# Food Tech Market Map New York 2026: 54 Startups in 4 Segments

> 54 food tech startups in New York, mapped in 4 segments: drinks, alternative and functional foods and restaurant tech and more.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/food-tech-new-york-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## Drinks

27

- [Blank Street](https://millionrounds.com/company/blank-street)
- [Little Spoon](https://millionrounds.com/company/little-spoon)
- [Smash Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/smash-foods)
- [VOSS](https://millionrounds.com/company/voss)
- [The Long Drink Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-long-drink-company)
- [Cumulus Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/cumulus-coffee)
- [Tomorrow Farms](https://millionrounds.com/company/tomorrow-farms)
- [Trade Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/trade-coffee)
- [Wandering Bear Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/wandering-bear-coffee)
- [Zack's Mighty](https://millionrounds.com/company/zack-s-mighty)
- [Cob Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/cob-foods)
- [Catalina Crunch](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalina-crunch)
- [Culinary Agents](https://millionrounds.com/company/culinary-agents)
- [Last Crumb](https://millionrounds.com/company/last-crumb)
- [Minibar Delivery](https://millionrounds.com/company/minibar-delivery)
- [Panna](https://millionrounds.com/company/panna)
- [Bitsy's](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitsy-s)
- [Sool](https://millionrounds.com/company/sool)
- [Ten To One Rum](https://millionrounds.com/company/ten-to-one-rum)
- [We Are The New Farmers](https://millionrounds.com/company/we-are-the-new-farmers)
- [4theTable](https://millionrounds.com/company/4thetable)
- [Cha Cha Matcha](https://millionrounds.com/company/cha-cha-matcha)
- [Gourmend Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/gourmend-foods)
- [Bake it with Mel](https://millionrounds.com/company/bake-it-with-mel)

+3 more

## Alternative and functional foods

11

- [David](https://millionrounds.com/company/david)
- [Magic Spoon](https://millionrounds.com/company/magic-spoon)
- [Mezcla](https://millionrounds.com/company/mezcla)
- [Livekindly collective](https://millionrounds.com/company/livekindly-collective)
- [Cloud Water Brands](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloud-water-brands)
- [Rind](https://millionrounds.com/company/rind)
- [B-SIDES](https://millionrounds.com/company/b-sides)
- [Airgoods](https://millionrounds.com/company/airgoods)
- [Lupii](https://millionrounds.com/company/lupii)
- [hangobi](https://millionrounds.com/company/hangobi)
- [Blackbird Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/blackbird-foods)

## Restaurant tech

10

- [Odeko](https://millionrounds.com/company/odeko)
- [Milk Bar](https://millionrounds.com/company/milk-bar)
- [Dig Inn](https://millionrounds.com/company/dig-inn)
- [Superorder](https://millionrounds.com/company/superorder)
- [LDV Hospitality](https://millionrounds.com/company/ldv-hospitality)
- [Bikky](https://millionrounds.com/company/bikky)
- [Sweet Chick](https://millionrounds.com/company/sweet-chick)
- [Mighty Quinn's Barbeque](https://millionrounds.com/company/mighty-quinn-s-barbeque)
- [Ripi](https://millionrounds.com/company/ripi)
- [CaterCow](https://millionrounds.com/company/catercow)

## Meal kits and ready meals

6

- [Kettlebell Kitchen](https://millionrounds.com/company/kettlebell-kitchen)
- [Mealogic](https://millionrounds.com/company/mealogic)
- [Splendid Spoon](https://millionrounds.com/company/splendid-spoon)
- [Kencko](https://millionrounds.com/company/kencko)
- [Tio Gazpacho](https://millionrounds.com/company/tio-gazpacho)
- [Freshly](https://millionrounds.com/company/freshly)

## Segment by segment

### Drinks

27 startups · $275M raised

- [**Blank Street**](https://millionrounds.com/company/blank-street) Blank Street is a food and beverage brand that reimagines the coffee shop experience by offering high-quality coffee and a clean, United States $96M
- [**Little Spoon**](https://millionrounds.com/company/little-spoon) Little Spoon is a baby and toddler food brand based in New York City. United States $51M
- [**Smash Foods**](https://millionrounds.com/company/smash-foods) Smash Foods is a U.S. United States $18M
- [**VOSS**](https://millionrounds.com/company/voss) VOSS is a producer of bottled artesian water based in Norway. United States $18M
- [**The Long Drink Company**](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-long-drink-company) The Long Drink Company is a beverage company that makes alcoholic beverages called long drinks. United States $16M
- [**Cumulus Coffee**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cumulus-coffee) Cumulus Coffee specializes in cold coffee technology, focusing on enhancing the flavor and texture of cold brew. United States $14M
- [**Tomorrow Farms**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tomorrow-farms) Tomorrow Farms is a food innovation company focused on transforming the global food system. United States $13M
- [**Trade Coffee**](https://millionrounds.com/company/trade-coffee) Trade Coffee is an online coffee marketplace that connects coffee enthusiasts with fresh beans from over 50 independent roasters a United States $9.0M

