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Aleph Farms

Founded 2017 · 55 employees on LinkedIn · 12 known investors

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Aleph Farms develops cultivated meat, growing beef steaks from cow cells using tissue engineering technology, and produced the world's first cultivated thin-cut and ribeye steaks. The company received the world's first regulatory approval for cultivated beef and markets its products under the Aleph Cuts brand.

Also known as Aleph Cuts

Founders & leadership

Aleph Farms was founded in 2017 by Neta Lavon, Shulamit Levenberg, and Didier Toubia.

NLNeta Lavon
Neta LavoninCo-Founder and Chief Technology OfficerNeta Lavon holds a Ph.D. and brings over 20 years of biotechnology leadership experience, including work in stem cell science and clinical programs for ALS and diabetes before joining Aleph Farms as Co-founder and CTO, where he has overseen R&D and regulatory strategy for cultivated meat commercialization.
SLShulamit Levenberg
Shulamit LevenberginCo-founder
DTDidier Toubia
Didier ToubiainCo-founder & CEODidier Toubia is a food engineer and biologist who previously co-founded and led IceCure Medical (IPO 2010) and served as CEO of NLT Spine before its 2016 acquisition by SeaSpine; he is now co-founder and CEO of Aleph Farms, which develops cultivated beef using cell culture technology.

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Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Aleph Farms is a cellular agriculture company that grows animal products from cells, beginning with cultivated beef steaks. The company positions its output as a way to diversify the supply and decentralize the production of quality animal proteins and fats, complementing conventional animal agriculture, with stated aims around sustainability, food security and animal welfare.

Beyond meat, the company describes a "whole animal" approach in which cell-grown production extends from steaks to other cow-derived goods such as collagen-based products. Its consumer-facing steak product is marketed under the Aleph Cuts brand and is described on the company's site as approved in Israel.

Business model

Aleph Farms develops and grows cultivated animal products for sale as food products, marketed to consumers under the Aleph Cuts brand, with a stated roadmap extending to other cow-derived outputs such as collagen-based products.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography

Market position

Aleph Farms presents itself as a producer of cultivated whole-cut beef whose steak product has received approval in Israel, positioning cell-grown animal products as a complement to, rather than a replacement for, sustainable conventional animal agriculture.

Technology

The company applies cellular agriculture to grow animal proteins and fats from cow cells, producing whole-cut steak products rather than relying on conventional livestock rearing.

Go-to-market

Consumers of beef and other animal products, addressed through the Aleph Cuts branded steak line.

Geography

Headquartered at 1 Haim Holtzman Street, Rehovot, Israel, with an additional office at 413 West 14th Street, Suite 247A, New York, NY.

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Timeline · 1

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Jan 2026
Aleph Cuts cultivated steak approved in Israel

The company's website states its cultivated steak product is now approved in Israel.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Aleph Farms do?
Aleph Farms is an Israeli cellular agriculture company growing cultivated beef steaks from cow cells.
Who founded Aleph Farms?
Aleph Farms was founded by Neta Lavon, Shulamit Levenberg, Didier Toubia in 2017.
Who are Aleph Farms's investors?
Aleph Farms's investors include Alumni Ventures, Basecamp Fund, Bloom8, Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund), Cockpit Innovation, Peregrine Ventures, Stray Dog Capital, Unovis Asset Management and 2 more.