11.08.2025

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2025

Doughlicious® Announces Fundraise led by Rich Products Ventures and The Angel Group

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 5m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Rich Products Ventures, The Angel Group

02.06.2025

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2025

Can flies feed the world? This Finnish BioTech startup thinks so—and just raised €26 million to prove it

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: EUR 26m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Finnish Climate Fund, Finnvera Venture Capital, Firstminute Capital, Maki.vc, Norion Bank, Springvest

27.02.2025

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2025

VIVICI SECURES €32.5 MILLION IN SERIES A FUNDING

Founded: 2022

Investment Raised: EUR 32.5m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: ABP, dsm-firmenich, Fonterra Co-operative Group, InnovationQuarter, Invest-NL

23.10.2024

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2024

Lamb Weston surges 11% as activist investor Jana takes a 5% stake

Founded: 1994

Investment Raised: USD 336m €

USD 6.4b

Valuation

Investors: JANA Partners

23.10.2024

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2024

£15m investment sees Pure Pet Food gear up for expansion

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: GBP 15m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Felix Capital, Mercia Ventures

04.10.2024

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2024

HungryPanda, a food-ordering app for the Asian diaspora, picks up $55M at a valuation of around $500M

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 55m €

USD 445m

Valuation

Investors: 83North, Felix Capital, Kinnevik, Mars Growth Capital, Perwyn

20.09.2024

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2024

Quick-commerce startup Flink raises another $150M at a valuation of nearly $1B

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: USD 115m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bond, Mubadala, Northzone, Rewe Group

06.09.2024

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2024

REDUCED totals €8M funding to bring flavourful upcycled food ingredients to DACH region

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: EUR 8m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: European Circular Bioeconomy Fund

23.08.2024

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Calendar Week # 34 |

2024

Berlin-based Root raises €8 million to build the climate OS of the food industry

Founded: 2022

Investment Raised: EUR 8M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Project A Ventures, Point Nine, Hello World, arc investors

03.10.2023

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2023

Food Tech Firm Umiami Raises €32.5m In Funding

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: USD 32.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Astanor Ventures (https://astanor.com/) Bpifrance (https://www.bpifrance.com/) Newfund (https://newfundcap.com/) Redalpine (https://redalpine.com/) VERSO Capital (https://www.versocapital.com/)

15.05.2023

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2023

Miscusi raised a new €10 mn round for pasta startup from historical partners

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: EUR 10M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Kitchen Fund (https://kitchenfund.com/) Milano Investment Partners SGR (https://www.milanoinvestment.com/) Picus Capital (https://www.picuscap.com/)

30.11.2022

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2022

Flax & Kale closes a €21.7m round lead by Barlon and Inderhabs

Founded: 1978

Investment Raised: EUR 21.7M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Barlon Capital (https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/506994-22) Inderhab Investments (https://www.inderhabs.com/)

05.10.2022

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2022

Gourmey raises €48m to build Europe’s largest cultivated meat hub

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: EUR 48M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Air Street Capital (https://www.airstreet.com/) Beyond Impact (https://beyondimpact.vc/) Discovery Ventures (https://discovery.vc/) Earlybird Venture Capital (https://earlybird.com/) Fidji Simo Heartcore Capital (https://www.heartcore.com/) Keen Venture Partners (https://www.keenventurepartners.com/) Omnes Capital (https://www.omnescapital.com/) Partech (https://partechpartners.com/) Point Nine (https://www.pointnine.com/) Thia Ventures (https://thiaventures.com/)

20.09.2022

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September |

2022

Planted gets $72M to put whole cuts of vegan chicken on Europe’s menu

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: USD 72M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: ACE & Company (https://aceandcompany.com/) Be8 Ventures (https://www.be8.vc/) ETH Zurich Foundation (https://ethz-foundation.ch/) Gullspång Re

01.09.2022

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2022

Planted gets $72M to put whole cuts of vegan chicken on Europe’s menu

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: USD 72M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: ACE & Company (https://aceandcompany.com/) Be8 Ventures (https://www.be8.vc/) ETH Zurich Foundation (https://ethz-foundation.ch/) Gullspång Re

29.08.2022

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 36 |

2022

Planted gets $72M to put whole cuts of vegan chicken on Europe’s menu

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: USD 72M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: ACE & Company (https://aceandcompany.com/) Be8 Ventures (https://www.be8.vc/) ETH Zurich Foundation (https://ethz-foundation.ch/) Gullspång Re

19.07.2022

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2022

Brüsli: Startup gegen Brotverschwendung holt Millionen-Investment

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: EUR 1M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Fiedler Capital (https://www.fiedler.capital/) Steep Ventures (http://www.steep.vc/#home)

16.05.2022

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2022

Popular No Added Sugar Brand, Good Good, Closes $20 Million Round of Funding

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: USD 20M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Strategic Investment Advisors Group (https://s-i-a.ch/)

28.09.2021

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2021

Germany’s air up raises €40M+ to flavour your tap water through scent alone

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 40M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Felix Reinshagen Five Seasons Ventures (https://www.fiveseasons.vc/) Ippen Media (https://www.ippen.media/) Oyster Bay (https://oysterbay.vc/?utm_source=crunchbase&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=organic) PepsiCo (https://www.pepsico.com/)

23.03.2021

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2021

Meatable banks $47m from DSM, others to realize the pluri-potential of its cellular pork & beef

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 47M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Agronomics (https://agronomics.im/) BlueYard Capital (http://blueyard.com/) DSM Venturing (https://www.dsm.com/corporate/about/businesses/dsm-venturing.html) Humboldt Fund (https://humboldtfund.com/) Jeffrey Leiden Rick Klausner Section 32 (https://www.section32.com/) Taavet Hinrikus

23.02.2021

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2021

Mosa Meat raises USD 85M in 3rd investment round

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: USD 85M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Nutreco (https://www.nutreco.com/) aquafeed Jitse Groen existing investors