# CellX

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/cellx

- Industry: Food
- Headquarters: Shanghai, China
- Website: www.cellx.co
- Total disclosed funding: $15M
- Latest round: Series A (May 16, 2022)
- Investors on record: 9

## About

Established in 2020 and based in Beijing, China, CellX is a biotechnology company that focuses on the research and development of cell culture meat. It has a kiloliter-ton pilot plant for cell culture meat. Ziliang Yang, the CEO and founder of the company, used to serve as a management consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The company has over 40 R&D team members, who graduated from Tsinghua University, Stanford University, Tufts University, and other universities. In June 2023, CellX closed a series A+ funding.

CellX's main business is the research, development, production, and sales of cultivated meat products based on three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting technologies. The company has established cells, culture medium, process development, and product lines technology platforms. Its cell culture meat products include chicken, cows, and pigs. The cells cultivated in meat have the features of animal fibrous, structured, and chunks.

The company generates revenue by selling cell culture meat products.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, May 16, 2022, $15M — Joyvio, Lever VC, Agronomics Limited, Better Bite Ventures
- Angel, Aug 20, 2021 — ZhenFund, K2VC, Sky 9 Capital, Lever VC
- Seed, Dec 22, 2020 — Purple Orange Ventures, Agronomics Limited, Lever VC, Humboldt Fund

## Investors

- Purple Orange Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/purple-orange-ventures) — Seed
- Agronomics Limited (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/agronomics-limited) — Seed, Series A
- Lever VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lever-vc) — Seed, Angel, Series A
- Humboldt Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/humboldt-fund) — Seed
- ZhenFund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/zhenfund) — Angel
- K2VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/k2vc) — Angel
- Sky 9 Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sky-9-capital) — Angel
- Joyvio — Series A
- Better Bite Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/better-bite-ventures) — Series A