Who founded Cacultured?

Cacultured was founded by Alan Perlstein, Harrison Yoon in 2020.

Who are Cacultured's investors?

Cacultured's investors include Able Partners, Agronomics, Blue Horizon Corporation, Juniper, Stray Dog Capital, Sustainable Food Ventures.

Cacultured

Founded 2020 · 21 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors

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California Cultured uses plant cell culture technology to produce cocoa and chocolate without traditional farming, aiming to address sustainability and ethical concerns in cocoa supply. The company operates in the food technology and cellular agriculture space.

AgTech Biotech Climate Tech FoodTech

Founders & leadership

Cacultured was founded in 2020 by Alan Perlstein and Harrison Yoon.

Alan PerlsteinCEO

Harrison Yoon Co-FounderHe brings two decades of experience in industrial biotechnology, fermentation, cell culture, and food technology.

Debbie NeumannCOOExecutive Officer, Director at California Cultured

Steven Stearns Head of StrategySteven Stearns was a chef at Noma and has published work in food science. He has held executive roles in venture capital and food-technology startups, and now leads strategy at California Cultured, which uses plant cell culture to produce cocoa and chocolate.

Investors · 6

Able Partnerslisted by Able PartnersNew York · $500K – $3M

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Agronomicslisted by AgronomicsLondonvia Jim Mellon · inferred

Blue Horizon Corporationlisted by Blue Horizon CorporationZurich

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Juniperlisted by JuniperClarksville · $100K – $1.5M

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Stray Dog Capitallisted by Stray Dog CapitalLeawood · $100K – $1M

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Sustainable Food Ventureslisted by Sustainable Food VenturesSeattle

Frequently asked questions

What does Cacultured do?: California Cultured uses plant cell culture technology to produce cocoa and chocolate without traditional farming, aiming to address sustainability and ethical concerns in cocoa supply. The company operates in the food technology and cellular agriculture space.
Who founded Cacultured?: Cacultured was founded by Alan Perlstein, Harrison Yoon in 2020.
Who are Cacultured's investors?: Cacultured's investors include Able Partners, Agronomics, Blue Horizon Corporation, Juniper, Stray Dog Capital, Sustainable Food Ventures.