Oobli
Americas
Davis
,
United States
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2014
HEADCOUNT
21-100
FUNDING
Series B
Keywords:
yeast, precision_fermentation, sweet_proteins, sweeteners, food_protein
BUSINESS
Oobli (formerly Joywell Foods), founded in 2014 and based in Davis, California, produces sweet proteins via precision fermentation as sugar replacements for food and beverage applications. The platform produces multiple sweet proteins including brazzein (2,000–5,000x sweeter than sugar) and monellin.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core industrial biotechnology; precision fermentation produces sweet proteins (brazzein and others). Oobli uses engineered Pichia pastoris to produce recombinant sweet proteins via precision fermentation. The yeast secretes the target protein, which is filtered and purified into a high-potency ingredient used at very low inclusion rates (1g brazzein ≈ 1,000g sugar equivalent).
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
precision fermentation
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Sweet proteins for chocolate, beverages, and other products