Zurich’s MIRAI Foods, which claims to be the first and only Swiss cell-cultured startup, has today announced an additional USD 2.2 million funding raise in its second financing round. Following the closing of its first round in January, this brings its total seed funding to date to USD 4.5 million.
Mirai Foods Partners With Rügenwalder Mühle for Hybrid Alt Meat With Cultivated Fat
Swiss cultivated meat startup Mirai Foods has announced a collaboration with Rügenwalder Mühle to develop hybrid alt meat products containing plant proteins and cultivated beef fat. Rügenwalder Mühle is the German market leader in plant-based meats, and is looking to expand into cultivated products. The company will bring its expertise in plant-based foods to the collaboration, while Mirai will contribute its knowledge of developing cultivated products. The cultivated fat used in the final product will be made without the use of fetal bovine serum (FBS), a growth medium that is expensive and often considered to be unethical. “It is the fat in a burger which gives beef the distinctive taste of grilled meat. Until today, it has not been possible to recreate this taste with …
