The journey of bringing bio-based technologies from the lab to the market is anything but easy, and having a trusted guide can make all the difference. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦! These industry experts will support Breakout, our portfolio, and our broader ecosystem — from diligencing investment opportunities to commercializing new tech. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠: ✨ Sridhar Iyengar, PhD: Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Elemental Machines ✨ Coco Krumme, PhD: Founder of Leeward Co ✨ Rebecca Nugent, PhD: VP of HTP Operations at Tessera Therapeutics ✨ Walter Solomon: Board Director and Advisor ✨ Ilan Zipkin, PhD: Founder and CEO of Supercede Therapeutics, Inc. Breakout Ventures is built on the theory that creative bioscience founders need more than just capital to take on the world's biggest challenges in human health and sustainability. Thank you to our venture partners, advisors, and community members for helping us build a bio-based future! 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞: https://lnkd.in/gp4SADTe
Breakout Ventures
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Building a future powered by science.
About us
Breakout Ventures is the home for creative bioscience entrepreneurs. We invest in early stage companies harnessing the power of cells to build solutions in human health and sustainability. Our team has spent the last decade supporting science-driven companies moving with urgency. We partner with bold founders throughout the entire life cycle, from seed to scale. Our portfolio has grown leather without the cow, reprogrammed B cells to produce personalized protein therapeutics, and transformed industrial carbon dioxide emissions into useful products. We believe cells are the engine of the next decade as the tools, technologies and, most importantly, talent from across industries are brought to bear on biology and chemistry in surprising ways. Breakout Ventures, building the future powered by science.
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http://www.breakout.vc
External link for Breakout Ventures
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco
- Type
- Partnership
- Founded
- 2016
- Specialties
- Technology, Science, Deep Technology, Therapeutics, Sustainability, Human Health, Diagnostics, Biomanufacturing, Materials, Decarbonization, Cell Engineering, Neuro, Biomaterials, Waste Conversion, biochemicals, Genomics, Proteomics, Gene Therapy, Cell Therapy, Petroleum product replacement, and
Locations
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San Francisco, US
Employees at Breakout Ventures
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Lindy Morris Fishburne
Managing Partner, Breakout Ventures
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Julia Moore
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
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Asmi Chakraborty, PhD
Industry Strategy and Investments @MLSC | Business Development | Innovation Commercialization
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Susanna Harris, PhD
Helping Scientists Communicate | Biotech Venture
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The healthy future of our planet will be forged through innovation 𝘢𝘯𝘥 collaboration. It will be built by those—like Modern Meadow and their partners—who see iteration as inspiration, not interference. 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 🧥 Mike Redwood, consultant to the leather industries, advocates for the sector to focus on adopting innovative alternatives like biomaterials to replace plastics. 🤝 Producers of durable and recyclable biomaterials that can be tanned and processed, such as Modern Meadow's Bio-VERA , can be seen as complementary partners to leather—not competitors—in creating sustainable products. 🍃 By collaborating with biotech companies, leather tanneries have a unique opportunity to bring creativity and sustainability to hybrid materials that blend traditional leather with biobased innovations. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 International Leather Maker 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: https://lnkd.in/e3jNyTrR
Biomaterials could be allies against plastics
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Can't-miss discussion on RNA production scalability: Daniel Ahlstedt, COO & Co-Founder of EnPlusOne Biosciences, will speak on the future of oligo manufacturing at the ISPE Boston Area Chapter Product Show. 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 🔬 The international organization ISPE delivers technical and operational solutions to support pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical professionals worldwide. 🧬 Daniel will dive deep into the challenges and breakthroughs in RNAi manufacturing, including how EnPlusOne Biosciences’ enzymatic RNA synthesis platform solves the scalability problem. 🎤 In addition to Daniel Ahlstedt, speakers on the Future of Oligo Manufacturing: Solving the Scale Problem include Brendan Nichols of CRB, Yannick Fillon of Biogen, and John Batal of Nitto Avecia. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐄: https://lnkd.in/dsN2Qc7 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://lnkd.in/dwTsftfp
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Smell is one of our most powerful senses... and the one we might know the least about. Canaery's AI-driven technology is solving the mystery, allowing us to understand and finally leverage the strength of olfaction. 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 🐕 With groundbreaking advancements in machine learning and structural biology, we're finally beginning to crack the code that powers how humans and animals perceive odors. 💻 Canaery is revolutionizing the field by blending biological noses with digital interfaces to detect and decode smell signatures without needing to train animals. 💪 This technology is paving the way for AI-driven solutions in public safety, healthcare, global defense, and disease detection. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 Springer Nature Group 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: https://lnkd.in/em6XEEzF
