Mathieu Nohet is Founder & CEO of baCta, building an AI-powered bioproduction platform for industrial ingredients. He previously co-founded Manty, a data software company for governments, which he scaled to 50+ employees and 200 public-sector customers before selling in 2022. He founded baCta in 2024 to turn microorganisms into programmable molecular factories, bringing software-like iteration speed to industrial biotech. baCta combines generative AI, automated biology, precision fermentation and full-stack bioprocessing to develop and manufacture valuable molecules. The company has raised €10.3M and is launching astaxanthin, an antioxidant used in nutrition, cosmetics and animal health. Its mission: unlock the sustainable abundance of valuable molecules.