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October 5, 2022

Gourmey raises €48m to build Europe’s largest cultivated meat hub

Gourmey's flagship product is foie gras.


Freya Pratty

3 min read

The cofounders of Gourmey.

Parisian cultivated meat startup Gourmey has raised €48m in new funding — the world’s largest Series A round for a company in the sector, according to Dealroom. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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