FoodTech Startups

Growcer provides modular growing infrastructure and ecosystem support to enable communities to produce fresh food year-round locally. The company serves schools, hospitals, Indigenous nations, and communities across North America seeking food security and resilience.

5 investors

Grubbly Farms produces natural chicken feed and supplements centered on Black Soldier Fly grubs as a primary protein source, serving backyard flock owners. The company also offers coop supplies and treats formulated without soy, corn, fish, or GMOs.

5 investors

Halfday makes prebiotic iced teas with 6g of fiber, 3-5g of sugar, and 30-40 calories per can, offered in classic flavors and formulated to support digestion. The beverages are marketed as gut-friendly and suitable for keto and gluten-free diets.

5 investors

Hellometer provides AI-powered video monitoring and real-time analytics for quick-service restaurants, tracking drive-thru and lobby service times, kitchen operations, and loss prevention. It serves restaurant owners and operators looking to reduce wait times and improve guest experience.

5 investors

Home Chef is a meal kit delivery service that sends customers pre-portioned ingredients and recipes to cook home-cooked dinners, with meal kits starting at $7.99 per serving. It targets busy consumers in the United States looking to simplify their weeknight cooking.

5 investors

Hyfé operates a refining process that extracts specialty ingredients and chemical building blocks from food-processing waste and biomass. It produces high-performance ingredients for the food, beverage, personal care, and nutraceutical industries, along with glucose streams and chemical feedstocks for biomanufacturing.

5 investors

IntegriCulture is a Japanese cellular agriculture company developing cell-culture systems and production technology for cultured foods, along with OEM/ODM cosmetics and supplements and sales of cell-culture consumables and equipment. It applies its "CulNet"/cell-culture technology to help address protein supply and offers products across the food and cosmetics sectors.

5 investors

Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) develops and manufactures vertical farming technology using a Total Controlled Environment Agriculture (TCEA) approach, providing automated, biosecure indoor growing systems and growth recipes for crop growers. Founded in 2013 in Scotland, it works with growers globally to produce consistent yields through modular, scalable hardware and software.

5 investors

JALA operates an integrated supply chain platform for shrimp farming and distribution in Indonesia, connecting farmers, processors, and buyers with technical support, feed, post-larvae, and logistics services. The platform ensures traceability and freshness from farm to consumer through cold chain distribution.

5 investors

Jesse & Ben's makes frozen french fries, cooked in avocado oil and grass-fed beef tallow, sold as a consumer packaged food brand for grocery retail. The company was founded by two former restaurateurs who developed the fries during their restaurant and food truck years.

5 investors

Juicer is a margin management platform for restaurants that connects to a restaurant's POS to track costs, competitor pricing, sales, and delivery commissions. It surfaces mispriced menu items and delivers specific, dollar-quantified pricing recommendations with associated traffic risk.

5 investors

KatKin is a London-based subscription brand making gently cooked, frozen fresh cat food from human-quality meat.

5 investors

Kite Hill creates plant-based dairy alternatives including cheeses, yogurts, and spreads using an artisan approach. The company serves consumers seeking dairy-free food products in the natural and specialty grocery market.

5 investors

Koia makes plant-based protein shakes, including a Vanilla Bean flavor that is dairy-free, soy-free, and non-GMO with 18g of protein per bottle. The company sells ready-to-drink beverages directly to consumers.

5 investors

Grubhub is a food ordering and delivery platform connecting consumers with over 400,000 restaurants for delivery or pickup across the United States. It also offers restaurant partners growth and operations tools, and provides flexible gig work for delivery couriers.

5 investors

Lypid develops plant-based meat products, including pork belly alternatives sold as slices and braised and smoked variants. The company operates in the alternative protein and food technology industry.

5 investors

Made by Nacho is a pet food company that produces cat food crafted by professional chef Bobby Flay using quality proteins and ingredients designed for feline nutrition. The company targets cat owners seeking premium, chef-prepared alternatives to conventional cat food.

5 investors

Marqii is a discoverability and guest engagement platform for hospitality operators that automates SEO and GEO tasks, including listings updates across 70+ sites, menu syncing from POS systems, AI-powered review responses, FAQ widgets, and location pages. It serves restaurants and multi-location brands, integrating with POS and online ordering systems to keep business information consistent across Google, Yelp, Apple Maps, Facebook, and other channels.

5 investors

Mathem is an online grocery retailer offering food and household products for home delivery to consumers in Sweden.

5 investors

Mealco provides software tools for restaurant operators managing off-premise channels, including Sous Chef for platform monitoring and revenue optimization, and OneTablet for centralized order management across delivery platforms.

5 investors

Meatly partners with pet food brands to develop nutritionally formulated, safe, and sustainable pet food products, scaling production toward broader market availability within 3-5 years.

5 investors

Meitre provides online reservation, guest, and revenue management software for high-end restaurants. It serves top-tier restaurants as a SaaS platform to manage bookings and increase revenue.

5 investors

MiAlgae uses whisky distillation by-products to grow microalgae rich in marine Omega 3s, offering a plant-based, low-carbon alternative to fish oil. The Omega 3 rich algae is dried for use in farmed fish feed and pet food.

5 investors

Microharvest produces fermentation-derived microbial protein ingredients for use in pet food, aquafeed, and future human food applications. The company focuses on sustainable, GMO-free, allergen-free protein with a complete amino acid profile and micronutrients.

5 investors