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Alternative protein market map: United States

103 alternative protein startups based in the United States that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 5 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $5.2B; the biggest segment is plant-based meat and foods.

103startups on the map
5segments
$5.2Braised between them
Cultivated meatmost funded segment

Plant-based meat and foods

71

+47 more

Dairy alternatives

12

Cultivated meat

9

Fermentation and fungi

7

Seafood alternatives

4

Segment by segment

Plant-based meat and foods

71 startups · $844M raised

  1. Kate FarmsKate Farms offers plant-based shakes and formulas for tube-fed adults and children.United States$75M
  2. ALOHAAloha is a USDA organic, clean, plant-based, sustainable food & beverage B-corporationUnited States$73M
  3. Beyond MeatBeyond Meat is a food processing company that specializes in providing plant-based meat.United States$72M
  4. Daring FoodsDaring Foods provides plant-based chicken products as a food alternative.United States$65M
  5. FeastablesFeastables is a snacking brand founded by YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, in 2021.United States$60M
  6. Future FarmFuture Farm Provides Supply of Plant-Based Food.United States$58M
  7. VOWVow is a meat production company specializing in producing meat from animal cells.United States$49M
  8. Veggie GrillVeggie Grill, a West Coast restaurant, provides plant-based food including hot sandwiches and burgers, entrée salads, soups and deserts.United States$42M

Dairy alternatives

12 startups · $1.7B raised

  1. Impossible FoodsImpossible Foods is a science-driven company founded in 2011 by Patrick O.United States$1.2B
  2. Califia FarmsCalifia Farms is a prominent plant-based beverage company founded in 2010 by Greg Steltenpohl and a farmer’s co-op from CaliforniaUnited States$325M
  3. Ripple FoodsRipple Foods is a plant-based dairy-alternative company founded in 2015, focusing on creating sustainable, high-protein products fUnited States$112M
  4. Kite HillKite Hill is a plant-based food company founded in 2010 by vegan chef Tal Ronnen, cheesemaker Monte Casino, and biochemist Dr.United States$40M
  5. MooalaMooala is a Dallas-based beverage company that specializes in USDA-certified organic, plant-based, and dairy-free milk alternatives.United States$13M
  6. Good PLANeT FoodsGOOD PLANeT Foods is a Washington-based company that specializes in producing plant-based, allergen-free, and dairy-free cheese alternatives.United States$5.2M
  7. Yo EggYo Egg is a food technology company based in Los Angeles, founded in 2019 and launching commercial operations in 2021.United States$5.0M
  8. Grounded Foods Co.Grounded Foods Co.United States$2.5M

Cultivated meat

9 startups · $2.1B raised

  1. AvantAvant Meats Company Limited is a pioneering cultivated meat company based in Hong Kong, recognized as the first of its kind in ChiUnited States$2.0B
  2. Mission BarnsMission Barns is a food technology company based in San Francisco, founded in 2018.United States$24M
  3. ArkArk Biotech, founded in 2021 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a technology company focused on the cultivated meat sector United States$18M
  4. CellXCellX is a Shanghai-based cellular agriculture company specializing in cultivated meat and innovative protein products.United States$6.5M
  5. Finless FoodsFinless Foods provides cellular-agriculture technologies to create accessible plant-based and cell-cultured seafood alternatives.United States$3.5M
  6. Clever CarnivoreClever Carnivore is a Chicago-based cultivated meat company founded in 2021.United States$2.4M
  7. Novel FarmsNovel Farms develops cruelty-free, inexpensive and tunable scaffolds for the production of whole cuts of gourmet cell-based meat.United States$1.0M
  8. Livestock LabsCell line provider for the cultivated meat industryUnited States$100K

Fermentation and fungi

7 startups · $561M raised

  1. Nature's FyndNature's Fynd is a Chicago-based food-tech company that specializes in creating animal-free meat and dairy alternatives.United States$350M
  2. MeatiMeati Foods is a consumer goods company that provides fungi-based meat alternatives to everyone.United States$100M
  3. The EVERY CompanyThe EVERY Company is a biotechnology and food technology firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area.United States$55M
  4. The Better Meat Co.We harness the power of fermentation to make versatile mycoprotein ingredientsUnited States$31M
  5. OobliOobli is a biotechnology company based in Davis, California, specializing in sweet protein technology.United States$18M
  6. Yali BioYali Bio, also known as Yali Biosciences Inc., is a biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, California, founded in 2021.United States$3.9M
  7. New CultureNew Culture is a food startup based in Silicon Valley that specializes in producing animal-free mozzarella using precision fermentation.United States$3.5M

Seafood alternatives

4 startups · $42M raised

  1. New Wave FoodsNew Wave Foods was a plant-based seafood company founded in 2015 and based in Nyack, New York.United States$18M
  2. Current FoodsCurrent Foods creates plant-based alternatives for people's seafood favorites.United States$18M
  3. The ISH Food CompanyThe ISH Food Company is a certified B-Corporation plant-based food startup founded in 2020 and based in Rockland, Delaware.United States$5.0M
  4. Impact FoodImpact Food is a food technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2021 by UC Berkeley alumni.United States$650K

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in United States. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in alternative protein, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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