who are we?

We are a group of culinary experts, food scientists, and entrepreneurs driven to recreate the food system. We have a passion for producing delicious, nutritious food in a sustainable way.

OUR TEAM

Maja Segerman Nielsen

Maja Segerman Nielsen

Co-Founder, COO

Minami Ogawa

Minami Ogawa

Co-Founder, Director of Cultivated

Lynn Hanson

Lynn Hanson

Co-Founder, VP of Product Development

Cody Yothers

Cody Yothers

Co-Founder, Director of Innovation

Kenji Murata

Kenji Murata

Director of Fish Reproductive Biology

Deborah Keane

Deborah Keane

Jason Hu

Jason Hu

Laboratory Technician

Josh Ansel

Josh Ansel

Research Intern

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