Tech Company Financing Transactions
Upside Foods Funding Round
Upside Foods closed a financing round on 1/31/2018. Investors included Tyson Foods.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
1/31/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
Unknown
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Tyson Foods (Thomas Hayes)
Proceeds Purpose
The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Memphis said the funding will go toward research and development and expanding the Memphis team.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FoodTech
Mailing Address
804 Heinz Avenue Suite 200
Berkeley, CA 94710
USA
Berkeley, CA 94710
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
Upside Foods (formerly Memphis Meats) is a San Francisco Bay Area-based company leading the clean meat space. They are developing a new way to produce meat directly from animal cells, without the need to feed, breed and slaughter actual animals.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Uma Valeti
Chief Operating Officer
Amy Chen
Chief Scientific Officer
Nicholas Genovese
VP - Operations
Steve Myrick
VP - Product Management
Eric Schulze
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