Last updated 2026-06-18
- Raised $23.6M funding round, May 2026
- Raised $14.5M funding round led by DSM Venturing, Jul 2022
- Raised $4M funding round led by Millennium Food-Tech, Sep 2020
Total raised
$43.9M
Last: 2026-05
Stage
Series B
Founded
2018
Headcount
24
HQ
Yokne'am Illit, Israel
Sector
Agriculture & Food Technologies
About
Phytolon offers a technology for producing natural food colorants through fermentation, using bakers yeast cells as biofactories. This technology enables Phytolon to produce pure, low-cost, stable plant-based pigments in a variety of colors and applicable to a wide range of food products.
Funding history · 9 rounds · $43.9M total
2025-08
2024-11
Undisclosed
2023-10
2022-07
2020-09
Grant
$630K
2020-09
2019-01
Undisclosed
2018-07
Q&A
- What is Phytolon's primary business?
- Phytolon specializes in the production of natural food colorants using fermentation technology, employing baker's yeast cells as biofactories to create pure, low-cost, stable plant-based pigments.
- When was Phytolon founded?
- Phytolon was founded in July 2018.
- What was Phytolon's most recent funding round?
- In May 2026, Phytolon secured a funding round amounting to $23,600,000. Investors included Yossi Ackerman and NGN Capital
- Which investors participated in Phytolon's July 2022 funding round?
- In July 2022, Phytolon raised $14,500,000 in a funding round led by DSM Venturing, with participation from.
- What is the total amount of funding Phytolon has raised to date?
- Phytolon has raised a total of $43,855,000 in funding.
- Who are the co-founders of Phytolon?
- The co-founders of Phytolon are Halim Jubran (Co-founder & CEO) and Guy Polturak (Co-founder & Scientific Consultant).
- What is Phytolon's current funding stage?
- Phytolon is currently in its Series B funding stage.
Team · 2
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Agriculture & Food Technologies
Sub-sectors
Climate TechClean Industry Tech Sustainable Materials & CircularityFood & Land UseSustainable FarmingAgriculture & Food TechnologiesFood TechFood ProcessingFood Trade & Services
Technologies
BiologicalsMicroorganisms
Target customers
Agriculture & FoodProcessed FoodsPreserves & PreparedSnacksBeveragesIngredients
Business model
B2B
Highlights
1 PatentsVerified
Tags
sustainable-farmingmaterialsclimate-techbiotechnologyfoodtechnovel-ingredientsfood-additivesnon-gmo
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| Website | phytolon.com |
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| linkedin.com/company/33263959 | |
| facebook.com/Phytolon-158564361751391 | |
| YouTube | youtube.com/channel/UCZxiN-2FKc2dfJgE1yXcF_g |
Identifiers & details
| Founded | 2018-7 |
|---|---|
| Employees (exact) | 24 |
Radar intelligence
Patents
| EPO | 2 |
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Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | phytolon.com |
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Certificate / subdomain footprint
| Subdomains | 2 |
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