Financing a First-of-a-Kind: How Growth-Stage Fermentation Companies Bridge the Capital Gap In Partnership with Unibio

In partnership with Unibio

As fermentation companies mature beyond early venture funding, many encounter a familiar challenge: the capital gap between pilot success and commercial-scale deployment. Equity alone cannot finance the construction of industrial fermentation assets, yet many lenders and infrastructure investors remain hesitant to back emerging biomanufacturing technologies.

This webinar, sponsored by Unibio, will explore what ‘bridging’ means in practical terms for growth-stage fermentation businesses. We will examine how companies can combine equity, debt, offtakes, strategic partnerships, and public–private co-investment to finance large-scale fermentation while managing risk for investors. Speakers will share insight into the financing models currently gaining traction, the technical and financial milestones investors expect to see, and how fermentation firms can become finance-ready as they scale.

Designed for later-stage investors, growth funds, infrastructure specialists, family offices, and government agencies, this session will provide a grounded look at the financial innovation needed to turn promising fermentation technology into productive industrial capacity.

What you will learn

• How growth-stage fermentation companies are financing the leap from pilot to commercial scale
• What 'bridging the capital gap' really looks like beyond venture equity
• How debt, offtake agreements, strategic partners, and public–private capital can work together
• Which technical and operational milestones investors expect before committing capital
• How to position fermentation projects to reduce risk for lenders and infrastructure investors
• What it means to be genuinely 'finance-ready' at the point of scale-up

Who should attend

• Founders and CEOs of growth-stage fermentation companies
• CFOs and finance leaders preparing for first-of-a-kind facilities
• CTOs and operations leads responsible for scale-up milestones
• Investors and infrastructure partners exploring biomanufacturing projects
• Strategic partners considering long-term offtake or co-investment agreements

This is a free-to-attend webinar. Attendees can hear from industry experts and interact through a Q&A session.