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September 25, 2020

Cell-based meat startup secures $55m

Mosa Meat, who made the first lab-grown burger back in 2013, has raised $55m in new funding.


Freya Pratty

4 min read

Mark Post, chief scientific officer at Mosa Meat. Credit: David Parry/PA

Mosa Meat — the Dutch company which made the world’s first lab-grown meat burger back in 2013 — has raised $55m in new funding, which it hopes to use to bring the burgers to actual customers. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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