Phytolon
Biotechnology · Food & Beverages
$38.1Mtotal raised · 2 rounds on record
$23.6Mlatest round · Series B · May 2026 · 5 mo ago
1backers · The Trendlines Group
10+team · employees, estimated range
Overview
Phytolon revolutionizes the way food colors are produced, and brings natural colors to the next level in terms of quality, cost-efficiency and environmental sustainability.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$38.1M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$23.6M
Series B · May 2026 · 5 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Backers
1
The Trendlines Group
The money's age
Fresh money
5 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
20/100
fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
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May 26
Raised a round Series B $23.6M
Jul 7, 2022
Raised a round Series A $14.5M · led by DSM Venturing · Nasdaq
Feb 27, 2022
Partnership Phytolon and Ginkgo Bioworks Collaborate to Take Biological Production of Vibrant Food Colors to the Next Level · Nasdaq
Oct 2018
Website went live first capture in the Wayback Machine
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | May 2026 | $23.6M | — | bevnet.com |
| Series A | Jul 2022 | $14.5M | DSM Venturing lead | Nasdaq |
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Trendlines portfolio company Phytolon closes US$23.6 mil Series B financing
Trendlines says that the Series B financing round for Phytolon was led by a strategic investor, whose identity has not yet been disclosed.
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Phytolon: $23.6 Million Series B Closed To Commercialize Natural Food Colors
Phytolon announced it has closed a $23.6 million Series B financing round to support the commercialization of its fermentation-based natural food colors in the U.S. The company said the three-stage financing round was led by an undisclosed strategic inves
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Phytolon Closes $23.6 Million Series B to Commercialize Its Innovative Natural Food Colors
This three-stage round was led by a strategic investor as demand for high-quality natural colors a...
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Phytolon and Ginkgo Bioworks Boost Natural Food Colors by Hitting Full-Project Milestone, Nearly Tripling the Manufacturing Efficiency of Phytolon
Phytolon, a biotech-foodtech startup that offers natural food colors via fermentation of baker
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Phytolon and Ginkgo Bioworks Boost Natural Food Colors by Hitting Full-Project Milestone, Nearly Tripling the Manufacturing Efficiency of Phytolon
/PRNewswire/ -- Phytolon, a biotech-foodtech startup that offers natural food colors via fermentation of baker
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Phytolon: Natural Colors Company Raises Funding From Rich Products Ventures
Phytolon, an Israeli-based biotechnology and food tech company that produces natural food colors using precision fermentation, recently secured an investment from Rich Products Ventures (RPV), which is the corporate venture capital fund of global, family-
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Phytolon, Ginkgo Bioworks reach milestone with natural colors
The biotech companies developed a range of yellow to purple huesusing yeast fermentation, with the intent of bringing the productsto market soon.
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Phytolon and Ginkgo Bioworks Successfully Achieve First Milestone to Produce Vibrant Natural Food Colors via Two Producing Strains
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Biotech Food Colorant Startup Phytolon Closes $14.5 Million Series A Funding Round, Led by DSM Venturing
/PRNewswire/ -- Phytolon, a developer of fermentation-based natural food colors, announced today it has secured $14.5 million in funding, led by DSM Venturing,...
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Biotech Food Colorant Startup Phytolon Closes $14.5 Million Series A Funding Round, Led by DSM Venturing
YOKNEAM ILLIT, Israel, July 7, 2022/ PRNewswire/-- Phytolon, a developer of fermentation-based natural food colors, announced today it has secured $14.5 million in funding, led by DSM Venturing, to further progress its technology towards commercialization
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