TurtleTree

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Recreating the full composition, functionality and taste of milk using the latest cutting edge innovation in biotech

Fengru Lin

Founder & CEO at TurtleTree

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Max Rye

Co-Founder & Chief Strategist at TurtleTree

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Employees 51–100

Headquarters Singapore

TurtleTree is a biotech company dedicated to producing a new generation of nutrition—one that’s better for the planet, better for the animals, and better for people everywhere. Utilizing its proprietary, cell-based technology, the company is creating better-for-you milk ingredients sustainably and affordably, with benefits that extend beyond the dining table and into the heart of humanity.

Trailblazing with the most valuable ingredient in milk, TurtleTree released LF+, the world’s first sustainably produced lactoferrin made using cutting-edge precision fermentation technology.

Lactoferrin is a bioactive milk protein that nutritionally enhances not only plant-based foods but every single food product. This process enables animals to live carefree, happier lives.

In the long term, TurtleTree will deliver on its ambitious plan to bring cell-based milk to the world.

Food & Water

Notable Achievements

Have been able to reduce the price of their milk dramatically from $800/ltr to $80/ltr to $30/ltr within just 1.5 years.
Team has 20+ full-time PhDs spread across 6 divisions to aggressively develop the product to full commercialization.
Raised $40 million to date, including a $30 million Series A round in 2021. Investors include Verso Capital, KBW Ventures and Green Monday V

Currently Operating in One Region

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Press Mentions

October 29, 2020

Local start-up wins global award for making milk without the need for

Business News -Can milk be made in a laboratory instead of from cows or humans - and can it taste just as good?. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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September 19, 2023

Lactoferrin for sports: TurtleTree to commercialise precision fermentation ingredient in Singapore, US by end 2023

Singapore-headquartered TurtleTree is targeting sports nutrition success with its lactoferrin ingredient, with commercialisation in the US and Singapore expected this year.

Read on nutraingredients-asia.com »

September 15, 2023

SG-based biotech firm Turtletree reports $10m in losses in 2022

TurtleTree Labs, a Singapore-based biotech startup, is using precision fermentation to produce milk without cows. The company recently raised $6.2 million in a funding round and plans to use the...

Read on DealStreetAsia »

September 8, 2023

TurtleTree’s CEO on cellular ag, pivots, and ‘rude' investors

Fengru Lin, founder of TurtleTree, discusses pivoting, dealing with rude investors, and the economics of precision fermentation in an interview.

Read on AgFunderNews »

March 18, 2023

TurtleTree Debuts Its Fermentation-Derived Animal-Free 'Pink Gold' Lactoferrin

TurtleTree, a global leader in animal-free functional dairy proteins, debuted the fermented animal-free LF+ product at an exclusive tasting event in San Francisco.

Read on Green Queen »