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Entrepreneurs-in-Residence

Company creation takes great partners. We want to hear from you.

Founders & Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs)

Talented founders can plug into our process, resources, and ecosystem to co-create a company that leverages biotechnology in the verticals and markets they know well. We’ve developed playbooks to ideate new companies, a stage gate process for getting them funded, and SOPs for operating a quick-to-market, fast-scaling bio-enabled business.

Hear from Existing Ferment CEOs

Ferment builds with serial entrepreneurs and industry veterans who are commercial and product development leaders in their industry. Hear what some of our past EIRs and current Ferment CEOs have to say about building with Ferment:

Patrick Vagner CEO, Alchemyca
Before building with Ferment, Patrick spent 15 years leading business units involved in the energy transition at British Petroleum (bp) and Ginkgo Bioworks. In 2023, Patrick began building Alchemyca with Ferment to bring enzymes to the world of biogas and organic waste.

Why I Built with Ferment:
“I saw a big opportunity in the growing biogas market for smart deployment of biological tools like enzymes. I knew working with Ferment would give me the chance to tackle that opportunity as quickly and efficiently as possible with their company-building playbooks and access to strategic capital networks.”

Nicole Richards CEO, Allonnia
With over 28 years of industry leadership in water treatment, mining, and industry chemicals, Nicole brought the perfect skill set to help Allonnia create the next generation of bioremediation solutions. Before Allonnia, Nicole served as the Strategy, Growth, and M&A leader for DuPont Water Solutions and as a Global Director at Solvay.

How Ferment De-Risks the Hardest Parts of Company Building:
‍"One of the early challenges in building a new company is managing the complexities of creating a sustainable operation while establishing market presence. Ferment helped mitigate these challenges by handling essential operational tasks, connecting us with key industry players, and ensuring we had the right support from day one."

Frank Jaksch CEO, Ayana Bio
As founder and former CEO of ChromaDex (NASDAQ: CDXC), Frank has more than 25 years’ experience developing consumer products in the life science, F&B, and dietary supplement spaces. With Chromadex, he built an ingredient and consumer product business from the ground up, from inception to a successful IPO. Having been immersed in the world of natural products for decades,

Ferment's Biggest Company-Creation Value-Add:
‍"The Ferment team was instrumental in helping advise and guide Ayana during the early formative stage of the company and ultimately produced a substantive and detailed strategic vision and plan not normally seen for early-stage start-up."

Jasmina Aganovic CEO, Arcaea
As the CEO of Arcaea, Jasmina Aganovic leverages the power of expressive biology to create a new wave of beauty products that provide consumers with innovative and sustainably sourced ingredients. Prior to launching Arcaea, she was the Founder and President of Mother Dirt, a skin microbiome brand that developed the first live probiotic and biome-friendly products for the skin acquired by SC Johnson.

How I Chose to Build with Ferment:
‍"I chose to build Arcaea with Ferment because of the ecosystem that Ferment provides, including unparalleled access to cutting-edge biotech and a network of top-tier experts who supported my vision for innovation in my industry."

Patrick Vagner CEO, ALCHEMYCA
Before building with Ferment, Patrick spent 15 years leading business units involved in the energy transition at British Petroleum (bp) and Ginkgo Bioworks. In Summer 2023, Patrick began building Alchemyca with Ferment to bring enzymes to the world of biogas and organic waste.

Why I Built with Ferment:
“I saw a big opportunity in the growing biogas market for smart deployment of biological tools like enzymes. I knew working with Ferment would give me the chance to tackle that opportunity as quickly and efficiently as possible with their company-building playbooks and access to strategic capital networks.”

Frank Jaksch CEO, Ayana Bio
As founder and former CEO of ChromaDex (NASDAQ: CDXC), Frank has more than 25 years’ experience developing consumer products in the life science, F&B, and dietary supplement spaces. He has built an ingredient and consumer product business from the ground up, taking the company from founding to a successful IPO. Having been immersed in the world of natural products for decades, Frank understands the significant challenges encumbering the space.

Ferment's Biggest Company-Creation Value-Add:
‍"The Ferment team was instrumental in helping advise and guide Ayana during the early formative stage of the company and ultimately produced a substantive and detailed strategic vision and plan not normally seen for early-stage start-up."

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Entrepreneurs-in-Residence

Company creation takes great partners. We want to hear from you.

Founders & Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs)

Hear from Existing Ferment CEOs

Incredible capabilities are now available to anyone who wants to build with biology.