An article published in leading meat industry outlet Meatingplace makes a strong case for acknowledging "that change is going to happen in our industry and [we need to] prepare for it or, better yet, be a catalyst for it."
Meet the entrepreneurs who will pitch their game-changing businesses in front of leading venture capital firms and global media at the Good Food Conference.
Dr. Steve Kattman has been working on cardiac cell therapy for humans, but he's got some amazing cross-disciplinary insight into the work that clean meat researchers are doing to apply this same technology to fix the food system.
New Crop Capital led the round with a diverse coalition of 25 venture organizations and individuals from around the world. This is one of the largest seed round investments in a clean meat company to date.
UPSIDE Foods Founder and Chief Visionary Dr. Uma Valeti is radically devoted to inviting consumers into the process to see how their meat is created. Dr. Valeti speaks about his path to clean meat entrepreneurship and about Memphis Meat's development and strategy.
At GFI, we're focused on using markets to build a better food system. So naturally, we're fangirling (and fanboying) over Lisa Feria, who is accelerating the plant-based and clean meat sectors as CEO of Stray Dog Capital. Lisa gave us the inside perspective on how to land funding from a mission-driven VC.
Plant-based seafood company Good Catch closed a series A funding round of $8.7 million. Founded by New Crop Capital, conscious agency BeyondBrands, and The Good Food Institute, Good Catch will bring fish-free tuna and crab-free cakes to market by December 2018.
The Good Food Institute partnered with research organization Faunalytics to create a poll that would gauge public opinion regarding clean meat. Two-thirds of respondents were willing to try it, and a majority were willing to swap conventional meat out for clean meat.
Startups developing innovative plant-based and clean meat have the chance to present at our conference on September 6th, in Berkeley, CA. The audience includes DFJ, Spark Capital, Obvious Ventures, Tyson Ventures, Kraft Heinz, Kellogg's, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, the BBC, and many more.
GFI’s Bruce Friedrich talks about the policy considerations for cultivated meat, consumer awareness for alt proteins, and reaching price parity.
