String Bio - About the company
String Bio is a series B company based in Bengaluru (India), founded in 2013 by Vinod ML Kumar and Ezhil Subbian. It operates as a Provider of sustainable manufacturing through gas fermentation technology. String Bio has raised $24.4M in funding from investors like Ankur Capital, Seventure Partners and ONGC, with a current valuation of ₹*****.
Company Details
Provider of sustainable manufacturing through gas fermentation technology. It converts methane and industrial waste gases into high-value products for nutrition, agriculture, and personal care sectors.
- Website
- stringbio.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@stringbio.com
- Registered Address
- No.456G,1st Main Road,Vinayaka Nagar,OppositeKenna metal widia,9th mile TumkurRoad, Nagasan, dra post, Bangalore, Yeshwanthpur Hobli Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 560073
Legal entities associated with String Bio
String Bio is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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STRING BIO PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U24297KA2013PTC069481 , India, Active | Jun 03, 2013 | $4.68M (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 182 (As on Aug 31, 2025) |
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String Bio's funding and investors
String Bio has raised a total funding of $24.4M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 30, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jul 11, 2022 for $*****. 8 investors participated in its latest round. String Bio has 21 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of String Bio:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jul 11, 2022 | 2890403 | Series B | 6116022 | 3655072 | 2008478 | 6215064 |
May 29, 2021 | 7189622 | Seed | 4999157 | 9412722 | 5507882 | |
Mar 22, 2019 | 2849226 | Seed | 8386827 | 7092745 |
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String Bio's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of String Bio are Vinod ML Kumar and Ezhil Subbian. Ezhil Subbian is the CEO of String Bio.
Here are the details of String Bio's key team members:
- Vinod ML Kumar: Co-Founder & Managing Director of String Bio. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Ezhil Subbian: Co-Founder & CEO of String Bio. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
String Bio's Board of Directors
String Bio's board has 1 active member. Vinod ML Kumar is part of team.Here is the list of String Bio's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Team | - | Current | 12y 9m | |
gyudyok | Team | - | Past | 4y 2m |
hzyoamu | Independent board member | - | Past | 4y 8m |
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String Bio's employee count trend
String Bio has 182 employees as of Aug 25. Here is String Bio's employee count trend over the years:
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String Bio's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of String Bio include Unibio and Trelys. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of String Bio, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | String Bio 2013, Bengaluru (India), Series B | Provider of sustainable manufacturing through gas fermentation technology | $24.4M | 61/100 | |
2nd | Pioneering planet-friendly protein production through advanced fermentation for animal and human nutrition | $30M | 60/100 | ||
3rd | Trelys 2012, San Francisco (United States), Deadpooled | Production of bio animal feed ingredient using methanogen bioconversion | $2.58M | 32/100 |
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String Bio's Latest cap tables and shareholding
Founders (largest shareholder) own 73.75%, Funds own 15.69%, Enterprises own 6.02% and ESOP Pool own 4.53%. The net worth of String Bio's founders is INR 1,330Cr as of Aug 01, 2022.
Shareholders Name | Post Round Holding % | Net worth | Cumulative Investment | Realised Returns | Unrealised Returns | Return Multiple |
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Founder | 73.75% | 1,330Cr | 1264777 | 5357912 | 8262776 | 7595803 |
8792354 | 2906385 | 7938870 | 2427093 | 7792452 | 4479058 | |
1942520 | 8490150 | 2071457 | 6643956 | 5166385 | 2468944 | |
Fund | 15.69% | 283Cr | 8077919 | 9303315 | 3557459 | 7330065 |
603 | 277 | 440 | 316 | 830 | 588 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |
39 | 39 | 95 | 97 | 80 | 87 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
Enterprise | 6.02% | 109Cr | 485864 | 152703 | 881290 | 924493 |
ESOP Pool | 4.53% | 81.9Cr | 1822 | 6851 | 7515 | 4294 |
Total | 99.99% | 1,810Cr | 2238817 | 5180048 | 5513407 | 7813428 |
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String Bio's Investments and acquisitions
String Bio has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to String Bio
Filter this listMedia has covered String Bio for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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String Bio's CleanRise Low-Carbon Rice Farming Advances in Vietnam Field Trialsigrownews.com•Dec 02, 2025•String Bio,
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String Bio achieves GRAS Status for novel microbial protein ingredient, PRO-DG ™AsiaFoodJournal•Jul 30, 2024•String Bio
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String Bio teams up with Skretting Australia for fish feeding trialsLinkedIn•Aug 30, 2022•String Bio, Skretting
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String Bio to raise $20 million; collaborates for sustainable manufacturingworldofchemicals.com•Aug 06, 2022•String Bio, Woodside Energy, Ankur Capital, Redstart and 5 others
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StringBio raises $20 million in Series B funding round; partners with Woodside Energy TechnologiesIndiatimes•Jul 11, 2022•String Bio, Woodside Energy, Ankur Capital, Dare Venture Group and 4 others
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Biotech Startup String Raises $20 Mn To Offer Sustainable Solutions To Diverse SectorsInc42•Jul 11, 2022•String Bio, Woodside Energy, Ankur Capital, Dare Venture Group and 2 others
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India’s String Bio secures backing to convert methane to eco-feed productsImpactAlpha•Jul 01, 2019•String Bio
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France's Seventure, ONGC, Ankur Capital invest in India's String BioDeal Street Asia•Jun 27, 2019•String Bio, ONGC, Ankur Capital, Seventure Partners and 4 others
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