Mosa Meat
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersMaastricht, Netherlands
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Mosa Meat firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Mosa Meat
- Legal name
- Mosa Meat B.V.
- Website
- https://mosameat.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Mosa Meat industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Cultivated Meat / Cellular Agriculture Food Products
- NAICS
- Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612)
- SIC
- Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Cultivated Meat Producers (Cell-Cultured Meat & Seafood) (AFANAKAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Bioprocessing & Fermentation Manufacturing (Bioreactors, Scale-Up, Toll/CMO) (AFANAKAF), Cell Line Development & Banking (Food/AG Cell Lines) (AFANAKAE)
Keywords
Where Mosa Meat is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Maastricht
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Mosa Meat business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Cultivated beef product sales: Mosa Meat is pre-revenue but preparing for commercial launch. The company will sell cultivated beef burgers and related products, initially through restaurant menus at restaurant-ready price points, then expanding to retail/supermarkets. The revenue model is product sales of cultivated meat.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
Mosa Meat product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Mosa Meat develops and produces cultivated (cell-based) beef by taking a small sesame-seed sized cell sample from a cow and growing muscle and fat tissue in bioreactors using animal-component-free growth media. The output is real beef with molecular parity to conventional beef, intended for restaurants initially and retail/food service partners subsequently, pending regulatory approval in the EU, UK, Switzerland, and Singapore.
Product overview
Mosa Meat offers cultivated beef products centered on the Mosa Burger - a real beef burger grown from animal cells without slaughter. The process uses a small cell sample from cows that is nurtured in bioreactors to grow into muscle and fat tissue. The core product is the Mosa Burger, with cultivated beef fat as a key ingredient/sub-product that provides flavor. Both muscle and fat components have achieved molecular parity with conventional beef. Products are currently awaiting regulatory approval in the EU, UK, Switzerland, and Singapore before commercial launch.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Mosa Burger The Mosa Burger is a cultivated beef burger made from real cow cells grown in bioreactors without slaughter. It is real beef that looks, smells, and tastes like conventional beef, produced by taking a sesame-seed sized cell sample from a cow and nurturing it to grow into beef, capable of producing up to 80,000 burgers from a single sample. Targeted initially at high-end restaurants and food service operators in jurisdictions where regulatory approval is in progress.
- Cultivated Beef Fat Cultivated beef fat is a stand-alone ingredient produced via a proprietary process that delivers the taste, aroma, and mouthfeel expected from high-quality conventional beef fat. Demonstrated to have a triglyceride/lipid profile comparable to conventional beef fat. It was the first cultivated beef ingredient submitted for EU regulatory approval and serves as a sub-product used within Mosa Meat's cultivated beef offerings.
Quantifiable outcome
- 99.999% cost reduction in cultivated beef burger production since 2013 (from €250,000 to restaurant-ready price point)
- +7 more outcomes
Companies that use Mosa Meat
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Mosa Meat technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Mosa Meat partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- NutrecocoreGlobal leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed, partnering with Mosa Meat on the 'Feed for Meat' project (co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under React-EU) to develop sustainable and cost-efficient feed for producing cultivated meat. The partnership aims to innovate the cell feed supply chain and contribute to the global transition in climate, raw materials, agriculture and food practices. Knowledge institutions involved include Maastricht University and Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo.
- Maastricht UniversityminorKnowledge institution partner in the 'Feed for Meat' EU project alongside Mosa Meat and Nutreco. The university's involvement stimulates the innovative ecosystem in the south of the Netherlands.
- Brightlands Campus Greenport VenlominorKnowledge institution partner in the 'Feed for Meat' EU project, contributing to the innovative ecosystem in the south of the Netherlands.
- EIT Food / RisingFoodStars NetworkminorMosa Meat joined the RisingFoodStars Network — part of EIT Food, Europe's leading agri-food innovation initiative supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) under Horizon 2020. The network aims to create a sustainable and future-proof food sector, supporting Mosa Meat's scaling and international ambitions.
- RESPECTfarmsminorDutch startup pioneering farm-integrated cultivated meat production. RESPECTfarms enables farmers to produce cultivated meat as an additional business activity using on-site bioreactors. Mosa Meat supports this initiative as a partner, contributing to decentralized cultivated meat production that could make traditional farms viable in the future food system. The world's first cultivated meat farm was inaugurated at Corné van Leeuwen's dairy farm in Schipluiden, South Holland.
