Cultivated Meat

Matrix Meats Adds to Team as Interest in Cultivated Meat Grows

July 23, 2021 Matrix Meats

Matrix Meats, Inc., the leading developer of nanofiber scaffolds manufactured to support the production of clean cultivated meat products, is entering a new phase of growth with the addition of five new team members. The hiring surge marks an important milestone for Matrix Meats, which achieved record success in its oversubscribed seed stage round late last year. …

Aleph Farms Completes $105 Million Series B Funding Round

July 7, 2021 Aleph Farms

Aleph Farms, the cultivated meat company growing steaks directly from non-genetically modified animal cells, has announced the completion of a $105 million Series B funding round. The funding round was led by the Growth Fund of L Catterton, the largest global consumer-focused private equity firm, and DisruptAD, one of the largest venture platforms in the Middle East. …

Cultivated Meat Likely to Make Up 40% of Future Meat Intake

May 12, 2021 Aleph Farms

The research[1], published on May 11, 2021 by the journal Foods, affirms that cultivated meat is likely to make up a major part of consumers’ future diets. The study showed patterns of greater openness to trying such products by younger generational groups: 87-89% of Gen Z adults, 84-85% of Millennials, 76-77% of Gen X, and 70-74% of Boomers were at least somewhat open to trying cultivated meat. …

Meatable Raises $47M Series A to Continue Scaling Trajectory and Expand its Product Portfolio with Beef

March 25, 2021 Meatable

Meatable, the cultivated meat startup, has closed $47 million USD in its Series A funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to $60 million. Meatable finalized its first showcase product in 2020 and aims to use the new funds to advance small-scale production at the Biotech Campus Delft and to diversify its product portfolio. …

Mission Barns Will Now Let the Public Try Their New Cultured Bacon

August 12, 2020 Jenny Splitter, Forbes

Cultivated meat maker Mission Barns is now offering the public a rare opportunity to try their new cultured meat. Beginning this week, consumers can sign up at the Mission Barns website for a chance to be one of 50 to 100 selected tasters to try bacon grown from real pork fat cells, no animal slaughter required. …