Food & Beverage Archives - Berkeley Startup Cluster

Upside Foods

Upside Foods is a food technology company aiming to grow sustainable cultured meat to make meat more sustainable and delicious.

Operator of a high-tech farm intended for the production of edible insects. The company is focused on the design and development of cricket rearing equipment and processes to develop crickets as an agricultural product, enabling customers to get access to alternative protein as a high-quality replacement for traditional livestock and fish products in pet food,…

SuperPetFoods

Producer of pet food products. The company’s products are prepared using insect protein which is sustainable and healthy for the pets, enabling pets to eat healthy food.

Sundial Foods

Using a unique macro and microstructural engineering approach to create an ethically and environmentally friendly plant-based meat alternative for conscious consumers of all ages.

Renegade Foods

Provider of plant-based smoked meat intended to empower communities with new choices that better align with their well-being, the planet’s health, and vibrance. The company uses traditional culturing and smoking techniques to elevate the plant-based experience and flavor, enabling vegan eaters with more choices and inducing a shift towards a more compassionate, sustainable, and convenient…

Prime Roots

Producer of plant-based food products intended to offer meat and seafood alternatives. The company’s products are all-natural, packed with nutrients and without cholesterol, enabling meat-eaters and vegans to have access to protein-rich food.

Perfect Day Foods

Provider of animal-free dairy proteins intended to provide the same nutritional profile and food functionality of the proteins found in cow’s milk. The company’s proteins are sustainable, vegan and lactose-free, enabling food manufacturers to formulate animal-free products with less reliance on starches, gums and stabilizers.

Orbillion

Producer of clean meat intended to supply farm products directly. The company develops cell-based meat products from heritage cell lines that are directly sourced from farmers, thereby enabling consumers to consume healthy, ethical, and flavorful meat products.

Ohayo Valley

Making deliciously sustainable cultivated beef products.

Novel Farms, Inc.

Developer of a tunable 3D bioscaffolds technology intended to transform cell-based meat consumption into a culinary experience. The company’s services use synthetic biology for scaffolding meat to improve the structure and marbling as well as to reduce manufacturing costs, enabling foodies to enjoy the taste and texture of exquisite synthetic meat-based delicacies.