- Hans van WoldeminorTwo Michelin-starred chef who partnered with Mosa Meat to refine and showcase cultivated beef products. Chef van Wolde has provided culinary expertise, conducted tastings, and promoted the product's taste and quality — stating he was 'blown away' by the beefy taste and mouthfeel of cultivated fat in Mosa Burgers.
- Cellular Agriculture Netherlands (CAN) FoundationminorDutch foundation working on cellular agriculture ecosystem development. Mosa Meat was defined as a participating partner in a strategic climate technology project in the Dutch 'Wennink Report,' positioning the company to benefit from national mechanisms designed to accelerate the Netherlands' transition to sustainable growth.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Mosa Meat competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Wildtype: US cultivated seafood company producing cell-cultivated salmon. Adjacent peer sharing cellular agriculture technology stack but targeting seafood rather than beef.
- BlueNalu: US cultivated seafood company producing cell-cultivated fish and shellfish. Adjacent peer in cellular agriculture applying similar bioreactor and growth media technologies to a different protein category.
- Orbillion Bio: US cultivated meat company producing cell-cultivated beef, chicken, and other proteins at pilot scale. Emerging peer pursuing similar regulatory and commercial milestones in cultivated meat.
- Mission Barns: US cultivated fat company producing cell-cultivated pork and beef fat for hybrid meat products. Emerging peer with complementary focus on cultivated fat — directly relevant to Mosa's fat product strategy.
Direct peers
- Aleph Farms: Israeli cultivated meat company producing cell-cultivated beef steaks using similar cellular agriculture technology. Most direct competitor to Mosa Meat in the cultivated beef category, with comparable regulatory and cost-reduction milestones.
- Upside Foods: US-based cultivated meat pioneer (formerly Memphis Meats) producing cell-cultivated beef, chicken, and other proteins. Direct peer operating in the same cellular agriculture space with similar regulatory pathway to FDA/USDA approval.
- Eat Just (Good Meat): US/Singapore cultivated meat company with the world's first regulatory approval for commercial sale (Singapore, 2020) and US FDA approvals for cultivated chicken. Most advanced competitor in cultivated meat commercialization.
- Future Meat Technologies: Israeli cultivated meat company producing cell-cultivated chicken, beef, and lamb using proprietary technology. Direct competitor pursuing similar cost-reduction and scale-up milestones in cultivated meat manufacturing.
- SCiFi Foods: US cultivated meat hybrid company blending plant-based proteins with cell-cultivated beef. Direct peer in the cultivated beef category with an alternative technical approach to reducing cost per patty.
Broad incumbents
- Tyson Foods: One of the world's largest conventional meat processors with a venture arm that has invested in cultivated meat companies. Incumbent meat industry player whose strategic moves and partnerships will shape the competitive landscape for cultivated meat.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Mosa Meat social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance2 records
Mosa Meat financial estimates
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Valuation estimate
Mosa Meat leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Mosa Meat funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds11 records
Investors27 records
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Mosa Meat M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Mosa Meat
What does Mosa Meat do?
Mosa Meat develops and produces cultivated (cell-based) beef by taking a small sesame-seed sized cell sample from a cow and growing muscle and fat tissue in bioreactors using animal-component-free growth media. The output is real beef with molecular parity to conventional beef, intended for restaurants initially and retail/food service partners subsequently, pending regulatory approval in the EU, UK, Switzerland, and Singapore.
Is Mosa Meat a public or private company?
Mosa Meat is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Mosa Meat founded?
Mosa Meat was founded in 2016. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Mosa Meat based?
Mosa Meat is headquartered in Maastricht, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Mosa Meat make money?
One revenue line is on record: cultivated beef product sales.
Who are Mosa Meat's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Wildtype, BlueNalu, Orbillion Bio and Mission Barns. Direct peers are Aleph Farms, Upside Foods, Eat Just (Good Meat), Future Meat Technologies and SCiFi Foods. Tyson Foods is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Mosa Meat have an API?
No public API is recorded for Mosa Meat.
What industry is Mosa Meat in?
Mosa Meat's product category is Cultivated Meat / Cellular Agriculture Food Products. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFANAKAC, Cultivated Meat Producers (Cell-Cultured Meat & Seafood), with a secondary code of AFANAKAF, Bioprocessing & Fermentation Manufacturing (Bioreactors, Scale-Up, Toll/CMO). Its NAICS code is 311612 and its SIC code is 2013.