Cultimate Foods Revolutionizing Alt Meat Industry with Innovative Cultivated Fat Ingredient

April 25, 2024, 3:32 am
Big Idea Ventures
Big Idea Ventures
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 11-50
High-Tech Gründerfonds
Location: Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bonn
Employees: 51-200
Cultimate Foods
Location: Germany, Berlin
Total raised: $2.45M
German startup Cultimate Foods has secured €2.3 million in seed funding to scale up production of its functional ingredient, CultiFat, and expand operations. Led by High-Tech Gründerfonds, the round also included investors like Life Science Valley Wachstumsfonds and Big Idea Ventures. CultiFat, made from beef and pork fat cells using cell ag technology, enhances the taste and texture of plant-based meat. Cultimate Foods aims to address food industry problems by delivering meaty flavors consumers crave while reducing CO2 emissions and unethical animal farming. The startup has developed hybrid prototypes and conducted trials with major food industry players. Co-founder Eugenia Sagué emphasizes the importance of science in revolutionizing the alternative meat industry. Cultimate Foods' innovative approach and team efforts have validated its technological achievements, paving the way for a brighter future in alt meat production.