The cultivated salmon producer's series B round is the largest yet for a cultivated seafood developer, helping to open up a new front in the alternative food startup space.

US-headquartered cultivated salmon producer Wildtype closed a $100m series B round yesterday that included agribusiness Cargill, as the animal-free food sector continues to pick up pace.

Private equity firm L Catterton led the round, touted as the largest yet for a cultivated seafood provider, and it also featured Bezos Expeditions, Temasek, S2G Ventures Oceans and Seafood Fund, FootPrint Coalition, Spark Capital, CRV and individuals including actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

Wildtype utilises cellular agriculture technology to grow what it claims is sushi-grade…

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Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.
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