Meatly

Cultivated chicken pet food, bioreactors

GB$47M privateest. 2022meatly.io (opens meatly.io)Checked 11 Oct

The brief

Analyst view
  • Sold world's first cultivated meat pet food (Chick Bites, 2025) through Pets at Home.
  • Raised £10.4M Series A in May 2026 for 20,000-liter London facility, Europe's largest.
  • Achieved 10x bioreactor cost reduction; culture medium cost £0.22/liter.

Technical approach

As reported
Cell source

Single cell culture from chicken egg

Single cell from a chicken egg is grown indefinitely in proprietary bioreactors, eliminating continuous animal sourcing.

Bioreactors

Proprietary cultivation systems

Proprietary bioreactors and culture media made in-house control production and reduce costs.

Product formulation

Nutritionally complete meat

Cultivated chicken has amino acids, fatty acids, minerals and vitamins comparable to conventional chicken.

Primer