New Culture
Americas
San Francisco
,
United States
Startup
FOUNDED
2018
HEADCOUNT
21-100
FUNDING
Series A
Keywords:
precision_fermentation, food_protein, milk_proteins, dairy, alternative_proteins
BUSINESS
Produces animal-free mozzarella by combining traditional cheesemaking with precision fermentation to replicate conventional dairy cheese functionality. New Culture, founded in 2018 and based in San Leandro, California, uses precision fermentation to produce animal-free casein protein for animal-free mozzarella cheese. Total reported funding is approximately $28.5 million, including a $25 million Series A in 2021 co-led by Ahren Innovation Capital and CPT Capital (with ADM Ventures, Be8 Ventures/Dr. Oetker, Evolv Ventures/Kraft Heinz, Future Ventures, and S2G Ventures), plus a subsequent strategic investment from CJ CheilJedang. CJ CheilJedang is a key partner for manufacturing scale-up and cost reduction.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core; San Leandro (2018) precision-fermentation dairy company producing recombinant casein proteins to make animal-free mozzarella in combination with traditional cheesemaking.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
precision fermentation
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
animal-free mozzarella cheese