Berkeley Yeast Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2017

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 25

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private

  • Investors
  • 7

Berkeley Yeast General Information

Description

Developer of yeast strains designed to improve beverage production and beverage quality for brewers and winemakers. The company bioengineers yeast in ways that affect the quality of fermented products, it includes yeast strains that make more desirable flavors, less undesirable flavors, and even strains with reduced ethanol production for producing non-alcoholic beer, enabling clients to get quality strains that meet the standards of breweries and wineries.

Contact Information

Website
www.berkeleyyeast.com
Formerly Known As
Berkeley Brewing Science
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 15555 East 14th Street
  • Suite 525
  • San Leandro, CA 94578
  • United States
+1 (206)
Primary Industry
Food Products
Corporate Office
  • 15555 East 14th Street
  • Suite 525
  • San Leandro, CA 94578
  • United States
+1 (206)

Berkeley Yeast Timeline

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Berkeley Yeast Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
7. Secondary Transaction - Private 01-Apr-2026 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC (Series A) 06-May-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Grant 19-Feb-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Grant 01-Sep-2020 Completed Startup
3. Seed Round 13-Jul-2018 Completed Startup
2. Grant 01-Jul-2018 $1.5M Completed Startup
1. Grant 01-Jul-2017 $225K Completed Startup
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Berkeley Yeast Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series A-2
Series A-1
Seed 2 615,061 $0.000100 $0.33 $0.33 1x $0.33 1.97%
Seed 1 2,606,557 $0.000100 $0.63 $0.63 1x $0.63 8.35%
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Berkeley Yeast Patents

  • 38

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 6

    Granted

  • 20

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Berkeley Yeast Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
WO-2025144942-A1 Genetically engineered yeast cells and methods of use thereof Inactive 26-Dec-2023
JP-2026532348-A Genetically modified yeast for non-alcoholic beverage production Pending 28-Aug-2023
AU-2024332297-A1 Genetically modified yeast for production of non-alcoholic beverages Pending 28-Aug-2023
EP-4771038-A2 Genetically modified yeast for production of non-alcoholic beverages Pending 28-Aug-2023
WO-2025049654-A2 Genetically modified yeast for production of non-alcoholic beverages Inactive 28-Aug-2023 C12N9/1029
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Berkeley Yeast Investors (7)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Anterra Capital Venture Capital Minority
DYDX Venture Capital Minority
Finistere Ventures Venture Capital Minority
Angel (individual) Minority
U.S. Department of Agriculture Government Minority
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Berkeley Yeast FAQs

  • When was Berkeley Yeast founded?

    Berkeley Yeast was founded in 2017.

  • Where is Berkeley Yeast headquartered?

    Berkeley Yeast is headquartered in San Leandro, CA.

  • What is the size of Berkeley Yeast?

    Berkeley Yeast has 25 total employees.

  • What industry is Berkeley Yeast in?

    Berkeley Yeast’s primary industry is Food Products.

  • Is Berkeley Yeast a private or public company?

    Berkeley Yeast is a Private company.

  • What is Berkeley Yeast’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Berkeley Yeast is .

  • How much funding has Berkeley Yeast raised over time?

    Berkeley Yeast has raised $12.4M.

  • Who are Berkeley Yeast’s investors?

    Anterra Capital, DYDX, Finistere Ventures, , and U.S. Department of Agriculture are 5 of 7 investors who have invested in Berkeley Yeast.

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