New Culture key facts
as of Oct 2026- Producer of animal-free cheese intended to provide animal-free dairy substitutes to help reduce dependency on animals.
- New Culture is valued at approximately $30.5M as of Oct 2026, set at its later-stage round, May 2025; nothing has traded since, per PrivateMarketView’s mark.
- It has raised $50.2M across 2 recorded rounds; the latest was Early Stage VC ($26.5M) in Nov 2021.
- Notable investors include Alumni Ventures, SOSV, Climate Capital, Astir Ventures, IndieBio — 34 tracked in total.
- New Culture has filed 3 Form Ds with the SEC since 2020, most recently Nov 2021 ($26.5M sold to 20 investors).
- Status: Privately Held (backing).
Valued at $30.5M at its later-stage round, May 2025. Nothing has traded since.
- ·The complete investor list: 34 names
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New Culture funding rounds
2 roundsWho backs New Culture
34+Membership and data by Private Market View
New Culture valuation
New Culture was valued at $30.5 million at its later-stage round in May 2025. That is the last priced event on record: no secondary trade or institutional fund mark has moved the figure since.
How much has New Culture raised?
New Culture has raised $50.2 million in total; 2 of its rounds are on record. The largest on record was a $26.5 million early-stage round in Nov 2021.
New Culture has filed 3 Form Ds with the SEC since 2020, most recently in Nov 2021 ($26.5 million sold to 20 investors).
New Culture investors
34 investors are on record for New Culture, including Alumni Ventures, SOSV, Climate Capital and Astir Ventures. By type, the record holds 15 venture capital firms and 2 family offices. The early-stage round in Nov 2021 drew 20 investors.
About New Culture
Producer of animal-free cheese intended to provide animal-free dairy substitutes to help reduce dependency on animals. The company offers animal-free casein produced through precision fermentation, animal-free dairy products that stretch, melt and have dairy-like nutritional profiles, and culinary performance suitable for pizza and food service applications, enabling chefs, pizzerias and food manufacturers to use familiar dairy ingredients without reliance on animal farming and with reduced environmental impact.
- Sector
- Consumer Products and Services (B2C)
- HQ
- San Leandro, CA, United States
- Founded
- 2018
- Employees
- 39
- Website
- newculture.com/
- Ownership
- Privately Held (backing)
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