Tech Company Financing Transactions

LS9 Funding Round

LS9, based in South San Francisco, secured $15 million in investment from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Flagship Pioneering and Khosla Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name

LS9

Announced On

10/9/2007

Transaction Type

Venture Equity

Amount

$15,000,000

Round

Series B

Investors

Lightspeed Venture Partners (Lead Investor) (Peter Nieh)

Flagship Pioneering (Noubar Afeyan)

Khosla Ventures (Vinod Khosla)

Proceeds Purpose

The funding will support the company's continued talent acquisition and rapid commercialization of DesignerBiofuels(TM) products.

Company Information

Company Status

Acquired or Merged

Industry

Alternative Energy

Mailing Address

600 Gateway Blvd.
South San Francisco, CA 94080
USA

Phone

(650) 243-5400

Website

www.ls9.com

Email Address

[email protected]

Overview

The company develops solutions for industrial biotechnology and energy applications.

Profile

Social Media

Company News

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Management Team

Title

Name

Email & Social

Chief Executive Officer

Tjerk Ruiter

Chief Financial Officer

Jonathan Foster

VP - Operations

Gregory Rood

VP - R & D

Stephen Cardayre

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