Venture creation studio founded in 2021 that incubates and launches companies using synthetic biology to solve problems in energy, materials, agriculture, consumer health, and industrials.

Santa Monica, United States · 3+ investments · 3 portfolio companies

Pre-Seed
Seed
Agtech
Biotech
Healthcare
Industrials
Synthetic Biology
Headquarters
Santa Monica, United States
Founded
2021
Website
ferment.co
AUM
$20.0M
Portfolio Companies
3
Total Investments
3
Last Investment
Jan 2025
Geographic Focus
United States

Indexed holds 3 portfolio companies and 3 funding rounds for this investor. The full record is or through the API.

Investment Thesis

Translates programmed biology into quick-to-market product companies, building with founders on synthetic biology foundries to target trillion-dollar opportunities in food, pharma, farming, materials, and industrials.

Ferment is a Venture Capital firm based in Santa Monica, United States. It has made 3 investments, including Index Biosystems, BiomEdit and Verb Biotics. Focus areas include Agtech and Biotech.

Portfolio3

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Venture Capital ×11 · Hedge Fund ×1 · Family Office ×1 · 10 shared rounds

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