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/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2016.jpg&w=1920&q=75 1920w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2016.jpg&w=2048&q=75 2048w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2016.jpg&w=3840&q=75 3840w" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2016.jpg&w=3840&q=75" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" loading="lazy" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent"/></div></div><p class="eyebrown uppercase mb-1"></p><h3 class="heading-3 mb-[0.6rem] md:mb-5 !font-normal md:pl-12">2016</h3><p class="paragraph mb-4 lg:mb-7 lg:min-h-[4.6rem] font-normal w-full md:w-90 md:pl-12 md:max-w-[100%] !tracking-[0.03em] md:-tracking-[inherit] whitespace-pre-wrap">We cultivated the world’s first beef meatball.</p></div><div class="hidden"><svg class="transform transition duration-300 group-hover:scale-90" width="26" height="20" viewBox="0 0 26 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#FF3E14" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 0C4.47715 0 0 4.47715 0 10C0 15.5228 4.47715 20 10 20H16C21.5228 20 26 15.5228 26 10C26 4.47715 21.5228 0 16 0H10ZM11 7.5H14.7929L9.64648 12.6464L10.3536 13.3536L15.5 8.20711V12H16.5V7V6.5H16H11V7.5Z"></path></svg></div></a></div><div class="swiper-slide" data-index="[object Object]"><a class="!pointer-events-none relative cta group" target="_self" href="/"><div class="hidden bg-turquoise bg-violet bg-blue bg-red bg-green bg-yellow bg-yellowTwo bg-pink bg-skin bg-skin-dark text-turquoise text-violet text-blue text-red text-green text-yellow text-yellowTwo text-pink text-skin text-skin-dark bg-lightNavy border-b-lightNavy border-t-lightNavy md:max-w-[87%]"></div><div class="text-red blog-post_blogPost__FUBo9"><div class="pb-[72%] rounded-xl mb-11 overflow-hidden group relative block undefined post-building transform" style="transform:translateZ(0)"><div class="absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full bg-center bg-cover"><img alt="We cultivated the world’s first chicken and duck. We raised our Series A funding round with support from Bill Gates, Cargill, Kimbal Musk, Richard Branson, and Threshold." sizes="100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2017.jpg&w=640&q=75 640w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2017.jpg&w=750&q=75 750w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2017.jpg&w=828&q=75 828w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2017.jpg&w=1080&q=75 1080w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2017.jpg&w=1200&q=75 1200w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2017.jpg&w=1920&q=75 1920w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2017.jpg&w=2048&q=75 2048w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2017.jpg&w=3840&q=75 3840w" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2017.jpg&w=3840&q=75" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" loading="lazy" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent"/></div></div><p class="eyebrown uppercase mb-1"></p><h3 class="heading-3 mb-[0.6rem] md:mb-5 !font-normal md:pl-12">2017</h3><p class="paragraph mb-4 lg:mb-7 lg:min-h-[4.6rem] font-normal w-full md:w-90 md:pl-12 md:max-w-[100%] !tracking-[0.03em] md:-tracking-[inherit] whitespace-pre-wrap">We cultivated the world’s first chicken and duck. We raised our Series A funding round with support from Bill Gates, Cargill, Kimbal Musk, Richard Branson, and Threshold.</p></div><div class="hidden"><svg class="transform transition duration-300 group-hover:scale-90" width="26" height="20" viewBox="0 0 26 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#FF3E14" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 0C4.47715 0 0 4.47715 0 10C0 15.5228 4.47715 20 10 20H16C21.5228 20 26 15.5228 26 10C26 4.47715 21.5228 0 16 0H10ZM11 7.5H14.7929L9.64648 12.6464L10.3536 13.3536L15.5 8.20711V12H16.5V7V6.5H16H11V7.5Z"></path></svg></div></a></div><div class="swiper-slide" data-index="[object Object]"><a class="!pointer-events-none relative cta group" target="_self" href="/"><div class="hidden bg-turquoise bg-violet bg-blue bg-red bg-green bg-yellow bg-yellowTwo bg-pink bg-skin bg-skin-dark text-turquoise text-violet text-blue text-red text-green text-yellow text-yellowTwo text-pink text-skin text-skin-dark bg-lightNavy border-b-lightNavy border-t-lightNavy md:max-w-[87%]"></div><div class="text-red blog-post_blogPost__FUBo9"><div class="pb-[72%] rounded-xl mb-11 overflow-hidden group relative block undefined post-building transform" style="transform:translateZ(0)"><div class="absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full bg-center bg-cover"><img alt="We received an investment from Tyson Foods, the world’s largest poultry producer. We partnered with the North American Meat Institute to support federal regulations for cultivated meat." sizes="100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2018.jpg&w=640&q=75 640w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2018.jpg&w=750&q=75 750w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2018.jpg&w=828&q=75 828w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2018.jpg&w=1080&q=75 1080w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2018.jpg&w=1200&q=75 1200w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2018.jpg&w=1920&q=75 1920w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2018.jpg&w=2048&q=75 2048w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2018.jpg&w=3840&q=75 3840w" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2018.jpg&w=3840&q=75" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" loading="lazy" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent"/></div></div><p class="eyebrown uppercase mb-1"></p><h3 class="heading-3 mb-[0.6rem] md:mb-5 !font-normal md:pl-12">2018</h3><p class="paragraph mb-4 lg:mb-7 lg:min-h-[4.6rem] font-normal w-full md:w-90 md:pl-12 md:max-w-[100%] !tracking-[0.03em] md:-tracking-[inherit] whitespace-pre-wrap">We received an investment from Tyson Foods, the world’s largest poultry producer. We partnered with the North American Meat Institute to support federal regulations for cultivated meat.