# Josh Tetrick

> Josh Tetrick is the co-founder and CEO of Eat Just, Inc., the San Francisco-based food technology company behind JUST Egg (a mung bean-based egg substitute) and GOOD Meat (the world's first commercially sold cultivated chicken). Starting with $37,000 of personal capital in 2011, he has raised over $456 million to build a company that simultaneously cracked the plant-based egg market and won the world's first regulatory approval for lab-grown meat in Singapore in 2020. A former Fulbright Scholar, UN initiative leader, and Cornell-educated lawyer turned food disruptor, Tetrick has made it his life's work to prove that removing animals from the food system doesn't mean sacrificing flavor or scale.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Eat Just, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Eat Just, Inc., GOOD Meat, More Than Me (non-profit, founder), 33needs (crowdfunding platform, founder), United Nations (Kenya initiative), Green Frontier Capital (advisor)
- **From:** Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Africana Studies, Cornell University, Juris Doctor (J.D.), University of Michigan Law School, Fellowship (teaching in Nigeria and South Africa), Fulbright Scholar Program
- **Known for:** Co-founded Eat Just, Inc., which grew to a $1.2 billion valuation, Led the world's first commercially approved cultivated meat product (GOOD Meat, Singapore, 2020), Secured FDA clearance and USDA labeling authorization for cultivated chicken in the US (2023)

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Played football at West Virginia University; earned scout team player of the year award
- **2004** — Graduated from Cornell University with BA in Africana Studies
- **2008** — Earned J.D. from University of Michigan Law School
- **2008-2011** — Spent approximately three years in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fulbright Scholar teaching street children in Nigeria and South Africa; led UN business initiative in Kenya; worked for Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on investment law reform; worked for President Clinton
- **2011** — Founded More Than Me, a non-profit addressing child welfare and education in Liberia
- **2011** — Launched 33needs, a crowdfunding platform for social startups
- **2011** — Co-founded Hampton Creek (later Eat Just, Inc.) with Josh Balk, investing $37,000 of personal capital
- **2012** — Hired former Unilever Food Solutions global R&D director Johan Boot to build the R&D team
- **2013** — Launched Just Mayo and Just Cookie Dough; featured in Bill Gates documentary 'The Future of Food'
- **2013** — Spoke at TEDxEdmonton
- **2014** — Named to Inc. '35 Under 35' and CNBC 'Disruptor 50'
- **2017** — Company rebranded from Hampton Creek to Eat Just; parted with entire board
- **2018** — Launched JUST Egg, made from mung bean protein isolate
- **2019** — Established GOOD Meat division for cultivated meat
- **2020** — Singapore became first country to approve GOOD Meat cultivated chicken; restaurant 1880 in Singapore served the world's first commercially sold cultivated meat
- **2020** — Launched frozen JUST Egg product
- **2023** — GOOD Meat became first cultivated meat product approved for sale in the United States after FDA and USDA authorization
- **2025** — Relaunched Just Mayo nationwide at Whole Foods Market after four-year hiatus
- **2025** — Granted Vegan Food Group exclusive European manufacturing rights for JUST Egg; backed by £11.25M VFG investment
- **2025** — Launched Just Meat plant-based chicken alternative brand
- **2026** — Spoke at Expo West about plant-based chicken strategy and flavor-first innovation

## Achievements

- Co-founded Eat Just, Inc., which grew to a $1.2 billion valuation
- Led the world's first commercially approved cultivated meat product (GOOD Meat, Singapore, 2020)
- Secured FDA clearance and USDA labeling authorization for cultivated chicken in the US (2023)
- Built JUST Egg into the dominant plant-based egg brand with 51% repeat purchase rate
- Raised over $456 million in total funding from investors including Li Ka-Shing, Peter Thiel, and Vinod Khosla
- Named Fast Company 'Most Creative People in Business'
- Named Inc. '35 Under 35' (2014)
- Named Fortune '40 Under 40'
- Named CNBC 'Disruptor 50' (2014)
- Featured in Bill Gates documentary 'The Future of Food' (2013)
- Founded More Than Me, a Liberia-focused non-profit for child welfare
- Worked as Fulbright Scholar teaching street children in Nigeria and South Africa
- Led UN business initiative in Kenya

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Spoke at Expo West about Eat Just's plant-based chicken strategy and flavor-first innovation approach
- **2025-04** — Secured £11.25M investment from Vegan Food Group for exclusive European JUST Egg manufacturing; raised $11.25M in latest venture funding round
- **2025-02** — Relaunched Just Mayo nationwide at Whole Foods Market after four-year hiatus
- **2025** — Launched 'Just Meat' plant-based chicken alternative brand with three flavors
- **2025** — Company focused on achieving operational profitability; pursuing 'zero-burn plan'

## Links

- Website: https://ju.st
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshtetrick
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/joshtetrick
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hamptoncreek

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Last updated: 2026-05-12