Brave New Meat

Gelatex is using its nanofiber technology to develop scaffolding for cultivated meat companies. This EstonianTechstar alum pivoted from disrupting the leather industry to food tech.
In this interview, Co-founder Märt-Erik Martens contrasts their technology with other approaches used for cultivated meat scaffolding.
We also discuss his upcoming panel with Josh Tetrick at Future Food-Tech Summit and he drops a sneak peek of what might come up.....
Future Food-Tech Summit

This March 24-25 the Future Food-Tech Summit will unite food brands, investors, start-ups and technology leaders in San Francisco for an unmissable gathering.

If you’ve missed sitting round a table and pooling ideas with industry colleagues, catching up with old friends and making those all-important corridor-connections, don’t miss your chance to join me and the global community at the Marriot Marquis in San Francisco.

The summit also supports start-ups to gain the attention of potential investors and partners through a full program of start-up activity, including Innovation Challenges, pitch sessions, investor drop-ins and TechHub displays and will be hosted online as well as in person, so that you can choose whether to attend in San Francisco or log in from home.

Details: futurefoodtechsf.comUse the code BRAVE10 for 10% off the registration fees

Orbillion is one of the most exciting companies in cultivated meat.

They are a YC alum startup and have a really different perspective on the future of cultivated meat - namely heritage breeds. They are pursuing bison, elk, and wagyu beef.
In this episode we cover:

• The founding story of their team
• How they are different from competitors in the market
• Their time in YCombinator and Creative Destructive Labs
• Why she initially didn’t want to do a tasting event (here's how it came out!)
• Views on Joe Fassler’s Counter article

Future Food-Food Tech Summit (use code BRAVE10 to save 10%!)

This March 24-25 the Future Food-Tech Summit will unite food brands, investors, start-ups and technology leaders in San Francisco for an unmissable gathering.

If you’ve missed sitting round a table and pooling ideas with industry colleagues, catching up with old friends and making those all-important corridor-connections, don’t miss your chance to join me and the global community at the Marriot Marquis in San Francisco.

The summit also supports start-ups to gain the attention of potential investors and partners through a full program of start-up activity, including Innovation Challenges, pitch sessions, investor drop-ins and TechHub displays and will be hosted online as well as in person, so that you can choose whether to attend in San Francisco or log in from home.

Find out more at futurefoodtechsf.com and use code BRAVE10 to save 10% on the registration fees.

Christie Lagally is the founder and CEO of Rebellyous Foods, one of the most exciting startups in the plant-based meat industry. Their technology is changing the cost structure and scalability of the largest market protein market in the world - chicken.

In this episode we cover:

• Her background in aerospace engineering and at the Good Food Institute that helped her develop the idea for Rebellyous Foods
• Their time at Ycombinator
• Launching in multiple channels - online, retail, and the National School Lunch Program
• Why current plant-based chicken can't scale and how they are tackling the problem

Future Food-Food Tech Summit (use code BRAVE10 to save 10%!)

This March 24-25 the Future Food-Tech Summit will unite food brands, investors, start-ups and technology leaders in San Francisco for an unmissable gathering.

If you’ve missed sitting round a table and pooling ideas with industry colleagues, catching up with old friends and making those all-important corridor-connections, don’t miss your chance to join me and the global community at the Marriot Marquis in San Francisco.

The summit also supports start-ups to gain the attention of potential investors and partners through a full program of start-up activity, including Innovation Challenges, pitch sessions, investor drop-ins and TechHub displays and will be hosted online as well as in person, so that you can choose whether to attend in San Francisco or log in from home.

Find out more at futurefoodtechsf.com and use code BRAVE10 to save 10% on the registration fees.

Christoph Mayr is the co-founder and CEO of Mirai Foods, which is developing cultivated beef in Switzerland.
They've managed to bootstrap their way to a burger tasting event in a Switzerland restaurant, and followed up with a $4.5M USD seed round.
In this interview, Christoph and I discuss his entrepreneurial journey that led him from Germany to South Korea with his company in the online food delivery industry and ultimately founding Mirai Foods.
A few highlights from this conversation - insights on raising VC money in Europe, his view of competition within the industry, and defining a cultivated meat "pilot plant".
We also get into his views about the Joe Fassel Counter article making waves in the industry.

Roslin Technologies develops induced pluripotent stem cells for cultivated meat companies.
Ernst Van Orsouw took the helm last year to lead the company. In this interview, we discuss their induced pluripotent stem cell lines IPSCs and how they are different from the approaches many other companies are taking.
Future Food-Tech Summit

This March 24-25 the Future Food-Tech Summit will unite food brands, investors, start-ups and technology leaders in San Francisco for an unmissable gathering.

If you’ve missed sitting round a table and pooling ideas with industry colleagues, catching up with old friends and making those all-important corridor-connections, don’t miss your chance to join me and the global community at the Marriot Marquis in San Francisco.

The summit also supports start-ups to gain the attention of potential investors and partners through a full program of start-up activity, including Innovation Challenges, pitch sessions, investor drop-ins and TechHub displays and will be hosted online as well as in person, so that you can choose whether to attend in San Francisco or log in from home.

Details: futurefoodtechsf.comUse the code BRAVE10 for 10% off the registration fees