36Kr/KrASIAChinese cell-based meat startups raise cash to push commercialization
Still early days for artificial products, but momentum -- and investor interest -- are growing
A waiter holds a tray of Nestle plant-based sausages during a launch event in Beijing on Dec. 9. Demand for plant-based meat is growing in China. © Reuters
WENCY CHEN, KrASIA
December 27, 2020 12:00 JST
BEIJING -- Chinese food-tech startups, including Nanjing-based Zhouzi Weilai and Beijing-based CellX, have announced new fundraising with the intention to speed up development and production, as the race to move meat alternatives from labs to plates is heating up.