### Alternative and functional foods

11 startups · $465M raised

- [**David**](https://millionrounds.com/company/david) David Protein is a nutrition-focused company based in New York, NY, dedicated to creating high-protein, low-calorie, sugar-free protein bars. United States $325M
- [**Magic Spoon**](https://millionrounds.com/company/magic-spoon) Magic Spoon is a New York-based food company that specializes in creating high-protein, low-carb breakfast cereals designed for adults. United States $112M
- [**Mezcla**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mezcla) Mezcla is a New York-based plant-based snack brand founded in 2019. United States $9.5M
- [**Livekindly collective**](https://millionrounds.com/company/livekindly-collective) LIVEKINDLY Collective is a global plant-based food company founded in 2020, with headquarters in New York City. United States $7.5M
- [**Cloud Water Brands**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloud-water-brands) Cloud Water Brands is a wellness beverage company based in New York, founded in 2018 by Marc Siden and Barry Kellman. United States $5.0M
- [**Rind**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rind) Rind is a producer of healthy snack food that focuses on delicious, all-natural foods. United States $4.5M
- [**B-SIDES**](https://millionrounds.com/company/b-sides) Hey, we're B-Sides, a sustainable food company that's raising the bar for every other snack brand out there. United States $500K
- [**Airgoods**](https://millionrounds.com/company/airgoods) Airgoods is a wholesale marketplace founded in January 2023 and based in New York, NY. United States $500K

### Restaurant tech

10 startups · $305M raised

- [**Odeko**](https://millionrounds.com/company/odeko) Odeko is a smart operations platform founded in 2019 that supports independent coffee shops, cafés, bakeries, and restaurants. United States $222M
- [**Milk Bar**](https://millionrounds.com/company/milk-bar) Milk Bar is a popular chain of dessert and bakery restaurants in the United States, founded in 2008 by award-winning pastry chef C United States $22M
- [**Dig Inn**](https://millionrounds.com/company/dig-inn) DIG, formerly known as Dig Inn, is a fast-casual restaurant chain founded in 2011 by Adam Eskin in New York City. United States $22M
- [**Superorder**](https://millionrounds.com/company/superorder) Superorder is a New York-based restaurant technology company founded in 2019, specializing in AI-driven software solutions for onl United States $10M
- [**LDV Hospitality**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ldv-hospitality) We create and operate our restaurants, bars, and lounges with a disciplined and creative approach to delivering our guests United States $10M
- [**Bikky**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bikky) Bikky is a New York-based technology company founded in 2017, specializing in a Customer Data Platform (CDP) and Omni-channel CRM United States $8.3M
- [**Sweet Chick**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sweet-chick) Sweet Chick is an American chicken restaurant brand with locations in New York and California, specializing in Southern-inspired c United States $5.0M
- [**Mighty Quinn's Barbeque**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mighty-quinn-s-barbeque) Mighty Quinn's Barbeque is a restaurant that offers food and beverages for customers. United States $3.0M

### Meal kits and ready meals

6 startups · $61M raised

- [**Kettlebell Kitchen**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kettlebell-kitchen) Kettlebell Kitchen is a fitness-focused meal delivery service that aims to enhance the human body and change people's lives through food. United States $27M
- [**Mealogic**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mealogic) Mealogic offers a platform for businesses to deliver chef-crafted, nutrition-led meals through their end-to-end commerce solution. United States $16M
- [**Splendid Spoon**](https://millionrounds.com/company/splendid-spoon) Splendid Spoon is a plant-based meal delivery service founded in 2011 by Nicole Centeno, a trained chef and former research biologist. United States $12M
- [**Kencko**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kencko) Kencko is a certified B-Corporation founded in 2016, focused on making it easier for people to consume more fruits and vegetables. United States $3.6M
- [**Tio Gazpacho**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tio-gazpacho) TIO GAZPACHO specializes in ready-to-drink chilled soups, providing portable, drinkable meals made from simple, all-natural ingredients. United States $1.7M
- [**Freshly**](https://millionrounds.com/company/freshly) Freshly delivers gourmet ready-made meals, prepared and delivered at the door. United States $500K

**How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in New York. 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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