
twig bio makes sustainable, drop-in replacements for ingredients traditionally sourced from fossil fuels, intensive agriculture, or animal farming. It uses a bioengineering platform, twig:tech, that combines AI and machine learning (bio:drive) with automation and precision fermentation (grow:bot) to design, build, and test microbial production strains. The company operates as a B2B SaaS and industrial biotech provider for consumer goods and ingredient manufacturers, enabling faster development and scale-up of cleaner ingredients for chemicals, food, and personal care markets.

twig bio makes sustainable, drop-in replacements for ingredients traditionally sourced from fossil fuels, intensive agriculture, or animal farming. It uses a bioengineering platform, twig:tech, that combines AI and machine learning (bio:drive) with automation and precision fermentation (grow:bot) to design, build, and test microbial production strains. The company operates as a B2B SaaS and industrial biotech provider for consumer goods and ingredient manufacturers, enabling faster development and scale-up of cleaner ingredients for chemicals, food, and personal care markets.
Founded: 2022
Headquarters: London
Focus: AI + robotics + precision fermentation for sustainable ingredient replacements
Recent raise: Seed / pre-seed ~£3M (Sep 2023)
Stage / size: Early-stage, ~1–20 employees
Sustainable ingredient production to replace fossil-fuel, intensive agriculture, and animal-derived inputs.
2022
Biotechnology
£3,000,000
Syndicate includes Project A Ventures, Seedcamp, Zero Carbon Capital, UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund, HackCapital, Gaingels and angels
“Syndicate includes climate-focused and early-stage investors (Project A, Seedcamp, Zero Carbon Capital, UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund, HackCapital, Gaingels, Future Planet Capital)”