FoodTech Startups

Chickin is an Indonesian agricultural technology company serving poultry farmers. Its application records daily operational, production, and sales figures and connects to IoT sensors that track climate conditions such as temperature and humidity inside poultry houses, along with flock age, so farmers can monitor performance and act on problems earlier.

5 investors

Clever Carnivore develops cultivated meat — beef, pork, and chicken grown from animal tissue samples in a food production facility — as an alternative to industrial farm-raised meat. The company targets the consumer market with cultivated meat products, including a bratwurst, focused on low-cost, scalable production.

5 investors

CloudChef builds hourly-wage kitchen robots that learn recipes from a single demonstration and operate across commercial kitchen stations such as prep, batch cooking, line cooking, griddle work, and packaging. The robots are designed to drop into existing commercial kitchens without retrofitting and are offered on a pay-by-the-hour model in three form factors.

5 investors

Copia is a for-profit technology company that connects businesses with surplus food—such as food management companies, corporate cafeterias, universities, hospitals, grocers, and caterers—to nonprofits in need by arranging pickups, matching, and delivery. Its platform also provides data and analytics on surplus food, helping partners reduce waste, access tax savings, and lower emissions.

5 investors

Daring produces plant-based chicken products made from 100% plant ingredients with a simple ingredient list, designed as a direct replacement for chicken in cooking. The company sells its products to consumers and foodservice operators across various retail channels.

5 investors

De Novo Food Labs produces nature-identical bovine lactoferrin (branded NanoFerrin) using precision fermentation instead of dairy extraction, offering customizable iron saturation, purity, and sequence identity per batch. It supplies formulators of products such as infant formula, gut-health blends, and iron supplements with lactoferrin at lower cost and higher, more consistent volumes than traditional dairy sourcing.

5 investors

Delos Aqua farms and supplies king prawns sourced from Indonesia, positioning them as responsibly farmed seafood.

5 investors

Dishpatch delivers pre-prepared meals from UK chefs and restaurants nationwide every Friday, requiring only final heating and plating at home. The service offers chef-curated seasonal menus as a non-subscription, on-demand alternative to traditional meal kits.

5 investors

DwellSocial delivers meals from well-known Chicago restaurants to customers in the Chicago suburbs, offering scheduled home delivery or local pickup. It operates as an online food ordering and delivery service connecting suburban consumers with city restaurants on a rotating basis.

5 investors

EAT Club provides individual meal delivery for companies that lack onsite cafeterias, letting employees pick their own lunches from a daily menu that are then delivered together in a single consolidated drop-off. The company combines a technology platform with food service operations to handle menu management, restaurant selection, and ordering for office lunch programs.

5 investors

Epigamia creates healthier snacking options using fresh, locally-sourced ingredients, combining Indian and Greek culinary traditions. The company focuses on eliminating preservatives and artificial flavors while maintaining taste and nutrition.

5 investors

Equii makes food products that combine complete protein with carbohydrates while reducing sugar, positioned around balanced nutrition. It targets consumers seeking healthier everyday meals.

5 investors

Everytable prepares fresh, scratch-cooked meals starting around $7, sold via local storefronts, online ordering, delivery, and workplace group ordering, with a subscription option offering discounts and perks. It positions itself as an accessible food provider serving culturally diverse communities including food deserts.

5 investors

Farmstead was an AI-powered online grocer offering farm-to-doorstep grocery delivery in under 60 minutes to consumers in the San Francisco area.

5 investors

Feedr provides workplace catering and meal solutions, operating across the UK, Ireland, and Europe, with associated operations under the EatFirst brand in Australia. The company serves corporate and office clients with food delivery and catering services.

5 investors

FirstClub is a member-only grocery retail platform offering curated, quality-vetted food products, screening out over 200 harmful ingredients and verifying sourcing for its members. Based in Bangalore, it operates an omnichannel/quick commerce model focused on quality and transparency in the Indian grocery market.

5 investors

FloVision retrofits meat processing lines with computer-vision and machine-learning inspection that measures yield, giveaway, quality, throughput, and foreign bodies in real time across beef, pork, and poultry. It serves food processors, providing per-piece grading, defect flagging, and dashboards that roll up results by line, shift, SKU, and supplier.

5 investors

FoodLogiQ, now part of Trustwell following a 2023 merger with ESHA Research, provides food safety and traceability software that helps food companies manage their supply chain, capture FSMA-compliant data, and trace products from farm to fork. It serves food and supplement manufacturers, retail grocers, and restaurant chains.

5 investors

FreshToHome is an online marketplace for fresh meat, poultry, and seafood, sourcing directly from farmers and small-boat fishermen for home delivery. It also offers ready-to-cook items and other prepared foods to Indian consumers via its website and app.

5 investors

Fudo is a cloud-based platform for restaurants and food businesses in Latin America that integrates point-of-sale, inventory management, payments, and online delivery into a single system. The platform serves cafes, bars, pizzerias, food trucks, chains, and other food service establishments.

5 investors

GEM makes whole-food nutritional supplements in the form of plant-based bites designed to address nutrient deficiencies using real food ingredients rather than isolated vitamins. The products are formulated by a team of scientists and doctors using integrative and functional medicine principles, targeting consumers seeking natural wellness solutions.

5 investors

Ghia makes a non-alcoholic apéritif spirits drink designed as a modern alternative to traditional cocktails and aperitivo culture. The brand targets consumers seeking the social and sensory experience of drinking without alcohol.

5 investors

Good Culture makes dairy products, including high-protein items with simple ingredients, using responsibly sourced ingredients and attention to sourcing, texture, and taste. The company sells its products directly to consumers for everyday eating.

5 investors

Goodie Bag operates a marketplace connecting local food shops with consumers to sell surplus food at discounted prices, reducing waste and improving food affordability. The platform serves customers across multiple U.S. cities including Denver, Charlotte, Charleston, Madison, Milwaukee, and New York City.

5 investors