Wildtype

Our sushi-grade cultivated salmon offers a choice beyond wild and farmed fish.

Commerce and retail

Latest funding

$100M Series B+ · February 1, 2022

Led by L Catterton · Source: startupintros.com

Latest round on record: Series B+, March 2026, amount undisclosed.

Total raised: $117M across 3 sourced rounds

All 4 rounds ↓

Website: wildtypefoods.com.

X: @wildtypefoods · 9,556 followers.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Category: Commerce and retail.

Sectors: AgTech, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Seafood.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: San Francisco, United States.

Founded: 2016.

Total raised: $117M in 3 sourced rounds.

Last round: Mar 24, 2026 · 233 days ago.

Headcount: 51–100 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Nov 6, 2026.

Signals

X account@wildtypefoods · created Mar 27, 2018 (8 years old) · 9,556 followers

Website registeredMar 28, 2018 (8 years old)

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Wildtype | 3178 days on the record

@wildtypefoods·Raised $117M in 3 sourced rounds

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

March 24, 2026
Series B+ · amount undisclosed
Source: fundraisingfox.com
February 1, 2022
Series B+ · $100M
LL Catterton (lead), CCRV, FFootPrint Coalition, LLeonardo DiCaprio, MMaven Ventures, RRyan Rixon, SS2G Investments, SSpark Capital, TTemasek, TTrybe Ventures
Source: startupintros.com
October 1, 2019
Series A · $13M
CCRV (lead), SSpark Capital (lead), MMaven Ventures, MMission BioCapital, RRoot Ventures
Source: startupintros.com
March 28, 2018
Website created
March 27, 2018
X account created
March 1, 2018
Seed · $4M
Source: startupintros.com

Founders and team

AE
Arye Elfenbein Founder

LinkedIn
JK
Justin Kolbeck Founder

LinkedIn
BF
Ben Friedman Head of Product

Investors

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Sources and API

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