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. is a fuel technology company based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2007. It specializes in the development of a unique process that combines vegetable-oil-based surfactants with microbubbles of water and ethanol to create a microemulsion. This innovative approach enables oil companies to lower their production costs while facilitating the generation of green diesel fuel. Sylvatex's technology aims to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of fuel production, contributing to a transition towards more environmentally friendly energy sources.

DeepScale, Inc. is a technology company specializing in perceptual system software for semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company focuses on enabling automakers to utilize low-wattage processors for improved perception capabilities. DeepScale's technology incorporates artificial intelligence and deep learning algorithms to create advanced driver-assistance systems. The company develops a visual perception platform that utilizes training data and innovative deep neural network architectures to enhance vehicle awareness of their surroundings in real time. In 2019, DeepScale became a subsidiary of Tesla, further integrating its advanced perception technologies into the evolving landscape of autonomous driving.

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, Inc. is a provider of an Internet of Things (IoT) Cloud Platform-as-a-Service that assists consumer brands in bringing connected products to market. The platform enables traditional products to become connected devices, facilitating the acquisition and transmission of usage data that informs business intelligence systems. It supports device interoperability through integration with third-party ecosystems and offers a range of services, including Connect Cloud Service for brand and customer connectivity, Insight Cloud Service for consumer behavior analysis, and EcoAdaptor Cloud Service for product line integration. Arrayent serves various industries, such as appliances, HVAC, lighting, and wellness, with notable clients including Chamberlain, Maytag Commercial Laundry, and Whirlpool Corporation. The company also collaborates with several technology partners to enhance its offerings. Founded in 2002, Arrayent is based in Redwood City, California, and operates as a subsidiary of Prodea Systems, Inc.

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. specializes in the development and commercialization of tailored crops that serve as raw materials for biofuels, biopower, biogas, and biobased products. Founded in 2010 and based in Scottsdale, Arizona, the company focuses on advanced breeding techniques to cultivate crops such as sweet sorghum, high-biomass sorghum, and switchgrass. These feedstocks are specifically designed to meet the needs of the biofuels and biobased products industries in markets like the United States and Brazil. In addition to crop development, NexSteppe is enhancing crop management practices and supply chain operations to deliver optimized, fully-integrated feedstock solutions. Through these efforts, NexSteppe aims to contribute to a more sustainable and secure energy future.

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.