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UPSIDE Foods Revenue, Valuation, Funding & Investors
UPSIDE Foods is valued at $1B as of April 2022, a 7.3x multiple on its last reported $137M revenue.
Last UPSIDE Foods valuation
$1B
Series C · Apr 2022
Last UPSIDE Foods funding round
$400M
Series C · Apr 2022
UPSIDE Foods revenue
$137M
Series C · Apr 2022
Key investors in UPSIDE Foods
SOSV
Temasek
IndieBio
SoftBank Group
Norwest
Fifty Years
About UPSIDE Foods
Berkeley-based UPSIDE Foods cultivates meat directly from animal cells, offering sustainable alternatives to traditional production methods without animal farming.
Founded
2015
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2B
Revenue model
Product sales
Revenue
$137M (Apr 2022)
Valuation
$1B (Apr 2022)
UPSIDE Foods Valuation
UPSIDE Foods is currently valued at $1B, based on its Series C in April 2022.
The $400M round was led by Abu Dhabi Growth Fund and Temasek.
UPSIDE Foods valuation by funding round
| Date | Stage | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2022 | Series C | $1B | 7.3x |
UPSIDE Foods Revenue
UPSIDE Foods' latest recorded revenue is $137M, as of its Series C in April 2022. At a $1B valuation, that implies a 7.3x revenue multiple.
UPSIDE Foods revenue by funding round
| Date | Revenue * | Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2022 | $137M | $1B | 7.3x | Series C |
* Revenue (or ARR) figures are the values recorded alongside each funding round. Typically run-rate revenue at the time of the deal, or a reported LTM (last 12 months) revenue.
UPSIDE Foods Funding History
UPSIDE Foods has raised a total of $581M across 5 funding rounds.
UPSIDE Foods' first fundraising round was a $300K pre-seed round in September 2015. The most recent completed round was a $400M Series C in April 2022.
UPSIDE Foods funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2022 | Series C | Abu Dhabi Growth Fund (lead); Temasek (lead) | $400M | $1B | Upside Foods raised $400 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Temasek and Abu Dhabi Growth Fund on April 21, 2022, valuing the cultivated meat company at over $1 billion. This was the largest funding round in the cultivated meat industry to date. The round included participation from strategic and financial investors including SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Synthesis Capital, Baillie Gifford, Givaudan, John Doerr, SALT fund, and existing investors Bill Gates, Cargill, Tyson Foods, and others, bringing the company's total capital raised to $608 million. Upside Foods, founded in 2016 and formerly known as Memphis Meats, produces lab-grown meat from animal cells, eliminating the need to slaughter animals. The company had a pilot-scale facility called the Engineering, Production and Innovation Center (EPIC) in the San Francisco Bay Area with an annual capacity of 50,000 pounds per year, which began production in November 2021. Upside planned to use the Series C funding to build a commercial-scale manufacturing facility with annual capacity of tens of millions of pounds, invest in consumer education programs, develop supply chain for cell growth media, and advance research and development. The company aimed to introduce cultivated chicken to U.S. consumers later in 2022 pending regulatory approval, with plans to follow with beef and seafood products. |
| Jan 2020 | Series B | Norwest (lead); SoftBank Group (lead); Temasek (lead) | $161M | - | UPSIDE Foods, formerly Memphis Meats, is a Berkeley, California-based food-tech company founded in 2015 by Nicholas Genovese, Uma Valeti, and William Clem, specializing in cultivated meat products like beef, chicken, seafood, and duck grown directly from animal cells to reduce environmental impact. The company completed a $161 million Series B funding round in January 2020, co-led by Norwest Venture Partners, SoftBank Vision Fund, and Temasek Holdings, with participation from Cargill, Tyson Foods, Threshold Ventures, Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Kimbal Musk, Fifty Years, CPT Capital, Finistere, Future Ventures, KBW Ventures, and Vulcan Capital. This round, later reported as exceeding $186 million, was the largest in cultivated meat at the time, aimed at expanding production facilities and preparing for regulatory approval. Prior to Series B, UPSIDE Foods raised $2.8 million in seed funding in 2016 from SOSV and New Crop Capital, followed by a $17 million Series A in August 2017 led by DFJ Element (Threshold Ventures) with Cargill, Atomico, Richard Branson, and Bill Gates. The Series B marked a turning point, doubling prior industry investments and signaling strong investor confidence in cultivated meat's potential. Subsequent funding included a $400 million Series C in April 2022 co-led by Temasek and Abu Dhabi Growth Fund, valuing the company over $1 billion, with investors like SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Cargill, Tyson Foods, Givaudan, Dentsu, Baillie Gifford, and others; this funded commercial-scale facilities like the EPIC center. Cumulative funding reached around $581-$620 million across rounds, with additional activity noted in 2023. UPSIDE Foods has advanced toward commercialization, gaining USDA and FDA approvals and planning consumer availability. |
| Aug 2017 | Series A | DFJ Element (lead) | $17M | - | UPSIDE Foods, formerly Memphis Meats, is a food-tech company based in Berkeley, California, that develops cultivated meat products including beef, chicken, seafood, and duck directly from animal cells to reduce environmental impact. Founded in 2015 by Nicholas Genovese, Uma Valeti, and William Clem, the company raised $17 million in its Series A round in August 2017 led by DFJ Element, with participation from investors like Tyson Foods, Cargill, Bill Gates, and Richard Branson. The funds supported scaling production capabilities and advancing product development. Prior to the Series A, UPSIDE Foods completed a pre-seed round of $250K in September 2015 led by SOSV and a seed round of $2.8M in March 2016. The Series A was noted in some sources as split into tranches, including $17M and an additional $4.9M or $4.88M around August 23, 2017, with investors such as Atomico, Threshold Ventures (formerly DFJ), and others. |
| Mar 2016 | Seed | IndieBio; New Crop Capital; Fifty Years; Westcott LLC; NewCrop; SOSV | $3M | - | - |
| Sep 2015 | Pre-seed | SOSV (lead); IndieBio | $300K | - | - |
Who has invested in UPSIDE Foods?