</p></div><div class="hidden"><svg class="transform transition duration-300 group-hover:scale-90" width="26" height="20" viewBox="0 0 26 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#FF3E14" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 0C4.47715 0 0 4.47715 0 10C0 15.5228 4.47715 20 10 20H16C21.5228 20 26 15.5228 26 10C26 4.47715 21.5228 0 16 0H10ZM11 7.5H14.7929L9.64648 12.6464L10.3536 13.3536L15.5 8.20711V12H16.5V7V6.5H16H11V7.5Z"></path></svg></div></a></div><div class="swiper-slide" data-index="[object Object]"><a class="!pointer-events-none relative cta group" target="_self" href="/"><div class="hidden bg-turquoise bg-violet bg-blue bg-red bg-green bg-yellow bg-yellowTwo bg-pink bg-skin bg-skin-dark text-turquoise text-violet text-blue text-red text-green text-yellow text-yellowTwo text-pink text-skin text-skin-dark bg-lightNavy border-b-lightNavy border-t-lightNavy md:max-w-[87%]"></div><div class="text-red blog-post_blogPost__FUBo9"><div class="pb-[72%] rounded-xl mb-11 overflow-hidden group relative block undefined post-building transform" style="transform:translateZ(0)"><div class="absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full bg-center bg-cover"><img alt="We co-founded the Alliance for Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Innovation, the world’s first cultivated meat coalition." sizes="100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2019.jpg&w=640&q=75 640w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2019.jpg&w=750&q=75 750w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2019.jpg&w=828&q=75 828w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2019.jpg&w=1080&q=75 1080w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2019.jpg&w=1200&q=75 1200w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2019.jpg&w=1920&q=75 1920w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2019.jpg&w=2048&q=75 2048w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2019.jpg&w=3840&q=75 3840w" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2019.jpg&w=3840&q=75" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" loading="lazy" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent"/></div></div><p class="eyebrown uppercase mb-1"></p><h3 class="heading-3 mb-[0.6rem] md:mb-5 !font-normal md:pl-12">2019</h3><p class="paragraph mb-4 lg:mb-7 lg:min-h-[4.6rem] font-normal w-full md:w-90 md:pl-12 md:max-w-[100%] !tracking-[0.03em] md:-tracking-[inherit] whitespace-pre-wrap">We co-founded the Alliance for Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Innovation, the world’s first cultivated meat coalition.</p></div><div class="hidden"><svg class="transform transition duration-300 group-hover:scale-90" width="26" height="20" viewBox="0 0 26 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#FF3E14" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 0C4.47715 0 0 4.47715 0 10C0 15.5228 4.47715 20 10 20H16C21.5228 20 26 15.5228 26 10C26 4.47715 21.5228 0 16 0H10ZM11 7.5H14.7929L9.64648 12.6464L10.3536 13.3536L15.5 8.20711V12H16.5V7V6.5H16H11V7.5Z"></path></svg></div></a></div><div class="swiper-slide" data-index="[object Object]"><a class="!pointer-events-none relative cta group" target="_self" href="/"><div class="hidden bg-turquoise bg-violet bg-blue bg-red bg-green bg-yellow bg-yellowTwo bg-pink bg-skin bg-skin-dark text-turquoise text-violet text-blue text-red text-green text-yellow text-yellowTwo text-pink text-skin text-skin-dark bg-lightNavy border-b-lightNavy border-t-lightNavy md:max-w-[87%]"></div><div class="text-red blog-post_blogPost__FUBo9"><div class="pb-[72%] rounded-xl mb-11 overflow-hidden group relative block undefined post-building transform" style="transform:translateZ(0)"><div class="absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full bg-center bg-cover"><img alt="We raised our Series B funding round with support from SoftBank Group, Norwest, and Temasek." sizes="100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2020.jpg&w=640&q=75 640w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2020.jpg&w=750&q=75 750w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2020.jpg&w=828&q=75 828w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2020.jpg&w=1080&q=75 1080w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2020.jpg&w=1200&q=75 1200w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2020.jpg&w=1920&q=75 1920w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2020.jpg&w=2048&q=75 2048w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2020.jpg&w=3840&q=75 3840w" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2020.jpg&w=3840&q=75" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" loading="lazy" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent"/></div></div><p class="eyebrown uppercase mb-1"></p><h3 class="heading-3 mb-[0.6rem] md:mb-5 !font-normal md:pl-12">2020</h3><p class="paragraph mb-4 lg:mb-7 lg:min-h-[4.6rem] font-normal w-full md:w-90 md:pl-12 md:max-w-[100%] !tracking-[0.03em] md:-tracking-[inherit] whitespace-pre-wrap">We raised our Series B funding round with support from SoftBank Group, Norwest, and Temasek.</p></div><div class="hidden"><svg class="transform transition duration-300 group-hover:scale-90" width="26" height="20" viewBox="0 0 26 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#FF3E14" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 0C4.47715 0 0 4.47715 0 10C0 15.5228 4.47715 20 10 20H16C21.5228 20 26 15.5228 26 10C26 4.47715 21.5228 0 16 0H10ZM11 7.5H14.7929L9.64648 12.6464L10.3536 13.3536L15.5 8.20711V12H16.5V7V6.5H16H11V7.5Z"></path></svg></div></a></div><div class="swiper-slide" data-index="[object Object]"><a class="!pointer-events-none relative cta group" target="_self" href="/"><div class="hidden bg-turquoise bg-violet bg-blue bg-red bg-green bg-yellow bg-yellowTwo bg-pink bg-skin bg-skin-dark text-turquoise text-violet text-blue text-red text-green text-yellow text-yellowTwo text-pink text-skin text-skin-dark bg-lightNavy border-b-lightNavy border-t-lightNavy md:max-w-[87%]"></div><div class="text-red blog-post_blogPost__FUBo9"><div class="pb-[72%] rounded-xl mb-11 overflow-hidden group relative block undefined post-building transform" style="transform:translateZ(0)"><div class="absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full bg-center bg-cover"><img alt="We changed our name to UPSIDE Foods. We opened EPIC, the world’s most advanced cultivated meat production facility in the United States. We partnered with 3 Michelin-star chef Dominique Crenn" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2021.jpg&w=640&q=75 640w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2021.jpg&w=750&q=75 750w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2021.jpg&w=828&q=75 828w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2021.jpg&w=1080&q=75 1080w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2021.jpg&w=1200&q=75 1200w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2021.jpg&w=1920&q=75 