# The Better Meat Co.: Alternative Protein, West Sacramento, United States

> The Better Meat Co.: We harness the power of fermentation to make versatile mycoprotein ingredients Based in West Sacramento, United States. Founded 2018.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/the-better-meat-co (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# The Better Meat Co.

We harness the power of fermentation to make versatile mycoprotein ingredients

Funding reported Last round: Grant

Alternative Protein West Sacramento, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2018 8 years old
- **Team:** 11 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** $31M in dollars
- **Last round:** Grant Jul 2023

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for The Better Meat Co. has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say The Better Meat Co. raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$31M** in dollars

Rounds **4**

Last round **Grant**

Last round date **Jul 2023**

Investors listed **9**

## Founders and team

From The Better Meat Co.'s own website: 1 founder, 5 on the team.

**Steve Jurvetson** Co-Founder of Future Ventures

- **Josh Rogers** Vice President of Engineering
- **Madeleine McDougall** Vice President of Business Development
- **Glenn Hickman** President and CEO of Hickman Family Farms
- **Jacqueline Samson** Director of Plant Operations & Engineering
- **Shirley Stone** Director of Food Safety & Quality Assurance

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [1945 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1945-capital)
- [Lever VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lever-vc)

Each firm lists The Better Meat Co. on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## Alternative Protein in United States

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- [**Umaro Foods** Albany · founded 2022](https://millionrounds.com/startup/umaro-foods)
- [**Novel Farms** Berkeley · founded 2020](https://millionrounds.com/startup/novel-farms)

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