Spicy Cells
Spicy Cells is developing a way to grow key plant cells in a lab to speed up production and make rare ingredients like saffron more accessible and sustainable.
Spicy Cells is a biotech startup developing a new way to produce high-value natural ingredients using plant cell cultivation. Instead of growing crops in fields and waiting for harvests, they grow specific plant cells in controlled lab conditions, allowing for stable and predictable production year-round. Their first focus is saffron, one of the world’s most expensive and supply-constrained spices. This approach reduces dependence on climate, land, and seasonal labor while improving consistency and scalability. Over time, the same technology can be applied to other rare or hard-to-source natural ingredients. The goal is to make these ingredients more accessible, sustainable, and reliable for food, cosmetics, and other industries.
Milestones
Founded 2025
Partnered 2025
Founders
Eliska Ulmanova
Sarlota Kanukova
Tomas Petrik
Why we invested?
Combination of strong biotechnology, an ambitious team, and a clear vision of how to produce natural ingredients sustainably and at scale. Saffron is just the beginning. The real value lies in the technological platform, which has global potential.
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