Having come up with a prototype whitefish product generated from fish cells, the next step for Hong Kong-based Avant is to commercialize its products. And the cultivated meat start-up recently closed a $3.1 million (€2.6 million) round of seed funding to do just that.

With cash injections from Regal Springs chairman Markus Haefeli, as well as prominent Chinese investors and western alternative protein investors, Avant is driving forward, aiming for a second round of funding and a 2021 product launch.