Tech Company Financing Transactions

Solazyme Funding Round

Solazyme, operating out of South San Francisco, secured $45.4 million from Braemar Energy Ventures, Harris & Harris Group and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/26/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$45,400,000
Round
Series C
Proceeds Purpose
The company will use the proceeds to accelerate product development.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Alternative Energy
Mailing Address
225 Gateway Blvd.
South San Francisco, CA 94080
USA
Email Address
Overview
Solazyme (NASDAQ: SZYM) is a biotechnology company devoted to harnessing the energy-harvesting machinery of photosynthetic microbes to produce valuable products. The Company utilizes proprietary genetic engineering methods to develop commercially relevant, sunlight-driven biochemical pathways.
Profile
Solazyme LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
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Company News
Solazyme News
Facebook
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YouTube
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jonathan Wolfson
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Chief Financial Officer
Tyler Painter
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Executive Vice President
Peter Licari
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General Manager
Frederic Stoeckel
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VP - General Counsel
Paul Quinlan
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