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Big Idea Ventures portfolio map

51 startups Big Idea Ventures has backed in rounds we track, since 2019, grouped by their main sector. Together they have raised $244M. The biggest sector is Foodtech, with 30 companies.

51startups backed
4sectors
$244Mraised between them
Foodtechbiggest sector

Big Idea Ventures's investor profile

Foodtech

30

+6 more

Agtech

9

Biotech

9

Consumer Goods

3

Segment by segment

Foodtech

30 startups · $181M raised

  1. GOURMEYGOURMEY is a pioneering cultivated meat company based in Paris, France, founded in 2019.France$48M
  2. Standing Ovation「クローゼット」を持ち歩くファッション体験を創る。「手持ち服」を活かす サステナブルな買い物体験をOMOで提供する。France$34M
  3. NutropyNutropy is a French B2B foodtech startup founded in 2021, based in Évry-Courcouronnes, France.France$16M
  4. Shiok MeatsShiok Meats is a cellular aquaculture and cell-based meat company.Singapore$15M
  5. Black Sheep FoodsBlack Sheep Foods is a protein supplier specializing in DualTextureTM Protein for hybrid and plant-based meat applications.United States$12M
  6. Wild EarthWild Earth leads transformative nature immersion experiences that cultivate character, confidence, passion and perseverance in NewUnited States$11M
  7. MultusMultus is an animal free cell production company.United Kingdom$9.5M
  8. 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

Agtech

9 startups · $40M raised

  1. Umami UnitedUMAMI UNITED is a Japanese food-tech company founded in 2022, with a focus on sustainable, plant-based egg alternatives.Singapore$20M
  2. Innocent MeatInnocent Meat is a German biotechnology startup founded in 2020, focused on developing and automating cultivated meat production systems.Germany$7.1M
  3. AQUA Cultured FoodsAQUA Cultured Foods is a food technology startup based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2020.United States$5.5M
  4. OpaliaOpalia is a pioneering Canadian company based in Montreal, founded in 2020 by Jennifer Côté and Lucas House.Canada$3.8M
  5. De Novo FoodlabsDe Novo Foodlabs is a biotechnology startup founded in 2021, focused on developing animal-free, precision-fermented nutritional solutions.United States$1.5M
  6. Hooked FoodsLeading the transition to a harmless seafood system by serving healthy vegan seafood for everybody to truly enjoy.Sweden$829K
  7. The Leaf Protein CompanyThe Leaf Protein Company is an Australian agritech and biotechnology startup founded in 2020, based in Camberwell, Victoria.Australia$566K
  8. Liven ProteinsLiven makes functional protein ingredients by fermentation of agriculture and food industry byproducts.Canada$150K

Biotech

9 startups · $15M raised

  1. Bright BiotechBright Biotech is a Manchester-based biotechnology company founded in 2019, specializing in plant-based molecular farming using prUnited Kingdom$4.4M
  2. JellatechJellatech is a biotechnology company founded in 2020 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a significant R&D presence in WageUnited States$3.5M
  3. MeweryCzech-based Mewery harvests cultivated pork meat by growing pork cells in its proprietary “cultivator” bioreactors.Czechia$3.3M
  4. Luyef BiotechnologiesLuyef is a mission-driven startup accelerating the transition towards a sustainable and ethical meat industry.Chile$1.4M
  5. Phyx44 LabsPhyx44 Labs develops cell-derived replacements to popular dairy products that are nature-identical.-$1.2M
  6. SMSmart MCsAustralia$900K
  7. BioCléBioClé develops the ClépsulesTM platform using bacterial extracellular vesicles to enable precise, stable delivery of bioactive compounds.Argentina$450K
  8. Krokos BioKrokos Bio is an agricultural biotechnology company based in Davis, California, founded in 2024.United States$75K

Consumer Goods

3 startups · $7.5M raised

  1. Harmony Baby NutritionHarmony Baby Nutrition is a biotech and food science company founded in 2018 and based in Massachusetts.United States$5.8M
  2. Peace of MeatPeace of Meat is a Belgian food technology startup founded in 2019, located in Destelbergen, Antwerpen.Belgium$1.2M
  3. RGRevolution GelatoRevolution Gelato produces organic gelato that delivers the decadent taste and creamy texture of dairy ice cream without the dairy.United States$499K

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names Big Idea Ventures as an investor, the first in 2019. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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