# Berkeley Yeast funding: rounds and investors

> Berkeley Yeast has raised $11M across 2 rounds since 2023. Investors include National Science Foundation, Collaborative Fund and Refactor Capital.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/berkeley-yeast (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Berkeley Yeast*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Food & Beverage

Raised 11 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$11M** raised across 2 rounds since 2023, from 2 sources

- **Latest round:** Venture Dec 2025
- **Biggest round:** $11M Series A · May 2023
- **Investors:** 3

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2024 2025

**$11M** Series A

**?** Venture

- **First round:** Series A, $11M
- **Biggest round:** $11M
- **Between rounds:** 2.6 years

## The rounds

- **Dec 2025** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* *1 returning* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [Refactor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/refactor-capital) Source recorded
- **May 2023** Series A **$11M** *1 new* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Source recorded

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series A** 2023 **Venture** 2025 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [Refactor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/refactor-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **2** rounds

[Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Refactor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/refactor-capital) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Berkeley Yeast

### Who invested in Berkeley Yeast?

Berkeley Yeast's investors include National Science Foundation, Collaborative Fund and Refactor Capital.

### How much has Berkeley Yeast raised?

Berkeley Yeast has raised $11M across 2 rounds since 2023. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Berkeley Yeast last raise?

Berkeley Yeast's most recent round was a Venture in Dec 2025.

### What was Berkeley Yeast's biggest round?

Berkeley Yeast's largest round on record is $11M (Series A), in May 2023.

### Who backed Berkeley Yeast first?

Berkeley Yeast's first round on record, in May 2023, was backed by National Science Foundation.

### What stage is Berkeley Yeast at?

Berkeley Yeast's latest named round is a Venture, in Dec 2025.

### Where is Berkeley Yeast based?

Berkeley Yeast is based in the United States.

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