Meatable
Meatable was a Dutch cultivated meat company (founded 2018, Leiden) that used opti-ox stem-cell technology to produce slaughter-free pork and beef, licensing its process to traditional meat-industry partners through an asset-light model. The company ceased operations in December 2025 after failing to secure continued funding.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersLeiden, Netherlands
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Meatable does
Meatable B.V. was a Dutch cultivated meat company founded in 2018 in Delft (later headquartered in Leiden), developing slaughter-free meat products from pluripotent stem cells. Its core technology platform combined the opti-ox cell-differentiation process — in-licensed from bit.bio and claimed to produce mature muscle and fat cells in approximately four days at 100% efficiency — with the non-GMO mRNA reprogramming and saRNA differentiation platform acquired from Uncommon Bio in August 2025. The company produced cultivated pork sausages and dumplings and had begun cultivated beef development, while pursuing a multi-species capability across pork, chicken, lamb, and beef.
The company's business model was an asset-light, pure licensing structure in which traditional meat-industry partners would acquire territory-specific rights and produce under Meatable's process design, with royalties reinvested into technology optimization. Meatable did not plan to build its own production facilities or compete with its partners; instead it positioned itself as a technology vendor. Planned distribution hubs included Singapore (with ESCO Aster and TruMeat), Thailand (with Betagro), and eventual US and EU entry. Pricing was not publicly disclosed and the company was pre-commercial at the time of shutdown.
Meatable raised approximately €97 million across pre-seed, seed, Series A, Series B, and grant funding, with a €7.6M RVO Innovation Credit and a €30M Desmos Capital Partners placement as additional capital instruments. Key institutional backers included Agronomics, Invest-NL, BlueYard Capital, DSM Venturing, Betagro Ventures, and Desmos Capital Partners. Despite TIME Best Inventions 2024 recognition, a Tech Tour Growth50 2025 listing, and AgTech Breakthrough 2025 award, the company announced orderly dissolution and liquidation in December 2025 after failing to secure sufficient additional funding to continue operations beyond 2026.
Meatable firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Meatable
- Legal name
- Meatable B.V.
- Website
- https://meatable.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Closed
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Meatable was a Dutch cultivated meat company (founded 2018, Leiden) that used opti-ox stem-cell technology to produce slaughter-free pork and beef, licensing its process to traditional meat-industry partners through an asset-light model. The company ceased operations in December 2025 after failing to secure continued funding.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Meatable industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Cultivated Meat Technology
- NAICS
- Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116)
- SIC
- Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Meat Packing Plants (2011), Food And Kindred Products (2000)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Cultivated Meat Producers (Cell-Cultured Meat & Seafood) (AFANAKAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Cultivated (Cell-Based) Protein Foods Manufacturing (AFAKAGAI), Bioprocessing & Fermentation Manufacturing (Bioreactors, Scale-Up, Toll/CMO) (AFANAKAF), Finished Meat-Alternative Prepared Foods (Nuggets, Burgers, Sausages, Ready Meals) (AFANAKAO)
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Where Meatable is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Leiden
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Meatable business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Technology Licensing: Licensing model where Meatable technology is licensed to meat industry partners who acquire specific territory rights. Royalties are reinvested into rapidly optimizing and diversifying technology, not assets. Provides near-term and ongoing revenues through licensing with high margins.
- Asset-Light Partnership Model: Pure licensing model - no plant capex, no stranded/outdated assets. Funds only invested in tech optimization. Partners receive full process design, approved sourcing partners, product formulation help, consumer studies, and tech transfer support.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
Meatable product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Meatable produces cultivated (cell-grown) real meat using proprietary opti-ox stem cell technology, differentiating pluripotent stem cells into muscle and fat cells in approximately four days. The company sells its technology through an asset-light licensing model to traditional meat industry partners who acquire territory-specific rights, receiving full process design, approved sourcing partners, product formulation, and tech transfer support. Physical cultivated meat products (pork sausages, dumplings, beef) were also produced and showcased via tasting events.
Product overview
Meatable operates as a cultivated meat technology company offering its opti-ox technology platform to the meat industry through an asset-light licensing model. The core offering includes cultivated pork products (sausages, dumplings) and beef, all produced using proprietary opti-ox technology that differentiates pluripotent stem cells into muscle and fat cells in approximately four days. The company has expanded its platform capabilities through the acquisition of Uncommon Bio's cultivated meat platform, adding non-GMO mRNA and saRNA technologies for multi-species product development. Meatable positions itself as a partner to traditional meat companies rather than a competitor, providing technology licensing and process design services.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- opti-ox Technology Platform Proprietary stem cell technology platform that enables rapid differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into muscle and fat cells at 100% efficiency in approximately four days. Licensed to meat industry partners through an asset-light model with full process design, approved sourcing partners, product formulation support, and tech transfer services.
- Cultivated Pork Sausages Slaughter-free pork sausages produced from cultivated muscle and fat cells using opti-ox technology, achieving taste and texture comparable to traditional pork. Featured at tasting events for chefs and food service operators in Singapore and Europe.
- Cultivated Pork Dumplings Products incorporating cultivated pork cells for use in dumplings and other ground meat applications, produced using opti-ox technology. Targeted at restaurants and food service operators in Singapore and other launch markets.
- Cultivated Beef Cultivated beef products developed using the same opti-ox technology platform, expanding the product portfolio beyond pork as part of Meatable's multi-species protein strategy.
Quantifiable outcome
- 75% lower GHG emissions compared to traditional livestock farming
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Meatable
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Meatable technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Meatable partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Uncommon BiocoreAcquisition of Uncommon Bio's cultivated meat platform including key technology, IP assets, high-performing cell lines, and expert staff. Uncommon Bio pivoted to therapeutics.
