Shiru develops functional proteins for the food industry using machine learning and precision biology to identify and create food proteins used in alternatives for cheese, yogurt, milk, eggs, and meat. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Emeryville, United States, Shiru has raised approximately $36.6M in Series B funding from investors including Lux Capital, CPT Capital, S2G Investments, Y Combinator, and Nourish Ventures. The company employs 25 people and operates the ProteinDiscovery.ai platform, which leverages computational biology to screen millions of candidate proteins for functional properties relevant to food applications. Shiru's approach enables rapid identification of novel food ingredients that match or exceed the functionality of animal-derived proteins.
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Shiru
Series BShiru develops functional proteins for the food industry using machine learning and precision biology to identify and create food proteins used in alternatives for cheese, yogurt, milk, eggs, and meat. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Emeryville, United States, Shiru has raised approximately $36.6M in Series B funding from investors including Lux Capital, CPT Capital, S2G Investments, Y Combinator, and Nourish…
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Business model
Food Tech > Novel Foods > Food Ingredients > Fat Substitute > Plant Based,
Y Combinator Batches > 2019 > Summer
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Women Who TechCPT CapitalLux CapitalNourish VenturesMeach Cove CapitalS2G InvestmentsY CombinatorEmlesAera VCPeak State VenturesXFactor VenturesThe W FundSalt SecurityVeronorteTwenty Two Ventures
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