Recreating the full composition, functionality and taste of milk using the latest cutting edge innovation in biotech
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
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.
Read on The Straits Times »
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 »
February 2, 2023
Forget Cows and Almonds—Lab-Grown Dairy Is the Future of Milk
An ambitious cadre of new startups is plotting the next trend in alternative milk products.
Read on The Daily Beast »Work at TurtleTree
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