Co-Founder & CEO of UPSIDE Foods, the World's Leading Cell-Based Meat Company
Uma Valeti: Biography at a Glance
- Uma Valeti is a cardiologist, entrepreneur, and the CEO and co-founder of UPSIDE Foods. UPSIDE Foods is the world's leading cell-based meat company producing meat directly from animal cells without raising animals.
- As the chief visionary of UPSIDE Foods, Uma sets the strategic direction and oversees the development of cell-based meat technologies with a focus on commercialization. UPSIDE Foods has already pioneered the world's first multi-animal clean meat platform and made history by releasing chicken, duck and beef grown directly from animal cells.
- Uma's mission is to feed the world's growing population with meat that is delicious, affordable and sustainable. His team is pursuing a major technological leap and a near-trillion dollar market opportunity.
- A Mayo Clinic cardiologist by training, Uma has served in numerous leadership roles at the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology.
- After co-founding and cofounding and investing in several medical devices and food tech startups including Memphis Meats, Uma will share his experience and advice on the world of entrepreneurship.
Media
- Official Site: UPSIDE Foods
- TED: What’s the future of food? A chef and a cardiologist answer
- US OKs Nation's First 'Lab-Grown' Meat
- Fast Company: Inside UPSIDE Foods’ Quest to Make the Most Perfect Meat Grown in...
- Inc. Cover Story: This Lab-Grown Meat Startup Can Solve the Global Food Crisis
- Bloomberg: Bill Gates and Richard Branson Back Startup That Grows ‘Clean Meat’
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Biography
Uma Valeti is a cardiologist, entrepreneur, and the CEO and co-founder of UPSIDE Foods. UPSIDE Foods is the world's leading cell-based meat company producing meat directly from animal cells without raising animals. As the chief visionary of UPSIDE Foods, Uma sets the strategic direction and oversees the development of cell-based meat technologies with a focus on commercialization. UPSIDE Foods has already pioneered the world's first multi-animal clean meat platform and made history by releasing chicken, duck and beef grown directly from animal cells. Uma's mission is to feed the world's growing population with meat that is delicious, affordable and sustainable. His team is pursuing a major technological leap and a near-trillion dollar market opportunity. A Mayo Clinic cardiologist by training, Uma has served in numerous leadership roles at the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and cofounded or invested in several medical device and food tech startups. Fun fact: Uma has rescued several people in cardiac arrest.
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