Checkerspot, Inc.

Designer and manufacturer of new materials via production of novel fatty acids (oils) using microalgae

Founded in 2016, Checkerspot is a high-performance materials company that designs materials at a molecular level by optimizing microbes to bio-manufacture unique structural oils discovered in nature, but not previously accessible commercially. Their first materials are next generation polyurethanes and textile coatings/finishes designed to improve the performance of consumer products. The Company's mission is to expand the palette of molecular building blocks for high performance and sustainable materials. Their vision is one of empowerment: to deliver unique, inspiring technologies and materials into the creative hands of fabricators and designers, the makers that conceive the next generation of high-performance products.