As the cultured meat industry is quite secretive at the moment, there are companies that do not disclose a lot of data regarding their funding, operations, and possible timeline. As more data becomes available, the list of active companies in the sector will be updated.
Companies in the cultured meat sector
Name of the Company | Location | Category | Operative Status | Funding Stage | Small Scale Timeline | First Commercial Product |
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Aleph Farms | Israel | Meat | Tasting | Early Stage Venture | 2019 | No Data |
Appleton Meats | Canada | Meat | Active | Research Phase | 2022–2024 | Beef for Hamburgers |
Avant Meats | Hong Kong | Meat | Tasting | Seed | 2021–2022 | Fish maw / Fish |
Balletic Foods | US | Meat | Active | Seed | No Data | No Data |
Because Animals | US | Meat for Pets | Active | Seed | 2019 | Cultured Meat for Pets |
Biftek | Turkey | Meat | Active | Private | No Data | No Data |
Bio.Tech.Foods | Europe | Meat | Active | Early Stage Venture | No Data | Cultured Meat for other Applications |
Biocellion | US | Tech | Active | Private | No Data | No Data |
Biofood Systems | Israel | Meat | Active | Private | No Data | No Data |
BlueNalu | US | Meat | Active | Corporate Round | 2021 | Fish & Seafood |
Bond Pet Foods | Europe | Meat for Pets | Active | Seed | Q4 2020 | Meat for Pets |
Cell Farm / Granja Celular | South America | Meat | Active | Seed | No Data | No Data |
CellulaREvolution | UK | Tech | Active | Seed | 2021 | 2022 |
Clear Meat | India | Meat | Active | Unknown | 2022 | Chicken |
Cubiq Foods | Europe | Fat | Tasting | Undisclosed | 2021 | Fat |
Finless Foods | US | Meat | Tasting | Seed | 2019 | Fish and Seafood |
Future Fields | Canada | Growth Media / Meat | Active | Undisclosed | Growth Media Available | Growth Media / Chicken Meat |
Future Meat Technologies | Israel | Meat, Fat | Active | Early Stage Venture | 2021 - Hybrid | Fat / Chicken and Beef |
Geltor | US | Proteins, Collagen | No Data | Early Stage Venture | No Data | Collagen |
Heuros | Australia | Meat | No Data | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Higher Steaks | UK | Meat | Active | Non-Equity Assistance | 2021 | Pork Sausage and Mince |
Innocent Meat | Europe | Meat | Active | Private | No Data | No Data |
IntegriCulture | Japan | Meat / Tech | Active | Seed | 2021 | Foie Gras |
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Just, Inc. | US | Meat | Tasting | Late Stage Venture | 2018 | Chicken Nuggets |
LabFarm Foods | EU | Meat | Active | Private | No Data | No Data |
Luyef Biotechnologies | South America | No Data | No Data | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Matrix Meats | US | Scaffolds | No Data | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Meatable | Europe | Meat / Tech | Active | Seed | Early 2022 | Pork |
Memphis Meats | US | Meat | Active | Early Stage Venture | 2022 | Chicken |
Mission Barns | US | Meat / Fat | Tasting (Fat) | Seed | 2018 (Fat) | Duck, Chicken and Pork |
Modern Meadow | US | Meat | Tasting | Late Stage Venture | 2015 | Meat / Leather |
Mosa Meat | Europe | Meat | Active | Early Stage Venture | 2022 | Beef |
Multus Media | UK | Culture Media | No Data | No Data | No Data | Culture Media |
New Age Meats | US | Meat | Tasting | Seed | No Data | Pork |
Peace of Meat | Europe | Meat | Active | Seed | 2023 | Rhino Horn |
Pembient | US | Rhino Horn | Active | Seed | No Data | Rhino Horn |
Shiok Meats | Singapore | Meat | Tasting | Seed | 2021 | Shrimps |
SuperMeat | Israel | Meat / Tech | Active | Seed | 2021 | Chicken |
VOW | Australia | Meat | Tasting | Unkown | 2022 | Kangaroo Meat |
Wild Type | US | Meat | Tasting | Early Stage Venture | 2019 | Minced Salmon |
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3D Bio Tissues | UK | Meat | Active | Early Stage Venture | No Data | Whole-cut meat |
Alife Foods | Germany | Meat | Active | Unknown | No Data | Beef |
Animal Alternative Technologies | UK | Meat, Tech | Active | Accelerator | No Data | No Data |
ANJY MEAT | Singapore | Meat | Active | Unknown | Lion Meat | |
Another Meats | Canada | Meat | Active | Unknown | No Data | Fish |
Ants Innovate | Singapore | Meat | Active | Unknown | No Data | Pork |
Artemys Foods | US | Meat | Active | Early-stage Venture | No Data | Beef |
ArtMeat | Russia | Meat | Active | Unknown | 2023 | Horse meat, Fish |
BioBQ | US | Meat | Active | Accelerator | No Data | Beef |
Bluu Biosciences | Germany | Meat | Active | Seed | No Data | Fish |
Boston Meats | US | Meat | Active | Accelerator | No Data | Beef |
Bruno Cell | Italy | Meat | Active | Accelerator | No Data | No Data |
