Spiber

Spiber Inc. is a Japanese bio materials company engaged in the research of synthetic spider silk and other protein-based materials.

Spiber is garnering attention for its synthetic spider silk fiber and other revolutionary protein materials.

Spiber was founded in Sep 26, 2007 and is based in Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan.

 

Spiber makes plant-based protein polymers through microbial fermentation, which can be spun into animal- and plastic-free fibres for clothing, auto parts and other uses.

 

Spiber utilizes cutting-edge synthetic biology, polymer, and material science for the development of its novel Brewed Protein™ materials. Spiber’s proprietary Brewed Protein™ material is a bio-based, biodegradable, and animal-free synthetic protein platform.

 

Spiber's Brewed Protein™ can be applied to substitutes for cashmere, wool, fur, leather, silk, and other animal and/or petroleum-based materials, and offers important environmental benefits such as significantly reduced natural resource consumption etc.

 

Spiber is backed by MUFG Bank, Carlyle, Fidelity, Baillie Gifford, Cool Japan Fund, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co, and others. The company raised $312M (JPY 34.4B) in a new round on Sep 08, 2021. This brings Spiber's total funding to $910.8M to date. The new round valued the company at $1.22B post-money.

 

 

  • Year founded: 2007
  • Funding Info: $910.8M over 16 Rounds (Latest Funding Type: Private Equity)
  • Yearly Revenue: NA
  • Employee Size: 201-500
  • Business Valuation: Valued at $1.22B as of Sep 08, 2021
  • City/Town: Tsuruoka
  • State: Yamagata
  • Country: Japan
Related businesses