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Calysta: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Calysta Energy (www.calystaenergy.com), Menlo Park, CA., is developing a new biological gas-to-liquids™ (BioGTL™) and biological gas-to-chemicals (BioGTC™) technology using methane – an energy-rich component of natural gas – as a new sustainable biological feedstock for high value industrial chemicals and transportation fuels with cost and performance advantages over current processes. The company is a spinout of DNA2.0, the largest US-based provider of synthetic genes for industrial and academic use.

calysta.com LinkedIn Menlo Park, United States 11-50 employees
Total raised
$39.0M
Rounds
1
Latest
Series D
Sep 2021

Calysta has raised $39.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Series D of $39.0M announced in Sep 2021.

That round is above the $8.0M median round size for Biotechnology companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Calysta Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$39.0M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Series D
$39.0M in Sep 2021
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Menlo Park, United States

Latest funding round on record: Sep 2021.

Calysta Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series D
$39.0M

Calysta Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Alan Shaw
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the Calysta team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Calysta Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,183
$8.0M
29,878
$7.5M
767
$98M

Calysta's latest round of $39.0M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Calysta Funding FAQs

What does Calysta do?

Calysta Energy (www.calystaenergy.com), Menlo Park, CA., is developing a new biological gas-to-liquids™ (BioGTL™) and biological gas-to-chemicals (BioGTC™) technology using methane – an energy-rich component of natural gas – as a new sustainable biological feedstock for high value industrial chemicals and transportation fuels with cost and performance advantages over current processes. The company is a spinout of DNA2.0, the largest US-based provider of synthetic genes for industrial and academic use.

How much funding has Calysta raised?

Calysta has raised $39.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Series D of $39.0M announced in Sep 2021.

When did Calysta last raise funding?

Calysta's most recent funding round on record is a Series D of $39.0M, announced in Sep 2021.

Who is the CEO of Calysta?

Alan Shaw is listed as CEO at Calysta.

Where is Calysta headquartered?

Calysta is based in Menlo Park, California, United States.

How many employees does Calysta have?

Calysta is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Calysta's funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

Calysta's latest round of $39.0M is above the $8.0M median round size for Biotechnology companies on FundedIQ across 4,183 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Calysta Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Calysta is left off this page rather than filled in.

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