Shiru

Innovating Ingredients for a Sustainable Tomorrow

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Overview: Shiru

Shiru is a California-based company that specializes in next-gen ingredients for people and the planet. They focus on accelerating ingredient discovery, creation, and production for a sustainable and clean future by utilizing AI, bioinformatics, and precision biology. Shiru's products are designed to meet and exceed the texture, taste, and versatility benchmarks of conventional alternatives while being all-natural, "clean-label," and providing superior nutritional benefits. Their products also require significantly less land, water, and energy usage compared to mainstream ingredients. Shiru's innovative AI platform enables the rapid identification of highly functional proteins found in nature, leading to up to a 100x reduction in the time and cost of new ingredient discovery. They offer game-changing ingredients such as natural protein scaffold technology for transforming liquid oils into structured fats, as well as natural protein ingredients for improved gelling and binding at various temperatures. Additionally, Shiru's bioactives and tastants platform provides natural protein ingredients for enhanced taste, color, nutrition, and more. The company has patented a method that combines machine learning with recombinant expression and laboratory testing to discover individual precision-fermented proteins as food ingredients with specific functions like gelation and flavoring. Their Flourish™ technology comprises a computer software platform and scientific research for identifying, characterizing, and testing bioactive compounds for use in food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and other industrial products. Shiru is committed to transforming the global food system and welcomes collaboration to achieve this goal. They are passionate about leveraging their technology to develop functional ingredients that make a positive impact on both people and the planet.
Website: shiru.com

Shiru at a Glance

  • Shiru focuses on next-gen ingredients for a sustainable future.
  • Their products exceed conventional benchmarks in texture, taste, and versatility.
  • Shiru's AI platform accelerates ingredient discovery and production.
  • The company is committed to reducing land, water, and energy usage in ingredient production.

Shiru News

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  • Positive News Articles 36
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  • Shiru calls for natural sweetener partners - FoodNavigator
    Publisher
    USA.com
    News Summary
    Shiru is flipping the script on how to secure strategic partners with ingredient manufacturers through a request for partners initiative . Available through an as-a-service model, Shirus Flourish platform uses AI to understand the language of proteins by identifying amino acid sequences that make up proteins . Instead of reaching out to prospective partners on a one-on-one basis, the company is using this RFP process to cast a wider net among ingredient partners and spread the word about the companys AI technology .
    Key People Mentioned
    Jasmin Hume | Joshua Lachter
  • Shiru Launches Global Search for Beverage Partner to Discover and Scale Natural Sugar Replacement with AI-Powered Ingredient Discovery
    Publisher
    PR Newswire
    News Summary
    Shiru launches global Request for Partners (RFP) aimed at finding a mission-aligned beverage partner to jointly discover and scale a natural sugar replacement . The partnership will leverage Shir U's proprietary ProteinDiscovery.ai platform . "The future of food isn't about reinventing what we eatit's about enhancing the foods we already love," founder says .
    Key People Mentioned
    Jasmin Hume
  • Shiru’s CEO discusses ‘revolutionary possibilities’ of its protein AI platform
    Publisher
    Food Dive
    News Summary
    Shirus is the world's largest database of natural proteins from plants and microbes . The AI-driven technology enables CPGs to identify and test functional, natural ingredients . CEO Jasmine Hume spoke to Food Dive about how food manufacturers can harness the companys technology to get more out of their ingredient deks.
    Key People Mentioned
    HUME | Jasmine Hume
  • AI-powered ingredient platform company raises $16 million
    Publisher
    Food Business News
    News Summary
    Shiru, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered ingredient platform, raises $16 million in Series B round . Total funding is $36 million, led by investor S2G Ventures . ProteinDiscovery.ai holds a database of natural proteins from plants and microbes, company says .
    Key People Mentioned
    Jasmin Hume
  • Shiru: Ingredient Discovery Company Raises $16 Million
    Publisher
    Pulse 2.0
    News Summary
    Shirus flagship platform ProteinDiscovery.ai has the world's largest database of natural proteins from plants and microbes . The results include dramatically reduced R&D and product development costs, accelerated time to market and high functional capabilities from nature-identical products . Shirus 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 .
    Key People Mentioned
    Jasmin Hume
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