MeliBio - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding

Q: Where is MeliBio's headquarters?

MeliBio is located in Oakland, California, United States.

Q: Who invested in MeliBio?

MeliBio has 27 investors including Future Food Fund And Greenebaum Family Foundation.

Q: When was the last funding round for MeliBio?

MeliBio closed its last funding round on obfuscated from a Venture - Series Unknown round.

Overview

MeliBio

Total Funding

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About MeliBio

CB Rank

137016

MeliBio is a technology-based company focusing on plant biology, precision fermentation, and food science.

Acquired by

FOODYOUNG Group

Founded

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Private

Venture - Series Unknown

Oakland, California, United States

11-50

www.melibio.com/

Biotechnology

Food and Beverage

Nutrition

Funding Rounds

Venture - Series Unknown

OBF

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Seed

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Seed

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Key People

Aaron Schaller: CTO & Co-Founder
Jennifer Stojkovic: Advisor & Angel Investor
Past Role: sf.citi, Executive Director

Details

Legal Name

MeliBio, Inc.

Operating Status

Active

Company Type

For Profit

Founders

Aaron Schaller, Darko Mandich

About the Company

MeliBio is a technology-based company focusing on plant biology, precision fermentation, and food science that replaces honeybees with microorganisms as a medium for honey production. The company was founded in 2020 by Aaron M. Schaller, PhD and Darko Mandich and is headquartered in Oakland, California, United States. TIME named MeliBio's

approach in making honey without bees as Best Inventions 2021. In 2023, MeliBio launched consumer-facing brand Mellody.

Contact Email

media@foodyoung.com

Diversity Spotlight

Hispanic / Latine Founded

Predictions & Insights

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to be growing

Top Contributing Factors

Operations Expansion

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Products & Services

Mellody Plant-Based Honey

A plant-based honey product designed to replicate the taste and performance of traditional honey without using bees.

B2B Ingredient Partnership for Plant-Based Honey

A business-to-business service providing plant-based honey ingredients for food and beverage companies and restaurants.

Research & Development

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Financials

Company Funding

Funding Rounds

Investors

Total Funding Amount

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Number of Funding Rounds

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Announced Date	Transaction Name	Number of Investors	Money Raised	Lead Investors	Funding Type
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - MeliBio	1	obfuscated obfuscation	Future Food Fund	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - MeliBio	1	obfuscated obfuscation	Future Food Fund	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - MeliBio	1	obfuscated obfuscation	Future Food Fund	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - MeliBio	1	obfuscated obfuscation	Future Food Fund	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - MeliBio	1	obfuscated obfuscation	Future Food Fund	Venture - Series Unknown

Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

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Number of Funding Rounds

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Announced Date	Transaction Name	Number of Investors	Money Raised	Lead Investors	Funding Type
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - MeliBio	1	obfuscated obfuscation	Future Food Fund	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - MeliBio	1	obfuscated obfuscation	Future Food Fund	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - MeliBio	1	obfuscated obfuscation	Future Food Fund	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - MeliBio	1	obfuscated obfuscation	Future Food Fund	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - MeliBio	1	obfuscated obfuscation	Future Food Fund	Venture - Series Unknown

Investors

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Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Partners
Future Food Fund	Yes	Venture Round - MeliBio	Hiro Hasegawa
Future Food Fund	Yes	Venture Round - MeliBio	Hiro Hasegawa
Future Food Fund	Yes	Venture Round - MeliBio	Hiro Hasegawa
Future Food Fund	Yes	Venture Round - MeliBio	Hiro Hasegawa
Future Food Fund	Yes	Venture Round - MeliBio	Hiro Hasegawa