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Big Idea Ventures' Foodtech portfolio

Big Idea Ventures has backed 29 Foodtech startups in rounds we track, $147M between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Gourmey.

29startups backed
3stages
$147Mraised between them
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Pre-seed and seed

18

Series A

6

Stage not reported

5

Segment by segment

Pre-seed and seed

18 startups · $48M raised

  1. NutropyNutropy is a French B2B foodtech startup founded in 2021, based in Évry-Courcouronnes, France.France$16M
  2. Shiok MeatsShiok Meats is a cellular aquaculture and cell-based meat company.Singapore$15M
  3. PlantBabyPlantBaby is a nutrition-focused company that launched in 2020, aiming to provide families with access to clean-label, organic, plUnited States$4.5M
  4. Grounded Foods Co.Grounded Foods Co.United States$2.5M
  5. Evolved.BioEvolved is a regenerative therapeutics company growing mature tissues without using any exogenous scaffolds/biomaterials.Canada$2.0M
  6. Evo FoodsEvo Foods is a Mumbai-based foodtech company founded in 2019, specializing in 100% plant-based egg alternatives.India$1.7M
  7. WTH FoodsWTH Foods, also known as Worth The Health, is a plant-based meat startup founded in 2019 in the Philippines.Philippines$1.2M
  8. Esencia FoodsEsencia Foods is a food processing firm that offers seafood alternatives.Germany$1.1M

Series A

6 startups · $93M raised

  1. GOURMEYGOURMEY is a pioneering cultivated meat company based in Paris, France, founded in 2019.France$48M
  2. Black Sheep FoodsBlack Sheep Foods is a protein supplier specializing in DualTextureTM Protein for hybrid and plant-based meat applications.United States$12M
  3. Wild EarthWild Earth leads transformative nature immersion experiences that cultivate character, confidence, passion and perseverance in NewUnited States$11M
  4. MultusMultus is an animal free cell production company.United Kingdom$9.5M
  5. Actual VeggiesActual Veggies is a New York-based consumer packaged goods company founded in 2020 by Hailey Swartz and Jason Rosenbaum.United States$7.0M
  6. Perfat TechnologiesPerfat Technologies Oy is a Finnish deep-tech food company based in Helsinki, founded in 2023.Finland$5.8M

Stage not reported

5 startups · $6.2M raised

  1. LypidLypid is a San Francisco-based food technology company founded in 2020, specializing in plant-based alternative fat solutions.Taiwan$4.0M
  2. Novel FarmsNovel Farms develops cruelty-free, inexpensive and tunable scaffolds for the production of whole cuts of gourmet cell-based meat.United States$1.0M
  3. YeastimeYeastime S.R.L.Italy$995K
  4. ExtracellularExtracellular is a biotechnology contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) based in Bristol, United Kingdom.United Kingdom$156K
  5. BiftekBiftek produces growth medium supplement to ease the cost problem of cultured meat by introducing novel approaches.United States$80K

How this map is made. Every startup here works in Foodtech and has raised money in a round we track that names Big Idea Ventures as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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