Shiru Secures $16 Million to Accelerate AI-Powered Ingredient Discovery RevolutionInvestment Propels Shiru's Mission to Transform Ingredient Innovation Across Food, Personal Care, Agriculture and Advanced Materials

Shiru获得1600万美元用于加速人工智能驱动的成分发现革命投资推动了Shiru在食品、个人护理、农业和先进材料领域转变成分创新的使命

• Series B funding quickly follows the launch of ProteinDiscover.ai, Shiru's groundbreaking AI-powered ingredient discovery platform.

•在推出ProteinDiscover.ai（Shiru开创性的人工智能驱动的成分发现平台）之后，B系列资金迅速到位。

• Global companies now contract with Shiru to discover and develop high-value, sustainable proteins.

•全球公司现在与Shiru签订合同，以发现和开发高价值的可持续蛋白质。

• The new investment will support Shiru's expansion as more partners realize the benefits of AI-driven ingredient innovation.BERKELEY, Calif., November 12, 2024-- Shiru, the pioneer in AI-powered ingredient discovery, has secured a $16 million investment round as it leads a revolution in how ingredients are discovered and developed across multiple industries..

•随着更多合作伙伴意识到人工智能驱动的成分创新的好处，新投资将支持Shiru的扩张。加利福尼亚州伯克利，2024年11月12日讯——人工智能驱动的成分发现领域的先驱Shiru已获得1600万美元的投资，引领了多个行业成分发现和开发方式的革命。。

Shiru's flagship platform, ProteinDiscovery.ai, hosts the world's largest database of natural proteins from plants and microbes. The AI-driven platform enables corporate partners in food, personal care, agriculture and advanced materials to swiftly identify and test highly functional, natural ingredients.

Shiru的旗舰平台ProteinDiscovery.ai拥有世界上最大的植物和微生物天然蛋白质数据库。人工智能驱动的平台使食品、个人护理、农业和先进材料领域的企业合作伙伴能够快速识别和测试功能强大的天然成分。

The results include dramatically reduced R&D and product development costs, accelerated time to market and high functional capabilities from nature-identical products..

结果包括大大降低了研发和产品开发成本，加快了上市时间，以及来自自然界相同产品的高功能能力。。

Our AI-powered ingredient discovery dramatically reduces development timelines and costs.

我们的人工智能成分发现大大缩短了开发时间和成本。

'AI-powered discovery isn't only the future of ingredient innovation - it's here today, and we're eager to expand our capabilities across flavor, skincare and agriculture,' said Dr. Jasmin Hume, Founder and CEO of Shiru. 'Our technology dramatically reduces development timelines and costs, empowering R&D teams to revolutionize products, categories and industries through our platform, enabling valuable innovation and competitive advantage.'.

Shiru创始人兼首席执行官贾斯敏·休谟（JasminHume）博士说，人工智能驱动的发现不仅是成分创新的未来，它今天就在这里，我们渴望在风味、护肤和农业领域扩大我们的能力我们的技术大大缩短了开发时间表和成本，使研发团队能够通过我们的平台彻底改变产品、类别和行业，从而实现有价值的创新和竞争优势。”。

The round, bringing Shiru's total funding to $36 million, was led by longtime investor S2G Ventures, with participation from CPT Capital, Lux Capital, Nourish Ventures, and Meach Cove Capital. This investment will fuel Shiru's ambitious growth plans, expanding its ingredient portfolio and enhancing ProteinDiscovery.ai through new commercial partnerships and expanded offerings..

这轮投资使Shiru的总资金达到3600万美元，由长期投资者S2G Ventures牵头，CPT Capital、Lux Capital、Nutrite Ventures和Meach Cove Capital参与。这项投资将推动Shiru雄心勃勃的增长计划，扩大其成分组合，并通过新的商业合作伙伴关系和扩大的产品来增强ProteinDiscovery.ai。。

Shiru's recent advancements underscore its leadership position in ingredient innovation:

Shiru最近的进步突显了其在成分创新方面的领导地位：

1. A joint partnership with Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition to develop and scale sweet proteins, a long-sought goal in the food industry.

1、与Ajinomoto Health&Nutrition建立联合伙伴关系，开发和推广甜蛋白，这是食品行业长期追求的目标。

2. The introduction of OleoPro™, a high-performance, structured fat alternative that recently received a USPTO patent; and uPro™, the active protein ingredient in OleoPro.

2.OleoPro™是一种高性能结构化脂肪替代品，最近获得USPTO专利；以及OleoPro中的活性蛋白质成分uPro™。

3. Confirmed partnerships with global leaders including Griffith Foods to discover, pilot and scale sustainable food ingredients.

3、确认与格里菲斯食品（Griffith Foods）等全球领导者建立合作伙伴关系，以发现、试验和推广可持续食品成分。

'While we're starting with proteins, our vision extends far beyond,' Hume added. 'ProteinDiscovery.ai is just the beginning. We're building a comprehensive platform that will revolutionize ingredient discovery across multiple molecular classes, driving innovation that benefits both industry and consumers.'.

休谟补充说：“虽然我们从蛋白质开始，但我们的视野远远超出了这一领域。”ProteinDiscovery.ai只是一个开始。我们正在构建一个全面的平台，该平台将彻底改变跨多个分子类别的成分发现，推动创新，造福于行业和消费者。”。

About Shiru, Inc.

关于Shiru，Inc。

Shiru, The Ingredient Discovery Company, is accelerating the limitless potential of nature-inspired ingredients through AI-powered discovery and high-performance, sustainable products. Shiru's groundbreaking approach, powered by its patented Flourish™ technology, is transforming the landscape of ingredient innovation.

成分发现公司Shiru正在通过人工智能驱动的发现和高性能、可持续的产品，加速自然启发成分的无限潜力。Shiru的开创性方法由其专利的Flower™技术推动，正在改变配料创新的格局。

Its flagship platform, ProteinDiscovery.ai, offers an interactive marketplace and discovery suite featuring 33 million molecules, setting a new standard for applications across food, personal care, agriculture, and advanced materials. Led by a team of seasoned technologists and industry veterans, Shiru is based in Berkeley, California, and is backed by leading venture capital firms, including S2G Ventures, Nourish Ventures, and CPT Capital.

其旗舰平台ProteinDiscovery.ai提供了一个交互式市场和发现套件，拥有3300万个分子，为食品、个人护理、农业和先进材料的应用树立了新标准。Shiru由经验丰富的技术专家和行业资深人士组成的团队领导，总部位于加利福尼亚州伯克利，并得到领先风险投资公司的支持，包括S2G Ventures、Nutrite Ventures和CPT capital。

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