Zymochem - About the company
Zymochem is a series A company based in Berkeley (United States), founded in 2014 by Jon Kuchenreuther and Harshal Chokhawala. It operates as a Provider of engineered microbes and biosynthetic pathways for industrial chemicals. Zymochem has raised $25.4M in funding from investors like Breakout Ventures, KdT Ventures and Litani Ventures. The company has 22 active competitors, including 6 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Manus Bio, Arborea and Marine Bio.
Company Details
Provider of engineered microbes and biosynthetic pathways for industrial chemicals. The company is re-engineering the microbe and is designing a new biosynthetic pathway to eliminate/reduce the carbon loss in the biological conversion of sugars and other bio-based feedstocks. It claims that the chemicals are produced in the manufacturing of consumer products.
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Key Metrics
Founded Year
2014
Location
Berkeley, United States
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$25.4M in 9 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 22 active competitors
Employee Count
49 as on May 31, 2026
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Zymochem's funding and investors
Zymochem has raised a total funding of $25.4M over 9 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 23, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Apr 23, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Zymochem has 16 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Zymochem:
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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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Apr 23, 2025 | 1909886 | Grant (prize money) | 1994076 | 8198785 | 5289328 | 3038819 |
Feb 05, 2024 | 5094295 | Series A | 6883598 | 6074979 | 2576126 | |
Jan 16, 2024 | 2412199 | Series A | 4997783 | 4216912 |
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Zymochem's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Zymochem are Jon Kuchenreuther and Harshal Chokhawala. Harshal Chokhawala is the CEO of Zymochem.
Here are the details of Zymochem's key team members:
- Jon Kuchenreuther: Former Co-Founder of Zymochem.
- Harshal Chokhawala: Co-Founder & CEO of Zymochem. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Zymochem's employee count trend
Zymochem has 49 employees as of May 26. Here is Zymochem's employee count trend over the years:
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Zymochem's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Zymochem include Manus Bio, Arborea and Marine Bio. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Zymochem, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Manus Bio 2011, Cambridge (United States), Series B | Developer of phytochemicals using microbial fermentation | $125M | 52/100 | |
2nd | Zymochem 2014, Berkeley (United States), Series A | Provider of engineered microbes and biosynthetic pathways for industrial chemicals | $25.4M | 49/100 | |
3rd | Arborea 2015, London (United Kingdom), Series A | Developer of technology producing protein and ingredients using carbon dioxide | $9.49M | 47/100 | |
4th |  Marine Bio 2023, France, Unfunded | Provider of macroalgae extracts and compounds for various industry applications | - | - | 36/100 |
5th |  Blue Marble Biomaterials 2007, Missoula (United States), Acquired | Fermentation technology company producing specialty chemicals from biomass | $5.21M | 34/100 | |
6th | Fermeate 2022, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Developer of a photomolecular fermentation platform for chemical biomanufacturing | $2M | 33/100 | |
7th | Manufacturer of anti-microbial filler designed to prevent the growth of microbes | - | - | 33/100 | |
8th | BiotecEra 2014, Athens (United States), Funding Raised | Synthetic biology for production of industrially valuable chemicals | - | 30/100 | |
9th | Proterro 2008, Bronxville (United States), Series A | Biotechnology company converting waste CO2 into valuable products for diverse industries | $8.5M | 29/100 | |
10th | Blacksmith BioScience 2015, Spring (United States), Unfunded | Manufacturer and supplier of biological agrochemicals | - | - | 24/100 |
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Zymochem's Investments and acquisitions
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