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Cauldron

Cauldron

Private
OrangeFrontier & Industrial Techhttps://www.cauldronferm.com/

Last Round

Series A

Extension

Mar 25, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$31.06M

Momentum

Top 25%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Cauldron is a biotechnology company that provides precision fermentation and biomanufacturing services to help food, fuel, and chemical producers scale their bio-based products.

Sector

Frontier & Industrial Tech

Verticals

Biotechnology, Clean Manufacturing, Smart Manufacturing

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

continuous fermentationprecision fermentationbiomanufacturingCDMOcontract manufacturingscale-upbiotech manufacturingfood-techbio-based ingredientsindustrial fermentationbioprocessingsynbiofermentation scale-upbiotech infrastructure

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Cauldron Comps

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Cauldron comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Cauldron Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series A ExtensionMar 25, 2026
GrantNov 14, 2024
GrantOct 2, 2024
GrantAug 10, 2024
Series AMar 19, 2024
Seed
Mar 29, 2023

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

David Kestenbaum

Co-founder And CFO

Founding Team

Michele Stansfield

Co-Founder And CEO

Founding Team

David Weiner

Chief Technology Officer

Executive Team

Cauldron Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Cauldron investors
InvestorRounds
Horizons VenturesSeries A Extension, Seed, Series A
Main SequenceSeries A, Seed
Main Sequence VenturesSeries A Extension, Seed
Queensland GovernmentGrant
U.S. Department of WarGrant
NGS SuperSeries A Extension
In-Q-TelSeries A

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  • Mar 27, 2026

    New demonstration facilities are being developed in Orange, New South Wales.

  • Mar 25, 2026

    Named 'best regional startup' in the 2025 Startup Daily Best in Tech awards.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersOrange
Employee Range19
Year Founded2022
Last FundingMar 25, 2026

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