To date, most cell-cultured companies have focused on the most common types of meat, such as chicken and pork. But Silicon Valley-based Orbillion Bio, fresh out of Y Combinator’s accelerator program, is targeting a different niche.
Mooji Meats is Using Better 3D Printing to Scale Whole Cut Plant-Based and Cultured Meat
Mooji Meats, a 3D printing plant-based meat startup, has raised $3M in seed funding to advance its 3D printing technology. A graduate of Y Combinator, Mooji Meats has developed a printer that can produce whole cuts of meat using plant-based or cultivated meat cells, including Wagyu beef, reports TechCrunch. Founded in Baltimore in 2021 by Insa Mohr and Jochen Mueller, Mooji is focusing on larger cuts of meat rather than ground beef or sausage, since whole cuts make up 70% of the US meat market. According to Mooji’s founders, the startup wants to resolve the “trade-off” between producing quality 3D-printed meats with great texture but poor scalability. “If you go to food tech conferences, it’s the number one topic everyone talks about. It’s really important …
