Checkerspot Closes $55M Series C Funding
- Checkerspot, an Alameda, CA and Salt Lake City, UT-based biotechnology company, raised $55M in Series C funding
- The round was led by ArrowMark Partners, with participation from Cox Enterprises and other new and existing investors
- The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the development and commercialization of biobased alternatives for everyday products
- The company designs materials and ingredients at a molecular level to enable more sustainable, high-performing products
- The company started by commercializing performance composites engineered into skis and snowboards, which are sold through its brand WNDR Alpine
