Redefine Meat™ has announced the completion of a $6 million seed round led by CPT Capital, joined by Israel-based Hanaco Ventures, Germany’s largest poultry company The PHW Group, and leading Israeli Angel investors. Redefine Meat™ will use the investment to finalize the development of its revolutionary alternative-meat 3D printer, planned for release during 2020.
Redefine Meat™ was founded in 2018, fueled by growing concern over the sustainability of the meat industry, the ability to meet food requirements of the world’s growing population, and compassion for animals. Redefine Meat’s mission is to offer a superior meat production technology that delivers products that are indistinguishable from high-quality animal meat. In addition, the use of 3D printing to produce alternative meat products will enable the creation of a highly productive and flexible 21st-century supply chain that is dramatically more sustainable than current animal factory farming and meat processing.
The company is developing a comprehensive solution that combines a proprietary semi-industrial 3D digital printing platform — in fact, one of the world’s fastest 3D printers, a 3D meat modeling system and plant-based food formulations. The solution delivers a new category of complex matrix “meat” that is both delicious and craveable, while also being cost effective and scalable.
“Redefine Meat is a great fit with our portfolio of companies that are working to replace animals in the food supply chain,” said Costa Yiannoulis, the CPT Capital Investment Director and new director of the Redefine Meat Board. “We are excited to partner with a company that leverages decades of digital printing experience to offer a fresh look at the way that meat will be produced. From very early on, it was clear that their unique approach has tremendous merits and has already produced some of the highest quality alternative meat products that we have ever encountered.”
Redefine Meat’s animal-free meat comprises natural and sustainable ingredients that deliver the same appearance, texture and flavor of animal meat used for steaks, roasts and stews. The breakthrough technology will also enable meat distributors and retailers to design the characteristics of their meat to cater for seasonality, changing demands and consumers preferences with “printed meat” that is 100% predictable and replicable. Redefine Meat products have a 95% smaller environmental impact than animal meat, no cholesterol, and are cost-effective.
Collaborating with leading chefs and butchers, Redefine Meat™ has already demonstrated various 3D-printed alt-meat products that are indistinguishable from animal meat, but are 100% plant-based, delicious and dramatically more sustainable and affordable.
“We’ve been following Redefine Meat closely for almost a year as part of a major strategic move in agri-food investments,” said Pasha Romanovski, Hanaco Ventures’ founding partner. “They have a unique position in a massive market, but what made us invest is the sheer progress and speed of this dedicated team.”
