The company was co-founded by Christoph Mayr (CEO) and Suman Das (Chief Scientific Officer) in 2019.
In March 2022 Mirai Foods announced that it had raised CHF 4.5 million seed funding.
Major investors included German Family Office FRIBA Investment, Swiss Advanced Nutrition & Biotech VC Skyviews Life Science, Zürich based serial entrepreneur and tech investor Ulf Claesson, food company Paulig through its venture arm PINC, and technology investor Team Europe.
[3] In August 2022, the company announced that they partnered with Shiok Meats and Gaia Foods to accelerate their production in Singapore and also the regulatory approval.
[4] In November 2022 Mirai Foods announced that it would collaborate with German alternative proteins company Rügenwalder Mühle [de] to produce a hybrid meat product,[5][6][7] consisting of plant based proteins and cultivated fat.