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Fork & Good

Nutley, US · Founded 2018 · Delaware corporation · 14 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors

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Fork & Good develops cultivated meat technology using a hydroponic system approach that integrates cell biology with farming principles to produce real meat from cells at scale. The company serves food manufacturers and works toward making cultivated meat commercially viable and sustainable.

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Founders & leadership

Fork & Good was founded in 2018 by Gabor Forgacs, Andras Forgacs, Niya Sharma, and Niyati Gupta.

GFGabor Forgacs
Gabor ForgacsinChief Scientific Officer and co-founderGabor Forgacs is a theoretical physicist with expertise in biological physics and tissue engineering who founded Organovo in 2007, a bioprinting company for drug testing and therapeutic tissues, and co-founded Modern Meadow and Fork & Good to commercialize cell-based alternatives to animal products. He brings nearly three decades of academic research and teaching experience alongside applied work translating tissue engineering technologies to food and material production.
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Andras ForgacsPartner and co-founderManaging Partner at Starlight Ventures
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Niya SharmaCo-founder
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Niyati GuptainCEO and Co-founderNiyati Gupta has experience in building and scaling business models in food and agribusiness. She is Executive Officer and Director at Fork & Good, which develops cultivated meat technology using cell biology and farming principles to produce meat at scale.

Board

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Lauren LoktevBoard director

Investors · 8

AIR CapitalBuenos Airesvia Ignacio Peña · inferred
BBG VenturesNew York · $350K – $1.5M
Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M
Mindshift CapitalDubai · $1M – $59M
The Venture CollectiveMiami Beach · $100K – $500K
Leaps by BayerreportedLeverkusen
Starlight VenturesreportedMiami · $100K – $3M
True VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $500K – $3M

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$3.5M disclosed across 1 round · 2019

▶$3.5MraisedJan 2019 · 8 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Niyati GuptaExecutive Officer, Director
  • Andras ForgacsExecutive Officer, Director
  • Gabor ForgacsExecutive Officer
  • Lauren LoktevDirector
Offering amount
$4.5M
Amount sold
$3.5M
First sale
Jan 2019
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2018
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Fork & Good went on to found or lead other companies.

Patricia BubnerCOO and Co-founderFounded Orbillion BioGabor ForgacsChief Scientific Officer and co-founderFounded Modern meadow

In the news

$2 Cultivated Pork? Fork & Good on First Sales, Funding and the Future of FDAgreenqueen.com.hk · Feb 2025Fork & Good emerges from stealth, targets cost parity for cultivated porkagfundernews.com · Apr 2023Fork & Good Introduces the Pork Factory of the Future to make Sustainable Meat More Affordablebusinesswire.com · Mar 2023

Frequently asked questions

What does Fork & Good do?
Fork & Good develops cultivated meat technology using a hydroponic system approach that integrates cell biology with farming principles to produce real meat from cells at scale. The company serves food manufacturers and works toward making cultivated meat commercially viable and sustainable.
Who founded Fork & Good?
Fork & Good was founded by Gabor Forgacs, Andras Forgacs, Niya Sharma, Niyati Gupta in 2018.
Who are Fork & Good's investors?
Fork & Good's investors include AIR Capital, BBG Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Mindshift Capital, The Venture Collective, Leaps by Bayer, Starlight Ventures, True Ventures.
How much funding has Fork & Good raised?
Fork & Good has disclosed $3.5M raised across 1 round.
Where is Fork & Good headquartered?
Fork & Good is headquartered in Nutley, US.