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Pearlita Foods

World's first cell-based mollusk company, starting with cultivated oysters.

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$1.5M
Total Raised
8+
Team Size
2022
Founded
1
Patents
HQ
Raleigh, United States

Technology & Approach

Cultivating oyster tissue using mushroom-based scaffolds and proprietary cell lines

Funding History

Pre-Seed · 2022-04
$1.5M

Lead: CULT Food Science

Key Milestones

  • Developed first cultivated oyster prototype
  • Created novel mushroom-based biodegradable oyster shells

Leadership

Nikita Michelsen

CEO & Founder

Regulatory Status

United StatesPending