Tech Company Financing Transactions

Solazyme Funding Round

On 6/9/2009, Solazyme raised $57 million in Series C funding from Braemar Energy Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Harris & Harris Group.

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Company Information

Company Status

Publicly-held

Industry

Alternative Energy

Mailing Address

225 Gateway Blvd.
South San Francisco, CA 94080
USA

Phone

(650) 780-4777

Website

www.solazyme.com

Email Address

[email protected]

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.

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Management Team

Title

Name

Email & Social

Chief Executive Officer

Jonathan Wolfson

        

Chief Financial Officer

Tyler Painter

        

Executive Vice President

Peter Licari

        

General Manager

Frederic Stoeckel

        

VP - General Counsel

Paul Quinlan

        

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