11 investors have backed UPSIDE Foods across its funding rounds, including SOSV, Temasek, IndieBio, SoftBank Group, Norwest and Fifty Years.
Lead investors include Abu Dhabi Growth Fund, Temasek, Norwest, SoftBank Group, DFJ Element and 1 other investor.
UPSIDE Foods Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lead | Jan 2020 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Sep 2015 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Sep 2015 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Apr 2022 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Aug 2017 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Jan 2020 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Mar 2016 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Jan 2020 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Mar 2016 | ||
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Start Free TrialAcquisitions by UPSIDE Foods
UPSIDE Foods has acquired 1 company to date.
Last acquisition by UPSIDE Foods was on January 25th 2022. UPSIDE Foods acquired Cultured Decadence for undisclosed valuation.
Latest Acquisitions by UPSIDE Foods
| Description | Cultured Decadence is a Madison-based cellular aquaculture startup developing cell culture and tissue engineering for crustacean products like shrimp and lobster meat. Founded in 2020, the company engineers novel bioreactor systems and scaffolds to produce sustainable, animal-free seafood alternatives. It targets premium markets with products matching traditional texture and flavor profiles, partnering with research institutions for scalability trials in Wisconsin facilities. |
| HQ Country | |
| HQ City | Madison, WI |
| Deal Date | 25 Jan 2022 |
| Valuation | undisclosed |
| EV/Revenue | |
| EV/EBITDA | |
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UPSIDE Foods Competitors
UPSIDE Foods competitors include listed companies like FMC and CVR Partners, and private ones like Bluepha, Believer Meats, Spiber and Sangon Biotech.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | - | - | $1B | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $900M | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $900M | - | ||
| Publicly listed | $3.5B | ($1.5B) | $1.3B | 1.4x | ||
| Private | $102M | - | $1.4B | 13.7x | ||
| Publicly listed | $606M | $211M | $1.4B | 3.1x |
UPSIDE Foods Public Comps
UPSIDE Foods is still privately-owned, but its public comps include FMC, Gujarat State Fertilizers, Anhui Huaheng, CVR Partners, Grupa Azoty, Intrepid Potash, Ginkgo Bioworks, Corbion, Borregaard and Itafos.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $3.5B | ($1.5B) | 1.5x | 1.4x | (3.5x) | 7.2x | |||
| $1.1B | $97M | 0.4x | 0.4x | 5.1x | 6.0x | |||
| $427M | $56M | 2.1x | 2.0x | 16.2x | 12.1x | |||
| $606M | $211M | 3.1x | 3.1x | 8.9x | - | |||
| $3.5B | ($865M) | 0.9x | 0.9x | (3.8x) | 13.8x | |||
| $298M | $50M | 1.2x | 1.3x | 7.1x | 5.3x | |||
| $170M | ($277M) | 3.7x | 5.8x | (2.3x) | (4.3x) | |||
| $1.5B | $221M | 1.4x | 1.4x | 9.2x | 8.7x | |||
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Common questions about UPSIDE Foods
| When was UPSIDE Foods founded? | UPSIDE Foods was founded in 2015. |
| Where is UPSIDE Foods headquartered? | UPSIDE Foods is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, United States. |
| Is UPSIDE Foods publicly listed? | No, UPSIDE Foods is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is UPSIDE Foods' valuation? | UPSIDE Foods was last valued at $1B in its Series C in April 2022. |
| How much funding has UPSIDE Foods raised? | UPSIDE Foods has raised $581M across 5 funding rounds. |
| What was UPSIDE Foods' last funding round? | UPSIDE Foods' last funding round was a $400M Series C in April 2022, led by Abu Dhabi Growth Fund and Temasek. |
| Who are UPSIDE Foods' investors? | UPSIDE Foods' investors include Temasek, IndieBio, SOSV, Abu Dhabi Growth Fund, DFJ Element, SoftBank Group, New Crop Capital, Norwest, Fifty Years, Westcott LLC and 1 other. |
| What is UPSIDE Foods' revenue? | UPSIDE Foods' latest recorded revenue is $137M (April 2022). |
| What is UPSIDE Foods' revenue multiple? | UPSIDE Foods' latest valuation implies a 7.3x revenue multiple ($1B valuation on $137M of revenue). |
| Which companies are comparable to UPSIDE Foods? | Companies comparable to UPSIDE Foods include Bluepha, Believer Meats, Spiber, FMC, Sangon Biotech and CVR Partners. |
| How many companies has UPSIDE Foods acquired? | UPSIDE Foods has acquired 1 company, including Cultured Decadence. |
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