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Zymergen company history timeline

2013

The three teamed up in 2013 to start Zymergen with Hoffman as CEO, Serber, 46, as chief science officer, and Dean, 43, its vice president of engineering.

Founded on Earth Day in 2013

2017

Prior to the deal’s close, Radiant was told that Zymergen was on track to book three times that amount for 2017, the employee says.

2018

The firm, known for placing large bets on Silicon Valley companies, led a $400 million investment round in Zymergen in December 2018.

2019

In April 2019, Zymergen announced a multi-year partnership with Japanese firm Sumitomo Chemical to develop new materials for the consumer electronics industry.

$1BN OF PRODUCT SOLDWith Zymergen-engineered microbes as of December 2019.

2020

Hoffman and his fellow executives started preparing for Zymergen’s IPO in the fall of 2020.

2021

Zymergen celebrates its IPO on April 22, 2021.

By June 2021, Zymergen had accumulated total losses of $959 million, according to its latest quarterly report.

In its S-1 offering document, the company had said that it was in process of qualifying its first product, an optic film for foldable LED screens, with multiple customers and expected revenue in the second half of 2021.

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Founded
2013
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Headquarters
Emeryville, CA
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Zachariah Serber,Joshua Hoffman,Jed Dean
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