Offbeast (YC W22)

Exciting news: We’re soft launching our new name, Offbeast, to reflect our commitment to breaking norms and setting new standards. ?? ?? We believe that being offbeat is our superpower as vegans. By thinking differently, vegans pioneer a new food culture and bring plant-based eating into the mainstream. Thirty years ago, plant-based options were rare on menus. Today, there are many more choices, nudging even non-vegans towards plant-based eating. In thirty years from now, we hope plant-based options will make up a major part of food menus and grocery store shelves—all thanks to vegans thinking independently and inspiring change! Being confidently offbeat is also how you could best describe our team. We've been wonderfully busy these past few months (too busy to post on LinkedIn even!), but we’re excited to make more announcements soon! #alternativeproteins #foodscience #plantbasedmeats

#YCombinator President & CEO Garry Tan invited me to the #CapitolHill in DC to speak about the new #labgrownmeat policies in front of a room full of congressional staffers. As an immigrant I do not have any strong political affiliation in the US, so I judge policies by what they are. And I, personally, find them bizarre and harmful. Here's my full statement (from memory): "I do believe that fears should not be disregarded. I do understand why the idea is scary and I think that we should listen to those concerns. Yet, I find this legislation to be absurd, yet harmful. It’s absurd because lab-grown meat is still in it’s infancy and we have no idea yet how it will look like. Prohibiting lab-grown meat today is the equivalent of someone saying “We should ban autonomous cars” in the 1800s when people moved from horses to the first cars. It seems like a political gaslight to move attention away from more relevant topics. Nevertheless, the legislation is harmful because it impedes important innovation. Lab-grown meat could become the nutrition equivalent to OpenAI in terms of how much it transforms our world. Right now, like any other deep-tech company, lab-grown meat firms are having an incredibly hard time raising funding. Obviously, many investors shy away from regulatory risks. If lab-grown meat companies do not receive funding today because of the uncertainty caused by regulation, we'll feel the impact in 10, 20, or 30 years from now. China has made lab-grown meat a key part of their five-year agriculture plan. I really believe that we, as Western countries, need to keep our political systems functional if we want to stay competitive." Thanks Luther Lowe for organizing! #labgrownmeat #agriculture #policies #washingtondc Follow us: Mooji Meats (YC W22) (plant-based meats only, sorry! ;-) )

We're #hiring for a junior role in commercialization/operations. Come work on making lots and lots of delicious steak! https://lnkd.in/ezfzj3U5

Happy Earth Day!! ?? For Earth Day we joined a local high school to chat with students about plant-based nutrition and the importance for our planet. We hope that we could help planting a seed! ?? Tanvi Majumdar #earthday #alternativeproteins #femalescientists

Big shoutout to Madeleine Aitken and everyone at #CambridgeDay for this feature. (I love and appreciate that there are so many fellow vegetarians, vegans and flexitarians - like Madeleine - out there supporting us ?? ) It's been veeery busy for us and we’ve got some exciting updates, keep an eye out. ?? #altprotein #boston #foodtech #productlaunch

So exciiiited for this vegconomist - the vegan business magazine update ???? “When we launched our company, everyone told us it was impossible for a plant-based meat company to break into the steakhouse market,” said Mooji Meats co-founder and CEO Insa Mohr. “Looking back, we’re glad we didn’t listen and instead focused on creating the perfect meat-free ribeye specifically for steakhouses. Today, steakhouses have become our fastest-growing group of customers, and the feedback has been overwhelming. We’re not just creating new customers for them; we’re also piquing the curiosity of traditional meat eaters to try meat alternatives, which is precisely what we aim to achieve.” Thank you Emma Clarkson ?? & the #vegconomist team #alternativeproteins #plantbasedmeat #foodtech #vegan #steakhouse #newyorkcity

What a time to be alive! We just hosted a fully vegan event at a steakhouse (and served our vegan ribeyes) Thank you Steve Molino James Caffyn Steven Finn Jasmin Kern Tatiana Brunvall Chandler Rawson Janneke Buntinx - De Hollander Quinten Eggink Susie Bittker Grant La Count Fernando Gutierrez-Eddy Perry Ellis Tanvi Majumdar Chloe Toutain Tilman Schober and many more :) Mooji Meats (YC W22) #altprotein #vegan #foodtech #newyorkcity

Cheers to 2023: Celebrating an unforgettable year! ??????