1920w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2021.jpg&w=2048&q=75 2048w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2021.jpg&w=3840&q=75 3840w" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2021.jpg&w=3840&q=75" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" loading="lazy" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent"/></div></div><p class="eyebrown uppercase mb-1"></p><h3 class="heading-3 mb-[0.6rem] md:mb-5 !font-normal md:pl-12">2021</h3><p class="paragraph mb-4 lg:mb-7 lg:min-h-[4.6rem] font-normal w-full md:w-90 md:pl-12 md:max-w-[100%] !tracking-[0.03em] md:-tracking-[inherit] whitespace-pre-wrap">We changed our name to UPSIDE Foods. We opened EPIC, the world’s most advanced cultivated meat production facility in the United States. We partnered with 3 Michelin-star chef Dominique Crenn</p></div><div class="hidden"><svg class="transform transition duration-300 group-hover:scale-90" width="26" height="20" viewBox="0 0 26 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#FF3E14" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 0C4.47715 0 0 4.47715 0 10C0 15.5228 4.47715 20 10 20H16C21.5228 20 26 15.5228 26 10C26 4.47715 21.5228 0 16 0H10ZM11 7.5H14.7929L9.64648 12.6464L10.3536 13.3536L15.5 8.20711V12H16.5V7V6.5H16H11V7.5Z"></path></svg></div></a></div><div class="swiper-slide" data-index="[object Object]"><a class="!pointer-events-none relative cta group" target="_self" href="/"><div class="hidden bg-turquoise bg-violet bg-blue bg-red bg-green bg-yellow bg-yellowTwo bg-pink bg-skin bg-skin-dark text-turquoise text-violet text-blue text-red text-green text-yellow text-yellowTwo text-pink text-skin text-skin-dark bg-lightNavy border-b-lightNavy border-t-lightNavy md:max-w-[87%]"></div><div class="text-red blog-post_blogPost__FUBo9"><div class="pb-[72%] rounded-xl mb-11 overflow-hidden group relative block undefined post-building transform" style="transform:translateZ(0)"><div class="absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full bg-center bg-cover"><img alt="We acquired Cultured Decadence, a cultivated seafood company. We raised our Series C funding round with a historic $400 million close, the largest in the industry to date. We reached unicorn valuation (as a privately held company, our valuation is over $1B USD) We were the first cultivated meat company in the U.S. to receive FDA greenlight." sizes="100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2022.jpg&w=640&q=75 640w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2022.jpg&w=750&q=75 750w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2022.jpg&w=828&q=75 828w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2022.jpg&w=1080&q=75 1080w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2022.jpg&w=1200&q=75 1200w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2022.jpg&w=1920&q=75 1920w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2022.jpg&w=2048&q=75 2048w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2022.jpg&w=3840&q=75 3840w" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FCompanyPage_Timeline_2022.jpg&w=3840&q=75" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" loading="lazy" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent"/></div></div><p class="eyebrown uppercase mb-1"></p><h3 class="heading-3 mb-[0.6rem] md:mb-5 !font-normal md:pl-12">2022</h3><p class="paragraph mb-4 lg:mb-7 lg:min-h-[4.6rem] font-normal w-full md:w-90 md:pl-12 md:max-w-[100%] !tracking-[0.03em] md:-tracking-[inherit] whitespace-pre-wrap">We acquired Cultured Decadence, a cultivated seafood company. We raised our Series C funding round with a historic $400 million close, the largest in the industry to date. We reached unicorn valuation (as a privately held company, our valuation is over $1B USD) We were the first cultivated meat company in the U.S. to receive FDA greenlight.</p></div><div class="hidden"><svg class="transform transition duration-300 group-hover:scale-90" width="26" height="20" viewBox="0 0 26 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#FF3E14" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 0C4.47715 0 0 4.47715 0 10C0 15.5228 4.47715 20 10 20H16C21.5228 20 26 15.5228 26 10C26 4.47715 21.5228 0 16 0H10ZM11 7.5H14.7929L9.64648 12.6464L10.3536 13.3536L15.5 8.20711V12H16.5V7V6.5H16H11V7.5Z"></path></svg></div></a></div></div><div class="swiper-pagination"></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section id="video" class="relative block w-full"><div class="w-full h-full"><div class="relative componente-videoModal"><div class="hidden bg-turquoise bg-violet bg-blue bg-red bg-green bg-yellow bg-yellowTwo bg-pink bg-skin bg-skin-dark text-turquoise 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The dinner table is where ideas are shared, connections are made, and stories are told. We love meat—and if we make it right, we’ll have even more to go around. Meat the Future, the world’s first feature-length documentary about cultivated meat, captures how we plan to do it.</p><a class="undefined relative cta flex items-center text-red group" target="_blank" href="https://geni.us/MeatTheFuture"><span class="mr-[.8rem]">Watch the Film</span><svg class="transform transition duration-300 group-hover:scale-90" width="26" height="20" viewBox="0 0 26 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#FF3E14" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 0C4.47715 0 0 4.47715 0 10C0 15.5228 4.47715 20 10 20H16C21.5228 20 26 15.5228 26 10C26 4.47715 21.5228 0 16 0H10ZM11 7.5H14.7929L9.64648 12.6464L10.3536 13.3536L15.5 8.20711V12H16.5V7V6.5H16H11V7.5Z"></path></svg></a></div></div><div class="default-grid"><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 lg:max-w-[278px] enter-y delay-4"><h3 class="heading-3 text-red mb-28">In the News</h3></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-4 mb-28 md:mb-0 enter-y delay-0"><a class="undefined 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Uma earned a degree in Cardiology from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), in Pondicherry, India. After residencies at Wayne State and SUNY Buffalo, Uma complete three fellowships at the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences. He teaches Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford University. In 2019, Uma was named a “Global Thinker of the Decade” by Foreign Policy magazine. