Actor and environmental activist contributes undisclosed amount as part of Israeli company's recent $105m funding round

Funding round is led by private equity firm L Catterton and DisruptAD, the VC arm of Abu Dhabi's holding company ADQ; Aleph mulls manufacturing plant in UAE

Aleph, which grows meat directly from cattle cells, hopes to set up consortium with space agencies; company says it wants to 'push the boundaries' of its production process