# Checkerspot

diversifies precision fermentation beyond food into microalgal-derived specialty oils and biopolymers (Algenesis thermoplastic polyurethanes).


Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/checkerspot/
Updated: 2026-07-29

- Country: United States

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | $109M to $117.06M total raised across 4 or more rounds | https://startupintros.com/orgs/checkerspot |
| Capacity | operating at 300-liter scale with ongoing scaling and work with industrial partners | https://abpdu.lbl.gov/collaborators/checkerspot/, https://startupintros.com/orgs/checkerspot |
| Headquarters | Alameda, California, United States | https://startupintros.com/orgs/checkerspot |
| Production site | Salt Lake City, Utah (also partners with external manufacturing) | https://startupintros.com/orgs/checkerspot, https://worldbiomarketinsights.com/will-co-announces-strategic-collaboration-to-bring-checkerspots-novel-biobased-materials-and-algal-polyurethane-systems-to-european-product-innovators/, https://www.factoryregistry.com/facility/ut/salt-lake-city/checkerspot-inc-110070801580 |
| Certification | Certified B Corporation (since 2019) | https://startupintros.com/orgs/checkerspot, https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240321808643/en/AAK-Partners-with-Checkerspot-to-Develop-New-Sustainable-Algae-Oil, https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250424870545/en/Checkerspot-Achieves-Breakthrough-in-Sustainable-Oil-Production-with-First-Ever-High-Oleic-Palm-Oil-Alternative-via-Microalgae-Fermentation |

Independent sources: abpdu.lbl.gov, businesswire.com, factoryregistry.com, startupintros.com, worldbiomarketinsights.com

## Technologies

- [Precision fermentation](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/precision-fermentation/)