Slaughter-free sausages: New Age Meats nets investment to propel cell-based science

New Age Meats, a California-based cultivated meat start-up specializing in the cellular agriculture of pork, has raised a US$2 million seed extension round led by TechU Ventures. The funding will propel food science at NAM and accelerate the commercialization of the company’s first product, a pork sausage.

NAM is one of the latest start-ups to emerge in the nascent cultured meat arena which is ramping up to be one of the hottest spaces for future food. Currently, there is a wealth of start-ups around the world working on bringing a range of cell-grown meat, poultry, fish and seafood products to market.

The eco-friendly and ethical strategy of companies like this is to produce safe meat without slaughter, without compromising on taste, texture, smell and the cooking experience.

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