Kybele's Garden
Sustainable, climate-friendly and circular solutions for agriculture, food and cosmetics industries with algae biotechnology.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| investor investor | €0.0 | round | |
* | $250k | Seed | |
| Total Funding | 000k | ||
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Kybele's Garden is a biotechnology firm specializing in the development of climate-friendly and circular solutions for the agrifood and cosmetics industries through algae technology. The company was co-founded by Aygen Savaş Alkan and Fırat Alkan. It operates on a B2B model, focusing on product sales as its primary revenue stream.
The company's core business involves leveraging algae's natural properties to address significant global challenges, including the climate, water, and food crises. Kybele's Garden provides solutions that aim to improve low source efficiency, harvest yield, and quality issues within the agrifood sector. For the cosmetics market, it develops effective, natural, and cruelty-free products. The firm positions itself as both a technology and product provider.
Kybele's Garden has developed proprietary technologies such as algae-based bioponics and a unique algae fermentation method. The bioponics technology is designed to increase harvest yield, source efficiency, and the functional content of algae, such as beta carotenes and chlorophylls, which also enhances carbon capture capacity. Their fermentation process improves the functional content, sensory attributes, and shelf life of algae, making it suitable for a range of applications. The outputs from these technologies serve as raw materials and end-products, with examples including functional superfoods, biofertilizers, biopesticides, and natural skincare products. The company has received its first investment from US-based Sente Ventures and Singapore-based Hatcher+. It was also recognized in the 2023 FoodTech 500 list by Forward Fooding and was selected as the 'Audience Favorite' at the Startup World Cup's Turkish final.
Keywords: algae biotechnology, agrifood solutions, cosmetics ingredients, sustainable agriculture, circular economy, climate tech, bioponics, algae fermentation, biofertilizers, natural skincare, food technology, Fırat Alkan, Aygen Savaş Alkan, Sente Ventures, Hatcher+, FoodTech 500, B2B, product sales, resource efficiency, carbon capture