# Huue

> Huue makes bio-based indigo from sugar using engineered microbes, then supplies a familiar pigment to denim manufacturers. The company’s wager is that changing how the dye is made can reduce harmful inputs while letting mills keep their existing equipment.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Berkeley, United States
- **Founders:** Tammy Hsu (Co-founder; founding chief scientific officer), Michelle Zhu (Co-founder; founding CEO)
- **Products:** Huue Indigo
- **Notable:** Produced enough bio-indigo at 300 liter fermentation scale for pilot industrial denim-yarn dyeing in 2019., Included in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2021., Raised a $14.6 million Series A in 2022.

## Products & services

- **Huue Indigo** — Bio-based indigo pigment made by microbial fermentation from sugar, purified as a powder for conventional denim dyeing equipment.

## Achievements

- Produced enough bio-indigo at 300 liter fermentation scale for pilot industrial denim-yarn dyeing in 2019.
- Included in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2021.
- Raised a $14.6 million Series A in 2022.
- Announced commercial availability of Huue Indigo through AGI Denim in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2023-10** — Huue and AGI Denim announced a commercial collaboration using Huue Indigo.
- **2024-09** — A UK Fashion and Textile Association report profiled Huue’s dye as a powder compatible with standard denim processes and noted work on disperse and acid dye applications.
- **2026-09** — Huue’s website lists Corinna Chen as CEO and Lance Kizer as CTO; the date of the leadership change is not publicly stated there.

## Links

- Website: https://huue.bio/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/huue
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/tinctoriumbio
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/huuebio/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/tinctoriumbio/

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Last updated: 2026-09-28