Zygote Ventures

Care Daily is a business-to-business software-as-a-service company that specializes in artificial intelligence and internet of things solutions aimed at enhancing care for individuals, environments, and objects. The company offers an AI Caregiver Platform that is utilized by healthcare providers, aging-at-home services, senior housing facilities, and manufacturers of connected devices. This platform is designed to support both individual households and senior living communities, transforming traditional environments into smart campuses. By analyzing lifestyle patterns of seniors, Care Daily’s technology can predict health issues before they arise, enabling home care agencies to create customized AI bot services tailored to their needs. Through its innovative approach, Care Daily fosters meaningful connections between people and AI, aiming to improve daily care and support.

Sylvatex, Inc. develops and scales a cathode manufacturing process for lithium-ion batteries to future-proof production, increasing flexibility in material composition, broadening the range of inputs, and aiming to lower costs, capital requirements, and the carbon footprint for electric vehicles and energy storage applications.

DeepScale develops perceptual system software for semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. It enables automakers to use industry-standard low-wattage processors, enhancing perception accuracy without requiring high-end hardware.

Bolt Threads Inc. is a materials company based in Emeryville, California, founded in 2009. Originally named Refactored Materials, Inc., the company specializes in the manufacture of innovative fibers and fabrics, particularly biofabricated silk fibers known as Microsilk™, which are derived from natural proteins and produced through proprietary technology and bioengineering. Bolt Threads focuses on developing sustainable textile materials for various industries, including apparel, footwear, and beauty brands. Its approach combines biology and fermentation with traditional textile production methods, enabling the transformation of textile waste into high-quality products. Through its cutting-edge technology, Bolt Threads aims to advance the performance and design of textiles while promoting environmental sustainability.

Arrayent is a cloud-based IoT platform provider that enables consumer brands to convert traditional products into connected devices and deliver them to market. The platform collects usage and device data, supports device interoperability through cloud-to-cloud integrations with third-party ecosystems, and provides security features such as data encryption and access control. It supports a range of services from device agents to cloud services to mobile app SDKs, enabling brands to connect products through smartphone and web applications. The company offers Connect Cloud Service, Insight Cloud Service, and EcoAdaptor Cloud Service to link product lines with brands and analyze consumer behavior, usage, and sales trends. It serves appliance, HVAC, lighting, security, and wellness industries, and counts clients such as Chamberlain, LiftMaster, Maytag, OSRAM, Sylvania, Pentair, Salus, and Whirlpool. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Arrayent operates to help mass-market consumer product companies develop connected products and ecosystems by partnering with various technology providers.

Bolt Threads Inc. is a materials company based in Emeryville, California, founded in 2009. Originally named Refactored Materials, Inc., the company specializes in the manufacture of innovative fibers and fabrics, particularly biofabricated silk fibers known as Microsilk™, which are derived from natural proteins and produced through proprietary technology and bioengineering. Bolt Threads focuses on developing sustainable textile materials for various industries, including apparel, footwear, and beauty brands. Its approach combines biology and fermentation with traditional textile production methods, enabling the transformation of textile waste into high-quality products. Through its cutting-edge technology, Bolt Threads aims to advance the performance and design of textiles while promoting environmental sustainability.

GreenWizard is a technology company dedicated to allowing architects, engineers, and contractors to build greener structures for less money in less time. The Company offers a data-driven software platform that allows users to analyze and select green building materials based on a wide array of preferences and inputs. The Company employs a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) software model delivered over the Internet for its process automation tool, communication center, business analytics, and interactive marketplace. The platform allows project participants to efficiently navigate and document the most comprehensive and up-to-date database of green building products, utilizing the most advanced analytical tools and information available in the market.

CellScape Corporation (formerly Saryna Medical Corp) is a privately funded company headquartered in Newark, California, in the heart of the biotech corridor of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Company has developed whole fetal cell technology to transform prenatal genetic testing using a simple blood test. Their vision is to make comprehensive prenatal genetic testing available to every woman without requiring an invasive procedure that might put the fetus at risk. Their leadership team is accomplished in bringing innovative, cost-effective medical and molecular diagnostics to market.

NexSteppe, Inc. is a company focused on developing and commercializing specialized crops that serve as raw materials for biofuels, biopower, biogas, and biobased products. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, NexSteppe offers innovative varieties such as Malibu sweet sorghum and Palo Alto biomass sorghum, primarily utilized for energy production in the United States and Brazil. The company employs advanced breeding techniques and analytical technologies to create tailored feedstocks, including sweet sorghum, high biomass sorghum, and switchgrass. Additionally, NexSteppe enhances crop management practices and supply chain operations to deliver comprehensive, integrated feedstock solutions, contributing to a more sustainable future for the economy and energy supply.

CellScape Corporation (formerly Saryna Medical Corp) is a privately funded company headquartered in Newark, California, in the heart of the biotech corridor of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Company has developed whole fetal cell technology to transform prenatal genetic testing using a simple blood test. Their vision is to make comprehensive prenatal genetic testing available to every woman without requiring an invasive procedure that might put the fetus at risk. Their leadership team is accomplished in bringing innovative, cost-effective medical and molecular diagnostics to market.

Solazyme is a synthetic biology company that specializes in converting algal biomass into biofuels. Solazyme not only creates biofuels for the the transportation industry, but is experimenting with ways to tailor its products for the cosmetic and food industries.

GreenWizard is a technology company dedicated to allowing architects, engineers, and contractors to build greener structures for less money in less time. The Company offers a data-driven software platform that allows users to analyze and select green building materials based on a wide array of preferences and inputs. The Company employs a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) software model delivered over the Internet for its process automation tool, communication center, business analytics, and interactive marketplace. The platform allows project participants to efficiently navigate and document the most comprehensive and up-to-date database of green building products, utilizing the most advanced analytical tools and information available in the market.