Kinnevik Investor Event Presentation Deck
WE RECENTLY INVESTED USD 50M INTO SOLUGEN - A TEXAS-BASED
COMPANY THAT ARE AIMING TO DECARBONIZE THE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY
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Solugen
Overview
Production of organic acids and platform chemicals from sugar
instead of polluting feedstocks (petroleum) by leveraging
engineered enzymes and metal catalysts
Innovative approach operates at lower temperatures and generates
higher yields, thereby lowering waste, emissions, and cost
Highly modular production facilities (or BioForges) reduce capex,
carbon footprint, and supply chain risk
Disrupting the USD 6tn chemicals industry, responsible for 6% of
global CO₂ emissions
Products address a wide range of applications in sectors ranging
from cement to food & beverage
Build out BioForge footprint
Invest heavily into R&D to broaden and mature the product portfolio
Very strong funding position with almost three years runway
A cap table consisting of many of the foremost investors in the
climate tech space
Solugen's manufacturing
facility design the 'Bioforge'
Solugen's Co-Founders
Gaurab Chakrabarti
and Sean Hunt
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