Fast-rising cultivated seafood startup Shiok Meats raised $4.6 million in funding AND created an MVP (minimum viable product)… in under a year. Shiok Meats CEO and Co-Founder Dr. Sandhya Sriram talks lab-grown shrimp, crab and lobster, and shares some valuable tips and insights for rising entrepreneurs in the space.Shiok Meats website: https://shiokmeats.com/Music interlude created by Lee Rosevere.Support the Show.

Did you know that NASA is looking for life on Mars without leaving Earth? In this episode, Co-Founder & CEO of Sustainable Bioproducts Thomas Jonas tells us all about how his company is developing a space-age meat-like protein -- from extremophile microbes (fungi) from Yellowstone National Park... with help from NASA and Bill Gates.Sustainable Bioproducts website: https://www.sustainablebioproducts.com/Support the Show.

What do aerospace engineering and chicken nuggets have in common? Christie Lagally, Founder & CEO of Rebellyous Foods (formerly known as Seattle Food Tech), shares how she and her team have created a low-cost, crispy, juicy and delicious meatless chicken nugget that will revolutionize meals at schools, hospitals, corporate cafeterias… and eventually the world.Rebellyous Foods website: https://rebellyous.com/Music interlude created by Lee Rosevere.Support the Show.

Good Catch Foods co-founder & VP of Culinary, Chef Chad Sarno, explains how the company has created shelf-stable plant-based protein, 6-legume blend "tuna" with added algae and seaweeds for added omegas that tastes and flakes like the real thing -- without the fishy smell. And cats really do like it (we have video evidence!)Good Catch Foods website: https://goodcatchfoods.com/Support the Show.

The Future Market founder & CEO Mike Lee explains how to create food "showrooms" that "exhibit" food trends looking 5-25 years into the future, including some cool concepts like faux shark fin and a cultured meat Chinese restaurant.The Future Market website: http://thefuturemarket.com/Music interlude created by Lee Rosevere.Support the Show.

Plant-based seafood maker Ocean Hugger Foods' founder & CEO, David Benzaquen, talks about how to go beyond the oceans for sushi meat (good enough to be sold in Whole Foods across America), how to make tomatoes taste like raw tuna, and why eel fishing is surprisingly unsustainable.Ocean Hugger Foods website: https://oceanhuggerfoods.com/Support the Show.

3-D printed steak company Redefine Meat's founder & CEO, Eshchar Ben-Shitrit, tells us how 3-D printed meat works, how is it made -- and why traditional butchers are actually some of the biggest fans of the product.Redefine Meat website: https://www.redefinemeat.com/Music interlude created by Lee Rosevere.Support the Show.