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Aspen Ideas Festival, and SXSW. "}">Dr. Uma Valeti is our CEO and Founder. Uma attended medical school at<i> </i>the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) in Pondicherry, India. After residencies at Wayne State and SUNY Buffalo, Uma completed three fellowships at the <a rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/">Mayo Clinic</a> where he completed Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, and Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging training. He teaches Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford University. In 2019, Uma was named a “Global Thinker of the Decade” by Foreign Policy magazine. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Aspen Ideas Festival, and SXSW. </span></p> </div><div class="mb-6 lg:mb-10"><a class="undefined relative cta flex items-center text-warmWhite group" href="/bio/dr-uma-valeti"><span class="mr-[.8rem]">Read more</span><svg class="transform transition duration-300 group-hover:scale-90" width="26" height="20" viewBox="0 0 26 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#FFFAEE" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 0C4.47715 0 0 4.47715 0 10C0 15.5228 4.47715 20 10 20H16C21.5228 20 26 15.5228 26 10C26 4.47715 21.5228 0 16 0H10ZM11 7.5H14.7929L9.64648 12.6464L10.3536 13.3536L15.5 8.20711V12H16.5V7V6.5H16H11V7.5Z"></path></svg></a></div><div class="relative"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g clip-path="url(#clip0_1234_6221)"><path d="M14.25 0H3.75C1.67925 0 0 1.67925 0 3.75V14.25C0 16.3207 1.67925 18 3.75 18H14.25C16.3215 18 18 16.3207 18 14.25V3.75C18 1.67925 16.3215 0 14.25 0ZM6 14.25H3.75V6H6V14.25ZM4.875 5.049C4.1505 5.049 3.5625 4.4565 3.5625 3.726C3.5625 2.9955 4.1505 2.403 4.875 2.403C5.5995 2.403 6.1875 2.9955 6.1875 3.726C6.1875 4.4565 5.60025 5.049 4.875 5.049ZM15 14.25H12.75V10.047C12.75 7.521 9.75 7.71225 9.75 10.047V14.25H7.5V6H9.75V7.32375C10.797 5.38425 15 5.241 15 9.18075V14.25Z" fill="#FFFAEE"></path></g><defs><clipPath id="clip0_1234_6221"><rect width="18" height="18" fill="white"></rect></clipPath></defs></svg></a></div></div><div class="relative pb-[100%] hidden lg:block lg:col-start-7 lg:col-span-6 lg:-mt-32 xl:-mt-36"><img alt="Uma Valeti, M.D." srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Uma-1.jpg&w=750&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Uma-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Uma-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75" width="665" height="454" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-xl object-cover absolute !w-full !h-full left-0 top-0" loading="lazy" style="color:transparent"/></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide" data-swiper-slide-index="1"><div class="default-grid mb-48 md:mb-60 2xl:mb-64"><div class="hidden col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-6 lg:col-span-12 mb-24 lg:hidden"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite">Amy Chen</h2></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 lg:hidden mb-16 h-full" style="height:calc(100vw - 60px)"><img alt="Amy Chen" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Amy-1.jpg&w=750&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Amy-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Amy-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75" width="665" height="454" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-xl w-full object-cover h-full" loading="lazy" style="color:transparent"/></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-6 lg:col-span-12 mb-10 2xl:mb-8 hidden lg:block lg:max-w-1/2"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite lg:max-w-[50%] ">Amy Chen</h2></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-10 lg:col-span-5 lg:max-w-[488px]"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite mb-[1.7rem] lg:hidden">Amy Chen</h2><div class="paragraph text-warmWhite mb-16 lg:mb-16"><p><span data-sheets-hyperlinkruns="{"1":95,"2":"https://www.pepsico.com/"}{"1":102}{"1":237,"2":"https://www.harvard.edu/"}{"1":255}{"1":259,"2":"https://www.stanford.edu/"}{"1":279}" data-sheets-textstyleruns="{"1":0}{"1":95,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076},"9":1}}{"1":102}{"1":237,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076},"9":1}}{"1":255}{"1":259,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076},"9":1}}{"1":279}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":1391489,"3":{"1":0},"10":0,"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":3,"3":1},"15":"Rubik","16":11,"19":0,"21":0,"23":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Amy leads our global strategy and commercial functions. Before joining our team, Amy worked at PepsiCo for almost 15 years in a variety of marketing, sales, and commercial roles in the US and Asia. Previously, she earned degrees at both Harvard University and Stanford University."}">Amy leads our global strategy and commercial functions. Before joining our team, Amy worked at <a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://www.pepsico.com/" class="in-cell-link">PepsiCo</a> for almost 15 years in a variety of marketing, sales, and commercial roles in the US and Asia. Previously, she earned degrees at both <a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://www.harvard.edu/" class="in-cell-link">Harvard University</a> and<a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://www.stanford.edu/" class="in-cell-link"> Stanford University</a>.</span></p> </div><div class="mb-6 lg:mb-10"><a class="undefined relative cta flex items-center text-warmWhite group" href="/bio/amy-chen"><span class="mr-[.8rem]">Read more</span><svg class="transform transition duration-300 group-hover:scale-90" width="26" height="20" viewBox="0 0 26 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#FFFAEE" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 0C4.47715 0 0 4.47715 0 10C0 15.5228 4.47715 20 10 20H16C21.5228 20 26 15.5228 26 10C26 4.47715 21.5228 0 16 0H10ZM11 7.5H14.7929L9.64648 12.6464L10.3536 13.3536L15.5 8.20711V12H16.5V7V6.5H16H11V7.5Z"></path></svg></a></div><div class="relative"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g clip-path="url(#clip0_1234_6221)"><path d="M14.25 0H3.75C1.67925 0 0 1.67925 0 3.75V14.25C0 16.3207 1.67925 18 3.75 18H14.25C16.3215 18 18 16.3207 18 14.25V3.75C18 1.67925 16.3215 0 14.25 0ZM6 14.25H3.75V6H6V14.25ZM4.875 5.049C4.1505 5.049 3.5625 4.4565 3.5625 3.726C3.5625 2.9955 4.1505 2.403 4.875 2.403C5.5995 2.403 6.1875 2.9955 6.1875 3.726C6.1875 4.4565 5.60025 5.049 4.875 5.049ZM15 14.25H12.75V10.047C12.75 7.521 9.75 7.71225 9.75 10.047V14.25H7.5V6H9.75V7.32375C10.797 5.38425 15 5.241 15 9.18075V14.25Z" fill="#FFFAEE"></path></g><defs><clipPath id="clip0_1234_6221"><rect width="18" height="18" fill="white"></rect></clipPath></defs></svg></a></div></div><div class="relative pb-[100%] hidden lg:block lg:col-start-7 lg:col-span-6 lg:-mt-32 xl:-mt-36"><img alt="Amy Chen" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Amy-1.jpg&w=750&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Amy-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Amy-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75" width="665" height="454" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-xl object-cover absolute !w-full !h-full left-0 top-0" loading="lazy" style="color:transparent"/></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide" data-swiper-slide-index="2"><div class="default-grid mb-48 md:mb-60 2xl:mb-64"><div class="hidden col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-6 lg:col-span-12 mb-24 lg:hidden"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite">Bob Kiss, Ph.D.