- Raised $40M funding round led by Leaps by Bayer, Jan 2021
- Raised $7.7M funding round, Jul 2017
- Raised funding round, Jun 2025
About
Ukko's mission is to improve the lives of people with food allergies and sensitivities. Ukko uses immunology, machine learning, and protein engineering to make measurably better and safer proteins for use in food and therapeutics. Ukko does this by designing and controlling the molecular interactions between allergen proteins and the immune system. Ukko's technology uses samples from patients and machine learning to guide the engineering of superior proteins that can be incorporated into food products and therapeutics. These proteins maintain or improve beneficial properties (taste, nutritional value, yield, and physicochemical and mechanical properties) but do not trigger an immune response. Ukko's initial product pipeline includes celiac-safe gluten proteins, allergy-safe and therapeutic peanut proteins, as well as a pipeline of additional allergen proteins.
Funding history · 3 rounds · $47.7M total
Q&A
- What is Ukko's primary mission?
- Ukko's mission is to improve the lives of people with food allergies and sensitivities by using immunology, machine learning, and protein engineering to create safer proteins for food and therapeutics.
- How much funding has Ukko raised in total?
- Ukko has raised a total of $47.7 million USD.
- Which investors participated in Ukko's July 2017 funding round?
- In July 2017, Ukko received funding from investors including Marc Benioff.
- Who led Ukko's January 2021 funding round?
- Ukko's January 2021 funding round was led by Leaps by Bayer, with participation from Khosla Ventures.
- Where is Ukko's headquarters located?
- Ukko's headquarters is located in Rehovot, Center District, Israel.
- What types of proteins are in Ukko's initial product pipeline?
- Ukko's initial product pipeline includes celiac-safe gluten proteins and allergy-safe and therapeutic peanut proteins.
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External links
| Website | ukko.us/ |
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| linkedin.com/company/18374287 | |
| Wikidata | wikidata.org/wiki/Q136913137 |
Identifiers & details
| Founded | 2016-5 |
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| Employees (exact) | 51 |
| Offices | Palo Alto |
| Wikidata QID | Q136913137 |
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Patents
| EPO | 21 |
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Publications (Crossref)
| Works | 1 |
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| Domain | ukko.us |
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| QID | Q136913137 |
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