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Modern Meadow

Food · Nutley, United States · Founded 2011

Provides biofabricated leather materials intended to offer animal-free leather made from living cells MoreLess

Modern Meadow is a biotechnology company that specializes in creating sustainable biomaterials for a variety of industries. They operate in the rapidly growing market of biofabrication, providing innovative solutions to companies looking to produce high-quality, sustainable products. Their clients range from personal care brands to manufacturers seeking to reduce their environmental impact.

The company's business model revolves around two proprietary platforms: Bio-Alloy™ and Bio-F@rm™. Bio-Alloy™ combines select proteins with biobased polymers to create materials that outperform traditional ones. This platform has allowed their partners to produce biomaterials at scale while conserving significant resources. On the other hand, Bio-F@rm™ is a system for engineering fermentation-based proteins at scale, which are used in a wide range of applications, including beauty and wellness.

Modern Meadow makes money by partnering with companies to help them transform their business using their biofabrication platforms. They offer their expertise in biology and materials science to help companies create sustainable products without the use of animal or virgin petro inputs. This not only helps companies reduce their environmental footprint but also allows them to produce superior products.

In summary, Modern Meadow is a pioneer in the field of biofabrication, providing innovative and sustainable solutions to a variety of industries. Their business model is based on partnering with companies to help them produce superior, sustainable products using their proprietary biofabrication platforms.

Keywords: Biofabrication, Sustainability, Biotechnology, Biomaterials, Bio-Alloy™, Bio-F@rm™, Partnerships, Environmental Conservation, Superior Products, Bio-Coll@gen™.

Company overview

Modern Meadow company information

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Status
Operational
Founded
2011
Headquarters
Nutley, United States
Employees
56
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
64.6
business modelManufacturingindustryFashionsectorBiotechnologysectorSynthetic BiologysectorSpinoutsectorAlternative ProteinsectorSustainable Development GoalssectorMycelium TechnologysectorIndustrial TechnologysectorAdvanced MaterialssectorFermentationsectorClimate TechsectorLeather AlternativesectorDT and LS

Valuation & funding

Modern Meadow funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
SERIES COther financing Apr 2021 $130M $520M Horizons Ventures · Astanor Ventures · Cape Capital · Key Partners Capital
SERIES COther financing Sep 2019 Evonik Venture Capital
SERIES BOther financing Jun 2016 $40M $160M Red Swan Ventures · Artis Ventures · Dave Eisenberg · François Kress
SEEDOther financing Nov 2014 $2.5M $10M Undisclosed
SERIES AOther financing May 2014 $11M $44M Peter Thiel · Collaborative Fund · Black Point Group · Lee Barba
SEEDOther financing Dec 2013 Activate Venture Partners · Milestone
SEEDOther financing Jun 2013 Undisclosed
SEEDOther financing Jan 2013 Undisclosed
SEEDOther financing Nov 2012 Undisclosed
SEEDOther financing May 2012 Undisclosed
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Growth signals

Modern Meadow website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Modern Meadow is 2.6K monthly website visits, up 136.4% over the last three months. Modern Meadow's team declined 22.2% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits2.6K 3-month web change+136.4% 1-year team growth-22.2%
Monthly website visits124 observations · Feb 2016–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

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Talent graph

Modern Meadow's talent

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Team profiled 23 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 5 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

22 investors on Modern Meadow's cap table

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Seed 3 investors entered at this stage
Small Business Innovation Research
Activate Venture Partners
Milestone
Series A 13 investors entered at this stage
Horizons Ventures
Peter Thiel
Collaborative Fund
Black Point Group
Lee Barba
ICONIQ Capital
Red Swan Ventures
Artis Ventures
Dave Eisenberg
François Kress
Breakout Ventures
Temasek
Tony Fadell
Series B+ 5 investors entered at this stage
Evonik Venture Capital
Key Partners Capital
Astanor Ventures
Cape Capital
Partners Capital
Other known 1 additional known investor
University of Missouri-Columbia

Global footprint

Where Modern Meadow has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
5 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States91.5%
🇨🇦 Canada2.1%
🏳️ Jersey2.1%
🇪🇸 Spain2.1%
🇵🇹 Portugal2.1%
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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Modern Meadow

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