# Food & Beverage investors in Europe (2026 list)

> 210 food & Beverage investors in Europe, 93% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, Alumni Ventures. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/food-beverage-investors-in-europe (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Food & Beverage investors in Europe

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a food & Beverage company in Europe in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

[See all 210 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Ffood-beverage-investors-in-europe)The top 25

**210** investors on the list *-4* this week

**5,170** cheques in 12 months *-19%* against the market

**$7.6M** median round they joined *-5%* against the market median

**93%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**58%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,598** **$12M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) *Deploying now* Government · France **1,151** **$4.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **1,027** **$31M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 8 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **834** **$875K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 11 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **758** **$73M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 13 [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **715** **$615K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 14 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **704** **$1.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **566** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **551** **$2.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 17 [EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) *Deploying now* Investment firm **524** **$2.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [B Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **495** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) *Deploying now* Government · Ireland **447** **$1.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 20 [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **444** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **379** **$431K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 22 [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **364** **$5.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 23 [Seed Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seed-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Denmark **347** **$4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 24 [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Austria **345** **$6.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 25 [K Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kfund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Spain **340** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

**185 more on this list**

All 210 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. A free account shows 10 per search, Pro up to 1,000.

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[ArrayPatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/arraypatch)** Seed · $1.8M *With* [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland)
- **5** Nov **[T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)** Series B · $133M *Led by* [British Business Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund)
- **5** Nov **[firmly](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmly)** Series A · $15M *With* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)
- **5** Nov **[Nyquis](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyquis)** Seed · $6.3M *With* [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2)
- **5** Nov **[Shinka](https://millionrounds.com/company/shinka)** Seed · $2.1M *With* [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland)
- **5** Nov **[Alethio Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alethio-therapeutics)** Series A · $90M *With* [Cancer Research Horizons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cancer-research-ho)

## Stages This Year

4,085 rounds

- Venture **21%**
- Seed **20%**
- Series A **15%**
- Pre-seed **13%**
- Debt **7%**
- Other **25%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **1,492**
- Biotech **288**
- Healthcare **262**
- Fintech **225**
- Big Data & Analytics **201**
- Energy **176**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

1,744 Q1 25

1,600 Q2 25

1,715 Q3 25

1,784 Q4 25

1,650 Q1 26

1,421 Q2 26

1,144 Q3 26

269 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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- [Big Data & Analytics investors in North America 1,094](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors-in-north-america)
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## Reading for founders in food and agriculture

- How Stella Saved the Farm: A Tale About Making Innovation Happen Vijay Govindarajan · 2011 3.66 from 1,331 ratings on Goodreads Food and agriculture Innovation Company building About the book How Stella Saved the Farm is a simple parable about making innovation happen, written by the authors of the New York Times bestselling Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere, Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble. This story resonates in organizations of all… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Anyone Can Do It: Building Coffee Republic from Our Kitchen Table - 57 Real-Life Laws on Entrepreneurship Sahar Hashemi · 2002 4.12 from 581 ratings on Goodreads Food and agriculture Company building About the book Anyone Can Do It chronicles the start and evolution of a successful business dream. Beginning with the Hashemi siblings' first conversations (when the seed of the idea was planted) it follows the progress of Coffee Republic from business plan to the present day. Coffee Republic… On AmazonListen on Audible
- When Coffee & Kale Compete: Become Great at Making Products People Will Buy Alan Klement · 2016 4.00 from 704 ratings on Goodreads Food and agriculture Company building About the book A Job to be Done is the process a consumer goes through whenever she aims to transform her existing life-situation into a preferred one, but cannot because there are constraints that stop her. When Coffee and Kale Compete by Alan Klement helps you become better at creating and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America Marc Levinson · 2011 3.93 from 603 ratings on Goodreads Food and agriculture Company building About the book One of The Wall Street Journal's Best Non fiction Books of 2011. From modest beginnings as a tea shop in New York, the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company became the largest retailer in the world. It was a juggernaut, the first retailer to sell $1 billion in goods, the owner… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=food).

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## Quick answers about food & Beverage investors in Europe

### Who are the most active food & Beverage investors in Europe?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, Alumni Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Bpifrance.

### How many food & Beverage investors in Europe are there?

210 are on record. 93% made an investment in the last 12 months and 58% have led a round.

### Which stages do food & Beverage investors in Europe back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (28%) and Series A (20%).

### How big are the rounds food & Beverage investors in Europe join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $4M.

### Which sectors do food & Beverage investors in Europe back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare.

### Which food & Beverage investors in Europe lead the most rounds?

Lightspeed Venture Partners (83 led), Index Ventures (62 led) and Goldman Sachs (22 led).

### Where are food & Beverage investors in Europe based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (12), the United Kingdom (5) and France (2).

### What have food & Beverage investors in Europe invested in recently?

Recent rounds include ArrayPatch (Seed, Nov 2026, with Enterprise Ireland), T-Therapeutics (Series B, Nov 2026, with British Business Bank) and firmly (Series A, Nov 2026, with Alumni Ventures).

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