aid: industrial-microbes
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  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/industrial-microbes.png
name: Industrial Microbes
description: Industrial Microbes (iMicrobes) is a synthetic-biology company in Alameda,
  California that engineers microorganisms to convert renewable, low-carbon feedstocks
  such as ethanol and methane into commercial-grade industrial chemicals and bio-based
  materials. Founded in 2014 (Y Combinator W15) by Liz Clarke, Derek Greenfield, and
  Noah Helman, the company has produced 100% bio-based acrylic acid and targets net-zero
  or negative-emission building-block chemicals for coatings, paints, carbon-fiber
  precursors, biopolymers, and biodegradable plastics. This is a company profile in
  the API Evangelist network; Industrial Microbes publishes no public developer API,
  OpenAPI definition, SDKs, or developer portal, so the enrichment pipeline captured
  only verified company identity and website link properties.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/industrial-microbes/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- y-combinator
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-no-api-surface: true
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Synthetic Biology
- Biotechnology
- Green Chemicals
- Biomanufacturing
- Sustainability
- Fermentation
- Y Combinator
apis: []
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.imicrobes.com/
- type: About
  url: https://www.imicrobes.com/about
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.imicrobes.com/blog
- type: Careers
  url: https://www.imicrobes.com/careers
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.imicrobes.com/contact
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
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