PhyCo

PhyCo

CanadaCanada
•Pre-Seed•Founded 2022•Updated 2 months ago
Climate techAgtechBio Tech/Life SciencesCleantechDeep TechB2B1-5 employees
Actively RaisingFemale FounderFemale FounderImpact FounderImpact Founder

About

PhyCo turns seaweed and upcycled organic waste into 100% bio-based, earth-digestible, non-toxic biopolymers for agricultural films and coatings. The company's biorefinery process extracts 85% of usable material from seaweed, achieving 40% higher extraction rates than competitors and up to 40% lower raw material costs per kg of final product.

Traction & Metrics

Users & Clients

5

Clients

Financial

$60K

MRR

Fundraising

$545K

Previous Round

Team

Stacey

Stacey

Co-Founder & CEO

Neethu

Neethu

Bioprocessing Lead

Bennett

Bennett

Aquaculture Expert

Products

Bio-Based Agricultural Films & Coatings

100% bio-based, earth-digestible, non-toxic biopolymer films and coatings for agriculture. Made from seaweed and upcycled organic waste through a proprietary biorefinery process that extracts 85% of usable material. Offers 20-30% cost savings compared to petroleum-based plastics while being home-compostable and soil biodegradable. Designed to replace the 50 million tonnes of plastic waste generated annually by the agri-food sector.

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PhyCo Bio-Based Pellets

Bio-based polymer pellets that can be integrated into existing plastics manufacturing infrastructure. Suitable for multiple applications including forestry, green burials, packaging, and biomedical sectors. Made from extracted high-value biomaterials from seaweed through an efficient biorefinery process.

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