- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founded_year": {"value": "Sources report 2010 (YC, FinSMEs, Berkeley Lab), 2011 (UC Berkeley IPIRA, Mergr), and 2014 (YCDB)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lygos", "https://ipira.berkeley.edu/lygos-inc", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/lygos", "https://mergr.com/transaction/dober-chemical-acquires-lygos-agronomy-and-water-treatment-businesses"]}, "headquarters_location": {"value": "Sources cite Berkeley, Emeryville, Hayward, and San Francisco Bay Area; May 2024 press release designates Hayward as new HQ via Sustainable Solutions Center", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lygos", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240514205461/en/Lygos-to-Open-Pioneering-Sustainable-Solutions-Center-for-High-Performance-Products", "https://www.biospace.com/lg-technology-ventures-makes-strategic-investment-in-lygos"]}, "founder_list": {"value": "YC lists only Eric Steen; UC Berkeley IPIRA lists three founders (Steen, Katz, Keasling); Berkeley Lab and FinSMEs list five co-founders (adding Fortman and Dietrich)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lygos", "https://ipira.berkeley.edu/lygos-inc", "https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2012/02/28/jbei-startup-takes-aim-at-petrochemicals/", "https://www.finsmes.com/2016/12/lygos-closes-13m-venture-capital-funding.html"]}, "ceo_title_history": {"value": "Fortman was CEO in 2012; Steen listed as CEO by 2016; YC still lists Steen as Founder/CSO", "source_urls": ["https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2012/02/28/jbei-startup-takes-aim-at-petrochemicals/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/13/synthetic-biology-startup-lygos-raises-13-million-from-os-fund-and-ia-ventures-to-make-cleaner-chemicals/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lygos"]}, "total_funding": {"value": "Equity totals cited as ~$40M (Jul 2018), >$41M (Jan 2019), and $45M (YCDB); $160M convertible notes (Apr 2022) are debt, not equity; third-party aggregators report much higher totals (e.g. $227M on LinkedIn) without primary confirmation", "source_urls": ["https://www.synbiobeta.com/read/lygos-raises-15-5-million-to-accelerate-delivery-of-clean-and-sustainable-biology-based-performance-materials", "https://www.biospace.com/lg-technology-ventures-makes-strategic-investment-in-lygos", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/lygos", "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/04/18/2423562/0/en/Lygos-and-Flexible-Solutions-International-Announce-Definitive-Merger-Agreement-to-Form-Leading-Sustainable-Specialty-Ingredient-Company.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/lygos"]}, "employee_count": {"value": "YC reports 55; YCDB reports 60; LinkedIn reports 34 with significant YoY decline; no single authoritative current headcount confirmed", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lygos", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/lygos", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/lygos"]}, "parent_company": {"value": "LinkedIn lists Flexible Solutions International as parent company; SEC filings confirm only a terminated 2022 merger, not completed acquisition or parent-subsidiary relationship", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/lygos", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069394/000149315222027306/form8-k.htm"]}, "convertible_notes_post_merger_termination": {"value": "Status and terms of $160M April 2022 convertible notes after September 2022 merger termination not publicly documented in sources reviewed", "source_urls": ["https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/04/18/2423562/0/en/Lygos-and-Flexible-Solutions-International-Announce-Definitive-Merger-Agreement-to-Form-Leading-Sustainable-Specialty-Ingredient-Company.html", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069394/000149315222027306/form8-k.htm"]}, "divestiture_financial_terms": {"value": "Dober acquisition of Soltellus agronomy and water treatment businesses (Feb 2026) financial terms not disclosed", "source_urls": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260209341286/en/Dober-Expands-its-Product-Portfolio-Through-Acquisition-of-Lygos-Soltellus-Agronomy-and-Water-Treatment-Businesses", "https://mergr.com/transaction/dober-chemical-acquires-lygos-agronomy-and-water-treatment-businesses"]}, "website_access": {"value": "Primary website lygos.com returned HTTP 402 during research fetch; blog and press URLs on subdomain remained accessible via other sources", "source_urls": ["http://www.lygos.com", "https://www.lygos.com/blog/lygos-launches-soltellus"]}}]
- source urls
- ["http://www.lygos.com", "https://cen.acs.org/business/biobased-chemicals/Ginkgo-help-Lygos-ferment-organic/100/i41", "https://chemanager-online.com/en/news/flexible-solutions-and-lygos-end-merger-plans", "https://flexiblesolutions.com/30-september-2022-fsi-announces-termination-of-merger-with-lygos-inc/", "https://ipira.berkeley.edu/lygos-inc", "https://mergr.com/transaction/dober-chemical-acquires-lygos-agronomy-and-water-treatment-businesses", "https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2012/02/28/jbei-startup-takes-aim-at-petrochemicals/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/13/synthetic-biology-startup-lygos-raises-13-million-from-os-fund-and-ia-ventures-to-make-cleaner-chemicals/", "https://www.biospace.com/lg-technology-ventures-makes-strategic-investment-in-lygos", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200115005109/en/Lygos-Acquires-Librede-to-Accelerate-Cannabinoid-Production-for-Consumer-Nutraceutical-and-Pharmaceutical-Products", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240514205461/en/Lygos-to-Open-Pioneering-Sustainable-Solutions-Center-for-High-Performance-Products", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260209341286/en/Dober-Expands-its-Product-Portfolio-Through-Acquisition-of-Lygos-Soltellus-Agronomy-and-Water-Treatment-Businesses", "https://www.finsmes.com/2016/12/lygos-closes-13m-venture-capital-funding.html", "https://www.finsmes.com/2019/01/lygos-receives-5m-investment-from-lg-technology-ventures.html", "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/04/04/1460021/0/en/National-Corn-Growers-Association-Names-Lygos-Winner-of-International-Award-for-its-Bio-Malonate-Manufacturing-Technology.html", "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/04/18/2423562/0/en/Lygos-and-Flexible-Solutions-International-Announce-Definitive-Merger-Agreement-to-Form-Leading-Sustainable-Specialty-Ingredient-Company.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/lygos", "https://www.lygos.com/blog/lygos-and-cj-bio-partner-on-commercial-scale-biorefinery-complex", "https://www.lygos.com/blog/lygos-launches-soltellus", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lygos-and-ginkgo-bioworks-announce-partnership-to-optimize-production-of-biobased-specialty-chemicals-301675172.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lygos-and-sirrus-announce-synthesis-of-methylene-malonates-using-bio-derived-feedstock-300263447.html", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069394/000149315222027306/form8-k.htm", "https://www.synbiobeta.com/read/lygos-raises-15-5-million-to-accelerate-delivery-of-clean-and-sustainable-biology-based-performance-materials", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/lygos", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lygos"]