Bonumose
Americas
Charlottesville
,
United States
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2016
HEADCOUNT
2-20
FUNDING
Series C
Keywords:
enzymes, biocatalysis, sweeteners, prebiotics, cell_free
BUSINESS
Bonumose, founded in 2016 and based in Albemarle County, Virginia, produces rare sugars, primarily tagatose and allulose, using proprietary enzymatic conversion processes. Strategic investors include Hershey, ASR Group (Domino Sugar), and Symrise. The company announced a $27.7M expansion in partnership with Hershey and has approximately 30 employees
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core; Virginia (Albemarle County, 2016) startup producing rare sugars (allulose, tagatose) via cell-free enzymatic conversion of plant starch at commercial scale; engineers enzymes and runs cascade biocatalysis.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
Enzymatic conversion; enzyme discovery and pathway design
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Tagatose (low-glycemic, prebiotic rare sugar); allulose and other rare sugars