Erg Bio scores $6.5M seed round for SAF from ag and forestry wastes

In California, Erg Bio has closed a $6.5 million seed round led by Azolla Ventures, with participation from Chevron Technology Ventures, Freeflow, Plug and Play and strategic angel investors. The funding will enable Erg Bio to scale its Aspire™ Technology, a proprietary low-temperature pretreatment and catalytic platform, that aims to transform agricultural and forestry wastes into affordable intermediates for synthetic aviation fuels and critical bio-based chemicals.

Erg Bio’s technology contributes to cleaner, more efficient biomanufacturing by turning agricultural and forestry residues, materials that would otherwise go to waste, into high-value fuels and chemicals. This process enhances resource efficiency, supports rural economies, and diversifies sources of critical intermediates, while advancing both environmental stewardship and domestic energy resilience.