Alga Biosciences

Alga Biosciences

We stop cows from burping methane.

San Francisco
6 employees
Biotech
Seed · $4.8M

About Alga Biosciences

Alga Biosciences is a fast-moving startup focused on transforming the agricultural industry. Our mission is to make an immediate, dramatic impact on global methane emissions produced by enteric fermentation in partnership with the cattle industry. We believe in leveraging biology to tackle the world’s biggest problems.

Company details

Team Size6
LocationSan Francisco
IndustryBiotech

Funding

Total raised

$4.8M

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator
Collaborative Fund
Day One Ventures
CCool Climate Collective
Pioneer Fund

Founders

Caroline McKeon

Caroline McKeon

Physical chemist training and trained in quantum mechanical electronic structure theory at the University of California, Berkeley (CA) and Haverford College (PA). Creating cattle feed additives to reduce methane emissions by ruminants. Bring kelp to cows, bring science to application!

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Alexander Brown

Alex studied life sciences and economics at the University of Michigan. Previously worked as Chief of Staff at a software company before co-founding Alga Biosciences.

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Daria Balatsky

Daria Balatsky

Physical chemist and PhD candidate in Chemical Physics at UC Berkeley. Has worked on topics from synthesizing drugs for kidney disease to studying quantum materials.

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.