# Solazyme: Food & Beverages, South San Francisco, United States

> Solazyme: Solazyme is a synthetic biology company converting algal biomass into biofuels for the transportation, cosmetic and food industries.

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

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# Solazyme

Solazyme is a synthetic biology company converting algal biomass into biofuels for the transportation, cosmetic and food industries.

Funding reported Last round: Post ipo equity

Food & Beverages South San Francisco, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2003 23 years old
- **Team:** 251 201 to 1,000 people
- **Funding reported:** $175M in dollars
- **Last round:** Post ipo equity Mar 2016

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 Solazyme 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)

## What company datasets say Solazyme raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$175M** in dollars

Rounds **8**

Last round **Post ipo equity**

Last round date **Mar 2016**

Investors listed **16**

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team.

- **Jonathan S. Wolfson** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Paul T. Quinlan** Executive Officer i
- **Peter J. Licari** Executive Officer i
- **Tyler W. Painter** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *Gary M. Pfeiffer* *Ian T. Clark* *Irene Chang Britt* *James R. Craigie* *Jerry R. Fiddler* *Michael V. Arbige*

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [VantagePoint Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vantagepoint-capital-partners)
- [Zygote Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zygote-ventures)

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

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