The biology of smell is a mystery — AI is helping to solve it
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"Our goal is to make sure all the materials we love today are manufactured using renewable carbon, have a low carbon footprint, and a planet-friendly end of life." - Harshal Chokhawala, CEO of ZymoChem 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 🌍 Harshal and his team at ZymoChem are revolutionizing how we think about manufacturing. Growing up in a family of small business owners in India, Harshal followed his passion for organic chemistry and biotechnology to launch ZymoChem in 2015. His goal? To replace fossil-based materials with bio-based, sustainable solutions. 🌿 ZymoChem’s latest breakthrough, BAYSE—a biodegradable, bio-based super-absorbent polymer—is set to disrupt the hygiene products industry, tackling a major environmental issue: single-use plastics like diapers, which are among the top contributors to landfills... 👖 But the vision doesn’t stop there. ZymoChem is expanding into textiles, coatings, and plastics, with partnerships with brands like Lululemon and Toyota Ventures to integrate sustainable solutions into everyday products. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐌𝐲 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 Anne McGinty: https://lnkd.in/eqgHRXCC
Harshal Chokhawala - ZYMOCHEM’s Game-Changing Bio-Based Materials: Affordable and Sustainable! - How I Built My Small Business
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Combining biotech with sustainable manufacturing, Checkerspot has teamed up with DUOTONE Kiteboarding and SWS Board Technology to produce kiteboards with sidewalls made by algae. 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 🦠 Forged through a cross-industry collaboration, Duotone's Twin Tip Kiteboards are made of 61% bio-based polyurethane materials, a major win for everyone excited about sustainable outdoor gear. 🏄♀️ Riders will experience no trade-offs, as the kiteboards made of eco-conscious materials maintain all of Duotone’s high-performance standards. 🌎 This launch serves as a blueprint for other outdoor sports gear companies to embrace sustainability on a global scale. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞: https://lnkd.in/gJeNxd6G
Duotone Unveils Entire Kiteboard Series Replacing Petroleum-Based Materials with Checkerspot’s Algae-Based Polyurethane Sidewalls, powered by SWS Technology
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Exciting 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 from Immusoft: the first patient treated with their engineered B cell therapy experienced better quality of life, reduced pain, and enhanced functioning - with no adverse events! 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 🔬 Immusoft is reporting positive data from a Phase I trial for its engineered B-cell therapy, ISP-001, to treat mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I), a rare genetic disorder. 💊 Immusoft CEO Sean Ainsworth expressed excitement over the functional improvements seen at low doses, hinting at broader implications for future treatment options. 🏥 The trial, supported by an $8M grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), is recruiting additional participants with Hurler-Scheie or Scheie forms of MPS I. 📹 Additional information will be shared during Immusoft's MPS I Clinical Update and Outreach webinar on Monday, October 14th. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐧 Clinical Trials Arena: https://lnkd.in/dnMg3FnM
Immusoft reports positive data from trial of MPS I therapy
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Congratulations to Ecovative - the mycelium technology company on securing $28M to improve sustainability in 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 the food and fashion industries. 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 🍄 Ecovative integrates mushroom farms in Europe and North America, converting them into eco-friendly mycelium production facilities. 🥓 Production and distribution of MyBacon are set to grow from 600 stores to thousands by 2025, driven by new manufacturing capacity. 🧥 Ecovative’s proprietary AirMycelium technology produces AirLoom alt-leather, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional leather with half the emissions. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 Green Queen Media 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 Anay Mridul : https://lnkd.in/eSJ2MvNv
Ecovative Raises $28M to Expand MyBacon & Roll Out Mycelium Leather
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In case you missed it... Twelve secured $645 million in 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥, propelling the company to unicorn status! 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 🍃 With technology that mimics photosynthesis, Twelve transforms carbon dioxide and renewable electricity into clean jet fuel that has 90% lower emissions compared to traditional fuels. 🛩 The startup's Moses Lake plant will begin production next year, making this a crucial step in the race to decarbonize aviation—and airlines like Alaska Airlines and British Airways are already on board. 💵 As investment in eFuels and synthetic fuels gains momentum, Twelve is leading the charge toward long-term solutions for sustainable flight in the $100 billion jet fuel market. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 The Wall Street Journal 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 Amrith Ramkumar: https://lnkd.in/gbCBFibh
The Clean Jet-Fuel Technology Winning Over Wall Street
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