Arcaea

Arcaea is a biology-first beauty company founded in 2021, focused on creating eco-friendly ingredients for the beauty industry.

The company aims to engineer a sustainable future by utilizing nature's technology to develop a non-extractive supply chain for its ingredients. Headquartered in Boston, MA, Arcaea was incubated on the Ginkgo Bioworks platform and has raised $78 million in funding from notable investors, including Chanel and Givaudan. Arcaea specializes in developing active ingredients for skincare, bodycare, haircare, and aesthetics. Its flagship product, ScentARCTM, launched in March 2023, is designed for deodorants and features a patent-pending prebiotic nutrient blend that targets underarm microbes to prevent odor without harming beneficial bacteria. The company operates as a supplier of ingredient technology, primarily targeting deodorant brands and beauty companies in North America and Europe.