Startup raises $3.5M to advance its lab-grown collagen


Jellatech, a startup making lab-grown collagen, has raised $3.5 million to scale up.

CEO Stephanie Michelsen said the round is the equivalent of “filling up the car with gas.”

“We’re ready to go,” she said.

Collagen is a protein found in animals. Jellatech is trying to reinvent it through complex science at its small lab in Raleigh. The company wants to sustainably commercialize animal-free proteins for applications in a variety of sectors, from health care to food and beverage.

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