The SOSV Deep Tech Summit focuses on three areas: climate tech, human health, and AI for the physical world.

According to The Wall Street Journal’s article, “Lab-Grown Poultry Clears First Hurdle at FDA”, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared Wednesday that it had “no questions” concerning Upside Food’s lab cultivated chicken. In a press release , Upside Foods CEO and co-founder Dr. Uma Valeti commented: “This is a watershed moment in the history […]

NPR recently got an inside look at cultivated meat company Upside Foods’ production facility, as reported in the article, “From science fiction to reality, ‘no kill’ meat may be coming soon”.  Upside Foods (IndieBio 02) extracts cells from animals and brews them in tanks, feeding them the nutrients they need to grow, including amino acids, […]

Green Queen announced Upside Foods acquires cultivated seafood company Cultured Decadence.

TechCrunch’s story “Upside Foods bites into $400M round to serve cultivated meat later this year” reported the blockbuster series C round, led by Temasek and the Abu Dhabi Growth Fund.

UPSIDE Foods has secured the trifecta of regulatory approvals needed to take its cell-cultivated chicken commercial. With clearance to begin commercial production, UPSIDE can continue scaling its facilities and supply chains. Per the company, UPSIDE’s cultivated chicken will soon be available to the public for the first time at San Francisco’s Bar Crenn, prepared by […]

It’s not every day that one of the world’s biggest creators steps inside a cultivated meat facility. Recently, Jimmy Donaldson (aka MrBeast) did exactly that. During a visit to SOSV / IndieBio portfolio company UPSIDE Foods’ California headquarters, Donaldson and his team got a firsthand look at how cultivated meat is made—and yes, they tasted […]

In its recent quarterly report (Q2 2022) on the foodtech sector, PitchBook identified SOSV as the most active VC investor in foodtech this year, citing scores of successful startups in SOSV and IndieBio’s portfolio. While the foodtech industry boomed amid the COVID-19 pandemic—especially e-commerce businesses that provided safe grocery and meal access—recent price inflation for […]

In FoodHack’s 2022 report on the most active FoodTech investors, SOSV / IndieBio stood out as the #1 most active investor in the space this year.  SOSV / IndieBio racked up 56 investments, including companies like cultivated meat maker UPSIDE Foods (IBSF02 2015), alternative aquafeed specialist NovoNutrients (IBSF07 2018), and dairy supply chain software developers […]

The Green Queen article “Ethical Pantry Staples Maker Voyage Foods Bags $36 Million To Accelerate CPG Aspirations” reports on a recent series A funding round led by UBS O’Connor and Level One Fund.

In “Joywell Foods raises $25M to bring sweet proteins to market,” TechCrunch reported the series B funding was led by Piva Capital, with participation from B37 Ventures, Global Brain Corporation, and existing investors Khosla Ventures, Evolv Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and SOSV.