Calysta

Industry

Feed, Fishery & aquaculture, Food ingredients

Topics

Animal feed & feed additives

Role

Producer — “…s exclusively on commercial manufacturing and market expansion. <details><summary>Profile sources</summary> -…”

Products: FeedKind®; FeedKind Aqua; FeedKind Pet; MicroBell; Dr Clauder’s air-dried dog treat; FeedKind Net Zero; Positive Protein

Sites 10

• China FeedKind Thousands of tonnes per year
• Chongqing, China FeedKind® Aqua protein 20,000 tonnes annually
• Chongqing, China microbial protein
• Teesside, UK
• Menlo Park, US
• China FeedKind Aqua 20,000 tonnes per year
• Chongqing
• Wilton, England (office)
• China, Thousands of tonnes per year., FeedKind
• Chongqing, China, 20,000 tonnes annually, FeedKind® Aqua protein

Production, R&D and other sites from the company's website and automated research; street addresses omitted.

Applications

aquaculture · livestock · pet food · Aquaculture · Livestock feeds · Pet food · Livestock feed · Food ingredients

Customers & partners

Adisseo · Marsapet · Dr Clauder’s

Products (website)

FeedKind® — A protein ingredient tailored to the needs of the aquaculture and livestock industries. · FeedKind Aqua — Available globally via Calysseo, a joint venture with Adisseo. · FeedKind Pet — Features industry-leading nutrition, palatability, and postbiotic benefits for both cats and dogs. · MicroBell — The first complete dog food featuring FeedKind Pet in partnership with Marsapet. · Dr Clauder’s air-dried dog treat — A collaborative product developed with Dr Clauder’s. · FeedKind Net Zero — A nutritious protein with a carbon-neutral profile. · Positive Protein — First products targeted at the human food market, details to be announced. · FeedKind® — An alternative feed ingredient for fish, livestock and pet nutritional products. · FeedKind® Aqua — A sustainable functional protein made via natural fermentation, not using animal or plant ingredients. · FeedKind — Single-cell protein produced through gas-based fermentation.

R&D facilities

Teesside, UK

Read from the company's own website: about · products · production · quality · rnd · leadership · contact · sustainability

Subsidiaries: Calysseo (joint venture)

• 2026-06 Latest status: The company is currently seeking new capital and restructuring after its joint venture partner, Adisseo, ceased financial support and production was halted at their joint venture's facility in China. ↗ ↗ ↗
• Status review: distressed — New CEO hired and seeking capital after the China JV partner halted FeedKind production, Sep 2026. Evidence: 2026-09-12 — Calysta hires new CEO, seeks capital as JV partner ends support - AG L (https://aglifemedia.com/calysta-hires-new-ceo-seeks-capital-as-jv-partner-ends-support/)

Recent news 5

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• 2026-09-12 Calysta hires new CEO, seeks capital as JV partner ends support - AG Life Media aglifemedia.com
  Calysta has hired a new CEO and is urgently seeking additional funding after its China JV partner Adisseo (Calysseo) halted financial support, forcing production to stop at the Chongqing facility and prompting a strategic shift toward securing capital and operational …
• 2026-07-29 Calysta appoints new CEO as FeedKind producer seeks funding to scale single-cell protein production | Feed Business Middle East & Africa - No.1 Publication for … feedbusinessmea.com
  Calysta has appointed Berend Jan Kingma as CEO as it seeks fresh funding after its Chinese joint venture Calysseo faced a loan-closure and working-capital challenges. The company remains focused on scaling FeedKind, expanding downstream processing, and pushing toward commercial …
• 2026-07-28 Calysta hires new CEO, seeks capital as JV partner ends support agfundernews.com
  Calysta has named a new CEO and is urgently seeking additional funding after its Chinese JV partner Adisseo ended financial support, halting production at the Chongqing facility. The company aims to debottleneck operations, restructure, and shift from tech provider toward a …
• 2026-01-03 Calysta winds down pilot plants, R&D labs in US and UK - AG Life Media aglifemedia.com
  Calysta has largely moved from R&D to manufacturing, closing its US and UK labs and pilot plants as it focuses on scaling its China-based production plant and expanding to new markets (notably pet food and potential sites in the Middle East), while auctions for former facilities …
• 2025-11-20 Calysta winds down pilot plants, R&D labs in US and UK agfundernews.com
  Calysta is transitioning from a startup R&D/pilot-plant phase to a full manufacturing-focused company, exiting its UK and US labs as it scales from its China-based production plant and aims to expand ownership of manufacturing globally.

Ownership & investors 2

Partners & deals 4

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Funding

• Latest round: Series d · 2021-09-01 · US$ 39.0 M
• Total raised: US$ 117.2 M

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