Plant-based seafood often lacks the species-specific flavour, aroma, omega-3 profile and heat-stable mouthfeel provided by fish fat.
R&D Focus
Cultivated fish fat cells as a B2B seafood ingredient.
Innovative Solution
Cultivates selected fish stem cells into a fat ingredient containing long-chain unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and species-specific aroma compounds.
Investment Funding
Last Funding Stage
Convertible Note
Total Funding Amount
578.34K
Last Funding Amount
494.85K
Last Funding Date
06-09-2022
Startup Stage
Seed
Lead Investors
BioInnovation Institute, StartLife
Revenue
Less than $1M
People
Founders
Kianti Figler
About
Upstream Foods is using cell-culture methods, to make the tastiest fats that provide the complex flavors, oily mouthfeel, and health benefits that people love about traditional seafood. With our differentiation technology, we can efficiently produce fat cells. With a small amount of cells, we can have a big impact on the quality of the product.
Products
Product
Cultivated fish-fat ingredient for plant-based and hybrid seafood products.
Star Product
Cultivated salmon-style fat – designed to provide flavour, nutrition and cooking behaviour to alternative seafood.
Demo Product or Complete Product?
Precommercial ingredient development and partner-validation stage.
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