Sapphire Energy, Inc.

Sapphire Energy has established itself as the industry leader in algal fuel technology. In 2008, the Company successfully produced 91-octane gasoline from algae that fully conformed to ASTM standards. In 2009, Sapphire Energy participated in Continental Airlines Boeing 737 and JAL Boeing 747 test flights providing algae-based jet fuel. That same year, the Company provided fuel for the world’s first cross-country tour of a gasoline vehicle powered by a drop-in replacement fuel from algae-based Green Crude. In 2013, Sapphire signed its first commercial customer, Tesoro. Sapphire Energy is backed by a team of the nation’s leading researchers, scientists, and top-tier, long-term investors, such as The Wellcome Trust, ARCH Venture Partners, the Rockefeller family’s Venrock, Bill Gates’ Cascade Investment, and agriculture industry giant Monsanto. Sapphire has research and engineering partnerships with such corporate luminaries as industrial gas and chemical specialist Linde, nutraceutical algae producer Earthrise, bioagricultural leader Monsanto, and the Institute for Systems Biology, a world-renowned research organization. Milestone after milestone, Sapphire continues to deliver for partners and investors, while cultivating its algae-to-energy expertise, securing new collaborations, and breaking down the barriers to commercial-scale production. Sapphire Energy stands at the intersection of biotechnology, agriculture, and energy with the potential to profoundly change the world’s energy and petrochemical landscape.