Phycobloom

Rarely do you have the opportunity to experience the authentic #creative essence of an entrepreneur than by stepping into their Garage (or lab🧪🥼🥽🧫). When you do, it's undeniably exhilarating. Yesterday, alongside the exceptional Extantia team, we had the privilege of visiting Phycobloom , pioneers in the re-engineering of #Algae for future #Biofuels. What struck me most was the ingenuity of the founders in devising remarkably simple yet effective solutions, often surpassing Legacy and expensive methods. Picture a wine refrigerator controlled by an Arduino as an early algae sample Incubator, a CO2 source powered by simple SodaStream International, Ltd. bottles, a Confocal Fluorescence Microscope sheltered (Darkened) by a Keter garden shade, and an #LCMS (liquids chromatography mass spectrometer) resurrected for less than a thousand pounds, thus saving over 100K£... and this is only fractions of the examples we witnessed. Reflecting on this journey, it's evident that surrounding yourself with creative minds and empowering them to think outside the box is paramount to success, especially when building hardware. Kudos to the Pycobloom team for their outstanding work, thank you Carlota Ochoa Neven Du Mont for organizing such an amazing #London #AllHands John C. Waite Ian Hu, PhD

MORE HIRING!! I'm really excited for this new role in the Phycobloom team. Our Operations Lead is going to be working closely with everyone at the company. They won't just be making sure everything runs smoothly day to day, but also they'll be taking a big role in planning and executing the next stages of Phycobloom's growth. If you're interested in joining a fast growing team trying to combat climate change, then send your CV to hiring@phycobloom.com! For more info check out our jobs board https://lnkd.in/e_dWnxVA #hiring #operations #cleanenergy #biotechnology #jobs #startup

Building ambitious technology is incredibly challenging. At Phycobloom, we have given ourselves an ambitious goal of making algae biofuels a commercial reality: something that many people have written off completely. However, we have been plugging away at the fundamentals and our progress is being recognised. Today, I’m delighted to announce the completion of our oversubscribed seed(ish) round. This successful round was led by Bunge Ventures, the for-profit global investment arm of Bunge, and supported by Entrepreneur First and Kibo Invest, as well as our amazing angels and investors that have believed in us since the beginning. It also goes without saying that none of this would be possible without the amazing team at the Breakthrough Energy Fellowship. Bunge, a leading global agribusiness, is bringing its experience in the industry to help accelerate Phycobloom journey to scale, allowing consumers more access to sustainable biofuels. With this additional investment we are going to be hiring for several new and exciting roles; for more details check out our website (https://lnkd.in/e_dWnxVA). Thank you again to all of our investors and to our team members that see huge challenges as great opportunities! #biofuels #algae #fundraising #startup #climatechangesolutions