Believer Meats

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Believer Meats is a biotech company in Chicago, United States, founded in 2018. It has raised $390.3M across 4 rounds, most recently a $347.0M Series B in December 2021.

Believer | A Better Future For Meat

Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Employees
51–200
Founded
2018
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$390.3M
Last Round
$347.0M Series BDec 2021
Rounds
4

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About

Believer Meats (formerly Future Meat Technologies) was a cultivated meat company that grew real animal meat directly from cells, without slaughter. Founded in 2018 by Professor Yaakov Nahmias, the company developed proprietary bioreactor technology enabling cost-efficient production at scale, and broke ground on the world's largest cultivated meat production facility in 2022. Believer Meats received FDA and USDA regulatory approvals for its cultivated chicken before ceasing operations in December 2025.

Summary

It lists 51–200 employees. It has raised $390.3M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $347.0M Series B round in Dec 2021. Investors include ADM Ventures, S2G Ventures and Tyson Ventures.

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Funding History

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Series BSeries BDec 2021
$347.0M

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Funding: Seed through Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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