# Clever Carnivore

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/clever-carnivore

- Industry: Food
- Headquarters: Chicago, US
- Website: www.clevercarnivore.com
- Total disclosed funding: $4.2M
- Latest round: Seed (Aug 2, 2023)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Established in 2021 and based in Illinois, US, Clever Carnivore, Inc. operates as a cultivated meat company that utilizes biotechnology to grow real animal meat from animal cells. Virginia Rangos (CEO) and Paul Burridge (CSO) are the co-founders of the company. In December 2023, Clever Carnivore, Inc. raised USD 7 million in seed funding led by Lever VC, including McWin, Thia Ventures, Valo Ventures, Newfund, and Stray Dog Capital.

The company offers a sustainable, safe, and environmentally friendly alternative by producing meat through a process that replicates, cell-by-cell, the identical taste and quality of farm-raised meat. The firm's meat is created in a food production facility and begins with a microscopic tissue sample from a cow, pig, or chicken. As the cells develop, they are fed crafted mixtures of pure nutrients that have been scientifically designed to make meat.

The organization plans to use the December 2023 funding for expansion and product development.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Aug 2, 2023, $4.2M — Newfund, Stray Dog Capital, Valo Ventures, Lever VC, McWin, Thia Ventures

## Investors

- Newfund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/newfund) — Seed
- Stray Dog Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/stray-dog-capital) — Seed
- Valo Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/valo-ventures) — Seed
- Lever VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lever-vc) — Seed
- McWin (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mcwin) — Seed
- Thia Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/thia-ventures) — Seed