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Sydney startup’s lab-grown quail cleared for Aussie menus
The national food regulator has cleared Vow's lab-grown quail for local sale, letting the Sydney company's Forged parfait reach Australian diners in the coming weeks.
Founder, Vow
Tim Noakesmith
Roles
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Founder | Vow | Forbes Australia, Startup Daily (18 Jun 2025), Startup Daily (14 Jan 2025), AgFunderNews, SmartCompany, Square Peg Capital |
| Design Lead (former) | Cochlear | Startup Daily (18 Jun 2025), Startup Daily (14 Jan 2025) |
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Stories naming Tim Noakesmith. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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Vow becomes third company to launch cultivated meat, but it isn’t starting with chicken nuggets…
Vow launches a quail-derived cultivated meat product through Singapore's upscale restaurants; its CEO explains the premium-first strategy, unit economics and its $56m backing, with Australian regulatory approval expected late 2024.
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Goodness gracious, great balls of mammoth: an Australian startup created cultured meat from an extinct animal’s DNA
A Sydney food-tech firm grew a meatball carrying mammoth DNA, unveiled in Amsterdam; the piece recalls its $7.7m seed and $73.5m Series A and names backers Blackbird, Square Peg and Grok.
Series A
$73.4m
Cultured meat startup Vow raises $73 million and launches its first high-end culinary brand
Australian cultured meat company Vow has raised a Series A led by Blackbird and Prosperity7 Ventures, funding a second factory and the Singapore launch of Morsel, its fine-dining brand.
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2021 wrapped: a record-breaking year for fundraising and growth
Square Peg Capital's year-in-review recaps its 2021 portfolio: raises it led or joined, SPAC listing decisions, Vend's acquisition, new investment-team hires, and its newsletter and podcast output.
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