Dutch cultivated meat pioneer Mosa Meat raises €15 million to support…

Team S · 2025-12-29T15:01:23.000Z

Mosa Meat, a Maastricht-based cultivated meat startup and one of the earliest players in lab-grown beef, has secured €15 million (around $17.6 million) in new funding to extend its runway into 2028 and support its regulatory approval efforts ahead of commercial launch. The fresh capital comes from a mix of strategic backers and impact investors, reflecting continued belief in Mosa Meat’s mission to make affordable cultivated beef a reality despite challenging investment conditions in the alternative protein sector. The funding round included participation from established investors such as Invest-NL, the Dutch state-backed impact investor supported by a guarantee from InvestEU; LIOF, a regional development fund focused on economic growth in Limburg; poultry producer PHW Group, which has its own history of backing cultivated meat ventures; and Jitse Groen, founder and CEO of Just Eat Takeaway.com, who has previously invested in the company. Mosa Meat co-founder and CEO Maarten Bosch emphasised that the financing will help the company navigate regulatory pathways and prepare for market entry while continuing to drive down production costs that have fallen by 99.999 % compared with the cost of the world’s first cultivated burger introduced in 2013. The company’s technology combines cellular agriculture with proprietary bioprocess optimisation to produce beef directly from animal cells, bypassing traditional livestock farming and its environmental challenges. The new funding builds on a broad base of support from both public and private backers that have helped Mosa Meat innovate since its inception. #cultivatedmeat #altprotein #funding #alternativeprotein #foodtech #MosaMeat #InvestNL #LIOF #PHWGroup #JustEatTakeaway #JitseGroen #MaartenBosch #TimvandeRijdt

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