Bacta

baCta builds an AI-powered bioproduction platform that uses engineered microorganisms as programmable molecular factories for industrial ingredients. Astaxanthin is its first commercial molecule, with ingredients offered in multiple forms and transparent traceability for cosmetics, human nutrition, and animal nutrition markets. The platform combines a genome-to-factory AI model for predictive throughput, a precision biofoundry that pairs wet-lab automation with AI, and full-stack bioproduction spanning fermentation and downstream processing to industrial scale. The company’s mission is to produce the vast majority of industrial ingredients with microorganisms and enable sustainable abundance of valuable molecules.