Pow.bio is building the future of biomanufacturing through continuous fermentation technology that delivers competitive unit costs, faster product development, and rapid scale-up. Its AI-integrated platform combines advanced bioprocessing with real-time optimization, enabling companies to bring sustainable, bio-based products to market more efficiently. Headquartered in Alameda, California, Pow.bio works with partners across the U.S. and globally to modernize industrial biology.
Location: Australia, New South Wales, Berkeley
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $9.5M
Investors 8
| Date | Name | Website |
| 31.08.2025 | Unreasonab... | unreasonab... |
| 27.10.2023 | iSelect Fu... | iselectfun... |
| 01.03.2022 | Plug and P... | plugandpla... |
| - | Vectors An... | vectors.ea... |
| - | Thia Ventu... | thiaventur... |
| - | Bee Partne... | beepartner... |
| - | SIDIS | sidiscorp.... |
| 13.08.2020 | Cantos Ven... | cantos.vc |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 12.10.2023 | Series A | $9.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 24
| Date | Title | Description |
| 06.11.2025 | Pow.Bio, Bühler, and ATV Technologies Scale Up Continuous Biomanufacturing Platform to 3,000 Liters | Continuous biomanufacturing company Pow.Bio has announced the scale-up of its platform to 3,000 liters. The milestone was achieved in partnership with industrial solutions provider Bühler Group and industrialization accelerator ATV Technolo... |
| 13.09.2025 | /C O R R E C T I O N -- Mars/ | In the news release, Mars Snacking and Unreasonable Group Welcome Fourteen New Ventures to Unreasonable Food™, issued 11-Sep-2025 by Mars over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the release has been updated to include the full ... |
| 11.09.2025 | Mars Snacking and Unreasonable Group Welcome Fourteen New Ventures to Unreasonable Food™ | As an international network, Unreasonable Food is uniquely positioned to scale high-growth ventures dedicated to creating a more sustainable food system. NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, as part of the Unreasonable Food™ coll... |
| 13.03.2025 | The Taste of Tomorrow: Plant-Based Meat and Dairy Innovations | The culinary landscape is shifting. The rise of plant-based alternatives is not just a trend; it’s a revolution. The latest reports and innovations highlight a growing appetite for sustainable food options. But how do these products stack u... |
| 12.03.2025 | Future Food Quick Bites: Oat Milk Baileys, Beyond Steak Fillet & An Impossible Burger Challenge | 7 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Diageo’s newest non-dairy Baileys, Beyond Meat’s mycelium steak, and Minor Figures’s ‘Hyper’ oat milk. New produc... |
| 06.03.2025 | US Bioindustrial Manufacturing Gains Momentum as BioMADE Surpasses 300 Members | BioMADE, a public-private partnership focused on advancing bioindustrial manufacturing in the United States, has announced that its network has grown to more than 300 members. The network, which spans 38 states, includes large corporations,... |
| 06.03.2025 | Pow.Bio Opens New Facility With AI-Enabled Continuous Fermentation Capabilities | Pow.Bio, a company known for its biomanufacturing solutions, has announced the opening of a new 25,000 square foot facility in Alameda, California. The plant has production facilities equipped with AI-enabled continuous fermentation capabil... |
| 24.10.2024 | MeliBio Bags Pre-Series A Investment to Expand Bee-Free Mellody Honey | 4 Mins Read Californian food tech startup MeliBio has secured a “strategic investment” as part of a pre-Series A round to accelerate the growth of its vegan honey. As it makes inroads on its precision-fermented honey, San Francisco-based Me... |
| 18.09.2024 | MeliBio Secures Patent for Plant-Based Honey in Germany, Bee-Free Products to Reach More EU Consumers | San Francisco-based MeliBio announces it has secured a utility model registration for its “Plant-Based Honey Composition” from the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA). The registration protects the company’s novel method of replicatin... |
| 29.05.2024 | 🎥Pow.bio CEO: Continuous fermentation can deliver ‘multi-fold increases in productivity’ | These days, you can engineer microbes to produce pretty much anything, although it doesn’t always make commercial sense, says Berkeley-based startup Pow.bio. But could a continuous, rather than a batch approach, change that equation? While ... |
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