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2020 was a significant year for cellular agriculture. From record investments and product showcases to the first regulatory approval for cell-based meat, the year 2020 brought cellular agriculture closer to being a viable, sustainable future of food.

After the record-breaking year, 2021 is already ...

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December marked the end of a historic year for the cellular agriculture industry. Cellular agriculture is the field of producing animal products, like meat and dairy, directly from cell cultures instead of animals. Compared to conventional livestock agriculture, cellular agri...

After a productive summer for the field, September was a strong end to the third quarter of 2020 for the cellular agriculture industry. Cellular agriculture is the field of producing animal products, like meat and dairy, directly from cells without requiring animals to make them. Compared to convent...

At the end of September, Ryan Bethencourt and Mariliis Holm announced the launch of their new rolling fund, Sustainable Food Ventures (SFV), to advance the future of food. SFV is the first rolling fund on the AngelList platform to focus on cell-based, plant-based, and recombinant protein companies.

Update: In December 2020, Mosa Meat announced an additional $20 million in Series B funding and another $10 million in February 2021 to raise a total of $85 million in Series B funding.

This week, Mosa Meat announced the company raised a massive $55 million (EUR 47M) in its Series B funding round. ...

Last week, BlueNalu announced that they raised a massive $20 million in their Series A funding round. Based in San Diego, California, BlueNalu uses cellular agriculture to grow cell-based seafood. Cellular agriculture is the field of producing animal products, like fish meat, directly from cells and...

After a remarkable end to the year 2019, this January showed that 2020 will continue cellular agriculture’s momentum into the new year. Cellular agriculture is the field of producing animal products, like meat and milk, directly from cell cultures instead of raising animals for the same products. Co...

Memphis Meats' cell-based meatball

Last week, Memphis Meats announced that they raised an enormous $161 million in their Series B funding round. Founded in 2015, Memphis Meats is one of the first startups to use cellular agriculture to produce cell-based meat. Cellular agriculture is the field of p...