- NutrecominorCollaboration to optimize cell feed preparation, reducing preparation time from several days to just 30 minutes. Integration of food-grade ingredients tailored for cell culture applications.
- TruMeatcoreStrategic collaboration for commercial-scale cultivated meat facility in Singapore. TruMeat specializes in contract manufacturing of cultivated meat at commercial scale using continuous process, modular and fully automated technology. Focus on optimizing processes and media development.
- Food TankminorEarth Day partnership - Meatable supporting mission-driven organization focused on sustainable food systems research and advocacy.
- United Nations Global CompactminorMeatable joined UN Global Compact, aligning strategies with universal principles on environment, human rights, and labor while contributing to Sustainable Development Goals.
- The Hunger ProjectminorEarth Day partnership supporting global nonprofit committed to ending world hunger by partnering with communities to achieve sustainable futures.
- PelagenminorCollaboration for sustainable leather technology. Meatable's opti-ox technology being explored to enhance Pelagen's production of skin tissue from animal cells for animal-free leather.
- Sticta BiologicalsminorGFI-funded research collaboration to develop a precise genome-scale metabolic model of porcine cells to increase yield and reduce process variability.
- Love HandleminorPartnership to create world's first hybrid meat innovation center in Singapore. Combined cultivated meat with plant-based products.
- ESCO AstercorePartnership to become first cultivated pork manufacturer in Singapore. ESCO Aster is the world's only licensed cultivated meat manufacturer in Singapore.
- Royal DSMcoreJoint Development Agreement to develop affordable growth media for cultivated meat. Partnership to reduce production costs and improve scalability.
- bit.biocoreIn-licensing partner for opti-ox technology - patented technology enabling rapid cell differentiation from pluripotent stem cells at 100% efficiency.
Scale indicators11 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Meatable competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Aleph Farms: Israeli cultivated meat company growing whole-cut beef steaks from animal cells. Direct peer in cultivated red meat, with similar technology stack, regulatory pathway challenges, and B2B partnerships with meat industry players and food service.
- Mosa Meat: Dutch cultivated beef pioneer founded in 2013 and the most direct geographic and technological peer to Meatable, also developing cell-cultured meat from animal stem cells without slaughter. Both companies pursued the EU regulatory pathway and targeted partnerships with traditional meat companies.
- SuperMeat: Israeli cultivated chicken company with a strong focus on the Singapore market and partnership-driven commercialization. Direct peer in cultivated meat with similar technology approach and Asian market entry strategy.
- GOOD Meat (Eat Just): Cultivated meat division of Eat Just, focused on cell-cultured chicken — the first company to receive regulatory approval for cultivated meat in Singapore. Most directly comparable to Meatable on Singapore-first commercialization, regulatory pathway, and cultivated meat positioning.
- Upside Foods: US-based cultivated meat company producing cell-cultured chicken, beef, and duck using stem cell biology. A direct competitor in the cultivated meat category with similar technology, regulatory pathway, and B2B commercialization approach via restaurants and retail partners.
- Future Meat Technologies: Israeli cultivated meat company focused on cost-efficient production of cell-cultured chicken, beef, and lamb. Comparable to Meatable in pursuing technology-driven cost reduction and scaling strategies for cultivated protein.
Broad incumbents
- Beyond Meat: Largest publicly-traded plant-based meat alternative company. A broader incumbent in the alternative protein space, serving similar retail and food service customers but with plant-based rather than cultivated technology. Useful comparable for retail penetration, food service partnerships, and alternative protein consumer dynamics.
- Impossible Foods: Major plant-based meat alternative company with strong food service and retail presence. Comparable to Meatable as a competing alternative protein approach targeting meat-industry replacement, with similar sustainability narrative and B2B commercialization model.
Emerging players
- Wildtype: US-based company producing cultivated salmon from fish cells. Comparable technology stack (cell-based animal protein without slaughter) with partial overlap — focused on seafood rather than terrestrial meat, and the only cultivated seafood company with US FDA acceptance.
- Shiok Meats: Singapore-based cultivated seafood company producing cell-cultured shrimp, crab, and lobster. Comparable to Meatable in Singapore-first commercialization and Asia-Pacific market focus, but specializes in crustacean protein.
Market position
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Meatable social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Meatable leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Meatable subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Meatable funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds8 records
Investors16 records
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Meatable M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Meatable
What does Meatable do?
Meatable produces cultivated (cell-grown) real meat using proprietary opti-ox stem cell technology, differentiating pluripotent stem cells into muscle and fat cells in approximately four days. The company sells its technology through an asset-light licensing model to traditional meat industry partners who acquire territory-specific rights, receiving full process design, approved sourcing partners, product formulation, and tech transfer support. Physical cultivated meat products (pork sausages, dumplings, beef) were also produced and showcased via tasting events.
Is Meatable a public or private company?
Meatable is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently closed.
When was Meatable founded?
Meatable was founded in 2018. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Meatable based?
Meatable is headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Meatable make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Technology Licensing is the primary driver. The others are asset-Light Partnership Model.
Who are Meatable's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Aleph Farms, Mosa Meat, SuperMeat, GOOD Meat (Eat Just), Upside Foods and Future Meat Technologies. Broad incumbents are Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. Emerging players are Wildtype and Shiok Meats.
Does Meatable have an API?
No public API is recorded for Meatable.
What industry is Meatable in?
Meatable's product category is Cultivated Meat Technology. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFANAKAC, Cultivated Meat Producers (Cell-Cultured Meat & Seafood), with a secondary code of AFAKAGAI, Cultivated (Cell-Based) Protein Foods Manufacturing. Its NAICS code is 3116 and its SIC code is 2013.