California Cultured Inc.

We’re excited to share that our portfolio company, California Cultured Inc., has secured investment from chocolate giant Puratos to further develop its cell-based cacao technology. This partnership is a major milestone in the journey to creating sustainable, ethically sourced chocolate, addressing both environmental and supply chain challenges. As demand for sustainable ingredients continues to grow, collaborations like this show the potential of food tech to transform industries. We’re proud to support California Cultured’s vision for the future of chocolate. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gtdFeQGz #Sustainability #FoodTech #CaliforniaCultured #CellBasedCacao #FutureOfChocolate #ImpactInvesting #StrayDogCapital

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At the Red Beard Ventures Summit on 2/6 and 2/7, Mike Flanigan of Seasats and Alan Perlstein of California Cultured Inc. will be on the panel "Innovations that Make Climate Cool". Join us as we dive into how investing can have a lasting, measurable effect on our world! Enjoy two days of panels and speaker sessions from Web3-specific topics in #decentralized tech & #tokenomics, to future tech opportunities across verticals like #sports, #AI, #biotech, #robotics, #space, #agriculture, and more. Sponsored by: Red Beard Ventures, Horizen Labs Ventures (HLV), Kairon Labs, Fenwick & West, Hedgey, Flow Blockchain, Alto Only a limited number of tickets are available! Register Here: https://lnkd.in/d-fExN5r

I continue to be impressed by our portfolio companies at CULT Food Science! A few recent highlights include: Kerem Erikçi at biftek.co Producing growth medium supplements to make cultured meat affordable. Alan Perlstein at California Cultured Inc. Making sustainable coffee and chocolate from plant cells. Not an alternative - the real deal. Darko Mandich at MeliBio Providing a B2B solution for restaurants and food companies seeking to incorporate sustainable, plant-based honey into their food and beverage products.

Everyday billions of people enjoy coffee and chocolate and they're some of the most in-demand commodities around the globe. TODAY on the Essential Ingredients podcast host, Justine R., is joined by founder of California Cultured Inc., Alan Perlstein, to talk all about their unique and sustainable chocolate and coffee cultivation technology! ☕ 🍫 California Cultured's plant cell culture technology allows them to produce cocoa and coffee that have identical characteristics to any cup of coffee or chocolate bar you will find at the store. Their cells live in large condition-controlled tanks that mimic the exact conditions of the rainforests in which cacao and coffee thrive. The innovation at California Cultured makes the future of coffee and chocolate sustainable, regenerative and equitable for all. 🎧 🎙 TUNE IN NOW! EI is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and wherever else you listen to podcasts. #podcast #podcasting #essentialingredients #ngpstudio #chocolate #coffee #regenerative #techinnovation #foodinnovation #sustainability #founderstories https://lnkd.in/gkEZMi5e