Cauldron

Cauldron

Asia-Pacific’s first manufacturing launchpad to enable precision fermentation at global scale

Challenge

Sustainable Development Goals

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Cauldron

Cauldron

Asia-Pacific’s first manufacturing launchpad to enable precision fermentation at global scale

Challenge

Sustainable Development Goals

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Founders

Michele Stansfield

Co-founder and CEO

Michele holds a PhD from the University of Sydney. She previously worked at Agritechnology, a contract research and process development provider for nutritional products, for 10 years where she helped scale up the organisation as both the Operations Manager and General Manager.

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David Kestenbaum

Co-founder and CFO

Prior to Cauldron, David was a founding member of ZX Ventures. David led ZX’s venture capital fund as the General Partner, managing a ~$350 million portfolio that delivered top quartile returns and deploying capital towards new thesis areas like biotech and alternative protein. David has sat on the board of several companies, and is passionate about sustainability and the future of food. David also led ZX’s innovation practice, developing their venture studio model and was part of the team within the group that built a +$1 billion e-commerce business for AB InBev.

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Michele Stansfield

Co-founder and CEO

Michele holds a PhD from the University of Sydney. She previously worked at Agritechnology, a contract research and process development provider for nutritional products, for 10 years where she helped scale up the organisation as both the Operations Manager and General Manager.

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David Kestenbaum

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Prior to Cauldron, David was a founding member of ZX Ventures. David led ZX’s venture capital fund as the General Partner, managing a ~$350 million portfolio that delivered top quartile returns and deploying capital towards new thesis areas like biotech and alternative protein. David has sat on the board of several companies, and is passionate about sustainability and the future of food. David also led ZX’s innovation practice, developing their venture studio model and was part of the team within the group that built a +$1 billion e-commerce business for AB InBev.

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Why it matters

The world needs a new way to produce. Although the population growth rate is declining, the planet will reach 10 billion people by 2080. Alongside increasing demand for quality food, feed and fibre, production will fall well short if methods don’t change. Fermentation is the solution.

How it works

Australia has the unique capability and natural resources to become a pioneer in the burgeoning precision fermentation industry - Cauldron holds the keys. Cauldron’s unique bio-acceleration process exponentially scales-up any precision fermented prototype to commercial quantities faster and with a lower cost-of-goods than any traditional production method.

Why it matters

The world needs a new way to produce. Although the population growth rate is declining, the planet will reach 10 billion people by 2080. Alongside increasing demand for quality food, feed and fibre, production will fall well short if methods don’t change. Fermentation is the solution.

How it works

Australia has the unique capability and natural resources to become a pioneer in the burgeoning precision fermentation industry - Cauldron holds the keys. Cauldron’s unique bio-acceleration process exponentially scales-up any precision fermented prototype to commercial quantities faster and with a lower cost-of-goods than any traditional production method.

The WOW factor

The Wow Factor

Brewed in giant fermentation tanks (like your favourite brewery), Cauldron’s fermafacturing delivers commercial quantities of food, feed or fibre using only a fraction of the land and water.

The WOW factor

The Wow Factor

Brewed in giant fermentation tanks (like your favourite brewery), Cauldron’s fermafacturing delivers commercial quantities of food, feed or fibre using only a fraction of the land and water.

Phil Morle

Partner

Phil Morle

Partner

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Cauldron raises $7m to expand precision fermentation platform using 'smaller, smarter, cheaper' continuous process

AgFunder News

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Bio-food startup Cauldron secures $10.5m seed funding to bolster animal-free meat sector

Business News Australia

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Cauldron Raises AU$10.5 Million to Scale Australia's Precision Fermentation 'Fermaculture'

Green Queen

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Cauldron raises $7m to expand precision fermentation platform using 'smaller, smarter, cheaper' continuous process

AgFunder News

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Bio-food startup Cauldron secures $10.5m seed funding to bolster animal-free meat sector

Business News Australia

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Cauldron Raises AU$10.5 Million to Scale Australia's Precision Fermentation 'Fermaculture'

Green Queen

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Co-investors