Geltor yesterday announced that it has closed its Series B financing round at $91.3M. The California based biodesign company creates advanced designer animal-free products aimed at consumer brands with global scale in the beauty, nutraceuticals, and food/beverage sectors, recently launching plant-based elastin Elastapure and collagen products.
Geltor Announces New Vegan Collagen Brand With Crushed Tonic Founder Sally Olivia Kim
Geltor announces a partnership with beauty and wellness entrepreneur and author Sally Olivia Kim for the launch of a line of vegan DTC biodesigned CPG products, as the demand for vegan beauty products continues to rise globally. The partnership follows a longstanding relationship between Geltor and the collagen expert, influencer, and founder-CEO of the Crushed Tonic brand, who joined the biodesign company as Entrepreneur-in-Residence in October. The author of The Collagen Glow states: “I had been searching high and low for a truly vegan collagen option – there are so many products out there that claim to be vegan, but animal protein inherently cannot be vegan, of course.” “So when I discovered Geltor’s technology in fermenting proteins to create this beautifully effective and sustainable real …