Company
CHECKERSPOT
A biology-driven platform creating specialized lipids from fermentation
Also known as CHECKERSPOT, INC.
- Status
- Operatingas of 2026-09-17
- Business model
- B2B
- Founded
- 2016
- Customers
- For brands developing the next generation of nutrition, food, and personal care products
- Legal name
- CHECKERSPOT, INC.
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About
Founded in 2016, Checkerspot set out with a bold mission: to harness biotechnology to unlock the power of nature’s molecular building blocks. From the start, the company has focused on developing high-performance fats and oils that aren’t easily or sustainably sourced from nature, using precision fermentation to bring innovative solutions to market.
Funding snapshot
- Total raised
- $85.9MSEC form D sum, as of 2026-09-28Source (opens in a new tab)
- Latest round
- Round, $27.4M2026-07-27
Funding rounds
- Round, 2026
- $27.4M2026-07-27, SEC form D sold, 18 investors
- Round, 2025
- $7.6M2025-11-19, SEC form D sold, 6 investors
- Round, 2022
- $40M2022-09-16, SEC form D sold, 5 investors
- Round, 2020
- $32.9M2020-05-04, SEC form D sold, 6 investors
- Round, 2018
- $5.4M2018-04-27, SEC form D sold, 9 investors
Products
- Other
- Algolein
- Other
- High oleic Palm oil
- Other
- High sn-2 palmitate algal oil
- Other
- Omega-7 algal oil
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