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Arcaea

Arcaea is an operator of a biology research company intended to build a new ingredient toolset for the beauty and personal care industry
2021
Nov-50
11-50
Massachusetts, United States
  • Beauty Devices
  • Cosmetics Ingredients
  • Personal Care Packaging
  • Skincare

Innovation

Industry Problem

Beauty relies on a narrow set of petrochemical or naturally scarce ingredients, while odor and UV protection remain difficult technical problems

R&D Focus

Synthetic biology, fermentation, microbiome modulation, odor control and bio-derived UV actives

Innovative Solution

Uses biology to develop new ingredient platforms such as ScentARC odor control and Gadusol-derived UV protection

Solution Effectiveness

ScentARC is designed to control odor without broadly killing helpful skin microbes

Investment Funding

Last Funding Stage

Series A

Total Funding Amount

$78M

Last Funding Amount

$78M

Last Funding Date

10/27/2021

Startup Stage

Growth Stage

Lead Investors

Cascade Investment, Chanel, Ginkgo Bioworks, Givaudan, Olaplex Holdings

People

Founders

CEO

About

Arcaea is an operator of a biology research company intended to build a new ingredient toolset for the beauty and personal care industry

Products

Product

ScentARC odor-control ingredients, Gadusol UV technology and Future Society fragrance products; consumer reviews exist for Future Society

Star Product

ScentARC, because it applies selective microbial biology to a large deodorant and personal-care need

Demo Product or Complete Product?

B2B ingredient development with commercial brand applications, including Future Society fragrances and ScentARC programs

Future Plan

Market Expansion

Plans focus on launching additional bio-derived ingredients across beauty categories rather than a named geography

Investment Funding

$78M Series A announced October 27, 2021, with investors including Chanel, Givaudan, Olaplex, Ginkgo and Cascade

Awards and Recognitions

Participations

Ginkgo Bioworks ecosystem company

Media Apperance

Covered by biotechnology and beauty trade media

M&A and Collabs

Collab

Ginkgo Bioworks provides the bioengineering platform and ecosystem support

Collab

Olaplex invested and partnered around biology-enabled hair and beauty innovation

Acquisitions

Acquired Gadusol Laboratories and its bio-derived UV-protection technology

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