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Food tech market map: Los Angeles

31 food tech startups based in Los Angeles that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 3 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $741M.

31startups on the map
3segments
$741Mraised between them
Alternative and functional foodsmost funded segment

Segment by segment

Drinks

15 startups · $218M raised

  1. FruitistFruitist is a global superfruit platform and premium consumer brand that specializes in sourcing, cultivating, and distributing hiUnited States$150M
  2. BelliwelliBelliWelli is a health-focused consumer brand that specializes in gut-health products, combining daily fiber and probiotics to enhUnited States$15M
  3. SauzSAUZ is a pasta sauce company based in Los Angeles, co-founded by Troy Bonde and Winston Alfieri.United States$12M
  4. Holey Grail DonutsHoley Grail Donuts is a Hawaii-based food and beverage company known for its artisanal, taro-forward donuts.United States$9.4M
  5. ZeviaAt Zevia, we get up every day to create a world of better-for-you flavor, better for people and better for the planet.United States$6.7M
  6. MasiendaMasienda offers vertically-coordinated supply chain solution for non-GMO heirloom corn and companion crops.United States$6.4M
  7. Chamberlain CoffeeChamberlain Coffee is a lifestyle coffee brand founded by Emma Chamberlain, an internet personality and filmmaker.United States$4.6M
  8. AMASS BotanicsAMASS Botanics is a manufacturer of botanic gin, spirits, and apothecary.United States$3.4M

Alternative and functional foods

12 startups · $499M raised

  1. Califia FarmsCalifia Farms is a prominent plant-based beverage company founded in 2010 by Greg Steltenpohl and a farmer’s co-op from CaliforniaUnited States$325M
  2. Daring FoodsDaring Foods provides plant-based chicken products as a food alternative.United States$65M
  3. SoylentSoylent is a pioneer in food tech, producing delicious, functional foods, w/ complete nutrition that are good for the body & the pUnited States$50M
  4. HiyoHiyo is a Los Angeles-based food and beverage company founded in April 2019.United States$21M
  5. AAquaHydrateAQUAhydrate is performance water brand that delivers a healthy balance of alkalinity, electrolytes and trace minerals.United States$20M
  6. Alice MushroomsAlice Mushrooms is a female-founded company that specializes in functional mushroom chocolates.United States$8.0M
  7. Pulp CulturePulp Culture is a beverage company that creates fermented, functional hard-pressed juices designed to support active and healthy lifestyles.United States$7.0M
  8. Grounded Foods Co.Grounded Foods Co.United States$2.5M

Restaurant tech

4 startups · $23M raised

  1. Stellar PizzaStellar Pizza is a robotic-powered mobile pizza-making restaurant.United States$17M
  2. SauceSauce is a digital platform that uses AI to improve deliveries for restaurants.United States$5.3M
  3. How do you roll?How Do You Roll?United States$1.0M
  4. Best Food TrucksBest Food Trucks connects food trucks to customers through locations and catering with online ordering.United States$522K

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in Los Angeles. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in food tech, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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