At NuCicer we believe everyone should have access to high-quality, affordable, and nutritious protein. We also believe our food sources should contribute to sustainable solutions without compromising on quality or affordability. As our global population continues to grow, demand for protein increases along with the environmental impacts of our food system, making this an urgent and complex challenge. Our team at NuCicer is reinventing the chickpea with high-protein content, customized functional and nutritional properties, and improved environmental resilience to enable a sustainable, nutritious future!
Location: United States, California, Davis
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $4.5M
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Trellis Ro... | trellisroa... |
| - | Mudcake | mudcake.co... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors | Deal News |
| 03.11.2022 | Seed | $2.5M | Trellis Ro... | - |
| 02.03.2022 | Seed | $4.5M | Trellis Ro... | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 03.11.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Bayer backs high-protein chickpeas... | Bayer’s investment arm, Leaps by Bayer, invested in high-protein chickpeas startup NuCicer and hospi... | agfunderne... |
| 06.04.2022 | New varieties with 75% more protein could catapult chickpea ... | While a lot of attention has been paid to the next generation of plant proteins, from upcycled barle... | foodnaviga... |
| 08.03.2022 | IWD 2022: Celebrating the Queens Of Alt Protein Who Are Forg... | 166 1 167 Shares 16 Mins Read The two biggest plant-based protein startups in the world are run... | greenqueen... |
| 03.03.2022 | NuCicer Raises $4.5M to Halve Cost of a Plant Protein for th... | Father-daughter-run company NuCicer raises $4.5 million for ultra-high protein chickpeas. NuCicer, ... | vegconomis... |
| 02.03.2022 | NuCicer Closes Oversubscribed $4.5M Series Seed | DAVIS, CA, NuCicer, a crop genetics company pioneering ultra-high protein varieties of chickpea, a... | vcnewsdail... |
| 23.12.2021 | NuCicer Unveils Chickpeas with 75% More Protein, Slashing Co... | Plant genetics pioneer NuCicer has developed chickpeas with 75% higher protein content than conventi... | vegconomis... |
| - | NuCicer | “NuCicer” | fastfounde... |