Rarebird

Elevating mental health to be a part of your daily coffee ritual.

Y CombinatorSummer 2020ActiveHealthcareIndustrial Bio

What they do

Problem

Caffeine-sensitive people want an energizing daily coffee ritual without anxiety, jitters, or other caffeine side effects.

Solution

Rarebird makes coffee using paraxanthine, a caffeine replacement designed to provide alertness with fewer negative side effects.

Who it's for

Caffeine-sensitive coffee drinkers and consumers looking for a calmer energy boost.

Founders

Jeffrey Dietrich

Founder

Jeffrey Dietrich received his Ph.D. in BioEngineering from UC-Berkeley working in Jay Keasling’s lab to develop new biomanufacturing technologies. Jeffrey then co-founded and was CTO at Lygos (YC W16), which raised over $40MM in equity financing and $10MM in Federal awards to commercialize industrial biochemicals. He has also served on advisory boards for Department of Energy- and National Science Foundation-backed institutions and is an inventor on 17 patents or patent applications.