The startup utilizes a proprietary closed-loop modular system to cultivate microalgae and its byproducts, providing a sustainable source of macro and micronutrients. This technology enables applications in food, feed, agriculture, and cosmetics, addressing the demand for environmentally friendly resources in various industries.
Funding
$10.1M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Conventional agricultural practices often disrupt the delicate balance of soil ecosystems, leading to reduced nutrient availability and increased reliance on synthetic fertilizers. These fertilizers can negatively impact environmental health and long-term food security.
Solution
TrueAlgae leverages microalgae to produce unique metabolites tailored for agriculture, animal feed, and human nutrition. Unlike traditional approaches that rely on algae biomass, TrueAlgae's technology harnesses microalgae as a factory to produce stable, easy-to-use metabolites. These metabolites interact with natural biological systems to enhance outcomes, ensuring consistent, safe, and natural products. The company's closed-loop, scalable production system uses sunlight to sustainably produce these metabolites, offering innovative and environmentally friendly solutions. TrueAlgae's products stimulate natural microbial activity in the soil, helping to release, assimilate, and solubilize key nutrients valuable to crops.
Target Audience
TrueAlgae serves farmers seeking sustainable solutions to improve soil health and crop yields, animal producers looking to enhance feed efficiency and animal health, and the human nutrition industry aiming to develop novel supplements and food ingredients.
Features
- Proprietary closed-loop modular system for microalgae cultivation
- Production of metabolites, including amino acids, nucleotides, antioxidants, and polysaccharides
- Products for agriculture enhance nutrient and water uptake, plant and root growth, microbial growth, environmental stress tolerance, and yield
- TrueSolum® is OMRI-listed for use in organic agriculture
- Products for animal feed improve feed conversion ratio, reduce mortality rate, decrease cholesterol content, and increase egg production and quality in chickens
- Developing products for human nutrition, including whole algae powder, algal protein, anti-oxidants, and phytonutrients
- Licensing program to co-locate the technology for new applications