CEO and Founder, UPSIDE Foods
Joined January 2012
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7 years of team work 👬👭👫🧑🤝🧑
7 hours of filming 🎥🎬📽️
7 great minutes on national prime time today @CBSSunday 😁📺
Thank you for sharing this. 🙏
Lots more to do as we look ahead @UPSIDEfoods
Cardiologist Dr. @UmaValeti set out to use stem cells to re-grow heart muscle, to help heart attack patients, when he discovered a way to “grow” meat directly from animal cells without having to slaughter animals. cbsn.ws/3Da2IvG
Uma Valeti, MD retweeted
Soft launching +EV: plusev.tech/. @EV_Fellowship
I think this is *very* important for the world.. Otherwise I'd retire 🫠
Notes:
> It's NOT a venture fund
> The goal is to unblock top ambition/talent, underserved young people with big dreams. Where do small grants/mentorship make a *real* difference?
> Every company and person helping/contributing time, capital, compute credits is (obviously) doing this pro-bono.
> The goal is ambition with social good in *some* way... Meme coin trading apps, etc aren't the target. Again, this isn't a venture fund.
> Literally launching, so be patient if website issues etc
> If you want to help, please email: [email protected]!
> With the rise of AI, most applications for anything get a lot of noise & bullshit... It's easy to spam them! The vast majority of people will be rejected for obvious reasons. If you don't get an interview, you're rejected. The point of this is to cater to the top 1% underserved, young people who *could* change the world but don't have the connections, capital, mentorship. This does *not* cater to the 99%.
> Decisions are made by an independent committee. Harvard iLab mentors, ex/current founders, VCs, etc.
Uma Valeti, MD retweeted
I wrote about the contradiction at the heart of MAHA’s meat fixation: eating more of it will only exacerbate the very problems that the movement purportedly wants to solve.
newrepublic.com/article/2141…
Uma Valeti, MD retweeted
In my 25+ years advocating for better treatment of farm animals, I’ve never seen so many thought leaders and elected officials from both right and left unite to defeat an anti-animal bill. Some things are bigger than political tribalism, and basic decency toward animals is one of them. Here's a small sample of those speaking out against including SOB in the farm bill. 🧵
Uma Valeti, MD retweeted
This is chicken you can feel good about serving.
Grown from real chicken cells. No compromise on flavor. For people who care about what they eat.
Watch @MrBeast taste real kill-free chicken vs conventional chicken — blind. 🍗 🐓
Was the Beast tamed… or unleashed?
For those asking to see the full moment — here it is.
- Blind taste test.
- Real chicken.
- No animal slaughter.
Cultivated with ❤️ by @UPSIDEfoods
Cooked by @NickDiGiovanni
🎥 Full clip of eating on Earth is at 7:50 and on “Mars” at 17:28
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youtu.be/pAnGwRiQ4-4?t=470
The future is closer — and more delicious — than you think. 🚀
Uma Valeti, MD retweeted
We're just here making meat without harming animals, and then @MrBeast shows up for a taste test!
I see so much negativity about the future so I thought it’d be fun to showcase the positive things that could fundamentally change humanity for the better in our new video :D
youtu.be/pAnGwRiQ4-4?si=_6oQ…
Uma Valeti, MD retweeted
Instead of raising animals in conventional ways, UPSIDE keeps a master cell bank: a collection of high-quality animal cells that can be stored, thawed, and used to grow meat whenever needed. That means less waste, less mess, and more food for more people.
yeah!
100 billion lives a year - protect them and keep our choices alive!
Thanks for sharing this @JeffNippard
🐥🐓🐄 🐷🥓🍔🍗
Yes x 100Billion life’s every year @DrewSav
They are just afraid of a little competition!
Uma Valeti, MD retweeted
Fuck crony capitalism, fuck it all to hell
If Montana beef is the best…why spend millions of dollars banning Cultivated Meat that requires NO killing and is a TRUE American Innovation?
Compete as TRUE cowboys would, don’t be afraid of a little competition!!! 🐮
@GovGianforte @UPSIDEfoods
I met with the Honorable Governor Pillen of Nebraska recently. While the push to ban cultivated meat in Nebraska came without initial dialogue, I appreciate his willingness to now engage. @TeamPillen @NeDeptAg
We had a productive conversation—and I look forward to working with him and others to ensure Nebraskans aren’t denied consumer choice or a chance to diversify our food system.
Thankfully a number of Nebraska ranchers are pushing back on banning cultivated meat and shared that
'stifling competition in a free market should be anathema in a Republican-dominated state like Nebraska".
Innovation strengthens our food system and builds a more resilient, domestically produced supply.
👉apnews.com/article/nebraska-…
👉ksnblocal4.com/2025/04/17/de…
👉xitter.cf/UmaValeti/status/19056…
#CultivatedMeat #FoodSecurity #Nebraska #FutureOfFood #Choice
Innovation. Choice. Domestic manufacturing.
They’re good for everyone — including the meat industry.
I ran a poll on X, and another on LinkedIn.
Different platforms, different political leanings, different people. Same result.
People across the spectrum believe in protecting the American spirit — by building, not banning. There’s been noise around “cultivated” meat bans in a few states — but most people see through it and want progress.
This is bigger than politics — it’s about domestic leadership, ingenuity, and creating opportunity across the food system.
Let’s build. 🚀
#FoodTech #CultivatedMeat #FutureOfFood #support-it-manufacturing-systems
