NuCicer
NuCicer is an agri-food technology company specializing in breeding and developing superior chickpea varieties using ancestral genetics and a proprietary breeding platform. Their products include ultra-high protein chickpeas with 75% more protein than conventional varieties, offering better nutrition, flavor, texture, and sustainability. NuCicer's technology leverages the world's largest chickpea genetic library and nature-based precision breeding to create non-GMO, regenerative, and climate-resilient crops. Their chickpeas serve as functional ingredients for a wide range of plant-based foods such as pasta, protein shakes, baked goods, and meat alternatives, enabling food companies to produce tastier, healthier, and more affordable products. The company collaborates globally with farmers, producers, and policymakers to promote regenerative agriculture and improve food system health and sustainability. NuCicer is recognized as a leading authority on chickpeas with a strong scientific team and significant traction in the plant-based protein market.
NuCicer
NuCicer is an agri-food technology company specializing in breeding and developing superior chickpea varieties using ancestral genetics and a proprietary breeding platform. Their products include ultra-high protein chickpeas with 75% more protein than conventional varieties, offering better nutrition, flavor, texture, and sustainability. NuCicer's technology leverages the world's largest chickpea genetic library and nature-based precision breeding to create non-GMO, regenerative, and climate-resilient crops. Their chickpeas serve as functional ingredients for a wide range of plant-based foods such as pasta, protein shakes, baked goods, and meat alternatives, enabling food companies to produce tastier, healthier, and more affordable products. The company collaborates globally with farmers, producers, and policymakers to promote regenerative agriculture and improve food system health and sustainability. NuCicer is recognized as a leading authority on chickpeas with a strong scientific team and significant traction in the plant-based protein market.
TL;DR
What they do: Develop ultra-high-protein chickpea varieties and chickpea-based ingredients using a proprietary, non-GMO breeding platform
Founded / HQ: 2019; Davis, California
Team size: ~26 employees
Funding: Total disclosed funding $32,260,000; Series A announced Jul 2025 (~$11.5M reported)
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Improving plant-based protein nutrition, functionality and crop resilience through precision breeding of chickpeas.
Founded
2019
Industry
Agri-food technology / Crop genetics
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
11500000.00 USD
Series A participants reported to include Rhapsody Venture Partners, Leaps by Bayer, Stray Dog Capital, Better Ventures and Illumina Ventures.
Investor Signal
“Participating investors include strategic agri-food and life sciences investors such as Rhapsody Venture Partners, Leaps by Bayer, Stray Dog Capital, Illumina Ventures and Better Ventures”