Founded 2011 (as Port Erin Biopharma), rebranded 2019. Only UK-listed cellular agriculture fund. £145m+ NAV (Jun 2025), 20+ portfolio cos. Deep science team led by co-founder Jim Mellon (Innocent Smoothies) & Anthony Chow. Key holdings: Liberation Labs (600k L fermentation facility), Meatly (cultivated pet food), BlueNalu (seafood), Onego Bio (egg proteins), GALY (cultivated cotton). Value-add: sector expertise, access to follow-on rounds.
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Investment Thesis
London-listed cellular agriculture VC specialising in cultivated meat, precision fermentation, alt proteins. Invests pre-seed to Series C, minority stakes w/ defensible IP. Portfolio: 30% precision fermentation, 30% cultivated meat, 16% Liberation Labs (fermentation infra). Avoids: niche/exotic products (quail, foie gras). Geography: predominantly US/EU. Stage: early-stage (Pre-Seed to Series C).
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