Wanda Fish Overview
Wanda Fish is a food-tech company developing cultivated fish fillets using natural fish muscle and fat tissue. Its first product in development is a cultivated toro cut from blueline tuna. The company’s platform combines patent-pending technologies and proprietary know-how in producing 3D fat and muscle tissue and in scaling tissue growth through customized bioreactors. Using this approach, Wanda Fish has developed prototypes of raw cultivated toro bluefin tuna sashimi. The company’s work is intended to provide high-quality fish alternatives while reducing pressure on marine ecosystems.
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Startup cultivates prized bluefin tuna cuts from cells - ISRAEL21c
Wanda Fish, an Israeli startup, has developed a prototype for cell-based bluefin tuna toro sashimi, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional fishing. This innovative approach replicates the texture and taste of the prized tuna cut without harming ocean populations. The company, founded in 2021, has raised $10 million in funding, including a $7.1 million seed round last October. Wanda Fishs technology combines cellular muscle and fat with plant-based 3D design, aiming to achieve price parity with traditionally sourced bluefin tuna. The startups efforts align with the high demand for bluefin tuna, which is rare and expensive, positioning Wanda Fish for significant market potential.
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Sustainable seafood: Israeli start-up formulates 3D cultivated tuna to mimic “buttery” textures
Wanda Fish, an alt-protein company, has developed a cell-based alternative to Bluefin tuna, a highly prized and expensive fish. Their cultivated Bluefin Tuna Toro Sashimi mimics the taste and texture of the wild-caught fish, addressing overfishing concerns. The product combines cellular mass from Bluefin tuna cells with a plant-based matrix, achieving a buttery texture through innovative technologies. Wanda Fish aims to bring this sustainable, microplastic-free product to market, initially targeting the high-end foodservice sector. The company secured $7 million in seed funding last year to accelerate development. Their scalable manufacturing process promises cost-effectiveness and potential price parity with traditional Bluefin tuna.
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Wanda Fish raises $7 million in Seed funding to develop bluefin tuna outside of the ocean | CTech
FoodTech startup Wanda Fish Technologies has raised $7 million in Seed funding led by Netherlands-based global aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark, with additional funding from returning pre-seed investors. The company, founded in 2021, develops cultivated fish outside of the ocean, specifically bluefin tuna. The new funding will boost Wanda Fishs ability to increase the scale of a cultivated whole-cut filet of bluefin tuna. The companys technology forms a 3D filet structure using bluefin tuna cells, differentiated into both muscle and fat tissues, replicating the texture, flavor, and nutritional value of wild-caught bluefin tuna.
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Wanda Fish Nets Exclusive Collaborative Working Agreement With Massachusett's Tufts University
Israeli food tech startup Wanda Fish has signed agreements with Tufts University to gain exclusive access to IP surrounding cultivated fish development. The partnership aims to propel Wanda to the forefront of cultivated seafood manufacturing and develop sustainable fish fillets. Wanda has secured $3 million in pre-seed funding and is working with a dual-country collaboration approach. The company is using animal-free growth mediums and custom bioreactors to create a versatile range of fish species. The article also mentions other alt-protein startups in Israel, including Plantish.
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Israeli startups tackle fish alternatives
Five Israeli startups have been founded in the food alternatives fish market over the past year - four developing lab-grown cultured fish and one developing plant-based fish. Investment has grown tenfold over the past two years as the global fisheries market sees a major shortage in fish and huge damage to the environment by the fisheries industry.
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| Sector | Agriculture & Food Technologies |
Funding
| Total funding | $10.93M |
| Last funding | $7M |
| Stage | Seed |
| Rounds | 3 |
| Investors | 7 |
Team Members
3
Employees: 11-50
Web & Social Links
| Website | wandafish.com/ |
Locations
3 Sapir street, Park Hamada, Ness Ziona, Israel
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