Tech Company Financing Transactions
Amyris Funding Round
On 10/1/2009, Amyris raised $41.8 million in Series C funding from Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and private investors.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
10/1/2009
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$41,750,000
Round
Series C
Investors
Khosla Ventures (Samir Kaul)
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (John Doerr)
Proceeds Purpose
This funding will enable us to continue to move aggressively toward this goal, and demonstrates investor confidence in our technology, our business strategy, and our execution on this strategy in both the U.S. and in Brazil.
Company Information
Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Clean Tech
Mailing Address
5885 Hollis St. 100
Emeryville, CA 94608
USA
Emeryville, CA 94608
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Amyris is a renewable products company applying our inspired science to deliver sustainable solutions for a growing world.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
John Melo
Chief Financial Officer
Kathleen Valiasek
Chief Operating Officer
Eduardo Alvarez
VP - Bus. Development
Caroline Hadfield
VP - Human Resources
Christine Ofori
VP - Manufacturing
Charles Kraft
VP - Product Management
James Iacoponi
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