</h2></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 lg:hidden mb-16 h-full" style="height:calc(100vw - 60px)"><img alt="Bob Kiss, Ph.D." srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Bob-1.jpg&w=750&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Bob-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Bob-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75" width="665" height="454" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-xl w-full object-cover h-full" loading="lazy" style="color:transparent"/></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-6 lg:col-span-12 mb-10 2xl:mb-8 hidden lg:block lg:max-w-1/2"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite lg:max-w-[50%] ">Bob Kiss, Ph.D.</h2></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-10 lg:col-span-5 lg:max-w-[488px]"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite mb-[1.7rem] lg:hidden">Bob Kiss, Ph.D.</h2><div class="paragraph text-warmWhite mb-16 lg:mb-16"><p><span data-sheets-hyperlinkruns="{"1":116,"2":"https://www.gene.com/"}{"1":125}{"1":130,"2":"https://www.sutrobio.com/"}{"1":145}{"1":177,"2":"https://www.ucdavis.edu/"}{"1":208}{"1":218,"2":"https://www.mit.edu/"}{"1":255}{"1":289,"2":"https://www.nae.edu/"}{"1":320,"2":"https://www.gene.com/"}{"1":321}" data-sheets-textstyleruns="{"1":0}{"1":116,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076},"9":1}}{"1":125}{"1":130,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076},"9":1}}{"1":145}{"1":177,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076},"9":1}}{"1":208}{"1":218,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076},"9":1}}{"1":255}{"1":289,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076},"9":1}}{"1":320,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":0}}}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":1063683,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Rubik","16":11,"23":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bob offers expertise across cell culture and bioprocess development and manufacturing. Previously, Bob led teams at Genentech and Sutro Biopharma. He earned degrees at both the University of California, Davis, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering."}">Bob offers expertise across cell culture and bioprocess development and manufacturing. Previously, Bob led teams at <a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://www.gene.com/" class="in-cell-link">Genentech</a> and <a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://www.sutrobio.com/" class="in-cell-link">Sutro Biopharma</a>. He earned degrees at both the <a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://www.ucdavis.edu/" class="in-cell-link">University of California, Davis</a>, and the <a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://www.mit.edu/" class="in-cell-link">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a> and is an elected member of the <a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://www.nae.edu/" class="in-cell-link">National Academy of Engineering</a><a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://www.gene.com/" class="in-cell-link">.</a></span></p> </div><div class="mb-6 lg:mb-10"><a class="undefined relative cta flex items-center text-warmWhite group" href="/bio/bob-kiss"><span class="mr-[.8rem]">Read more</span><svg class="transform transition duration-300 group-hover:scale-90" width="26" height="20" viewBox="0 0 26 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#FFFAEE" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 0C4.47715 0 0 4.47715 0 10C0 15.5228 4.47715 20 10 20H16C21.5228 20 26 15.5228 26 10C26 4.47715 21.5228 0 16 0H10ZM11 7.5H14.7929L9.64648 12.6464L10.3536 13.3536L15.5 8.20711V12H16.5V7V6.5H16H11V7.5Z"></path></svg></a></div><div class="relative"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g clip-path="url(#clip0_1234_6221)"><path d="M14.25 0H3.75C1.67925 0 0 1.67925 0 3.75V14.25C0 16.3207 1.67925 18 3.75 18H14.25C16.3215 18 18 16.3207 18 14.25V3.75C18 1.67925 16.3215 0 14.25 0ZM6 14.25H3.75V6H6V14.25ZM4.875 5.049C4.1505 5.049 3.5625 4.4565 3.5625 3.726C3.5625 2.9955 4.1505 2.403 4.875 2.403C5.5995 2.403 6.1875 2.9955 6.1875 3.726C6.1875 4.4565 5.60025 5.049 4.875 5.049ZM15 14.25H12.75V10.047C12.75 7.521 9.75 7.71225 9.75 10.047V14.25H7.5V6H9.75V7.32375C10.797 5.38425 15 5.241 15 9.18075V14.25Z" fill="#FFFAEE"></path></g><defs><clipPath id="clip0_1234_6221"><rect width="18" height="18" fill="white"></rect></clipPath></defs></svg></a></div></div><div class="relative pb-[100%] hidden lg:block lg:col-start-7 lg:col-span-6 lg:-mt-32 xl:-mt-36"><img alt="Bob Kiss, Ph.D." srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Bob-1.jpg&w=750&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Bob-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Bob-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75" width="665" height="454" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-xl object-cover absolute !w-full !h-full left-0 top-0" loading="lazy" style="color:transparent"/></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide" data-swiper-slide-index="3"><div class="default-grid mb-48 md:mb-60 2xl:mb-64"><div class="hidden col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-6 lg:col-span-12 mb-24 lg:hidden"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite">Sheetal Shah</h2></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 lg:hidden mb-16 h-full" style="height:calc(100vw - 60px)"><img alt="Sheetal