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Founder
Pitchbook URL
Legal Name
Shiru, Inc.
Accelerator
Accelerator Batch
Date Incorporated
2019
Number of Employees (Ranges)
11 – 500
Email Address
info@shiru.com
Number of Employees
400
Investors
Founded Date
2019
0Total Funding Amount (USD)
24,000,000
Latest Funding Round Date
October 27, 2021
Latest Funding Type
Country
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Blog
Company Operating Status
Active
Date of Death
May 14, 1940
Latest Funding Round Amount (USD)
17,000,000
Place of Death
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Shiru is a United States-based company that uses computational design to create edible proteins that could feed the world sustainably. The company's stated goals are sustainability, innovation and thoughtfulness.
It is researching proteins that create specific qualities in food additives such as solubility and emulsification. The research is conducted using machine learning and molecular design and the Shiru team is search for proteins that are more functional that ones that are known today. Shiru is using various feedstocks to make its proteins including fungi and bacteria.
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