabolic pathways.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2022
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$2M in 1 round
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
4th among 41 active competitors
Employee Count
6 as on Sep 30, 2026
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Fermeate's funding and investors
Fermeate has raised a total funding of $2M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Apr 28, 2026 for $*****. 9 investors participated in its latest round. Fermeate has 9 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Fermeate:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Apr 28, 2026 | 2783311 | Seed | 3950422 | 8636963 | 3521788 | 9384999 |
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Fermeate's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Fermeate is Saurabh M.
Here are the details of Fermeate's key team members:
- Saurabh M: CTO & Co-Founder of Fermeate.
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Fermeate's employee count trend
Fermeate has 6 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Fermeate's employee count trend over the years:
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Fermeate's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Fermeate include Zymochem, Manus Bio and Arborea. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Fermeate, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Zymochem 2014, Berkeley (United States), Series B | Provider of engineered microbes and biosynthetic pathways for industrial chemicals | $50.5M | 62/100 | |
2nd | Manus Bio 2011, Cambridge (United States), Series B | Developer of phytochemicals using microbial fermentation | $125M | 60/100 | |
3rd | Arborea 2015, London (United Kingdom), Series A | Developer of technology producing protein and ingredients using carbon dioxide | $9.49M | 50/100 | |
4th |  Fermeate 2022, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Developer of a photomolecular fermentation platform for chemical biomanufacturing | $2M | 43/100 | |
5th |  Ecovia Bio 2014, Livonia (United States), Series B | Manufacturer of polyglutamic acid based biopolymers for industrial product applications | - | 38/100 | |
6th | Manufacturer of anti-microbial filler designed to prevent the growth of microbes | - | - | 35/100 | |
7th |  Blue Marble Biomaterials 2007, Missoula (United States), Acquired | Fermentation technology company producing specialty chemicals from biomass | $5.21M | 32/100 | |
8th | BiotecEra 2014, Athens (United States), Funding Raised | Synthetic biology for production of industrially valuable chemicals | - | 30/100 | |
9th | Proterro Bronxville (United States), Series A | Developer of biotechnology platforms utilizing cyanobacteria to create industrial products | $8.5M | 28/100 | |
10th | Developer of bioprocesses converting carbon dioxide and renewable energy into chemicals | - | 27/100 |
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Fermeate's Investments and acquisitions
Fermeate has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Fermeate
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News related to Fermeate
Media has covered Fermeate for a total of 5 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about company updates.
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Fermeate Secures $2 Million in New Angel/Seed Fundinghttps://www.intelligence360.news/•May 20, 2026•Fermeate
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Fermeate Secures $2M Seed Funding for Optogenetics Fermentation ControlVegan Business Magazine•Apr 28, 2026•Fermeate, Newfund, Ki Tua Fund, PLUG & PLAY and 4 others
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Fermeate Wins the Bezos Centre Sustainable Protein Challenge at NUS SingaporeFermeate•Nov 06, 2025•Fermeate
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Fermeate Is Open for Business (URL slug said "seed-round" but actual content is this article)Fermeate•Apr 01, 2025•Fermeate
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