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Lux Foods

YC F26

San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 4 employees · 1 known investors

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Lux Foods develops ultra-compact plant varieties that yield mostly fruit and grows them on sugar with minimal light, pairing engineered biology with hardware suited to robotic farming. The company produces year-round, pesticide-free fruit—beginning with cherry tomatoes—for local markets in the controlled-environment agriculture sector.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsCellular AgricultureManufacturingAgricultureBiotechnologyUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F26)

AYAndre Yeung
Andre YeungFounder/CEOdegrees in Bioengineering and Computer Science (AI) from Stanford. He has conducted research on endosymbiotic gene transfer in algae in Dr. Robert Jinkerson's lab at UC Riverside and on synthetic genetic circuits in plants at the Brophy Lab, and founded the Fruit for Homeless nonprofit.
RJRobert Jinkerson
Robert JinkersonFounderRobert Jinkerson is co-founder and CSO of Lux Foods and a professor of chemical engineering at UC Riverside, where his work focuses on engineering crops for controlled environments and space. He previously completed a postdoc at Stanford and holds a PhD from the Colorado School of Mines.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Lux Foods do?
Lux Foods develops ultra-compact plant varieties that yield mostly fruit and grows them on sugar with minimal light, pairing engineered biology with hardware suited to robotic farming. The company produces year-round, pesticide-free fruit—beginning with cherry tomatoes—for local markets in the controlled-environment agriculture sector.
Who are Lux Foods's investors?
Lux Foods's investors include Y Combinator.
Where is Lux Foods headquartered?
Lux Foods is headquartered in San Francisco, US.