Shah" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Sheetal-1.jpg&w=750&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Sheetal-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Sheetal-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75" width="665" height="454" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-xl w-full object-cover h-full" loading="lazy" style="color:transparent"/></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-6 lg:col-span-12 mb-10 2xl:mb-8 hidden lg:block lg:max-w-1/2"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite lg:max-w-[50%] ">Sheetal Shah</h2></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-10 lg:col-span-5 lg:max-w-[488px]"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite mb-[1.7rem] lg:hidden">Sheetal Shah</h2><div class="paragraph text-warmWhite mb-16 lg:mb-16"><p>Sheetal leads our commercial supply chains and manufacturing operations. He joined us from <a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://wp--upside-foods-dev.netlify.app/company">Impossible Foods</a> and previously held critical roles at <a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://wp--upside-foods-dev.netlify.app/company">Google</a>, <a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://wp--upside-foods-dev.netlify.app/company">Motorola</a>, and <a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://wp--upside-foods-dev.netlify.app/company">Verifone</a>. Sheetal earned degrees in Electrical Engineering at the <a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://wp--upside-foods-dev.netlify.app/company">University of Florida</a>.</p> </div><div class="mb-6 lg:mb-10"><a class="undefined relative cta flex items-center text-warmWhite group" href="/bio/sheetal-shah"><span class="mr-[.8rem]">Read more</span><svg class="transform transition duration-300 group-hover:scale-90" width="26" height="20" viewBox="0 0 26 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#FFFAEE" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 0C4.47715 0 0 4.47715 0 10C0 15.5228 4.47715 20 10 20H16C21.5228 20 26 15.5228 26 10C26 4.47715 21.5228 0 16 0H10ZM11 7.5H14.7929L9.64648 12.6464L10.3536 13.3536L15.5 8.20711V12H16.5V7V6.5H16H11V7.5Z"></path></svg></a></div><div class="relative"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g clip-path="url(#clip0_1234_6221)"><path d="M14.25 0H3.75C1.67925 0 0 1.67925 0 3.75V14.25C0 16.3207 1.67925 18 3.75 18H14.25C16.3215 18 18 16.3207 18 14.25V3.75C18 1.67925 16.3215 0 14.25 0ZM6 14.25H3.75V6H6V14.25ZM4.875 5.049C4.1505 5.049 3.5625 4.4565 3.5625 3.726C3.5625 2.9955 4.1505 2.403 4.875 2.403C5.5995 2.403 6.1875 2.9955 6.1875 3.726C6.1875 4.4565 5.60025 5.049 4.875 5.049ZM15 14.25H12.75V10.047C12.75 7.521 9.75 7.71225 9.75 10.047V14.25H7.5V6H9.75V7.32375C10.797 5.38425 15 5.241 15 9.18075V14.25Z" fill="#FFFAEE"></path></g><defs><clipPath id="clip0_1234_6221"><rect width="18" height="18" fill="white"></rect></clipPath></defs></svg></a></div></div><div class="relative pb-[100%] hidden lg:block lg:col-start-7 lg:col-span-6 lg:-mt-32 xl:-mt-36"><img alt="Sheetal Shah" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Sheetal-1.jpg&w=750&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Sheetal-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Sheetal-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75" width="665" height="454" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-xl object-cover absolute !w-full !h-full left-0 top-0" loading="lazy" style="color:transparent"/></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide" data-swiper-slide-index="4"><div class="default-grid mb-48 md:mb-60 2xl:mb-64"><div class="hidden col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-6 lg:col-span-12 mb-24 lg:hidden"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite">Michelle Kwait</h2></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 lg:hidden mb-16 h-full" style="height:calc(100vw - 60px)"><img alt="Michelle Kwait" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F03%2Fmichelle.png&w=750&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F03%2Fmichelle.png&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F03%2Fmichelle.png&w=1920&q=75" width="665" height="454" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-xl w-full object-cover h-full" loading="lazy" style="color:transparent"/></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-6 lg:col-span-12 mb-10 2xl:mb-8 hidden lg:block lg:max-w-1/2"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite lg:max-w-[50%] ">Michelle Kwait</h2></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-10 lg:col-span-5 lg:max-w-[488px]"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite mb-[1.7rem] lg:hidden">Michelle Kwait</h2><div class="paragraph text-warmWhite mb-16 lg:mb-16"><p><span data-sheets-hyperlinkruns="{"1":119,"2":"https://www.tysers.com/"}{"1":144}{"1":273,"2":"https://www.duq.edu/"}{"1":292}" data-sheets-textstyleruns="{"1":0}{"1":119,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076},"9":1}}{"1":144}{"1":273,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076},"9":1}}{"1":292}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":1063683,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":-436207616},"15":"Rubik","16":11,"23":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"With extensive HR experience and a passion for empowering people to bring out their best work, Michelle joined us from Tyser's Insurance Brokers and has decades of HR experience in the hospitality, retail, CPG, financial services, and education sectors. She graduated from Duquesne University. \n"}">With extensive HR experience and a passion for empowering people to bring out their best work, Michelle joined us from <a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://www.tysers.com/" class="in-cell-link">Tyser’s Insurance Brokers</a> and has decades of HR experience in the hospitality, retail, CPG, financial services, and education sectors. She graduated from <a rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://www.duq.edu/" class="in-cell-link">Duquesne University</a>.