Last deal

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

01.01.2009

Date

1

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General

About Company
Kappa Bioscience is a company that develops and produces synthetic and biologically active vitamin K2 MK-7 under the K2VITAL brand name.

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Also Known As

Kappa Ingredients GmbH

founded date

01.12.2006

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

The company offers a range of vitamin ingredients in various forms and concentrations to nutritional supplement consumer companies, digitally native brands, and distributors worldwide. Kappa Bioscience's patented DELTA microencapsulation process provides K2 stability in mineral formulations, making K2VITAL an ideal ingredient for brands and manufacturers to reach broader market segments. Kappa Ingredients GmbH, a wholly-owned division of Kappa Bioscience, manages global sales of K2VITAL and other product lines related to bones, joints, and cardiovascular health. The company believes in building strong, lasting partnerships with like-minded partners who share their passion for vitamin K2 and their vision to change the industry by doing things differently. Kappa Bioscience is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, and has been a company of Balchem Corporation since 2022.
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M&A Details
1

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Acquired by

Balchem

Balchem

Balchem develops and sells specialty ingredients and products globally.

Sector

Food Producers

Subsector

Food Products

Keywords

Nutrition, Manufacturing, Health Care

Location

New Hampton, NY 10958, USA

announced date

14.06.2022

price

$317.53M
Local Amount - NOK 3.18B

Financials

Funding Rounds
1
1

Number of Funding Rounds

Their latest funding was raised on 01.01.2009. Their latest investor Kistefos Venture Capital. Their latest round Venture - Series Unknown

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
Kistefos Venture Capital

Kistefos Venture Capital

Kistefos Venture Capital is a Norwegian investment firm with diverse investments.

Sector

Investment Banking and Brokerage Services

Subsector

Asset Managers and Custodians

Location

Oslo, Norway

count Of Investments

20

count Of Exists

2
Co-Investors
Investors
2
1

Number of lead investors

2

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Investor 
Lead 
Round 
Partners 
Yes
Venture - Series Unknown
No
Venture - Series Unknown
Kistefos Venture Capital

Kistefos Venture Capital

Kistefos Venture Capital is a Norwegian investment firm with diverse investments.

Sector

Investment Banking and Brokerage Services

Subsector

Asset Managers and Custodians

Location

Oslo, Norway

count Of Investments

20

count Of Exists

2
SPRINGfondet

SPRINGfondet

Springfondet is a seed capital fund that invests in technology startups across various industries.

Sector

Investment Banking and Brokerage Services

Subsector

Asset Managers and Custodians

Keywords

Venture Capital, Financial Services

Location

Oslo, Norway

count Of Investments

5

count Of Exists

2
Johan Gjesdahl

Johan Gjesdahl

Gjesdahl, born 1970, is the CEO of Springfondet, an early-stage investor in Promon. He has experience as Vice President M&A and Business Development at TANDBERG ASA and as Investment Manager at Telenor Venture. Gjesdahl also formed part of the management team of a high-tech startup during the dotcom years. Gjesdahl holds an MBA from Cornell University and an MSc in marine technology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Gjesdahl joined the Promon board of directors in 2011.

current job

Sanity
Sanity
Acquisitions
1
Acquiree Name 
Date 
Price 
Acquisition Name 
ppm.Ingredients acquired by Kappa Bioscience

ppm.Ingredients acquired by Kappa Bioscience

acquirer

Kappa Bioscience
Kappa Bioscience

date

24.01.2017

type

Acquisition
ppm.Ingredients

ppm.Ingredients

ppm.Ingredients is a biopharmaceutical company that supplies health ingredients.

Sector

Food Producers

Subsector

Food Products

Keywords

Health Care, Manufacturing

Location

Hamburg, Germany

People

Founders
2
Egil Greve
Egil Greve

Egil Greve

Egil Greve is CEO at Kappa Bioscience AS.

current job

Kappa Bioscience
Kappa Bioscience

organization founded

1

Egil Greve

Inger Reidun Aukrust
Inger Reidun Aukrust

Inger Reidun Aukrust

current job

Kappa Bioscience
Kappa Bioscience

organization founded

1

Inger Reidun Aukrust

Employee Profiles
7
Kai Schröder

Kai Schröder

Vice President Finance and Operations

Peter Wisler

Director Global Distributors Management

Inger Reidun Aukrust

Inger Reidun Aukrust

Founder & Vice President, Research & Development & Chemistry

Egil Greve

Egil Greve

CEO

Garnet Pigden

Garnet Pigden

President USA

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