Celleste Bio develops cell-cultured cocoa ingredients using a proprietary combination of BioTech, AgTech and computational AI to grow 100% natural cocoa from one or two beans in controlled, year‑round conditions. The company was founded in 2022 and positions its technology as a response to cocoa supply challenges driven by climate change and conventional farming. Celleste intends to pilot and scale production of its cell‑cultured cocoa ingredients and build the infrastructure and technological capabilities needed for commercial readiness. The seed financing will be used to accelerate R&D, expand infrastructure, and advance technological development. The company frames its mission as creating an economically and environmentally sustainable cocoa supply and has support from The Trendlines Group.

Total raised

$5M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Dec 2024