Colorcon Ventures Invests in Phytolon to Advance the Future of Natural Colorants

Phytolon leverages bio-production and precision fermentation to create natural food colors

HARLEYSVILLE, PA, August 14, 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 is proud to make an investment in Phytolon, as they are well aligned with our focus on continued innovation and emerging technology,” stated Kelly Boyer, Vice President of Film Coatings and Strategic Business Development for Colorcon. “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.”

Halim Jubran, Phytolon’s co-founder and CEO, said, “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.”

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.