Cell Ag Tech | Canada | Meat | Active | Unknown | No Data | Fish |
CellX | China | Meat | Active | Early-stage Venture | No Data | No Data |
Cultured Decadence | US | Meat | Active | Early-stage Venture | No Data | Lobster |
DiverseFarm | Japan | Meat | Active | Unknown | No Data | Whole-cut meat |
Fork & Goode | US | Meat | Active | Early-stage Venture | No Data | Whole-cut meat |
Gelatex Technologies | Estonia | Tech | Active | Accelerator | No Data | Scaffolding |
GOURMEY | France | Meat | Active | Seed | 2023 | Foie Gras |
Hoxton Farms | UK | Ingredients | Active | Seed | No Data | Fat |
Ivy Farm | UK | Meat | Active | Early-stage Venture | 2023 | Lamb |
Magic Caviar | Netherlands | Meat | Active | Unknown | No Data | Caviar |
Magic Valley | Australia | Meat | Active | Seed | 2023 | Lamb |
MeaTech | Israel | Meat | Active | IPO | No Data | 3d-printed steak |
Micro Meat | Mexico | Tech | Active | Unknown | No Data | No Data |
Mirai Foods AG | Switzerland | Meat | Active | Seed | No Data | Beef |
Mogale Meats | South Africa | Meat | Active | Unknown | No Data | Beef |
Mzansi Meat Co | South Africa | Meat | Active | Seed | No Data | Beef |
Orbillion Bio | US | Meat | Active | Seed | No Data | Beef, others |
Sea-Stematic | South Africa | Meat | Active | Unknown | No Data | Fish |
Umami Meats | Singapore | Meat | Active | Seed | No Data | Fish |
Cultured Milk Companies
Name of the Company | Location | Category | Operative Status | Funding Stage | Founding Year | Funding Received | Product |
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Change Foods | USA, AUS | Fermentation, Recombinant Proteins | Prototype | Pre-Seed | 2019 | $125K | Precision fermentation. ‘Bio-engineering innovations to create real animal-free cheese and dairy products’ |
Turtle Tree Labs | Singapore | Cell-Based | Scale-Up | Seed | 2019 | $3.2M | Breast Milk, Bovine Milk |
Helaina | USA | Fermentation | Undisclosed | Pre-Seed | 2019 | $600K | Precision fermentation. ‘Fermentation process that results in a unique microflora that can express milk’ |
Biomilq | USA | Cell-Based | Undisclosed | Seed | 2020 | $3.5M | Cell-based. Human milk secreting breast cells in culture |
Better Dairy | UK | Fermentation, Recombinant Proteins | Prototype | Pre-Seed | 2020 | Undisclosed | Dairy |
Perfect Day | USA | Fermentation | Commercial Product | Series C | 2014 | $361.5M | Precision fermentation. Cow milk whey proteins in T. reesei |
New Culture | USA | Fermentation | Proof of Concept | Seed | 2018 | $3.5M | Precision fermentation. Cow milk casein by microbial fermentation |
Legendairy Foods GmbH | Germany | Fermentation | Undisclosed | Seed | 2018 | $4.7M | Precision fermentation. Cow milk proteins in T. reesei |
Motif Food Works | USA | Synthetic Biology | Undisclosed | Private | 2019 | $118.3M | Meat and Dairy Alternatives |
Real Vegan Cheese | USA | Fermentation | Undisclosed | Open Community | 2014 | Undisclosed | Cheese |
Sugarlogix | USA | Fermentation | Active | Private | 2016 | Undisclosed | Precision fermentation. Yeast-based production of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) |
Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH | Germany | Fermentation | Active | Private | 2005 | €15M | Precision fermentation. Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). |
Glycom | Denmark | Fermentation | Active | Private | 2005 | Undisclosed | Precision fermentation. Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). |
Remilk | Israel | Fermentation | Active | Private | 2019 | €9.2M | Precision fermentation |
Biomilk | Israel | Cell-based | Active | Private | 2018 | €3.07M | Cell-based. Milk secreting breast cells (from cows, sheep and goats) in culture. |
Those Vegan Cowboys | Belgium | Fermentation | Active | Private | 2020 | €2.5M | Precision fermentation. Cow milk casein by microbial fermentation |
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BetterMilk | Canada | Dairy | Active | Early-stage Venture | No Data | Precision fermentation | |
BioMilk | Isralen | Dairy | Active | Seed | No Data | Precision fermentation | |
Me&Ma | Australia | Dairy | Active | Unknown | No Data | Precision fermentation | |
Other Related Companies
Name of the Company | Location | Category | Operative Status | Funding Stage | Small Scale Timeline | First Commercial Product |
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BioBetter | Israel | Tech | Active | Seed | No Data | No Data |
Cellular Agriculture Ltd. | UK | Tech | Active | Unknown | No Data | No Data |
Pristine Pet Food | US | Pet Food | Active | Unknown | No Data | No Data |
Roslin Technologies | UK | Tech | Active | Early-stage Venture | No Data | Cell line |