FoodTech Startups

Bachan's makes Japanese barbecue and dipping sauces based on a family recipe, using simple non-GMO ingredients. Its products are sold direct to consumers and in grocery locations nationwide in the United States.

2 investors

BACU offers balanced prepared meals inspired by world cuisine, sold to consumers alongside a line of ceremonial-grade matcha drinks. It runs a loyalty program ("Club Bacanes") that rewards purchases with points redeemable for meals and access to events.

2 investors

The Baker's Dozen makes home-style baked goods such as whole wheat banana walnut cake, butter-based dark chocolate cookies, and fourgrain sourdough bread made without maida or palm oil. It sells these baked products directly to consumers.

2 investors

Base Culture is a bakery producing clean-label breads and baked goods, offering both gluten-free and gluten options made without refined sugar, oils, or artificial ingredients. Its products are sold in retail freezer and bread aisles nationwide across the United States.

2 investors

Bebe Burp is a direct-to-consumer brand selling clean-label baby and toddler food such as ragi/millet porridge mixes, cookies, puffs, pancake mixes and natural sweeteners, along with feeding accessories like silicone feeding sets, bibs and teethers. It targets Indian parents and mothers of infants and young children.

2 investors

BEHAVE makes low-sugar, clean-label gummy candy formulated to avoid blood sugar spikes, with reduced sugar, calories, and net carbs plus added fiber. The products are positioned for a broad consumer market, including people with diabetes or PCOS and children.

2 investors

Bene Bono runs an online subscription grocery service that delivers organic fruits, vegetables, and pantry products sourced directly from producers to consumers, focusing on items rescued from food waste (e.g. surplus, odd-shaped, or blemished produce). It operates in France, offering flexible weekly baskets at reduced prices.

2 investors

Best Beer Japan operates an online B2B wholesale platform for craft beer and other alcohol, connecting breweries with restaurants and liquor retailers, and offers inventory management software, keg rental, and keg return logistics services for breweries. It serves the craft beer industry in Japan, aggregating over 350 breweries and 4,000+ products.

2 investors

Better Juice develops an enzymatic technology that reduces natural sugars in fruit juices and other fruit-based foods and beverages by up to 80% while retaining flavor and nutrients, using natural enzymes in non-GMO microorganisms as a pass-through production step. It sells to food and beverage manufacturers seeking to create low-sugar, clean-label products.

2 investors

Bev is a beverage brand that makes canned drinks with less than 1g of sugar, positioned around a women-led community and lifestyle. The company also runs "Made by Chicks," a community for women entrepreneurs, creatives, and freelancers.

2 investors

Beyond Snack makes Kerala banana chips (banana wafers) in flavors such as peri peri and desi masala, marketed as made from authentic Kerala bananas with no artificial ingredients. It sells packaged snack products directly to consumers.

2 investors

Bhakti makes cold-pressed organic ginger chai concentrate and related tea beverages, using organic and fair-trade black tea and sugar that are non-GMO verified. The consumer beverage brand sells its products directly to consumers and supports social causes benefiting women and girls.

2 investors

Biftek develops a microorganism-based growth medium supplement for cultured meat production, offering a lower-cost alternative to fetal bovine serum. The product targets the cultivated meat industry, aiming to reduce the cost, water use, land use, and emissions associated with meat production.

2 investors

BioFeyn is a life sciences company that applies biomedical nanoencapsulation technology (its "Feyn" delivery mechanism) to feed ingredients, improving nutrient absorption and bioavailability in animals. It focuses on aquaculture and agriculture, particularly salmon farming, serving farmers and feed suppliers while reducing waste and environmental impact.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[{"full_name": "Timothy Bouley", "title": "CEO, Founder"}, {"full_name": "Marie-Christine Imbert", "title": "CSO, Founder"}]

2 investors

Biryani Blues (Thea Kitchen Private Limited) is a quick-service restaurant chain in India serving Hyderabadi dum-style biryani, packaged in earthen handis. Founded in 2013 and operating 75+ outlets across the Delhi-NCR region and pan-India, it focuses on authentic Hyderabadi biryani for everyday diners.

2 investors

BiteBerry is a restaurant operations platform that consolidates orders from phone, web, app, and delivery aggregators (Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Wolt, Just Eat, Foodora) into a single kitchen ticket and unified reporting. It targets restaurant owners looking to take orders directly and reduce delivery-app commissions, and includes an AI phone-answering feature and open API connections for partner tools.

2 investors

Bites operates a food ordering and delivery network that charges restaurants a flat $1 fee per order instead of commissions, lets customers order at in-store prices, and gives restaurants access to guest and loyalty data. It also integrates AI ordering assistants (ChatGPT and Claude) and shares point-of-sale transaction fees with POS partners.

2 investors

Bizzy Cold Brew produces premium cold brew coffee made from organic arabica beans using a slow 18-hour brewing process, packaged in recycled bottles. The company targets consumers seeking high-quality, sustainable cold brew beverages.

2 investors

Blackbird Coffee supplies automated coffee machines, premium whole-bean coffee, and ongoing maintenance service to businesses and offices in Denmark on a pay-per-cup model. The company uses AI-powered monitoring to track consumption and arrange automatic refills, with remote technical support.

2 investors

Blackbird Foods makes plant-based foods including seitan, crispy tofu, battered wings, and frozen pizza, sold direct to consumers via shipping. Its products are vegan, dairy-free, and cholesterol-free, and its pizza is made in NYC.

2 investors

A distillery operation based in South Australia that offers contract distilling services and cellar door experiences.

2 investors

Blind Tiger makes all-natural, non-alcoholic (spirit-free) ready-to-drink and mixable cocktails modeled on classic 1920s and 1930s drinks such as the Bee's Knees, Southside Mojito, Sidecar Mimosa, and Lavender French 75. The beverages are aimed at consumers seeking bar-quality cocktail flavors without alcohol.

2 investors

Blink is a cloud-based restaurant management platform combining POS, online ordering websites and apps, delivery fleet management, loyalty tools, and sales analytics. It serves restaurants looking to manage in-store operations, online orders, and deliveries from one system.

2 investors

BlueTrace provides all-in-one software for seafood producers and distributors, covering receiving, shipping, sales orders, purchasing, picking and packing, inventory tracking, digital logs, and FSMA 204 food safety compliance. Its desktop-web and mobile apps work with waterproof BlueTrace paper and partner TSC printers for use in wet, real-world seafood operations.

2 investors