Kingdom blog · Jun 2026
Company blog post describing how Kingdom evaluates ingredient validation and referencing recent peer-reviewed studies on its Superculture® ingredients.
Natural functional ingredients that actually work
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Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 16, 2026
Overview
Kingdom is a Brooklyn-based biotech/biodesign company that develops and sells Superculture® natural microbial ingredients and postbiotics for pet health, and previously for food, beverage, and personal care applications. Its ingredients are positioned as clinically validated functional ingredients used by consumer brands.
Primary product
Superculture® ingredients (especially Superculture® Pet Oral and Superculture® Pet Immune)
Founded
2019
Headquarters
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Team size
11-50 employees
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Biotechnology Research
Sub-industry
Natural microbial ingredients / postbiotics for consumer health and pet health
Offices
141 Flushing Ave, Suite 907, Brooklyn, NY 11205, US
19 Morris Ave bldg 128 (reported office location in LinkedIn-derived source)
Business model
B2B ingredient supplier
B2B2C through branded ingredient adoption by consumer product manufacturers
Funding
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$26.4M
Latest round
Series A · Oct 2021
Latest amount
$25M
Oct 2021 · Shine Capital
Dec 2020
Jun 2020
Jan 2020
Dec 2019
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder / Chief Scientific Officer
Emily Daley
Vice President, Commercialization
Raphaël Turcotte
Senior Scientific Director
Ben Blaustein
Liza Casella
Jonna Heldrich
Maya Kenawy
Adrian Kerester
Kyra Schwaninger
Work & culture
The company describes itself as a small, highly scientific team combining PhD microbiologists, data scientists, and industry leaders, emphasizing first-principles thinking, curiosity, humble people, and rapid career growth.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public signals indicate above-market compensation and comprehensive benefits, but no detailed salary bands were found.
Benefits
401(k) program with minimal fees
Above-market compensation
Full commuter coverage
100% company-paid health insurance
Extended, fully-paid parental leave
Generous and flexible PTO
Fully stocked kitchen
Weekly team lunches
Accelerated career growth
Product & market
Pricing
B2B ingredient sales / supply agreements (public pricing not disclosed)
Differentiators
- —Natural microbial ingredients rearranged into new combinations
- —Clinically validated postbiotics for pets
- —Designed from the ground up for pet biology
- —Claims of 11 clinical studies completed or in progress
- —AI-native internal operating system/"Colony" mentioned by leadership
- —Ingredient partner to consumer brands rather than finished-product brand
Technology
linkedin
sql
python
harvest
Customers
Food manufacturers
Beverage manufacturers
Personal care manufacturers
Pet brands
Competitors
Chr. Hansen
DuPont / IFF bioscience ingredients
Kerry
Lallemand
Other probiotic, postbiotic, and fermented ingredient suppliers
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Unknown; likely early-stage/private with no public annual revenue disclosure
Estimated monthly visits
1.4K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
PR Newswire / Kingdom · May 2026
Kingdom announced two new peer-reviewed studies on Superculture® Pet Oral in the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, bringing total peer-reviewed studies on the ingredient to three and reinforcing its clinical evidence for canine oral health.
Kingdom blog · Apr 2026
Official explanation of the ingredient’s indole-based mechanism and clinical validation in dogs and cats for stool quality, itching, gut microbiome shifts, and immune support.
Pet Food Processing · Jun 2025
Covers the 2025 canine halitosis trial, noting the ingredient’s reduced volatile sulfur compounds, placebo comparison, and use by pet brands such as Dinovite, Native Pet, and Woof.
Animals (MDPI) · May 2025
Peer-reviewed randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial showing Superculture® Pet Oral reduced canine oral malodor by 27% vs. placebo and prevented worsening breath.
Jobs and careers at Kingdom
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