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Upside Foods
Pioneer in cultivated chicken, first US company to receive both FDA and USDA approval for commercial sale of cultivated meat.
CommercialChickenWhole-Cut
$608M
Total Raised
200+
Team Size
2015
Founded
35
Patents
HQ
Berkeley, United States
Technology & Approach
Proprietary animal cell culture in large-scale bioreactors with serum-free growth media
Funding History
Series C · 2023-07
$400MLead: Abu Dhabi Growth Fund
Series B · 2021-01
$161MLead: SoftBank
Series A · 2017-08
$17MLead: DFJ
Key Milestones
- ✓FDA no-questions letter (2022)
- ✓USDA grant of inspection (2023)
- ✓First commercial sales at Bar Crenn (2023)
Leadership
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Uma Valeti
CEO & Co-Founder
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Nicholas Genovese
Co-Founder
Regulatory Status
United StatesApproved
SingaporePending
Partnerships
- • Bar Crenn (restaurant partner)
- • Ginkgo Bioworks (cell line engineering)
Related News
Partnership2025-09-15
Upside Foods Expands Restaurant Partnership Program
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