Justin Kolbeck - Co-Founder and CEO Wildtype. | E35 Our Epic Ocean

Justin Kolbeck is co-founder and CEO of cultivated salmon producer Wildtype with longtime friend Aryé Elfenbein, currently on a mission to create the cleanest, most sustainable seafood on the planet. Inspired by breakthroughs in stem cell research, and witnessing firsthand the impact of global food insecurity in places such as Pakistan and Afghanistan, these old friends brought their experiences together to reimagine the future of seafood starting with creating sushi grade salmon from Coho Salmon cells.  Wildtype has recently raised over $100 million in Series B funding to make its product ubiquitous, from top restaurants to grocery stores.  Prior to Wildtype, Justin spent nearly five years as a consultant at Strategy& helping companies develop and launch products, grow into new markets, and operate efficiently. He started his career as a Foreign Service Officer, serving in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Australia, and Washington DC.  He is a graduate of the Yale School of Management, L’Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, and UC Berkeley.  
 
LEARN MORE ABOUT JUSTIN KOLBECK and WILDTYPE FOODS here: 
 
Wildtype Website: https://www.wildtypefoods.com/
Wildtype on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wildtype-foods/
Wildtype on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wildtypefoods
Wildtype on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluefrontiercampaign/
Wildtype Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildtype_Foods
Wildtype on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildtypefoods/
TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/22/can-100-million-get-wildtypes-cell-grown-salmon-into-the-wild/
Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkart/2021/06/17/wildtype-says-its-sustainable-cell-cultivated-salmon-can-ease-stress-on-our-oceans/?sh=3a0c42d46629
Arye’ Elfenbein LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elfenbein216/
Justin Kolbeck LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-kolbeck/
BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51657573
New Republic Lab to Table: https://newrepublic.com/article/163554/lab-meat-save-planet
NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/business/fake-fish-impossible-foods.html
Future of Seafood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBY96h7mcko
Science Insider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWRwrQI3XOY
Bloomberg QuickTake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDTQTdPwBsQ
Time Lab Grown Meat could Feed the Planet : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FIk8ruwG4s
Forbes: Cell Cultured Seafood: https://www.forbes.com/sites/briankateman/2022/06/06/cell-cultured-seafood-isnt-just-an-idea-its-a-reality/?sh=3118d9d4146d
Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/wildtype-cultivated-cell-grown-salmon-looks-feels-tastes-real-2021-10
 
 
“Maybe it seems strange that all the meat that we'll consume (in the future) won't require slaughtering animals. But strange things happen all the time.” -Josh Tetrick, cofounder and CEO of Eat Just, Inc. and Good Meat. 
 
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