<br> </span></p> </div><div class="mb-6 lg:mb-10"><a class="undefined relative cta flex items-center text-warmWhite group" href="/bio/michelle-kwait"><span class="mr-[.8rem]">Read more</span><svg class="transform transition duration-300 group-hover:scale-90" width="26" height="20" viewBox="0 0 26 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#FFFAEE" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 0C4.47715 0 0 4.47715 0 10C0 15.5228 4.47715 20 10 20H16C21.5228 20 26 15.5228 26 10C26 4.47715 21.5228 0 16 0H10ZM11 7.5H14.7929L9.64648 12.6464L10.3536 13.3536L15.5 8.20711V12H16.5V7V6.5H16H11V7.5Z"></path></svg></a></div><div class="relative"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g clip-path="url(#clip0_1234_6221)"><path d="M14.25 0H3.75C1.67925 0 0 1.67925 0 3.75V14.25C0 16.3207 1.67925 18 3.75 18H14.25C16.3215 18 18 16.3207 18 14.25V3.75C18 1.67925 16.3215 0 14.25 0ZM6 14.25H3.75V6H6V14.25ZM4.875 5.049C4.1505 5.049 3.5625 4.4565 3.5625 3.726C3.5625 2.9955 4.1505 2.403 4.875 2.403C5.5995 2.403 6.1875 2.9955 6.1875 3.726C6.1875 4.4565 5.60025 5.049 4.875 5.049ZM15 14.25H12.75V10.047C12.75 7.521 9.75 7.71225 9.75 10.047V14.25H7.5V6H9.75V7.32375C10.797 5.38425 15 5.241 15 9.18075V14.25Z" fill="#FFFAEE"></path></g><defs><clipPath id="clip0_1234_6221"><rect width="18" height="18" fill="white"></rect></clipPath></defs></svg></a></div></div><div class="relative pb-[100%] hidden lg:block lg:col-start-7 lg:col-span-6 lg:-mt-32 xl:-mt-36"><img alt="Michelle Kwait" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F03%2Fmichelle.png&w=750&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F03%2Fmichelle.png&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F03%2Fmichelle.png&w=1920&q=75" width="665" height="454" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-xl object-cover absolute !w-full !h-full left-0 top-0" loading="lazy" style="color:transparent"/></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide" data-swiper-slide-index="5"><div class="default-grid mb-48 md:mb-60 2xl:mb-64"><div class="hidden col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-6 lg:col-span-12 mb-24 lg:hidden"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite">Sean Edgett</h2></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 lg:hidden mb-16 h-full" style="height:calc(100vw - 60px)"><img alt="Sean Edgett" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F10%2FCLO-Sean.png&w=750&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F10%2FCLO-Sean.png&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F10%2FCLO-Sean.png&w=1920&q=75" width="665" height="454" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-xl w-full object-cover h-full" loading="lazy" style="color:transparent"/></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-6 lg:col-span-12 mb-10 2xl:mb-8 hidden lg:block lg:max-w-1/2"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite lg:max-w-[50%] ">Sean Edgett</h2></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-10 lg:col-span-5 lg:max-w-[488px]"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite mb-[1.7rem] lg:hidden">Sean Edgett</h2><div class="paragraph text-warmWhite mb-16 lg:mb-16"><p>Sean joined UPSIDE after serving as the Senior Vice President and General Counsel at <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://about.twitter.com/en">Twitter</a></span>, where he held various key leadership positions for over a decade. In his role at UPSIDE, he leads all aspects of legal, compliance, IP, regulatory, and government affairs. Sean earned his J.D. from <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://law.pepperdine.edu/&source=gmail&ust=1698189299406000&usg=AOvVaw1D_vuO1T6mllWD2SJSLRss" rel="noopener" rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://law.pepperdine.edu/">Pepperdine Caruso School of Law</a></span>.</p> </div><div class="mb-6 lg:mb-10"><a class="undefined relative cta flex items-center text-warmWhite group" href="/bio/sean-edgett"><span class="mr-[.8rem]">Read more</span><svg class="transform transition duration-300 group-hover:scale-90" width="26" height="20" viewBox="0 0 26 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#FFFAEE" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 0C4.47715 0 0 4.47715 0 10C0 15.5228 4.47715 20 10 20H16C21.5228 20 26 15.5228 26 10C26 4.47715 21.5228 0 16 0H10ZM11 7.5H14.7929L9.64648 12.6464L10.3536 13.3536L15.5 8.20711V12H16.5V7V6.5H16H11V7.5Z"></path></svg></a></div><div class="relative"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-edgett-9a264515/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g clip-path="url(#clip0_1234_6221)"><path d="M14.25 0H3.75C1.67925 0 0 1.67925 0 3.75V14.25C0 16.3207 1.67925 18 3.75 18H14.25C16.3215 18 18 16.3207 18 14.25V3.75C18 1.67925 16.3215 0 14.25 0ZM6 14.25H3.75V6H6V14.25ZM4.875 5.049C4.1505 5.049 3.5625 4.4565 3.5625 3.726C3.5625 2.9955 4.1505 2.403 4.875 2.403C5.5995 2.403 6.1875 2.9955 6.1875 3.726C6.1875 4.4565 5.60025 5.049 4.875 5.049ZM15 14.25H12.75V10.047C12.75 7.521 9.75 7.71225 9.75 10.047V14.25H7.5V6H9.75V7.32375C10.797 5.38425 15 5.241 15 9.18075V14.25Z" fill="#FFFAEE"></path></g><defs><clipPath id="clip0_1234_6221"><rect width="18" height="18" fill="white"></rect></clipPath></defs></svg></a></div></div><div class="relative pb-[100%] hidden lg:block lg:col-start-7 lg:col-span-6 lg:-mt-32 xl:-mt-36"><img alt="Sean Edgett" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F10%2FCLO-Sean.png&w=750&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F10%2FCLO-Sean.png&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F10%2FCLO-Sean.png&w=1920&q=75" width="665" height="454" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-xl object-cover absolute !w-full !h-full left-0 top-0" loading="lazy" style="color:transparent"/></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide swiper-slide-duplicate" data-swiper-slide-index="0"><div class="default-grid mb-48 md:mb-60 2xl:mb-64"><div class="hidden col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-6 lg:col-span-12 mb-24 lg:hidden"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite">Uma Valeti, M.D.</h2></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 lg:hidden mb-16 h-full" style="height:calc(100vw - 60px)"><img alt="Uma Valeti, M.D." srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Uma-1.jpg&w=750&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Uma-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Uma-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75" width="665" height="454" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-xl w-full object-cover h-full" loading="lazy" style="color:transparent"/></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-6 lg:col-span-12 mb-10 2xl:mb-8 hidden lg:block lg:max-w-1/2"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite lg:max-w-[50%] ">Uma Valeti, M.D.</h2></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-10 lg:col-span-5 lg:max-w-[488px]"><h2 class="heading-2 text-warmWhite mb-[1.7rem] lg:hidden">Uma Valeti, M.D.