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Wildtype Sets Course To Bring Cultivated Seafood To Market With $100 Million Series B Funding Round

Wildtype Sets Course To Bring Cultivated Seafood To Market With $100 Million Series B Funding Round

02/23/22, 2:00 PM
Location
https://purecatamphetamine.github.io/country-flag-icons/3x2/US.svgsan francisco
Money raised
$100 million
Round Type
series b
Wildtype, a startup creating sushi-grade cultivated salmon, today announced the completion of a $100 million Series B funding round, the largest for a cultivated seafood company. The round was led by L Catterton, and includes investments from Leonardo DiCaprio, Bezos Expeditions, Temasek, S2G Ventures Oceans and Seafood Fund, Robert Downey Jr.'s FootPrint Coalition, Cargill, and several prominent chefs and professional athletes. Existing investors, including Spark Capital and CRV, participated in the round. Since its founding in 2016, Wildtype has raised more than $120 million.

Company Info

Company
Wildtype
Location
san francisco, california, united states
Additional Info
Wildtype is a San Francisco startup developing cellular agriculture technology to grow cultivated seafood. Co-founded by Aryé Elfenbein and Justin Kolbeck, Wildtype’s mission is to create the cleanest, most sustainable seafood on the planet. For more information about Wildtype, please visit www.wildtypefoods.com.