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Terraferma

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Overview

Terraferma's high-titer platform bridges the gap between computational protein design and commercial production, combining AI/ML-guided strain engineering with ultra-high-throughput genetic screens to make more proteins faster, at lower economic and environmental cost.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Previously Terraferma Foods, Ten Lives

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Vicki Mo

Founder

Vicki has experience ranging from finetuning SOTA machine learning models to shipping both digital and physical products. In 2015, she was the USA and French Div 1 National Champion in the sport of epee fencing. Vicki received her MS in Computer Science - Machine Learning from Columbia University.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Ruby Yu

Founder

Ruby has spent the past decade investigating gene expression in organisms ranging from yeast to humans, and she is an industry-leading expert on high-throughput genetic screens for machine learning. She received both her BA and her PhD in Biological and Biomedical Sciences from Harvard University. Her extra-laboratorial activities include circus arts, climbing, and cat-sitting.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
6team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

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Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
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Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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