CULT Food Science invests in cell-based oyster company
Pearlita Foods is a cell-based, mollusk production company, wanting to transform the way seafood is cultivated for a more healthy and sustainable future
CULT Food Science Corp., an investment platform with an exclusive focus on cellular agriculture has made an investment in Pearlita Foods, which is said to be the world’s first cell-based mollusk company. Pearlita has also received funding from Sustainable Food Ventures and Big Idea Ventures New Protein Fund.
Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Pearlita has set out to make cultivated oyster meat. Pearlita aims to produce oysters—with no reliance on the ocean or live animals—by using stem cells and bioreactors to produce cell-based oysters that have rich flavor and substantial nutrition consumers expect. By investing in Pearlita, CULT is supporting the future of cell-based seafood, which aligns with its goals to help commercialize cellular agriculture and make it more common in the global food supply chain.