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NuCicer Funding Round
NuCicer, based in Davis, scored $11.5 million from Rhapsody Venture Partners, Better Ventures and Illumina Ventures.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
7/31/2025
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$11,500,000
Round
Series A
Investors
Rhapsody Venture Partners (Lead Investor) (Carsten Boers)
Proceeds Purpose
The funding will help NuCicer deliver chickpea-based ingredients that support consumer health, offer grower value, and reduce reliance on highly processed protein isolates.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
RetailTech
Mailing Address
28605 County Rd. 104
Davis, CA 95618
USA
Davis, CA 95618
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
NuCicer's proprietary, non-GM chickpeas with dramatically increased protein content cut the cost of production for chickpea protein nearly in half, transforming opportunities for food and beverage products. NuCicer's technology stems from twenty years of world-class legume genetics research and chickpea breeding led by Professor Douglas Cook, Co-Founder and CSO at NuCicer.
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Kathryn Cook
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