Built by scientists and engineers who understand food R&D
A German-American company bridging deep scientific expertise from Europe with Silicon Valley product experience — purpose-built for the functional food and nutrition industry.
Why we built Alchemyst
Food scientists spend 72% of their R&D time on research and compliance — not on actual product innovation. The literature is vast, fragmented across millions of papers, and the regulatory landscape changes constantly. A missed EFSA update can invalidate months of work.
We built Alchemyst because we lived this problem firsthand. With decades of combined experience in food science research, EU-funded R&D projects, and B2B software platforms, our founding team knew there had to be a better way.
The result is a purpose-built AI research workbench — not a generic chatbot repurposed for food science, but a platform designed from the ground up for formulators, researchers, and R&D teams who need structured, cited, verifiable outputs.
Accelerating functional foods innovation through AI — so the world's best food scientists can focus on what only they can do.
The founding team
Advisory Board
Industry and technology experts who guide our product and go-to-market strategy.
Dr. Dr. Cem Aydogan
Industry Advisor
Founder & CEO, PhytoNet AG (Switzerland)
Domain and industry expert.
Bugra Akcay
Technology Advisor
Co-founder & Board Director, Collective Hub, Inc. (United States)
Technology and product expert.
Bilal Khan
Funding Advisor
Founder & CEO, Neurobay Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Fundraising and investor relations.
Dr. Toralf Kahlert
Business Advisor
Founder & CEO, Pumacy Technologies AG (Germany)
Incubation and business development in Germany/Europe.
A German-American company
Bridging cutting-edge AI research across two continents to accelerate functional food development.
San Francisco, USA — Global Headquarters
Strategic innovation center driving AI research and business development in the heart of Silicon Valley's tech ecosystem.
28 Geary Street, Suite 650 #2654
San Francisco, CA 94108
Germany — Research & Development
Deep scientific expertise in nutritional research and functional food development, leveraging Europe's rich research tradition and EU-funded innovation networks.
Backed by EU-funded research
Alchemyst's knowledge architecture is stress-tested through active EU research consortia — giving us an 18-month structured feedback loop with real R&D teams before any feature ships.
18 months
Structured feedback cycle with active R&D teams
4 partners
Universities, food manufacturers & biotech firms
2 consortia
EU-funded research projects spanning 4 years