Total raised
$5.5M
Last: Seed 2024-12
Stage
Seed
Founded
2022
Headcount
15
HQ
Misgav
Sector
Agriculture & Food Technologies
About
Celleste produces REAL, chocolate-grade cocoa butter & powder using cell-cultured technology to stabilize supply and future-proof the global cocoa industry. Celleste Bio has created a proprietary ‘cocoa technology’ that eliminates the industry’s costly reliance on fragile rainforests. Celleste's three-pronged model combines BioTech, AgTech and AI to produce 100% natural cocoa ingredients at scale, anywhere in the world. Without cutting down a single tree.
Funding history · 2 rounds · $5.5M total
2024-12
Seed
$4.5M
2022-11
Seed
Undisclosed
Company Intelligence Q&A
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- What is Celleste-Bio's core business?
- Celleste-Bio produces chocolate-grade cocoa butter and powder using cell-cultured technology to stabilize the global cocoa industry supply.
- When was Celleste-Bio founded?
- Celleste-Bio was founded in July 2022.
- Where is Celleste-Bio headquartered?
- Celleste-Bio is headquartered in Misgav, Israel.
- How many employees does Celleste-Bio currently have?
- Celleste-Bio currently has 15 employees.
- Which investors participated in Celleste-Bio's Seed round in November 2022?
- In November 2022, Celleste-Bio raised a Seed round with lead investor The Trendlines Group, also including Regba Group and Barrel Ventures.
- What was the amount and lead investor of Celleste-Bio's December 2024 Seed round?
- In December 2024, Celleste-Bio raised $4,500,000 in a Seed round, led by Supply Change Capital.
- Did Celleste-Bio receive any grants?
- Yes, in January 2024, Celleste-Bio received a grant of $960,000 from the IIA.
- What is Celleste-Bio's total raised capital to date?
- According to startupim data, Celleste-Bio has raised a total of $5,460,000.
- Who are the co-founders of Celleste-Bio?
- The co-founders of Celleste-Bio are Hanne Volpin and Avishai Levy.
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Agriculture & Food Technologies
Sub-sectors
Agriculture & Food TechnologiesFood TechFood ProcessingFood Trade & ServicesClimate TechFood & Land UseSustainable FarmingClean Industry Tech Sustainable Materials & Circularity
Technologies
BiologicalsCells
Target customers
Agriculture & FoodProcessed FoodsSnacksConsumersRecreational & LifestyleFoodiesFood Retail & Consumption
Business model
B2B
Highlights
1 PatentsVerified
Tags
climate-techcellsmaterialssustainable-farmingfood-ingredientsfoodtech