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Orbillion Bio

Acquired · Tasty and scalable cultivated meat at price parity

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
13signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 7Team size · YC's directory+4.7
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

OtherInactiveMicro MeatShared: cultured meat, food tech, climateYC S21MonterreyStartup →OtherThe Good Food InstituteShared: cultivated meat, climate, cellYC S18WashingtonStartup →OtherRebellyous FoodsShared: price parity, climate, meatYC S18SeattleStartup →
Companies closest to Orbillion Bio
Company
Micro MeatShared: cultured meat, food tech, climateYC S21InactiveOther
The Good Food InstituteShared: cultivated meat, climate, cellYC S18ActiveOther
Rebellyous FoodsShared: price parity, climate, meatYC S18ActiveOther

Adjacent

OtherTender BioShared: cultivated meat, bio, commercialMassChallenge Switzerland 2025United KingdomStartup →OtherFriends & Family Pet Food CompanyShared: cultivated meat, cost, expensivePlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →OtherOffbeastShared: cultured meat, food tech, climateYC W22New York CityStartup →AILivestock LabsShared: cultivated meat, cell, growthPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →OtherALT TEXShared: food tech, climate, scaleYC S22TorontoStartup →
Companies next to Orbillion Bio
Company
Tender BioShared: cultivated meat, bio, commercialMassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedOther
Friends & Family Pet Food CompanyShared: cultivated meat, cost, expensivePlug and Play Not statedOther
OffbeastShared: cultured meat, food tech, climateYC W22ActiveOther
Livestock LabsShared: cultivated meat, cell, growthPlug and Play Not statedAI, Data
ALT TEXShared: food tech, climate, scaleYC S22ActiveOther

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About Orbillion Bio

Intro to Orbillion Bio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAf21WXxnhw (Slush Nov 2024) Orbillion is making cultivated beef at scale using advanced computational models to rapidly optimize the bioprocess and reduce cost. With Orbillion’s proprietary bioware, they can precisely control the microenvironment that the meat cells need. This supercharges cell growth without the need for GMO, serum, or expensive growth factors, enabling a cost of $4 per kg at commercial scale. Orbillion’s technology addresses the industry's two main challenges: cost and scale-up. Its integrated bioprocess platform allows Orbillion to produce at a commercial level anywhere globally within two weeks in an asset-light fashion. Partnerships with two global food companies of combined $280B revenue, and a European partner have fast-tracked commercialization in the $211B ground beef market. Founders Dr. Patricia Bubner and Samet Yildirim are the only industry founders with scale-up experience in mammalian cells from the biopharma industry. Orbillion is backed by The Venture Collective, Y Combinator, At One Ventures, Venture Souq, and Hub71 among others.

YC batch
W21 · Winter 2021
Status, per YC
Acquired
Category
Other
Team size
7
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
13h ago

YC tags: Cultured Meat, Climate, Food Tech

Orbillion Bio in W21: 336 companies, 30% AI

Orbillion Bio: questions

Which YC batch was Orbillion Bio in?

Orbillion Bio was in Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch (W21).

Is Orbillion Bio still active?

Y Combinator lists Orbillion Bio as acquired.

Where is Orbillion Bio based?

Orbillion Bio lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.