Shiru

Shiru uses AI, bioinformatics, and precision biology to discover and produce natural proteins and functional ingredients for food, personal care, and related sectors, aiming to accelerate development timelines and sustainability. Their Flourish platform and product lines focus on clean-label, high-performance ingredients such as structured fats and texturizing proteins.

Shiru leverages its Flourish proprietary platform to discover and develop functional ingredients. The process reduces typical discovery timelines from 5-15 years to 1-2 years. It offers products including OleoPro, a clean-label fat alternative; uPro, a texturizing protein for food; C-OleoPro Luxurious Protein-Based Emollient for skin and hair; and C-uPro, an advanced emulsifying protein for cosmetic formulations. They enable customers to sample orders and collaborate with companies to discover and commercialize ingredients tailored for food, personal care, and cosmetics, with capabilities across fat replacements, emulsification, texture enhancement, and protein-based emollients.

Who it’s for: Food and beverage manufacturers, personal care and cosmetics brands, ingredient suppliers seeking sustainable, clean-label protein and functional ingredient solutions.

Hires and growth signals implied by product breadth and focus on scalable discovery; collaboration with companies for commercialization; mentions of sample orders and ongoing product development (2025 Copyright).