FoodTech Startups

Omegga is developing a non-invasive, optical, machine-learning-based method for early in-ovo sex detection of chicken embryos, allowing egg-laying farms to avoid male chick culling. The solution targets hatcheries, with large-scale pilot testing in 2024 and planned availability in the German market in 2025.

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WE ARE ONA is a creative culinary studio that designs bespoke dining experiences for luxury and artistic brands, combining strategy, design, and production to reinforce emotional connections between brands and their audiences. The company also operates The Chefs' Guide, a free international culinary platform connecting users with chef-curated restaurant recommendations.

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Onego Bio produces Bioalbumen®, a fermentation-derived ovalbumin protein powder that replicates egg white functionality for large-scale food manufacturing without animal agriculture. The product serves food producers seeking sustainable, price-stable, and supply-resilient egg protein alternatives.

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A direct-to-consumer food brand selling nut butter (peanut butter) packaged in a specially designed jar with smooth walls, a wide opening for easier stirring, and a tighter-sealing lid to contain natural oils.

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Onima is a biotechnology laboratory that upcycles food industry waste, starting with brewer's yeast from beer production, into complete, nutrient-rich foods. It offers brewers a large-scale solution to repurpose their yeast by-product back into the human food chain.

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Onul-hoi (오늘회) is an online seafood retailer that sources fresh fish and seafood from coastal producers and ships it nationwide across South Korea, offering next-day delivery. It also provides serving and recipe suggestions for home preparation of items like sashimi, sea urchin, and crab.

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Onwo is a sweetener and ingredient supply company that exports Indian cane sugars, stevia-based blends, and custom formulations to food brands worldwide. It provides private label retail packs, bulk packaging, managed logistics with real-time traceability, and in-house quality control across a vetted set of Indian mills.

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Opply operates a platform for sourcing, managing, and financing raw ingredients, serving SMEs, consumer goods brands, and suppliers in the food and beverage sector. It aims to simplify ingredient supply chains for smaller brands and their suppliers.

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OrderAhead was a food-ordering service that let users order ahead from merchants, reaching millions of users and thousands of merchants before being acquired by Square.

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Ordercube provides a smart waiter call system for restaurants to improve service quality, optimize revenue, and reduce the impact of staff shortages.

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Ordinary Seafood makes plant-based seafood products using biotechnology for consumers seeking sustainable alternatives to conventional seafood.

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Origin makes an in-office kiosk that dispenses pre-packed frozen pods which employees turn into fresh juice smoothies in about 30 seconds, similar to a Keurig coffee machine. The company sells the pods as a consumable product and aims to expand into other food and items for US offices.

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OSHEE produces functional beverages (sports drinks and energy drinks) designed to support hydration, performance, and active lifestyles. The company targets athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and everyday consumers seeking health-focused beverage options.

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MEQ Solutions develops hardware and software tools that use AI-driven imaging and analytics to objectively measure meat quality and yield throughout the supply chain, from live animals to finished products. The company serves beef and red-meat processors and producers who need transparent, data-driven grading in place of subjective manual inspection.

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Ovipost builds automated insect farms that convert cheap agricultural byproducts into protein-rich insect biomass. The company targets the animal feed industry, aiming to provide an alternative to fishmeal and other expensive feed proteins.

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Pacific Channel is a venture capital and investment firm focused on identifying, advancing, and investing in deep-tech startups in the sectors of food, health, and the environment. The firm partners with founders and portfolio companies to support commercialization and growth across multiple geographic markets.

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Pacific Hybreed develops commercial shellfish breeding programs and genetics tools to improve yield and disease resilience for U.S. West Coast aquaculture. The company applies shellfish genetics research to make farmed shellfish more resilient to climate change, ocean acidification, and disease.

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Palona AI provides a generative AI platform for restaurants that answers phone calls and messages to take orders, book tables, and upsell using voice cloning and custom brand personalities. It also offers Operations AI (Palona Vision), which uses existing in-store security cameras to analyze operational signals like queue lengths, table turnover, and cleanliness, and integrates with systems such as Toast, Square, and Yelp.

2 investors

Papu.io is a POS and delivery-management system for restaurants that handle deliveries (pizzerias, sushi bars, etc.), covering order taking, driver dispatch and route planning, live driver tracking on a map, customer order-status updates, and settlement reporting. Operating in Poland since 2015, it integrates external food-ordering portals and provides a dedicated driver app.

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Parima is developing technology to reinvent how animal proteins are produced, working at the cellular level to make animal production more efficient and sustainable. It positions itself in the biotech and cellular/cultivated protein space.

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Parkday curates and delivers meals from award-winning restaurants to corporate offices for weekday lunch, with employees ordering through a mobile app and meals tailored by dietary preference. The service targets mid-market and enterprise companies seeking to improve employee experience and retention through access to premium local dining.

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Parsly provides purchase management and price monitoring software for restaurants, automatically collecting and analyzing invoices to help operators reduce procurement costs and find better supplier pricing.

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Parsons Nutritionals is an Indian contract manufacturer providing product development, manufacturing, and packing services to multinational FMCG, food, healthcare, and personal care companies. Founded in 1989, it operates 7 facilities across North, East, and South India spanning 7 states and 90 acres.

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Pasturebird is a family farm that sells pasture-raised chicken cuts delivered directly to consumers through subscription variety packs. The company focuses on regenerative farming practices and raises chickens on pasture year-round without antibiotics or GMOs.

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