Companies · Space / Aerospace

Industrial MicrobesWinter 2015Active

San Francisco · CA, USA; Alameda, CA, USA · Space / Aerospace · founded 2014 · http://imicrobes.com

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Industrial Microbes — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
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Industrial Microbes: limited disclosed financing to assess.

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Where it sits in Space / Aerospace

Industrial Microbes is one of 133 Space / Aerospace companies tracked from San Francisco, CA, USA; Alameda, CA, USA, on record since 2014. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 47% of sector peers), and mid-pack by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

operates a technology-led product inferred from public copy

Grounded in: “You are a venture analyst

We design and build microbes to make chemicals greener at lower cost.

At iMicrobes, we believe there are opportunities for biology to solve our biggest problems. Our mission is to work with the world’s largest companies to use new raw materials and recycle waste for chemical production, polymers, agriculture, and space exploration.

BioplasticCarbon Capture and RemovalClimatespace/aerospace
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Amount raised vs valuation, by round

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Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size. Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

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How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 133 companies in Space / Aerospace. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages)
This company
Sector median$4.7M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages)
This company
Sector median$38.2M

Raised more than 47% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 47% of peers (estimate).

Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

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Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Registry & provenance

Industrial Microbes is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

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Frequently asked
What does Industrial Microbes do and where is it based?
Industrial Microbes operates in the Space / Aerospace sector, based in San Francisco, CA, USA; Alameda, CA, USA. We design and build microbes to make chemicals greener at lower cost.
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