Okezue Bell — Cellular/Acellular Agriculture of Collagen (*and Elastin)

Cultured Collagen Creations by Geltor

…And its animal free

Okezue Bell
10 min readJan 15, 2021

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If you thought $18M in a Series A from biodesign company Geltor was a lot, try $91.3M for their Series B back in June, where they smashed their investment rounds.

Not even surprising to be honest. What Geltor is doing is pretty epic.

Based in San Leandro, California, Geltor is a company leveraging the tool of cellular agriculture to develop customized proteins without the animal.

[They] audaciously [imagine] and deeply [explore] all the possibilities that the tree of life has to offer. With customer benefit at the fore of each step of the creative process, Geltor has created the largest selection of designer proteins that are crafted with unparalleled biocompatibility and functionality. These proteins are 100% animal- and GMO-free, globally scalable, and sustainably cultivated. Geltor’s products are the result of endless curiosity and ceaseless optimization, clinically demonstrated for high performance.

If that’s not an aesthetic paragraph, then I don’t know what is 👆🏾

Because of their charisma, having gone through the leading biotechnology startup accelerator IndieBio, and…

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Okezue Bell
Okezue Bell

Written by Okezue Bell

Social technologist with a passion for journalism and community outreach.

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