Siluria Technologies

About:

Siluria Technologies is a material innovation company developing processes for transforming natural gas into chemicals and fuels.

Website: http://www.siluria.com

Top Investors: ARCH Venture Partners, Wellcome Trust, National Petrochemical Industrial Company, Kleiner Perkins, Lux Capital

Description:

Siluria Technologies is a materials innovation company solving global challenges for partners in the natural gas, chemicals and fuel industries. Integrating nanotechnology, biotechnology and chemical engineering, Siluria has developed a solution to the grand challenge of efficient manufacturing: the ability to produce chemicals and fuels from a cheaper, more abundant resource than oil. The company's economically superior, energy-efficient platform converts natural gas into the same materials manufactured today using current industry infrastructure. Siluria's world-class R&D and engineering teams are rapidly commercializing the company's technology to pilot-scale production in close dialogue with the world's largest chemical and fuel companies.Siluria's backers include Alloy Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Altitude Life Science Ventures, Lux Capital, and Presidio Ventures.