New Culture Believes Its Animal-Free Casein Will Help Grow the Alt.Cheese Market

December 30, 2022 Allen Weiner, The Spoon

What alt.cheesemakers know is that one of the keys to producing animal-free cheese is the production of animal-free casein. Casein, which predominantly comes from cow’s milk, is a protein that is a critical ingredient in cheese-making. California-based New Culture has a solution that can make casein at scale without animal milk using precision fermentation. The company says its mozzarella will debut at pizzerias around the United States in 2023.

New Culture Announces the Closing of Its $ 3.5M Seed Funding Led by Evolv Ventures

September 12, 2019 New Culture

New Culture, the San Francisco startup making animal-free dairy cheese, has today announced the closing of $ 3.5 million in seed round funding.