FoodTech Startups

Cultura Fresh is a hydroponic vegetable farm that grows and delivers packaged fresh produce, including several lettuce varieties, cauliflower, and broccoli, to major national retailers. It is based in Klapmuts in South Africa's Western Cape and has operated since 2016.

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Culver's is a fast-food restaurant chain known for its ButterBurgers and fresh frozen custard, offering menu items such as floats, salads, and coolers. It operates a customer loyalty program that rewards points for purchases.

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Curtice Brothers produces sauces, including ketchup, made from real ingredients, reviving a ketchup brand originally registered in 1868. The company operates in the food and condiments category.

1 investor

Curve builds BIOBRIC, a modular production system for precision fermentation and cell cultivation designed to reduce the capital and operating costs of biomanufacturing for lower-margin industries such as food, cosmetics, materials, and functional ingredients. It combines hardware with data simulations for strain and process optimization, and licenses validated setups to producers scaling commercial protein and bioidentical ingredient production.

1 investor

Cusa Tea makes instant loose leaf tea and coffee using a botanical extraction dehydration process that produces brewed-quality beverages in seconds. Its small-batch products are free of chemicals, additives, fillers, and excess sugar.

1 investor

CUSI – Gourmetandino is a family business in Ecuador that connects local farming communities with consumers by minimally processing crops from Ecuadorian food producers into premixes and ingredients for preparing healthy, nutritious foods. It serves consumers seeking practical, quick-to-prepare food products.

1 investor

Custom Flavors develops customized flavor formulations tailored to clients' specific products. It serves companies that need bespoke flavor solutions for their product formulations.

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Custom Made Meals produces fresh, prepared meals sold through local grocery retail chains, aimed at home cooks looking for convenient options. Its offerings include ready-to-cook items such as a spicy chicken product.

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Cypress Five Star Inc operates fast casual restaurant franchises, including Blaze Pizza and Five Guys locations across Canada and the United States. The company has run these food service outlets since 2010.

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D-drinks offers healthy drinks and snacks made from natural ingredients, without artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives, aimed at consumers seeking healthier alternatives.

1 investor

dahmakan (operating a central kitchen under Farm To Fork Sdn Bhd) is a food delivery service offering ready-to-eat Malaysian meals ordered online for delivery. It runs a JAKIM Halal-certified central kitchen and multiple outlets across Malaysia.

1 investor

Dailymealz offers weekly and monthly meal subscriptions, letting users order once and receive fresh daily meals from a rotating selection of over 60 restaurants, with plan types like healthy, keto, diet, and fast food. It serves both individuals and companies providing employee lunch programs, and lets subscribers control delivery times, swap meals, and pause or cancel.

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Dairy Australia is the national services body for the Australian dairy industry, publishing research, news, and resources such as pasture research, animal health updates, and farm business performance guidance for dairy farmers. It also runs programs like the Farmer Ambassadors initiative to build skills and connections within the sector.

1 investor

Dairyland is a Kenyan food brand producing ice cream, chocolates, yogurts, chocolate spreads, topping sauces and catering products, operated by Glacier Products Ltd. It distributes across East Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and South Sudan, supported by its cold chain infrastructure.

1 investor

Food delivery platform operating in Prague that connects customers with over 1,800 local restaurants, offering ordering via web and mobile app with delivery or in-store pickup. Now operating under the foodora brand, it serves consumers ordering meals to their home, office, or other locations across the city.

1 investor

Sens makes sustainable sports nutrition products based on cricket protein, offering bars and protein made with minimally processed natural ingredients. Marketed with climber Adam Ondra, the products target athletes and health-conscious consumers seeking high-protein, lower-carbon-footprint nutrition.

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Dan On Foods is a food products company operating globally through multiple business units across North America, Asia, and serving customers worldwide.

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Dao Foods supports and invests in alternative protein entrepreneurs and startups in China, using a blended finance strategy to connect, mentor, and fund early-stage founders. It focuses on building the alternative protein ecosystem across Chinese cities to reduce reliance on industrialized animal agriculture.

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Dare Vegan Cheese makes plant-based, non-dairy cheeses—including spreadable and pimento varieties—sold to vegan and lactose-intolerant consumers. The products are offered direct to consumers with delivery.

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Dareumdaleum develops fruit products marketed under the "What The Fruit" brand, offering fruit with higher sweetness, lower calories, and preserved nutritional content. The company operates in the food and health-oriented consumer product space.

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Daring makes 100% plant-based chicken products with a short ingredient list, sold at retailers and offered to restaurants for their menus. The company positions its products as a replacement for conventional chicken in everyday recipes.

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DARWIN Bioprospecting Excellence develops microbial and microbiome-based solutions—including probiotics, biocontrol agents, and bioremediation treatments—for clients across the food and beverage, agriculture, aquaculture, health, and environmental sectors. It provides bioprospecting and microbial characterization services and participates in EU- and regional-funded research projects.

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Datassential provides food and beverage industry market intelligence, combining proprietary survey data, menu tracking, and AI-driven analytics to guide product development, positioning, and investment decisions. It serves manufacturers, distributors, foodservice operators, retailers, CPG brands, hospitality companies, and F&B technology platforms.

1 investor

Dave's Hot Chicken is a restaurant chain serving Nashville-style hot chicken items including sliders, tenders, and sides, with a mobile app for ordering and promotions. It operates in the fast-food/quick-service dining category, primarily in the US.

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