</h2><div class="paragraph text-warmWhite mb-16 lg:mb-16"><p><span data-sheets-textstyleruns="{"1":0}{"1":268,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076}}}{"1":310}{"1":345,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076}}}{"1":364}{"1":425,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076}}}{"1":439}{"1":478,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076}}}{"1":497}{"1":503,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076}}}{"1":523}{"1":529,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":1136076}}}{"1":533}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":1391489,"3":{"1":0},"10":0,"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Rubik","16":11,"19":0,"21":0,"23":2}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dr. Uma Valeti is our CEO and Founder. Uma earned a degree in Cardiology from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), in Pondicherry, India. After residencies at Wayne State and SUNY Buffalo, Uma complete three fellowships at the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences. He teaches Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford University. In 2019, Uma was named a “Global Thinker of the Decade” by Foreign Policy magazine. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Aspen Ideas Festival, and SXSW. "}">Dr. Uma Valeti is our CEO and Founder. Uma attended medical school at<i> </i>the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) in Pondicherry, India. After residencies at Wayne State and SUNY Buffalo, Uma completed three fellowships at the <a rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer' href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/">Mayo Clinic</a> where he completed Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, and Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging training. He teaches Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford University. In 2019, Uma was named a “Global Thinker of the Decade” by Foreign Policy magazine. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Aspen Ideas Festival, and SXSW. </span></p> </div><div class="mb-6 lg:mb-10"><a class="undefined relative cta flex items-center text-warmWhite group" href="/bio/dr-uma-valeti"><span class="mr-[.8rem]">Read more</span><svg class="transform transition duration-300 group-hover:scale-90" width="26" height="20" viewBox="0 0 26 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#FFFAEE" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10 0C4.47715 0 0 4.47715 0 10C0 15.5228 4.47715 20 10 20H16C21.5228 20 26 15.5228 26 10C26 4.47715 21.5228 0 16 0H10ZM11 7.5H14.7929L9.64648 12.6464L10.3536 13.3536L15.5 8.20711V12H16.5V7V6.5H16H11V7.5Z"></path></svg></a></div><div class="relative"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g clip-path="url(#clip0_1234_6221)"><path d="M14.25 0H3.75C1.67925 0 0 1.67925 0 3.75V14.25C0 16.3207 1.67925 18 3.75 18H14.25C16.3215 18 18 16.3207 18 14.25V3.75C18 1.67925 16.3215 0 14.25 0ZM6 14.25H3.75V6H6V14.25ZM4.875 5.049C4.1505 5.049 3.5625 4.4565 3.5625 3.726C3.5625 2.9955 4.1505 2.403 4.875 2.403C5.5995 2.403 6.1875 2.9955 6.1875 3.726C6.1875 4.4565 5.60025 5.049 4.875 5.049ZM15 14.25H12.75V10.047C12.75 7.521 9.75 7.71225 9.75 10.047V14.25H7.5V6H9.75V7.32375C10.797 5.38425 15 5.241 15 9.18075V14.25Z" fill="#FFFAEE"></path></g><defs><clipPath id="clip0_1234_6221"><rect width="18" height="18" fill="white"></rect></clipPath></defs></svg></a></div></div><div class="relative pb-[100%] hidden lg:block lg:col-start-7 lg:col-span-6 lg:-mt-32 xl:-mt-36"><img alt="Uma Valeti, M.D." srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Uma-1.jpg&w=750&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Uma-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.upsidefoods.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FProgress_Leadership_Uma-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75" width="665" height="454" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-xl object-cover absolute !w-full !h-full left-0 top-0" loading="lazy" style="color:transparent"/></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="default-grid"><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 mb-[1.5rem] md:mb-8 enter-y delay-1"><h3 class="heading-3 text-warmWhite">Our Investors</h3></div><div class="col-start-1 col-span-12 w-full h-[1px] bg-warmWhite mb-20 md:mb-8 lg:mb-12 2xl:mb-8 enter-y delay-3"></div><div class="col-start-1 2xl:pt-4 col-span-12 md:col-span-8 lg:col-span-6 lg:max-w-[492px] order-1 lg:order-0 enter-y delay-5"><div class="paragraph text-warmWhite md:pt-4"><p>Our latest round of funding is led by <a rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline' href="https://www.temasek.com.sg/en/index">Temasek</a> and the <a rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline' href="https://www.adg.ae/">Abu Dhabi Growth Fund</a> and supported by <a rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline' href="https://www.bailliegifford.com/">Baillie Gifford</a>, <a rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline' href="https://www.givaudan.com/">Givaudan</a>, <a rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline' href="https://www.kleinerperkins.com/people/john-doerr/">John Doerr</a>, <a rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline' href="https://www.salt.org/">SALT Fund</a>, and <a rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank' style='text-decoration: underline' href="https://synthesis.capital/">Synthesis Capital</a>. 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Previously, Bob led teams at \u003ca class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https://www.gene.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eGenentech\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https://www.sutrobio.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSutro Biopharma\u003c/a\u003e. 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Sheetal earned degrees in Electrical Engineering at the \u003ca href=\"https://wp--upside-foods-dev.netlify.app/company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eUniversity of Florida\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","slug":"sheetal-shah"}}}},{"person":{"id":"cG9zdDoxNzc4","userBio":{"bio":{"bioDetail":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;With extensive HR experience and a passion for empowering people to bring out their best work, Michelle joined us from Tyser's Insurance Brokers and has decades of HR experience in the hospitality, retail, CPG, financial services, and education sectors. 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