# pow.bio: Research, Alameda, United States

> pow.bio: Pow.Bio is a biotechnology company based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2019. Based in Alameda, United States. Founded 2019.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/pow-bio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# pow.bio

Pow.Bio is a biotechnology company based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2019.

Funding reported Last round: Series A

Research Alameda, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2019 7 years old
- **Team:** 24 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** $11M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series A Oct 2023

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for pow.bio has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About pow.bio

Pow.Bio is a biotechnology company based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2019.

The company focuses on transforming the biomanufacturing market with its AI-driven continuous fermentation platform. This innovative approach replaces traditional batch methods and operates under a "fermentation as a service" model, which helps clients accelerate product development and reduce costs. The core technology includes a continuous fermentation system that allows for simultaneous feeding and harvesting, enhancing efficiency and output. Pow.Bio provides services such as process optimization, prototyping, and scaling for industrial and synthetic biology clients. Their target customers include companies in biotech, food and agriculture, and industrial production, all seeking to produce sustainable bio-based products. Pow.Bio aims to make biomanufacturing more economically feasible and efficient, contributing to a significant market growth projected to reach $4 trillion by 2040.

## What company datasets say pow.bio raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$11M** in dollars

Rounds **5**

Last round **Series A**

Last round size **$9.5M**

Last round date **Oct 2023**

Investors listed **16**

## On 5 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [iSelect Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iselect-fund)
- [Better Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/better-ventures)
- [Juniper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/juniper)
- [Meach Cove Capital, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meach-cove-capital-llc)
- [Arancia Internatio...](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arancia-internatio)

Each firm lists pow.bio on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

bioprocess productivity bioprocess validation biotechnology research distribution manufacturing rapid scale-up biomanufacturing automation bioprocess scale-up clean room biomanufacturing bioprocess engineering food production genetic drift control scaling bioprocessing biomanufacturing cell-cultured cocoa bioprocess efficiency

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- **Sector:** Research
- **Industry code:** NAICS 33324, 541714, SIC 2834
- **Region:** California
- **Revenue:** $1.0M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/pow-bio)

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