String’s purpose is to commercialize next generation ingredients that enable sustainability and traceability in evolving value chains.
String Bio is in the business of manufacturing raw materials for Animal Nutrition, Agriculture, Human Nutrition and Personal Care sectors that are derived using a sustainable and traceable process. String, as one of the world leaders in gas fermentation, has a strong IP protected platform called SIMP (String Integrated Methane Platform) that enables production of high quality ingredients using methane. Our proprietary platform leverages advances in synthetic biology, fermentation technology, chemistry and process engineering.
Our mission is simple: To innovate at the cutting edge of biology, engineering and chemistry to enable sustainable and scalable solutions in sectors that are fundamental to living.
- Our impact is in enabling localized manufacturing that provide economically competitive alternatives.
- Our impact is in leveraging the carbon in greenhouse gases to build strong value chains.
- Our impact is in enabling safe, organic and natural options.
- Our impact is in enabling inherent circularity in living.
String Bio is in the business of manufacturing raw materials for Animal Nutrition, Agriculture, Human Nutrition and Personal Care sectors that are derived using a sustainable and traceable process. String, as one of the world leaders in gas fermentation, has a strong IP protected platform called SIMP (String Integrated Methane Platform) that enables production of high quality ingredients using methane. Our proprietary platform leverages advances in synthetic biology, fermentation technology, chemistry and process engineering.
Our mission is simple: To innovate at the cutting edge of biology, engineering and chemistry to enable sustainable and scalable solutions in sectors that are fundamental to living.
- Our impact is in enabling localized manufacturing that provide economically competitive alternatives.
- Our impact is in leveraging the carbon in greenhouse gases to build strong value chains.
- Our impact is in enabling safe, organic and natural options.
- Our impact is in enabling inherent circularity in living.
Location: India, Karnataka, Bengaluru
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $20M
Founded date: 2013
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Unreasonab... | unreasonab... |
| - | RedStart L... | redstartla... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 22.07.2022 | Series B | $20M | THRIVE Agr... |
Mentions in press and media 22
| Date | Title | Description |
| 05.06.2025 | Big Idea Ventures and Mars Petcare Launch 2025 Global Pet Food Innovation Program in Collaboration with AAK, Buhler, and Givaudan | Delhi, India; New York, United States Building on the success of last year's program, the second round aims to find the next cohort of trailblazers who can deliver innovation in the sustainable pet food space. Startups from around the world... |
| 04.06.2025 | Pioneering the Future: Innovation in Pet Food and Travel Industries | Innovation is the lifeblood of progress. In the realms of pet food and travel, two recent initiatives are stirring the pot, promising to reshape their respective industries. Big Idea Ventures and Mars Petcare are back with their Next Genera... |
| 03.06.2025 | Big Idea Ventures and Mars Petcare Launch Global Next Generation Pet Food Program | For the second year running, Big Idea Ventures and Mars Petcare have joined forces to launch the Next Generation Pet Food Program. This year’s program will take place in collaboration with AAK, Bühler, and Givaudan. The initiative aims to a... |
| 21.08.2024 | Ankur Capital's Third Fund: A New Dawn for Disruptive Technologies | Ankur Capital is on the rise. The early-stage venture capital fund has secured commitments for its third fund, Ankur Capital Fund III. This time, it’s backed by two heavyweights: British International Investment (BII) and the John D. and Ca... |
| 20.08.2024 | Ankur Capital ropes in two existing LPs for third fund | (From left) Ankur Capital's Rema Subramanian, Krishnan Neelkantan, Ritu Verma Early-stage venture capital firm Ankur Capital, an investor in more than 30 companies including Captain Fresh, String Bio, Vegrow, Offgrid Energy Lab and BigHaat,... |
| 20.08.2024 | BII and MacArthur commit fund III to support Ankur Capital | Two of the current Limited Partners of Ankur Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund, have committed to the fund’s third fund. Ankur Capital Fund III, the company’s third fund, has received commitments from British International Invest... |
| 02.07.2024 | Innovations That Are Driving Funds Into The Recycling Sector With its rapidly growing population, burgeoning cities, and rising economy, India faces significant challenges in managing its waste, espec... | With its rapidly growing population, burgeoning cities, and rising economy, India faces significant challenges in managing its waste, especially from its urban centers. As urbanization intensifies in the country, so does the generation of w... |
| 28.03.2023 | 10 Women Founders Taking The Synthetic Biology World By Storm | Synthetic Biology is one of the most exciting technologies of the decade that promises to reimagine entire industries and solve the economic, societal, and environmental problems of the twenty-first century. The recent signing of the Execut... |
| 22.07.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: String Bio raises $20m, SVG heads south with $50m agtech fund | Indian biotech company String Bio landed Series B funding this week and announced plans to turn methane into alternative protein. California’s SVG Ventures announced a new fund specifically supporting the ag sectors in Australia and New Zea... |
| 12.07.2022 | String Bio secured $20 M in Series B funding round | The $20 million series B round of funding for the biotechnology business String Bio, located in India, has reached its first close. Australian oil exploration and production business Woodside Energy Group provided the money to the startup. ... |
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