Aqua-Spark Announces an Investment in Singapore-based Shiok Meats, the First Cell-Based Company to Produce Clean, Sustainable, Cruelty-Free Shrimp and Crustaceans

October 2, 2020 Aqua-Spark

Aqua-Spark announced an investment in Shiok Meats (“Shiok”), the world’s first cell-based crustacean meat company based in Singapore. Shiok is the first cell-based meat company in South East Asia, and the first and only cell-based meat company working on shrimp. Their flagship product is a highly-anticipated cell-based shrimp, which offers clean, traceable alternatives to the shrimp farming industry.

Shiok Meats Raises $ 4.6M Seed Round to Develop Cell-Based Shrimp

Singapore-based Shiok Meats recently completed a $ 4.6 million seed round, funding their bold ambition to feed the world with shrimp made from “clean meat.” Backed by an impressive listed of investors, including Y Combinator (their first clean meat investment) and the CEO of Monde Nissin (owner of Quorn), Shiok and its female founders have their eyes set on disrupting the $ 40 billion shrimp market.