Broot Lab
Profile
Broot Lab (B.ROOT.LAB Co., Ltd.; website https://www.brootlab.co.kr) is a South Korea private biotech company developing and commercializing functional microalgae ingredients, focused on spirulina and other microalgae (e.g., phycocyanin, Coelastrella, Haematococcus), using proprietary indoor closed cultivation and “smart bio foundry” cultivation/extraction/purification/standardization technologies to enable stable year-round supply. It was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Busan (PitchBook) with a Jeju research center address listed (Jeju-si). Employees are reported as 3 (PitchBook) and 11 (Incruit). PitchBook lists seed (2020-11-29) and later-stage VC (2025-02-17) and shows $89.4K raised; investors include Smart Study Ventures, Vine Ventures, and Y&Archer. A 2025 timeline reports pre-Series A funding of 1.7B KRW (2025-03), KIOST-related founding/partnering, closed-loop process R&D, and plans including an MFDS manufacturing report filing in 2025; 2025-2027 plans and 2025 activity (patents, expansion) are described, indicating it is still active. Key partners/customers mentioned are B2B OEM/ODM and health food/cosmetic ingredient manufacturers and distributors; specific named customers aren’t provided.
Sources#
- Broot Lab 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors | PitchBook
- Finding Life Balance in the Ocean
- 비루트랩(스피룰리나 양식) - 기업정보 | 투자, 매출, 기업가치 - THE VC
- 부산연합기술지주 2025 해양수산 창업기획자 운영 프로그램 보육 스타트업 CEO 해양 미세조류를 기반으로 새로운 바이오소재를 개발하고 있는 기업 비루트랩 │ 한경매거진&북 — 2025-11-17
- About B.ROOT.LAB Co., Ltd.
- 비루트랩 기업정보 - 인원 11명, 업력 6년, 부산 영도구 | 인크루트
- Broot Lab Private Stock Price & Valuation ($2.8M) | 2026 Data
- B.root.lab Brochure — 2026-08-06
- Industry
- Cosmetics, Food ingredients
- Topics
- Microalgae (spirulina, chlorella, euglena)
- Role
- Research / RTO — “…san (PitchBook) with a Jeju research center address listed (Jeju-si). Employees are reported as 3 (PitchBook)…”
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What they offer
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News & status 6
- 2025-02-24 [StartupRecipe] AI Healthcare Startup Funding on the Rise in Korea - startuprecipeBroot Lab is a startup highlighted in Korea’s AI healthcare funding scene, described as working with microalgae and biomaterials and positioned for a Pre-Series A round with 1 billion KRW in funding, supported by investors Vine Ventures and Smart Study …
- 2026-04-02 Broot.ai Chooses Vonage to Power its CRM Platform to Redefine Sales and Marketing EngagementBroot.ai is an India-based, AI-powered contact management and enrichment platform for B2B sales and marketing. The article says it uses Vonage APIs to enable in-app VoIP calls and local number provisioning within CRM workflows, boosting real-time engagement …
- 2026-06-04 Exclusive: South Korea's First Autonomous Lab: AI-Driven Drug ExperimentsBroot Lab is highlighted as part of South Korea’s pioneering move into autonomous, AI-driven drug experimentation, indicating it may be a leading or featured example in the country’s first autonomous lab initiatives.
- 2025-11-17 부산연합기술지주 2025 해양수산 창업기획자 운영 프로그램 보육 스타트업 CEO 해양 미세조류를 기반으로 새로운 바이오소재를 개발하고 있는 기업 비루트랩 │ 한경매거진&북Broot Lab is a Korean marine biotech startup specializing in microalgae-derived bio materials for health, cosmetics, and sustainable products, aiming to scale from domestic production to global markets. It was selected for the 2025 Busan Alliance Techno …
- 2025-07-02 Broot leva a pedra portuguesa à Expo 2025 Osaka | Espaço de ArquiteturaBroot Lab is presented as a pioneering project by ASSIMAGRA that uses a laboratory-like, experimental approach to valorize Portuguese natural stone, featuring a collaborative collection called “Dialogues” that pairs stone with sustainable materials and-unites …
- 2026-08-11 'AI designs, robots experiment': South Korea launches autonomous-lab consortium to drive K-Moonshot - The Herald BusinessBroot Lab isn’t mentioned in the article. The piece discusses South Korea’s new autonomous-lab consortium (SDLs) under the K-Moonshot program, aimed at building shared platforms, standards, and demonstrations for self-driving labs involving AI, robotics, and …
Network: owners, partners, peers
Ownership & investors 3
| investor | Smart Study Ventures |
| investor | Vine Ventures |
| investor | Y&Archer |
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