# ByBug

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/bybug

- Industry: Environmental Services
- Headquarters: Coquimbo, Chile
- Website: www.bybug.io
- Total disclosed funding: $1.4M
- Latest round: Seed (Mar 1, 2024)
- Investors on record: 5

## About

Based in Coquimbo, Chile, and founded in 2021 by CEO Jose Del Solar Bou and COO Rocio Espinosa, ByBug operates as an environmental services company providing a platform that engineers genetically modified black soldier fly strains to create a sustainable biomanufacturing tools. In March 2024, ByBug raised USD 1.4 million in seed funding from Südlich Capital, Arpegio VC, Halcyon, and Atento Capital, with participation from GRID EXPONENTIAL.  

ByBug offers a variety of products and services to leverage the natural capabilities of black soldier flies. The company provides recombinant proteins, which is a biomanufacturing process and produces recombinant proteins for various industries, including pharmaceuticals, industrial enzymes, animal health, and agriculture. It offers Specialized products for optimizing cell line production and lab-grown meat, improving cell proliferation and differentiation. In addition, the firm manufactures appetite stimulants and omega-3 production for animal food and health sectors.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Mar 1, 2024, $1.4M — GRID EXPONENTIAL, Halcyon, Atento Capital, Arpegio, Sudlich Capital

## Investors

- GRID EXPONENTIAL (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/grid-exponential) — Seed
- Halcyon — Seed
- Atento Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/atento-capital) — Seed
- Arpegio (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/arpegio) — Seed
- Sudlich Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sudlich-capital) — Seed