An animal-free pet food startup called Wild Earth recently scored $US450,000 from tech mogul Peter Thiel and backing from Mars Veterinary, the world’s biggest pet food maker. The company’s current products are made with koji, a type of fungus, but Wild Earth has plans to make pet food from cultured […]
Dutch startup Mosa Meat has received $US8.8 million in funding toward its goal of selling cultured meat in Europe. Mosa Meat co-founder Mark Post needed $US330,000 to create the world’s first lab-grown burger, but he hopes to bring costs down to about $US10 per burger. The startup will use the […]
The race among startups to create the first meat without slaughter needs a referee – and right now, there’s a battle raging over who it will be. In a letter sent Wednesday to the White House budget office, congressmembers said they were upset and disappointed that the USDA was not […]
Tyson Foods announced on Monday that it has invested in Memphis Meats, a startup that makes cultured meat. Past investors have included Bill Gates, Richard Branson, and the food and agricultural giant Cargill. Proponents of plant-based and lab-grown meat say that they are environmentally -friendly alternatives to traditional meat. The […]
