New York-based Pythag Tech, a technology startup developing artificial intelligence tools for cultivated meat production, has raised $4.25 million in seed funding. The round was led by Azolla Ventures, with participation from Endurance28 and other institutional investors. The funding was announced on October 22, 2026.
Founded in 2023 by Sami Nabulsi and Anne-Sophie Mertgen, Pythag Tech develops data-driven technologies to help food companies improve the efficiency and scalability of cultivated meat manufacturing. Nabulsi serves as CEO, while Mertgen is the company’s Chief R&D Officer.
The company operates a machine learning platform supported by a proprietary biological dataset. Its technology uses AI models to guide laboratory experiments targeting three major cost components of cultivated meat production: growth media, cell line development and bioprocessing.
Results from these experiments are incorporated into the company’s dataset, allowing its models to identify and refine production parameters. Pythag Tech aims to provide optimized manufacturing processes that food producers can license and integrate into their operations, rather than manufacturing cultivated meat itself.
The newly secured capital will support the expansion of Pythag Tech’s biological dataset and the development of its machine learning platform.
In an interview with Green Queen, Nabulsi also outlined plans to invest in laboratory automation equipment, establish a second laboratory in Thailand alongside its existing facility in Melbourne, and expand the company’s laboratory research and AI teams. These investments are intended to increase experimental capacity and support further development of production processes for cultivated meat companies.
