Tech Company Financing Transactions

BioAmber Funding Round

BioAmber closed a $12 million funding round on 10/27/2009. Backers included Sofinnova Ventures, Mitsui & Co. and Samsung Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
10/27/2009
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$12,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Sofinnova Ventures (Lead Investor) (Denis Lucquin)

Mitsui & Co.

Samsung Ventures

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Clean Tech
Mailing Address
1250 René-Lévesque Blvd. West 4310
Montreal QC, H3B 4W8
Canada
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
BioAmber is a sustainable chemicals company. Its proprietary technology platform combines industrial biotechnology and chemical catalysis to convert renewable feedstock into chemicals for use in a wide variety of everyday products including plastics, resins, food additives and personal care products.
Profile
BioAmber LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
BioAmber Company Twitter Account
Company News
BioAmber News
Facebook
BioAmber on Facebook
YouTube
BioAmber on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jean-François Huc
  Jean-François Huc LinkedIn Profile  Jean-François Huc Twitter Account  Jean-François Huc News  Jean-François Huc on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Ashworth
  Andrew Ashworth LinkedIn Profile  Andrew Ashworth Twitter Account  Andrew Ashworth News  Andrew Ashworth on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Jim Millis
  Jim Millis LinkedIn Profile  Jim Millis Twitter Account  Jim Millis News  Jim Millis on Facebook
Executive Vice President
Mike Hartmann
  Mike Hartmann LinkedIn Profile  Mike Hartmann Twitter Account  Mike Hartmann News  Mike Hartmann on Facebook
VP - Sales
Babette Pettersen
  Babette Pettersen LinkedIn Profile  Babette Pettersen Twitter Account  Babette Pettersen News  Babette Pettersen on Facebook


 

 

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