FoodTech Startups

Darwin Bioprospecting converts microbial diversity into industrial solutions, leveraging microbial strains and genomics for applications across health, nutrition, and biosolutions.

1 investor

Datassential provides food and beverage market intelligence, using data and AI to help companies across the foodservice ecosystem develop, market, and sell their products. It serves brands and operators in the food and beverage industry.

1 investor

Dave's Hot Chicken is a restaurant brand specializing in spicy fried chicken sandwiches and tenders that began as a food cart in East Hollywood. The company serves customers seeking bold-flavored late-night dining experiences.

1 investor

David Protein sells canned cod as a convenient, ready-to-eat protein source. The product is cooked in its own juices and marketed as a clean, simple seafood option for consumers seeking high-quality protein.

1 investor

Days brews non-alcoholic (0.0% ABV) beers, including a lager and a pale ale, made with plant-based, all-natural ingredients and lower in calories. The Edinburgh-based brand sells its alcohol-free beers direct to consumers as a substitute for regular beer.

1 investor

DBay Kitchen and Food Co. Ltd. provides catering services and cookery classes featuring traditional Chinese dim-sum, keto diet dishes, and vegetarian cuisine. The company operates in Hong Kong and serves customers seeking diverse culinary experiences and cooking instruction.

1 investor

De La Calle produces a modern Mexican soda based on tepache, a traditional fermented beverage made with pineapple, sugar, spices, and carbonated water. The brand targets consumers seeking lower-sugar, culturally-rooted beverages.

1 investor

De Novo Dairy produces nature-identical bovine lactoferrin using precision fermentation instead of dairy extraction, offering customizable iron-saturation profiles, purity, and sequence identity per batch. It targets product formulators across categories such as infant formula, gut-health supplements, and bioavailable iron delivery.

1 investor

Decomer Technology produces eco-friendly, water-soluble polymers used for consumer packaging, including blendable superfood packs for smoothies and water-soluble honey portion packages (Honeydrops). The company operates in the sustainable materials and packaging space with a focus on biodegradable polymer products.

1 investor

Deep Blue Green develops nutrient supply products for indoor vertical farms designed to reduce water, energy, and nutrient consumption while increasing crop yield. The company serves indoor growers seeking to maximize farm productivity and resource efficiency.

1 investor

DeepFarm builds AI-powered software and on-farm edge hardware for livestock operations, offering a farm management platform and cattle monitoring system. It serves cattle and other livestock farmers with tools for data recording, veterinary Q&A, estrus detection, and behavior analysis.

1 investor

Defence Nutrition Australia is a membership-based industry alliance, run by former ADF personnel, that connects Australian food and nutrition businesses to build sovereign supply capability for military rations and national food security. It offers vendor listing, an industry uplift program, and a digital capability platform to help members contribute to defence food supply and research projects with Australian universities.

1 investor

DeIorio's manufactures custom-formulated, fresh-to-frozen dough products for multi-unit food and restaurant brands seeking consistency and repeatable performance across locations. The company has over 90 years of heritage in dough production.

1 investor

Dekel Agri-Vision is an agro-industrial company operating in West Africa that produces palm oil and processes cashew nuts. The company serves food manufacturers, biodiesel producers, and food processing industries.

1 investor

Del Real Foods produces Hispanic food products including tamales, carnitas, pupusas, and salsas made with traditional cooking methods, fresh ingredients, and no preservatives. The company distributes ready-to-eat meals through retail grocery stores.

1 investor

Delicious is a meal planning app that generates daily meal plans at three difficulty levels (easy, intermediate, sophisticated) with recipes, nutritional information, and grocery lists. It serves home cooks looking to reduce meal planning effort and decision fatigue.

1 investor

Deligate provides a software platform for grocery retailers to manage date checks and controlled markdowns on short-dated products, aiming to increase sell-through, protect margins, and reduce in-store food waste. It is used by over 1,000 grocery stores across Europe, including ICA Sweden and Carrefour Belgium.

1 investor

Deliverart is a management software for restaurants, chains, and dark kitchens that centralizes orders from delivery platforms (Just Eat, Glovo, Deliveroo) and other channels in a single interface, enabling real-time order tracking, shift scheduling, and performance analytics.

1 investor

Deliverit provides an all-in-one point-of-sale, online ordering, QR ordering, payments, and delivery management system built for quick-service restaurants such as pizza shops, takeaway venues, and delivery services. It serves hospitality businesses across Australia and integrates with platforms like Uber Eats, Menulog, and DoorDash.

1 investor

Deliveroo operates a food and grocery delivery marketplace connecting customers, restaurants and supermarkets, and delivery riders, using its own logistics technology to fulfill orders. It works with restaurants, grocery chains and supermarkets across 10 markets, offering on-demand food and grocery delivery.

1 investor

Delivery Couple develops semi-autonomous robots for last-mile food and grocery delivery in urban environments. The company serves food and grocery businesses seeking to reduce delivery costs and improve logistics efficiency.

1 investor

Deliway provides a digital menu platform that allows restaurants and food businesses to organize and manage orders without transaction fees.

1 investor

DELLI is a marketplace that connects independent food and drink makers with consumers and retailers, offering discovery and curated product collections. The platform now includes AI-powered tools like an Order Hub to help makers manage orders, reduce administrative burden, and grow their businesses across direct-to-consumer and B2B channels.

1 investor

Delta makes hemp-derived THC seltzers and a cannabis "spirit" drink, precisely dosed at 5, 10, or 20mg of Delta-9 THC with no sugar or alcohol. The direct-to-consumer beverages are marketed as a THC alternative to alcoholic drinks and edibles, sold online and through retail stores.

1 investor