Mosa Meat targets global expansion with fresh backing from Invest International

Mosa Meat has secured €875,000 (approximately US$1.03 million) in repayable development capital from Invest International to accelerate its international expansion, supporting regulatory approvals, production partnerships and market development as the Dutch cultivated beef company moves closer to commercial launch.

• Invest International has committed €875,000 (US$1.03 million) through its Development Accelerator
• Funding will support expansion into Singapore, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA
• The investment builds on a series of regulatory milestones and more than €58 million (US$68.4 million) raised over the past two years

The financing will enable the Maastricht-based company to validate new markets, establish manufacturing and supply chain partnerships and progress regulatory submissions in several countries viewed as early commercialization opportunities for cultivated meat.

Unlike traditional venture funding, the repayable development capital is specifically intended to help companies bridge the difficult transition between successful technology development and international commercial deployment.

"The investment from Invest International is helping us bridge the gap between breakthrough science and commercial reality," said Maarten Bosch, CEO of Mosa Meat.

"I dream of the day when people can enjoy cultivated beef burgers. Perhaps in some of the world's most innovative restaurants first, and eventually in some of the world's largest burger chains. That's when we'll know we're truly reshaping the food system. The investment from Invest International is helping us bridge the gap between breakthrough science and commercial reality, bringing that vision within reach."

Founded in Maastricht, Mosa Meat became internationally known in 2013 when co-founder Professor Mark Post unveiled the world's first cultivated beef burger in London. Costing around €250,000 (approximately US$295,000) to produce, the burger demonstrated for the first time that beef could be grown directly from animal cells without raising or slaughtering livestock.

Since then, the company has focused on reducing production costs while preparing for commercial launch. In December 2025, Mosa Meat announced that it had reduced production costs by 99.999% compared with that original burger and secured an additional €15 million (approximately US$17.7 million) in funding, bringing the total capital raised over the previous two years to €58 million (approximately US$68.4 million).

At the time, Bosch said the company had reached pricing levels suitable for restaurant menus, describing the business as having evolved from "a science project into a tasty and affordable product without compromising on our original vision."

Alongside manufacturing progress, Mosa Meat has spent the past 18 months building one of the most comprehensive regulatory portfolios in the cultivated meat sector.

In January 2025, it became the first company to submit an application for cultivated beef under the European Union's Novel Foods framework, choosing cultivated beef fat as its initial ingredient. The following month, the company expanded its regulatory strategy with a corresponding submission in Switzerland, supported by Bell Switzerland.

"Thousands of hours of work by our employees and analyses by six independent laboratories have gone into this dossier, and we have the utmost confidence that Swiss regulators will find our product exceeds the robust safety standards of their novel foods law," Bosch said following the Swiss submission.

Rather than launching with a fully cultivated steak or burger, Mosa Meat has consistently positioned cultivated fat as its first commercial ingredient, combining it with plant-based proteins to improve flavour, aroma and mouthfeel in hybrid products.

The strategy continued in May 2025, when the company formally submitted its first application for market authorization in the UK through the Food Standards Agency's regulatory sandbox program.

"We are thankful to the Food Standards Agency for engaging in valuable pre-submission consultations with our food safety team," Bosch said at the time.

"We included their valuable feedback and have submitted our cultivated beef fat dossier for formal review. In essence, the regulatory sandbox is already making an impact on attracting innovative companies like ours to the UK market."

The company has described cultivated fat as 'the soul of flavor', believing hybrid products provide the fastest route to market while offering consumers a familiar eating experience.

The latest funding reflects that increasingly international strategy.

While commercial sales within the European Union remain dependent on Novel Foods approval, markets including Singapore, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States are viewed as important opportunities as cultivated meat regulations continue to evolve.

Jeroen Plag, Chief Investment Officer at Invest International, said Mosa Meat had already demonstrated the viability of its technology and now faced the next commercial challenge.

"The Netherlands has built a strong global reputation as an innovator in agriculture and food technology," he said.

"Mosa Meat has already demonstrated that its technology works. We know now that cultivated meat can be produced, now the company needs to gain access to international markets, navigate regulatory frameworks, reach consumers and scale production."

He continued: "By supporting Dutch companies with breakthrough technologies in their international scale-up journey, we help ensure that valuable knowledge, innovation and economic activity remain anchored in the Netherlands. At the same time, we strengthen the international position of Dutch solutions and contribute directly to the resilience and earning capacity of the Dutch economy."

The announcement comes after a difficult period for the wider cultivated meat sector, with several high-profile companies scaling back operations or restructuring amid tighter investment markets. Against that backdrop, Mosa Meat has continued to strengthen both its financial position and regulatory pipeline while advancing manufacturing economics.

The company says regulatory dossiers are now progressing across multiple jurisdictions, positioning it to pursue commercialization in several markets as approvals are secured.