NuCicer created chickpeas with 50% more protein
The company unlocked wild chickpea genetics to improve protein content, functionality, and supply chain scalability.
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Chickpea breeding and ingredient innovation company
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In short: NuCicer raised $11.5M in Series A funding and established a major strategic partnership with Stricks Ag to scale its high-protein chickpea production.
The company unlocked wild chickpea genetics to improve protein content, functionality, and supply chain scalability.
NuCicer's chickpeas offer 30% protein from wild genetics, avoiding over-processing. Partnership with Stricks Ag scales to 10,000+ acres this year.
They deploy over 10,000 acres of high-protein chickpeas in 2026 using predictive breeding platform. Planting starts late spring, harvest in August.
NuCicer advances nutrient-dense, climate-resilient protein ingredients from wild chickpeas. The program enables collaboration to accelerate commercialization with partners.
NuCicer, a predictive breeding and crop innovation company, and Stricks Ag, a supplier of non-GMO specialty pulses, have announced a strategic partnership to deploy more...
NuCicer is a crop innovation company unlocking the full potential of chickpea through advanced predictive breeding. By harnessing natural diversity and applying modern data-driven breeding...
With over 2,500 acres planted in 2025 and plans to 10x by 2026, NuCicer's current high-protein variety is already proving its value in the field...
Bayer is investing in NuCicer, a Davis, California-based firm with a proprietary genomic breeding platform that can create chickpeas with 75% more protein than standard...
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