# Incubators and accelerators backing Food & Beverage (2026 list)

> 27 incubators and accelerators backing Food & Beverage, 96% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Plug and Play, MassChallenge.

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

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# Incubators and accelerators backing Food & Beverage

Updated 7 November 2026

Incubators and accelerators we have observed in a food & Beverage round in the last two years.

[See all 27 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fincubators-accelerators-food-beverage)The top 25

**27** investors on the list No change this week

**1,578** cheques in 12 months *-22%* against the market

**$2.5M** median round they joined *-69%* against the market median

**96%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**37%** 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 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 4 [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Canada **427** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 5 [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **364** **$5.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **332** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Animoca Brands](https://millionrounds.com/fund/animoca-brands) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Hong Kong SAR China **318** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [Business Finland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/business-finland) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Finland **153** **$2.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 9 [Brinc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brinc) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Hong Kong SAR China **132** **$500K** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 10 [Rockstart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockstart) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Netherlands **131** **$1.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 11 [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **124** **$20M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 12 [SVG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svg-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **119** **$1.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 13 [HAX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hax) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **109** **$2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 14 [Startmate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startmate) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Australia **107** **$1.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 15 [Surge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv-partners) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Singapore **91** **$5.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 16 [amplify.la](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-la) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **90** **$9.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 17 [Gbeta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gbeta) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **89** **$1M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen
- 18 [Seedstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedstars) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Switzerland **88** **$1.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Wilco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wilco) *Deploying now* Accelerator · France **88** **$3.5M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 20 [EIT Food RisingFoodstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eit-food-risingfoo) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Belgium **74** **$826K** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [XRC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xrc-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **67** **$2.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [Iterative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iterative) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Singapore **66** **$1.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 23 [CNTTECH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cnttech) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **61** **$1M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen
- 24 [Gold House Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gold-house) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **55** **$5.5M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 25 [Branded Strategic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/branded-hospitality-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **44** **$3.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen

**2 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics)** Series A · $51M *Led by* [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures)
- **4** Nov **[Bullshot](https://millionrounds.com/company/bullshot)** Other · $7.7M *Led by* [Animoca Brands](https://millionrounds.com/fund/animoca-brands)
- **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- **3** Nov **[Carryt](https://millionrounds.com/company/carryt)** Round *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- **3** Nov **[Applied Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute)** Other · $350M *With* [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo)
- **2** Nov **[Loamy Technologies Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/loamy-technologies-inc)** Seed · $6M *With* [amplify.la](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-la)

## Stages This Year

1,532 rounds

- Venture **26%**
- Seed **20%**
- Pre-seed **19%**
- Series A **14%**
- Grant **5%**
- Other **16%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **741**
- Fintech **89**
- Big Data & Analytics **87**
- Healthcare **75**
- Biotech **67**
- Financial Services **50**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

533 Q1 25

493 Q2 25

591 Q3 25

570 Q4 25

488 Q1 26

460 Q2 26

330 Q3 26

53 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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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 incubators and accelerators backing Food & Beverage

### Who are the most active incubators and accelerators backing Food & Beverage?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Plug and Play, MassChallenge, Creative Destruction Lab and Neo.

### How many incubators and accelerators backing Food & Beverage are there?

27 are on record. 96% made an investment in the last 12 months and 37% have led a round.

### Which stages do incubators and accelerators backing Food & Beverage back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (29%) and Pre-seed (27%).

### How big are the rounds incubators and accelerators backing Food & Beverage join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $2.5M.

### Which sectors do incubators and accelerators backing Food & Beverage back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics.

### Which incubators and accelerators backing Food & Beverage lead the most rounds?

Obvious Ventures (14 led), Y Combinator (11 led) and Surge (8 led).

### Where are incubators and accelerators backing Food & Beverage based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (12), Hong Kong SAR China (2) and Singapore (2).

### What have incubators and accelerators backing Food & Beverage invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Humble Robotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Obvious Ventures), Bullshot (Other, Nov 2026, with Animoca Brands) and Lazarus AI (Nov 2026, with Plug and Play).

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