Chinese Plant-Based Meat Supplier Starfield Bags USD100 Million in Series B Fundraiser
Dou Shicong
DATE:  Jan 11 2022
/ SOURCE:  Yicai
Chinese Plant-Based Meat Supplier Starfield Bags USD100 Million in Series B Fundraiser Chinese Plant-Based Meat Supplier Starfield Bags USD100 Million in Series B Fundraiser

(Yicai Global) Jan. 11 -- Starfield Food Science and Technology, a Chinese plant-based meat startup, has secured USD100 million in a Series-B funding round headed up by Primavera Capital.

Existing investors Lightspeed China Partners and Joy Capital Management also took part in the round, the Shenzhen-based firm said today. The proceeds will go to innovate vegetable protein technologies and improve production, research and development, and lab facilities.

It is Starfield’s fifth fundraiser since 2019, according to Lightspeed’s WeChat account. The vegetarian meat producer raised millions of yuan in a Series A round led by Lightspeed, when existing backers Joy Capital, Sky9 Capital, and Matrix Partners China also invested, the firm said.

Starfield also said today that it will build its first self-owned factory in Xiaogan, in China’s central Hubei province. It will make hundreds of different plant-based foods such as minced meat, sausages, and meatloaves, helping Starfield upgrade products faster and at lower cost, Lightspeed noted.

Starfield works with more than 100 brands including Chinese milt teak brand Heytea and coffee chain Luckin Coffee as well as Japan’s FamilyMart convenience store chain. Its products are sold in over 14,000 stores in China.

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