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Phytolon Leverages Bio-production and Precision Fermentation to Create Natural Food Colors
13 August 2025
Colorcon Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Colorcon Inc., has invested in Phytolon, a startup company offering natural food coloring via precision fermentation of modified baker’s yeast.
Colorcon Ventures invests in this bridge round alongside existing investors in Phytolon, including NextGen Nutrition, Arkin Capital, Trendlines, EIT Food, Yossi Ackerman, Steve Dubin and another strategic investor that will be announced at a later stage.
Colorcon is proud to make an investment in Phytolon, as they are well aligned with our focus on continued innovation and emerging technologyץ Since our founding, Colorcon has become a true leader in color science and color matching for film coatings in both pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications. We applaud Phytolon for their innovative work, which has the potential to deliver high-performing, sustainable natural colors at scale, which would be a win for the industry.
Kelly Boyer, Vice President of Film Coatings and Strategic Business Development for Colorcon
We are excited to have Colorcon Ventures join our existing strategic partners, including Rich’s, Ginkgo Bioworks and others, as we move to the commercialization stage. Colorcon’s strong formulation and regulatory expertise will be crucial as we validate expansion beyond the food sector into addressable markets, such as nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals.
Halim Jubran, Phytolon’s co-founder and CEO
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