Pensées
Pensées Inc. is a company capable of economically producing whole-cut cell-cultured meat. We have developed a high-efficiency bioreactor specifically for cultured meat production and have secured safety and cost-effectiveness by developing a medium using food-grade materials. Additionally, we possess technology to produce whole-cut cultured meat based on bioprinting techniques. We are aiming to …
Profile
Pensees (South Korea; private) develops cultivated (cell-cultivated) Hanwoo beef with a focus on premium meat texture and shape using its patented 3D bioprinting and cell culture manufacturing platform. Core technology includes 3D bioprinting equipment (Vitarix 3D Bio Printer Ver.1 and Vitarix W Ver.2), bioreactors, and process know-how to form uniform cell structures and edible tissue scaffolds, plus ready-to-use cancer spheroids, organoid models, and cell culture media. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Seoul (5th Floor, 25 Jandari-ro, Wooshin Building, Mapo-gu, Seoul, 04043). Employees: 17. Funding: latest Series A on 29-Dec-2025; Series A-II on 11-Feb-2026 also reported, with investors including Enlight Ventures, NongHyup Financial Group, Magna Investment and others (9 investors shown). It operated a pilot production facility after prototype development and is pursuing commercialization regulatory approval with South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety; it was active in 2025–2026 with exhibitions/updates (e.g., AFPRO 2026 in July 2026).. Revenue scale: CB Insights shows limited disclosed figures; Preqin shows revenue of $32.7M in 2020 and $0.62M in 2021, then not reported for later years. Key partners/customers: “working with food companies” is stated but names are not provided in the search results.
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- Pensees, No.1 Food tech company of Cultivated meat
- Pensees, No.1 Food tech company of Cultivated meat
- Pensees 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors | PitchBook
- Pensées Inc. Asset Profile | Preqin
- Pensees Stock Price, Funding, Valuation, Revenue & Financial Statements — 2026-02-11
- Pensées showcases cultivated meat production platform and pilot-scale capabilities at AFPRO 2026 | PPTI News
- Pensées Inc. Unveils ‘Cultured Meat Technology’ at AFPRO 2026… “Leading the Sustainable Future Protein Market!” | — 2026-07-27
- Pensees, No.1 Food tech company of Cultivated meat
- Industry
- Alternative proteins, Bioprocess equipment, Food ingredients
- Topics
- Cultivated meat & seafood
- Role
- Producer — “…ioprinting and cell culture manufacturing platform. Core technology includes 3D bioprinting equipment (Vitarix…”
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News & status 6
- 2026-10-04 “Cheaper than beef in the market”... Pangse, the “first cultured meat,” aims for dining tables next year - MoneyTodayPangse (Pensée) is South Korea’s first cultivated-beef company aiming to bring real cultured meat to market as early as next year, pending MFDS approval. It focuses on low-cost, in-house media and bioreactors to achieve pricing cheaper than regular beef, plans …
- 2026-07-27 Pensées Inc. Unveils ‘Cultured Meat Technology’ at AFPRO 2026… “Leading the Sustainable Future Protein Market!” |Pensées Inc. is a green biotech company focused on cell-cultivated meat technologies, showcasing its bioreactors, 3D bioprinters, and cultivation processes at AFPRO 2026 to drive commercial viability and mass production of sustainable, low-emission meat …
- 2026-04-17 스타트업 '팡세'(Pensées), 육성재의 유튜브 채널에 소개… 한우 배양육 대중화 도전 - Queen 이코노미퀸Pensées is a cell-cultured meat startup aiming to popularize cultured beef (개념: 한우 배양육) with its own cultivation tech and low-cost media, featured on Yook Seong-jae’s YouTube channel as part of a series highlighting rising unicorn-style startups.
- 2026-08-09 Su Kyung LeePensées is presented as a Seoul-based biotechnology startup focused on cultivated meat, with Su Kyung Lee serving in Business Operations and the company actively progressing from lab research to pilot-scale production, supported by Series A funding and …
- 2026-07-24 Korean Startup Pensieve Wins Over 100 U.S. Universities With AI Grading - Seoul Economic DailyPensieve is a Korean startup in Silicon Valley that uses AI to grade student work, currently adopted by over 100 U.S. universities (including Harvard, UC Berkeley, and Columbia) and processing over 3 million submissions while cutting grading time by up to 90%. …
- 2026-02-27 “조교들의 채점 지옥 끝냈다”... 실리콘밸리 뒤흔든 2인조 창업팀 ‘펜시브’ 100억 유치 < INVESTMENT < 스타트업 < 기사본문 - 스타트업엔(StartupN)Pensives (펜시브) is a AI-driven education startup that automates grading in large university courses, dramatically cutting TA grading time, while providing personalized feedback and AI tutoring; it has attracted about $6.87M in seed funding from major investors …
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Ownership & investors 3
| investor | Enlight Ventures |
| investor | KDB Capital |
| investor | QUAD Investment Management |
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