# Cauldron Ferm

> Cauldron Ferm develops continuous hyper-fermentation technology and provides biomanufacturing services for companies making food ingredients, chemicals, nutraceuticals and other bio-based products. Its platform combines organism-specific media with operating protocols to improve productivity, reduce production costs and support scale-up from laboratory testing to industrial manufacturing.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Borenore, Australia
- **Founders:** Michele Stansfield (Co-founder and CEO), David Kestenbaum (Co-founder and CFO)
- **Products:** Hyper-fermentation platform, FermaFit, FermaValidate, FermaGrow
- **Notable:** Demonstrated continuous fermentation for synthetic-biology strains at 10,000-litre scale, according to the company., Reported onboarding six clients by August 2024., Received OGTR approval for animal-protein production trials up to 10,000 litres in February 2024; this is not blanket food-market approval.

## Products & services

- **Hyper-fermentation platform** — Proprietary continuous bioprocess, organism-specific ACE media and operating protocols designed to sustain productivity and genetic stability while managing contamination.
- **FermaFit** — Technology transfer, compatibility assessment with ACE media and laboratory-scale evaluation of fit with hyper-fermentation.
- **FermaValidate** — Process optimization and validation at 10,000 litres, with techno-economic modelling for projected 100,000-litre production.
- **FermaGrow** — Commercial-scale production pathway using hyper-fermentation; larger facilities and partner-site deployment are expansion work.

## Achievements

- Demonstrated continuous fermentation for synthetic-biology strains at 10,000-litre scale, according to the company.
- Reported onboarding six clients by August 2024.
- Received OGTR approval for animal-protein production trials up to 10,000 litres in February 2024; this is not blanket food-market approval.
- Selected as a 2025 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer.
- Named number nine in Fast Company’s 2026 Asia-Pacific innovation ranking, according to Cauldron.
- Reported US$26 million total funding with the March 2026 Series A2 announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Announced US$13.25 million Series A2, US$26 million total funding and work with corporate partners evaluating retrofits of existing facilities.
- **2026-03** — Announced inclusion in Fast Company’s 2026 Most Innovative Companies list, ninth in Asia-Pacific.
- **2025-06** — Announced World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer selection.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cauldronferm.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cauldron-ferm/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cauldronferm

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