# California Cultured

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/california-cultured

- Industry: Agribusiness
- Headquarters: Davis, US
- Website: www.cacultured.com
- Total disclosed funding: $4M
- Latest round: Seed (Oct 21, 2021)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2020 by co-founders Deborah Neumann, and Harrison Yoon, California Cultured Inc. specialises in the production of coffee and chocolate using cellular agriculture technology.In October 2024, California Cultured Inc. raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from new investor Sparkalis. As of August 2020, the company is led by CEO Alan Perlstein.

California Cultured's core products are coffee and chocolate ingredients produced through cell culturing. California Cultured Inc. utilizes plant cell cultures to produce cocoa and coffee that replicate the characteristics of traditional products. The process involves selecting specific cacao and coffee varieties with desirable flavour profiles, taking a small number of cells from the plants, and growing them in nutrient-rich solutions. The cells are maintained in large, controlled tanks designed to mimic natural rainforest conditions. After a growth period, the cells are harvested, fermented, and roasted to develop the complex flavours found in conventional coffee and chocolate.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Oct 21, 2021, $4M — SOSV, IndieBio, Agronomics Limited
- Seed, Jan 29, 2021 — SOSV, IndieBio

## Investors

- SOSV (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sosv) — Seed
- IndieBio (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/indiebio) — Seed
- Agronomics Limited (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/agronomics-limited) — Seed