Tech Company Financing Transactions

LS9 Funding Round

LS9, based in South San Francisco, raised $25 million from Chevron Technology Ventures, Flagship Pioneering and Khosla Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name

LS9

Announced On

9/25/2009

Transaction Type

Venture Equity

Amount

$25,000,000

Round

Series C

Investors

Chevron Technology Ventures (Lead Investor)

Flagship Pioneering (Noubar Afeyan)

Khosla Ventures (Samir Kaul)

Lightspeed Venture Partners (Peter Nieh)

Proceeds Purpose

This funding will accelerate our ability to demonstrate commercial level production

Company Information

Company Status

Acquired or Merged

Industry

Alternative Energy

Mailing Address

600 Gateway Blvd.
South San Francisco, CA 94080
USA

Phone

(650) 243-5400

Website

www.ls9.com

Email Address

[email protected]

Overview

The company develops solutions for industrial biotechnology and energy applications.

Profile

Social Media

Company News

Facebook

YouTube

Management Team

Title

Name

Email & Social

Chief Executive Officer

Tjerk Ruiter

Chief Financial Officer

Jonathan Foster

VP - Operations

Gregory Rood

VP - R & D

Stephen Cardayre

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