Advanced BioFuels USA

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Biobased investing continues surging, both direct and via strategics.  The Digest has the data and the scoop in our 5-Minute Guide.
In Florida, Biofuels Digest reports that 9 biobased ventures raised $363.8 million in new capital in 2013, compared to $435 million in Q2, and $434 million in Q4 2012 and Q1 2013. Overall, the industry raised $1.23 billion in new capiutal in the past 12 months.
The capital raising activity
Here’s the deal detail, as tracked at biofuelsdigest.com.
KiOR – $70M July, August, September
Heliae — $28.4M July
Coskata – $3.0M August
Intrexon – $160M August
Lyxia — $1.6M August
Amyris – $60M August
Triton Algae — $5M September
CoolPlanet – $19.4M September
Fermentalg — $16.4M September
TOTAL – $435.1M Q2
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Individual and family investors of note in the bioeconomy

Paul Allen (US): Imperium Renewables
Bill Gates (US): Sapphire Energy, KiOR
Vinod Khosla (US): Amyris, Gevo, KiOR, LanzaTech, Aemetis
John Doerr (US): Renmatix
Sir Richard Branson (UK): Gevo, LanzaTech, Aemetis
Mars Family (US), Selim family (Indonesia): Heliae
Rockefeller Family Office (US): Sapphire Energy
Gradin Family (Brazil): GranBio

Strategic investors of note in the bioeconomy

Oil companies

Shell
Investments: Virent, Codexis, Iogen, Cosan
Why a major player: …
BP
Investments: Vivergo, Vercipia, Chromatin, Tropical Bioenergia, Butamax, Verdezyne, Qteros, CNAA, Cool Planet
Why a major player: …
Valero
Investments: O&O assets, Enerkem, Solix, Qteros, Mascoma, Diamond Green Diesel
Why a major player: …
Total
Investments: Amyris, Gevo, Elevance
Why a major player: …
Flint Hills Resources (division of Koch Industries)
Investments: O&O assets, SG Biofuels, Benefuel, Edeniq
Why a major player: …
Chevron
Investments: Solazyme, LS9, Catchlight Energy
Why a major player: …
Reliance Industries
Investments: Algenol
Why a major player: …
Marathon Oil
Investments: Qteros, Mascoma, The Andersons (minority stakes in 3 ethanol plants)
Why a major player: …

Feedstock players

Waste Management
Investments: Harvest Power, Agnion, Terrabon, Enerkem, S4, Renmatix
Why a major player: …
Cargill
Investments: O&O assets, NatureWorks, USJ, BioAmber
Why a major player: …
Bunge
Investments: O&O sugar ethanol assets, Solazyme-Bunge (JV), Cobalt
Why a major player: …

Chemicals, Industrial Biotech

Dupont
Investments: DDCE, Danisco/Genencor, BAL-Dupont, Butamax, Vivergo
Why a major player: …
DSM
Investments: Martek, Verdezyne, POET-DSM (JV)
Why a major player: …
M&G
Investments: Beta Renewables
Why a major player: …
Life Technologies
Investments: SG Biofuels
Why a major player: …
BASF
Investments: Genomatica, Renmatix, Succinity (JV with Purac)
Why a major player: …

Consumer Products

Coca-Cola
Investments: Virent, Avantium, Gevo
Why a major player: …
Unilever
Investments: Chromatin
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