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De Novo Foodlabs: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

De Novo’s protein innovation platform enables food companies to take a phased approach to creating healthier and more sustainable products for their customers. By combining bioinformatics and cutting-edge biotechnology, we modify the functionality of proteins and essential nutrients to create innovative ingredients that are healthier to consume, easy to produce and cause significantly less environmental harm.

www.denovofoodlabs.com LinkedIn Raleigh, United States 11-50 employees
Total raised
$1.5M
Rounds
1
Latest
Seed
Aug 2024

De Novo Foodlabs has raised $1.5M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Seed of $1.5M announced in Aug 2024.

That round is below the $8.1M median round size for Biotechnology companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

De Novo Foodlabs Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$1.5M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Seed
$1.5M in Aug 2024
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Raleigh, United States

Latest funding round on record: Aug 2024.

De Novo Foodlabs Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Seed
$1.5M

De Novo Foodlabs Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Leah Bessa
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the De Novo Foodlabs team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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De Novo Foodlabs Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,185
$8.1M
30,234
$7.6M
17,054
$3.1M

De Novo Foodlabs' latest round of $1.5M is below the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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De Novo Foodlabs Funding FAQs

What does De Novo Foodlabs do?

De Novo’s protein innovation platform enables food companies to take a phased approach to creating healthier and more sustainable products for their customers. By combining bioinformatics and cutting-edge biotechnology, we modify the functionality of proteins and essential nutrients to create innovative ingredients that are healthier to consume, easy to produce and cause significantly less environmental harm.

How much funding has De Novo Foodlabs raised?

De Novo Foodlabs has raised $1.5M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Seed of $1.5M announced in Aug 2024.

When did De Novo Foodlabs last raise funding?

De Novo Foodlabs' most recent funding round on record is a Seed of $1.5M, announced in Aug 2024.

Who founded De Novo Foodlabs?

FundedIQ lists Leah Bessa (Founder) at De Novo Foodlabs.

Where is De Novo Foodlabs headquartered?

De Novo Foodlabs is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

How many employees does De Novo Foodlabs have?

De Novo Foodlabs is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does De Novo Foodlabs' funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

De Novo Foodlabs' latest round of $1.5M is below the $8.1M median round size for Biotechnology companies on FundedIQ across 4,185 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's De Novo Foodlabs 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 De Novo Foodlabs is left off this page rather than filled in.

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