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The Better Meat Co
Series A · 🇺🇸 West Sacramento, United States · Founded 2018 · 11-50 employees
Sacramento-based startup producing Rhiza mycoprotein through biomass fermentation for meat enhancement and alternative protein applications. The Better Meat Co is a foodtech, deeptech and biotech startup based in West Sacramento, United States, founded 2018, at Series A stage, with $31M raised to date.
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Total raised
$31M
Stage
Series A
Business model
transactional
Key differentiator
Rhiza is the only mycoprotein (mycelium) ingredient deemed 'safe and suitable' for inclusion in conventional animal meat by the USDA, enabling unique blended meat applications.
Target customer
food manufacturers, meat companies, and meat enhancers
Sectors
Funding rounds
Series A
19 August 2025
Led by Future Ventures and Resilience Reserve
With Glenn Hickman (Hickman's Family Farms CEO), Epic Ventures and Sigmas Group
Key investors
Future Ventures, Resilience Reserve, Epic Ventures, Sigma Ventures, Hickman's Family Farms (Glenn Hickman)
Notable achievements
- Secured $31M Series A funding in 2025 to scale commercial production
- Received regulatory GRAS approval from both FDA and USDA in 2022
- Signed five letters of intent with major meat companies
- Held six US patents for mycoprotein technology
- Approved for sale in Singapore
- Supplied Perdue's Chicken Plus line since 2019
Frequently asked questions
- What does The Better Meat Co do?
- Sacramento-based startup producing Rhiza mycoprotein through biomass fermentation for meat enhancement and alternative protein applications.
- Where is The Better Meat Co based?
- The Better Meat Co is based in West Sacramento, United States, founded in 2018.
- How much has The Better Meat Co raised?
- The Better Meat Co has raised $31M in tracked funding and is currently at the series-a stage.
- Who has invested in The Better Meat Co?
- Investors in The Better Meat Co include Future Ventures, Resilience Reserve, Epic Ventures, Sigma Ventures and Hickman's Family Farms (Glenn Hickman).