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Shiru, founded in 2019 by CEO Jasmin Hume, uses its Flourish AI engine and the ProteinDiscovery.ai platform to find functional proteins from plants and microbes. It works with corporate partners in food, personal care, agriculture and advanced materials, including Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition. Revenue comes from partnerships, licensing and ingredient sales; its first commercial product was OleoPro, a structured-fat alternative. The company raised a $16M Series B in 2024, bringing total funding to about $36M.