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California Cultured: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

California Cultured is a food business that specializes in sustainable, lab-grown cocoa that is less bitter and needs less sugar to taste good. By using common food ingredients found in grocery stores, the company stimulates the growth of cocoa cells that are beneficial for human health. Founded in 2020, California Cultured is based in Davis, California.

cacultured.com LinkedIn Davis, United States 11-50 employees
Total raised
$100k
Rounds
2
Latest
Series A
Aug 2025

California Cultured has raised $100k across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Series A announced in Aug 2025.

California Cultured Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$100k
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
1 with no disclosed amount
Latest funding round
Series A
Aug 2025
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Davis, United States

Latest funding round on record: Aug 2025.

California Cultured Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series A
Undisclosed
Seed
$100k

1 of 2 rounds was announced without a disclosed amount and is excluded from the total.

California Cultured raised $100k in a Seed announced in Mar 2022.

3.4 years later, a Series A was announced in Aug 2025 with no disclosed amount.

California Cultured Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Deborah Neumann
Founder
Alan Perlstein
CEO

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

California Cultured Funding Compared to Other Agriculture and Farming Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
29,722
$7.5M
8,352
$15M

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California Cultured Funding FAQs

What does California Cultured do?

California Cultured is a food business that specializes in sustainable, lab-grown cocoa that is less bitter and needs less sugar to taste good. By using common food ingredients found in grocery stores, the company stimulates the growth of cocoa cells that are beneficial for human health. Founded in 2020, California Cultured is based in Davis, California.

How much funding has California Cultured raised?

California Cultured has raised $100k across 2 rounds on record.

When did California Cultured last raise funding?

California Cultured's most recent funding round on record was announced in Aug 2025. The amount was not disclosed.

Who founded California Cultured?

FundedIQ lists Deborah Neumann (Founder) at California Cultured.

Who is the CEO of California Cultured?

Alan Perlstein is listed as CEO at California Cultured.

Where is California Cultured headquartered?

California Cultured is based in Davis, California, United States.

How many employees does California Cultured have?

California Cultured is in the 11-50 employee band.

About FundedIQ's California Cultured Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for California Cultured is left off this page rather than filled in.

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