Swiss fermentation startup Cosaic has secured a $6 million seed extension to advance its yeast-based ingredient platform toward commercial launch. The round was led by dsm-firmenich Ventures, with additional participants including a Swiss family office, Swiss deeptech investor Kickfund, and existing backers Navus Ventures and Zuercher Kantonalbank. Cosaic is developing a new category of food ingredients through yeast fermentation, aiming to provide creaminess, stability, and multifunctional performance in a single ingredient to help food and beverage manufacturers simplify their formulations.

The funding will support regulatory submissions, production scale-up, and industrial trials, moving Cosaic closer to launch readiness. A go-to-market partnership with Ingredion and strategic backing from dsm-firmenich Ventures showcase strong support for Cosaic's innovative approach to addressing persistent formulation trade-offs in the food industry. Cosaic's focus on clean label requirements, sensory performance, and cost efficiency has attracted significant attention from investors and partners in the fermentation space.