Ardra Bio
Innovative ingredients for future foods
Toronto, Canada · Founded 2016 · $279K raised
- Headquarters
- Toronto
- Founded
- 2016
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- ardrabio.com
- Total Funding
- $279K
- Last Round
- $279K GrantJun 2023
- Rounds
- 3
About
Ardra engineers sustainable, naturally-derived ingredients for the food, beverage, and personal care industries using precision fermentation technology. The company designs benign microorganisms that convert sugar into rare natural ingredients, including heme for meat alternatives, leaf-aldehyde for flavoring and preservation, butylene-glycol as a natural solvent, and R-BDO as an alternative energy source. Ardra's production process is vegan-friendly and delivers consistent quality without seasonal variation, providing a stable supply chain independent of agricultural yields.
Summary
Ardra Bio is a Biotech company based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2016. It has raised $279K in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $279K Grant round in Jun 2023. Investors include Creative Destruction Lab, IndieBio and SOSV.
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Jun 2023
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