Mission Barns
Vegan Food · Meat & Poultry
$27.5Mtotal raised · 2 rounds on record
$24Mlatest round · Venture round · Apr 2021 · 5 yr ago
3backers · Airstreet, Better Ventures
15team · US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · -46% in a year
Overview
All your questions about Mission Barns answered FAQ Mission Barns is a food company based in San Francisco. Founded in 2018, our mission is to cultivate meat for a more sustainable food system.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$27.5M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$24M
Venture round · Apr 2021 · 5 yr ago
Team
15
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · -46% in a year
Backers
3
Airstreet, Better Ventures
The money's age
Long since its last round
67 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
2025
Team shrank to 15 was 28 · US Form 5500 (plan participants)
Apr 8, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $24M · FoodDive
Nov 27, 2018
Raised a round Venture round $3.5M · SEC Form D
2018
Founded
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Apr 2021 | $24M | — | FoodDive |
| Venture round | Nov 2018 | $3.5M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Mission Barns, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Ilan Eitan FischerExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Airstreet 
Better Ventures 
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Visa sponsorship
2
H-1B filings in 12 months
$168k
Median offered salary
0
Open roles in United States
Who they sponsor
General and operations managers
2
In the register as Mission Barns Inc., San Francisco, CA
Other sponsors in the same field
Beyond Meat 
Ripple Foods 
Teys USA
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US Department of Labor · latest filing Sep 8, 2025 · Visa details by country
People
Ilan Eitan Fischer
Executive Officer, Director
David Bowman
Director
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News
I tried lab-grown meat made from animals without killing them - is this the future of ethical eating?
A 'harmless' sample of cells from one pig can produce millions of tons of 'cultivated meat' and is touted as far better for the climate
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Will I See Lab-Grown Meat in Supermarkets Any Time Soon?
Also known as cultivated or cultured meat, this product is anticipated to disrupt the entire meat industry. And the FDA just approved one company's product.
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Silicon Valley's Mission Barns, Producer of World's First Cultivated Bacon, Secures $24M to Upscale - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
Mission Barns has raised $24 million from a list of high profile investors to upscale its cultivated fats and build a pilot production plant
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Cultivated fat startup Mission Barns raises $24M to scale up
The company attracted a number of investors that have backedheavyweight alternative protein startups includingOatly, Beyond Meat, Perfect Day and Impossible Foods.
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This company is on a quest to create "kosher bacon"
In the meantime, Mission Barns just raised another $24 million to help it bring its lab-grown fat to market.
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Berkeley
United States
HQ
10-50 est. staff