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MeliBio
Making real honey without bees through plant science and precision fermentation.
CommercialMultipleIngredient
$7M
Total Raised
15+
Team Size
2020
Founded
2
Patents
HQ
Oakland, United States
Technology & Approach
Precision fermentation and plant biology to recreate the exact molecular composition of honey
Funding History
Seed · 2022-03
$5.7MLead: Astanor Ventures
Key Milestones
- ✓Launched Mellody plant-based honey
- ✓TIME Best Inventions list
Leadership
D
Darko Mandich
CEO & Co-Founder
Regulatory Status
United StatesApproved
Partnerships
- • Eleven Madison Park
- • Narayan Foods