# Cultimate Foods

a Berlin-based originator (founded 2022) specializing in cultivating animal fat as an ingredient to improve the flavor and quality of plant-based meat, which raised €2.3 million to develop its fat ingredient.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/cultimate-foods/
Updated: 2026-07-06

- Country: Germany

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | Total funding of approximately $3.9M (or €2.3M in its final seed round) | https://cultivated-x.com/company-news/cultimate-foods-gmbh-files-bankruptcy/, https://tech.eu/2024/04/24/cultimate-foods-raises-eur23m-to-develop-fat-ingredient-for-alternative-meats/ |
| Capacity | Targeted a 10-litre production scale by the end of 2024 [medium confidence] | https://vegconomist.com/interviews/cultimate-foods-cultured-fat-immensely-improve-quality-flavour-meat-alternative/ |
| Production site | Facilities included the Life Science Factory in Göttingen, BioCube in Berlin-Buch, and Leibniz University Hannover | https://vegconomist.com/interviews/cultimate-foods-cultured-fat-immensely-improve-quality-flavour-meat-alternative/, https://www.htgf.de/en/htgf-seed-cultimate-foods-2/ |
| Headcount | Approximately 19 to 21 employees | https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/cultimate-foods-lab-grown-cultivated-meat-fat-startup-bankruptcy-closure/ |
| Regulatory approval | No market approval obtained; noted significant regulatory burdens in the EU | https://cultivated-x.com/company-news/cultimate-foods-gmbh-files-bankruptcy/, https://vegconomist.com/interviews/cultimate-foods-cultured-fat-immensely-improve-quality-flavour-meat-alternative/ |

Independent sources: cultivated-x.com, greenqueen.com.hk, htgf.de, tech.eu, vegconomist.com

## Technologies

- [Cellular fats and cultured lipids](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/cellular-fats-cultured-lipids/)