Maya Benami, PhD

Algaeo’s goal is to enhance the growth, development, and use of algae and algae based products.

UNCAGED Innovations is a biomaterials company combining the power of nature and technology to reimagine leather. The quality and performance of traditional leather come from the protein structure of collagen. UNCAGED leverages structural proteins from grains to replace animal collagen, enabling us to create a fiber that looks, feels, and performs like leather.

Algaeo’s goal is to enhance the growth, development, and use of algae and algae based products.

At LEC Partners, we’ve supported hundreds of projects worldwide in biofuels, biomaterials, biochemicals, biotechnologies, and feedstocks. Our community of 160+ experts brings unmatched depth: an average of 30+ years of hands-on experience, with half serving as former C-suite executives and nearly all holding advanced degrees. Whether it’s due diligence and funding, engineering and project oversight, project development and operations, or navigating regulatory frameworks, we deliver practical solutions that move ideas from concept to commercialization. Guiding clients worldwide, we help turn complex opportunities into sustainable and profitable results.

MarketChemica (Mch) is a LMM M&A Advisory focused on fine and specialty chemicals & adjacent industries. At our core, Mch is a group of 30 former industry-executives with a wealth of experience in bridging the “hands-on” realities (operations) with the bigger picture (financial analysis) We provide practical industry insight for investors/owners and executives through our M&A execution services (advisory and referral), strategy workshops, due diligence and technical/site audits. Our clients are global corporations, financial-sponsors and lenders across various chemical-dependent verticals including APIs, AgChem, CASE, F&F and Specialty Polymers.

Investing in technology companies that help the world decarbonise