Mzansi Meat Co.

Mzansi Meat Co. is Africa's first cultivated meat company, founded in 2020 by Brett Thompson and Tasneem Karodia in Cape Town, South Africa, developing lab-grown beef from animal cells without requiring traditional livestock farming. The startup is pioneering cellular agriculture on the African continent, aiming to produce sustainable meat products that address food security, environmental impact, and animal welfare concerns. Mzansi Meat has raised seed funding and is part of the emerging African food-tech sector.