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Dispersa

Dispersa (dispersa.ca): 4 changes recorded in its website history since October 2019. Homepage last checked 5 November 2026.

Recorded changes

Newest observations first. Each interval bounds when the website changed; it is not an exact event date.

  1. HeadlineBetween and
    BeforeWe're transforming food waste into the most sustainable biosurfactants.
    AfterPioneering the world’s first waste-derived biosurfactants.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

  2. HeadlineBetween and
    BeforeUniversal platform. Made-to-measure biosurfactants.
    AfterWe're transforming food waste into the most sustainable biosurfactants.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

  3. HeadlineBetween and
    BeforeNatural and high‑quality biosurfactants
    AfterUniversal platform. Made-to-measure biosurfactants.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

  4. HiringBetween and

    Added a careers page.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

First recorded website

Observed 6 August 2020

Our earliest capture with readable facts. This is our first observation, not when the company introduced these things. These website claims are not independently verified.

How it described itself

Natural and high‑quality biosurfactants

All facts above belong to this capture. Unlisted fields mean we have no readable observation, not that they were absent.

How it describes itself

Similar headlines are grouped together. The quote shown is from the last capture in each group, not necessarily the exact wording throughout that period.

  1. July 2026 – November 2026 · 2 captures · latest observed messagingPioneering the world’s first upcycled biosurfactants.

    This wording observed 5 November 2026.

    Inspect 2 captures in this group
    • 14 July 2026 · Pioneering the world’s first waste-derived biosurfactants. archived page
    • 5 November 2026 · Pioneering the world’s first upcycled biosurfactants. current websiteHistorical capture not publicly available
  2. September 2022 – July 2025 · 5 capturesWe're transforming food waste into the most sustainable biosurfactants.

    This wording observed 13 July 2025.

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    • 24 September 2022 · We're transforming food waste into the most sustainable biosurfactants. archived page
    • 28 July 2023 · We're transforming food waste into the most sustainable biosurfactants. archived page
    • 10 January 2024 · We're transforming food waste into the most sustainable biosurfactants. archived page
    • 19 January 2025 · We're transforming food waste into the most sustainable biosurfactants. archived page
    • 13 July 2025 · We're transforming food waste into the most sustainable biosurfactants. archived page
  3. Seen January 2022 · 1 captureUniversal platform. Made-to-measure biosurfactants.

    This wording observed 17 January 2022.

  4. August 2020 – March 2021 · 2 capturesNatural and high‑quality biosurfactants

    This wording observed 10 March 2021.

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    • 6 August 2020 · Natural and high‑quality biosurfactants archived page
    • 10 March 2021 · Natural and high‑quality biosurfactants archived page

Companies in the same space

Competitors picked by an AI model from the funded startups with the most similar descriptions, judged on those descriptions only. A reading, not a verified market map.

  • AmphiStar amphistar.comDirect competitorBoth turn waste and side streams into microbial biosurfactants sold for home, personal care and industrial products.
  • Holiferm holiferm.comDirect competitorBoth produce sustainable biosurfactant ingredients via fermentation for formulators across home, personal and industrial care.
  • Locus FS locusfs.comPartial overlapBoth make fermentation-derived biosurfactants as specialty ingredients for industrial and agricultural formulations.
  • Ruby Bio rubybio.comPartial overlapBoth use fermentation to produce biosurfactant and ingredient molecules sold to manufacturers and formulators.
  • Greenitio greenitio.comPartial overlapBoth develop bio-based specialty ingredients including biosurfactants to replace petrochemical materials in formulations.

Cite this record

StartupHistory, “Dispersa” company record, https://startuphistory.org/c/dispersa.ca

Machine-readable: /c/dispersa.ca.json. How changes are found: method.