Tech Company Financing Transactions

Amyris Funding Round

Amyris secured a $20 million Series A financing round on 10/20/2006. Backers included Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and TPG Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Amyris
Announced On
10/20/2006
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Khosla Ventures (Lead Investor) (Samir Kaul)

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (John Doerr)

TPG Capital (Geoff Duyk)

Proceeds Purpose
These new resources will enable the company to expand its capabilities to address major global health and energy challenges, thereby helping to fulfill the promise of synthetic biology," stated Jay D. Keasling, Ph.D., an Amyris founder, head of the company's Scientific Advisory Board, and University of California, Berkeley, professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering. "In addition to its ongoing focus on creating a low-cost malaria drug, Amyris will add a new program aimed at renewably producing second-generation, high-performance biofuels with increased cost-effectiveness."

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Clean Tech
Mailing Address
5885 Hollis St. 100
Emeryville, CA 94608
USA
Phone
(510) 450-0761
Website
www.amyris.com
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Amyris is a renewable products company applying our inspired science to deliver sustainable solutions for a growing world.
Profile
Amyris LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Amyris Company Twitter Account
Company News
Amyris News
Facebook
Amyris on Facebook
YouTube
Amyris on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
John Melo
  John Melo LinkedIn Profile  John Melo Twitter Account  John Melo News  John Melo on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Kathleen Valiasek
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Chief Operating Officer
Eduardo Alvarez
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VP - Bus. Development
Caroline Hadfield
  Caroline Hadfield LinkedIn Profile  Caroline Hadfield Twitter Account  Caroline Hadfield News  Caroline Hadfield on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Christine Ofori
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VP - Manufacturing
Charles Kraft
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VP - Product Management
James Iacoponi
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