Mirai Foods Explained

Type:Privately held company
Industry:Food technology
Founder:Christoph Mayr & Suman Das
Hq Location City:Wädenswil, Zurich
Hq Location Country:Switzerland

Mirai Foods is a food technology company which produces cultivated meat from beef cells.[1] [2] It is headquartered in Wädenswil in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland, and was founded in 2019.

History

The company was co-founded by Christoph Mayr (CEO) and Suman Das (Chief Scientific Officer) in 2019.

In March 2022 Mirai Foods announced that it had raised CHF 4.5 million seed funding. Major investors included German Family Office FRIBA Investment, Swiss Advanced Nutrition & Biotech VC Skyviews Life Science, Zürich based serial entrepreneur and tech investor Ulf Claesson, food company Paulig through its venture arm PINC, and technology investor Team Europe.[3]

In August 2022, the company announced that they partnered with Shiok Meats and Gaia Foods to accelerate their production in Singapore and also the regulatory approval.[4]

In November 2022 Mirai Foods announced that it would collaborate with German alternative proteins company to produce a hybrid meat product,[5] [6] [7] consisting of plant based proteins and cultivated fat. In the statement, they shared that the earliest go-to-market date for the joint product will be in 2025.

References

  1. Web site: Schweizer Startup produziert Rindfleisch im Labor . 2022-11-08 . www.startupticker.ch.
  2. Web site: 2022-03-16 . Kultiviertes Fleisch - Fleisch aus dem Labor – ein mögliches Milliardengeschäft . 2022-11-08 . Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) . de.
  3. Web site: 2021-03-16 . Mirai Foods raises $4.5m after second seed close for cell-cultured wagyu . 2022-11-08 . AFN . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2022-08-18 . MIRAI Foods and Shiok Meats Collaborate to Develop Cultivated Beef in Singapore - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine . 2022-11-08 . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Fleisch-Alternativen: Rügenwalder-Mühle-Chef Michael Hähnel im Interview . 2022-11-08 . www.handelsblatt.com . de.
  6. Web site: 2022-11-01 . Mirai Foods Partners With Rügenwalder Mühle for Hybrid Alt Meat With Cultivated Fat - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine . 2022-11-08 . en-GB.
  7. Web site: Kooperation mit Startup: Rügenwalder treibt Entwicklung von kultiviertem Fleisch voran . 2022-11-08 . lebensmittelzeitung.net . de.