1849 bio
Last verified 2026-09-25. JSON
The funding figures on this page are attributed, not sourced: a publisher is on record but no document URL is. How we mark provenance.
| Total raised | $500,000attributed |
|---|---|
| Latest round | seed, $1.0M, 2024-06-01attributed |
| Founded | 2024 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, USA |
| Industry | bio |
| Stage | seed |
| Website | 1849.bio |
1849 Bio engineers custom microbes that help mining operations extract more copper from low-grade and stockpiled ore without changing existing processes. It serves copper miners sitting on ore that conventional methods leave behind. The company says its strains reach up to 60% copper recovery versus around 20% from standard bioleaching.
Funding rounds
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-01 | seed | $1.0M | undisclosed |
Detected tech stack
Nginx, Gravity Forms 2.9.31, Swiper, jQuery CDN, jQuery Migrate 3.4.1, Elementor 4.0.6, PHP, HubSpot, ZURB Foundation, web-vitals, WordPress, WordPress.com
Provenance
| Fact | Status | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Seed, $1.0M | attributed | yc named as publisher. No document URL on file. |
| Total raised $500,000 | attributed | yc named as publisher. No document URL on file. |
| Company existence | sourced | Y Combinator named as publisher. Document, retrieved 2026-09-17. |
| Description | self-reported | 1849.bio, read 2026-09-25 |
Change history
| Date | Fact | Change | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24Existence: self-reported → sourced, Y Combinator, document, retrieved 2026-09-17 | Existence | self-reported → sourced | Y Combinator, document, retrieved 2026-09-17 |
Records begin 2026-09-24. All changes