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Calysta Energy

Energy · San Mateo, United States · Founded 2011

A new biological gas-to-liquids™ (biogtl™) and biological gas-to-chemicals (biogtc™) technology using natural gas MoreLess

Calysta operates in the cellular agriculture sector, focusing on producing sustainable protein ingredients through a patented fermentation platform. The company serves clients in the food and feed industries, addressing the growing demand for healthy and sustainably produced food. Calysta's business model revolves around creating scalable protein products such as FeedKind, FeedKind Net Zero, and Positive Protein, which do not require arable land, plant, or animal products. These products are powered by renewable energy, contributing to biodiversity preservation and improving the global nexus of water, energy, and food security. Calysta generates revenue by selling these innovative protein ingredients to companies in the food and feed markets. The company is led by Alan Shaw, Ph.D., a seasoned biotechnology entrepreneur, and Keysha Bailey, the Chief Financial Officer with extensive experience in capital markets and financial operations.

Keywords: cellular agriculture, fermentation, sustainable protein, FeedKind, renewable energy, biodiversity, food security, biotechnology, scalable production, innovative ingredients.

Company overview

Calysta Energy company information

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Status
Operational
Founded
2011
Headquarters
San Mateo, United States
Employees
60
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
63.5
Investment activity
1 companies · latest May 2014
Capital deployed
Preferred round
ACQUISITION
sub industryAgriTechbusiness modelManufacturingsectorAquaculturesectorBiotechnologysectorSynthetic BiologysectorAlternative ProteinsectorSustainable Development GoalssectorLab-GrownsectorFermentationsectorEnabler of Alternative ProteinssectorClimate TechsectorBlue EconomysectorHard TechsectorBluetech Related

Valuation & funding

Calysta Energy funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
SERIES DOther financing Sep 2021 $39M $156M AquaSpark · BP Ventures · WTI International · ADISSEO FRANCE S.A.S.
SERIES EOther financing Jun 2019 $30M $120M BP Ventures
SERIES DOther financing May 2017 $40M $160M Cargill Ventures
SERIES COther financing Feb 2016 $30M $120M Cargill Ventures
SERIES BOther financing Jan 2015 $10M $40M AquaSpark · Pangaea Ventures · Celesta Capital
SERIES AOther financing Dec 2013 Pangaea Ventures
GRANTOther financing Dec 2012 US National Science Foundation
SEEDOther financing May 2011 Undisclosed
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Growth signals

Calysta Energy website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Calysta Energy is 1.7K monthly website visits, up 6.3% over the last three months. Calysta Energy's team declined 7.7% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits1.7K 3-month web change+6.3% 1-year team growth-7.7%
Monthly website visits105 observations · Oct 2017–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

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Capital deployed

Calysta Energy investments and acquisitions

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Calysta Energy's talent

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Team profiled 19 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 5 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

9 investors on Calysta Energy's cap table

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Seed 1 investor entered at this stage
US National Science Foundation
Series A 3 investors entered at this stage
Pangaea Ventures
AquaSpark
Celesta Capital
Series B+ 5 investors entered at this stage
Cargill Ventures
BP Ventures
BP Global
WTI International
ADISSEO FRANCE S.A.S.

Global footprint

Where Calysta Energy has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
8 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States36.4%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom27.3%
🇳🇱 Netherlands9.1%
🇨🇳 China9.1%
🇵🇱 Poland4.5%
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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Calysta Energy

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