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Dr Sandhya Sriram
Group Co-Founder
Dr. Sandhya Sriram
Group CEO and Co-Founder
Dr. Sandhya Sriram is the Group CEO and Co-founder of Shiok Meats Pte. Ltd., Singapore, the first cultivated seafood & meat company in Southeast Asia and the first cultivated Crustacean company globally.
With her at the helm, Shiok Meats has raised USD 30 Million in funding since its inception in 2018 from a global suite of investors – USA, Europe, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea. Shiok Meats also acquired Gaia Foods, a cultivated red meat company headquartered in Singapore.
A stem cell biologist and scientist by training and education, a former business development professional, a serial entrepreneur, and a thought leader, Sandhya was recently named as part of the 2021 class of Bloomberg New Economy Catalysts and as one of Forbes Women in Tech.
She is also an advisor and investor to trailblazing Food Tech start-ups and has spoken at leading industry conferences worldwide. A proud mother to a 9-year-old son and a 2-year-old daughter, a conscious lifestyle blogger, and an avid traveler, Sandhya likes to call herself a productive juggler.
Dr Ka Yi Ling
Group Co-Founder
Dr. Ka Yi Ling
Group CTO and Co-Founder
Dr. Ka Yi Ling is a developmental and stem cell biologist with over 10 years of expertise in tracing and studying stem cells during development.
Ka Yi received the prestigious A*STAR’s National Science Scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor’s and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She worked closely with stem cell and developmental biology experts like James Thomson, Davor Solter, and Barbara Knowles. Following graduation, Ka Yi did her postdoc at IMCB, A*STAR in Singapore.
She is an active science communicator since her days in Madison, frequently takes part in science outreach, and speaks at food sustainability and career management events. She also did a podcast called “Science Now” and “Life after Ph.D.” with fellow colleague/scholar.
Ka Yi is passionate about marrying her experience in biotech research and her love for food to produce sustainable food products. In August 2018, she co-founded a cell-based crustaceans startup called Shiok Meats, along with Dr. Sandhya Sriram.
She is currently an advisor to North Mountain Consulting, Cell Ag Australia, and other cell-based initiatives, and a new angel investor to sustainable ventures. She was recognized as one of the MIT Tech Review’s “Innovators under 35 in Asia” 2020, the “Women and the Ocean: Changemakers” challenge 2020”, the Great Women Of Our Times 2020 by Women Weekly, and Gen T list 2020.
Stem Cells & Media Research
Dr Prasanna Kumar Juvvuna
Lead Scientist (Seafood)
Mr Gabriel Lye
Senior Research Assistant (Seafood)
Interns & Trainees
Mr Sean Chia
Research Intern