Cell-cultured seafood startup Foresea Foods raises USD 5.2 million for replicated eel meat

With increasing demand for sushi and kabayki, Forsea Foods is working to replicate eel meat using cell-cultured organoid technology. The Rehovot, Israel-based start-up recently raised USD 5.2 million (EUR 5.2 million) in a seed funding round led by Berlin, Germany-based Target Global. “We are eager to take part in Forsea’s quest to create sustainable, better-for-you seafood products that do not disrupt the biodiversity of the oceans,” Target Global Founder and Executive Chairman Shmuel Chafets…