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Y Combinator's Foodtech portfolio
Y Combinator has backed 38 Foodtech startups in rounds we track, $327M between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Odeko.
38startups backed
5stages
$327Mraised between them
Pre-seed and seedbiggest stage
Funding by segment
- Pre-seed and seed$48M17
- Stage not reported$81M13
- Series A$26M3
- Series B$87M3
- Series C and later$85M2
Where they are based
- United States29$287M
- Mexico2$9.8M
- Singapore1$15M
- India1$1.6M
- China1$456K
- United Kingdom1$120K
- Italy1$696K
United States
Mexico
Singapore
India
China
United Kingdom
ItalyFounded
6Earlier
212
113
14
315
116
617
318
419
520
321
122
123
24
25
26
2 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M9
- $1M to $10M20
- $10M to $50M7
- $50M to $250M2
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
36 of 38 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States29
- Mexico2
- Singapore1
- India1
- China1
- United Kingdom1
- Italy1
Startups by country, 7 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Pre-seed and seed
17 startups · $48M raised
Shiok MeatsShiok Meats is a cellular aquaculture and cell-based meat company.Singapore$15M
SauceSauce is a digital platform that uses AI to improve deliveries for restaurants.United States$5.3M
Juicy MarblesJuicy Marbles is a Slovenian plant-based food technology startup founded in 2019.United States$4.5M
Sudden CoffeeSudden Coffee is a San Francisco-based startup that specializes in premium instant coffee.United States$4.4M
TastemakerTastemaker is a mobile application providing a social platform promoting new food establishments.United States$3.2M
MezliMezli is a food-tech company based in the San Francisco area, specializing in autonomous "auto-kitchens" and robotic restaurants.United States$3.0M
SendMeSendMe is a jobs, tasks and errands platform.United States$2.3M
WeekdayProgressive retail storeUnited States$2.2M
Stage not reported
13 startups · $81M raised
Nara OrganicsNara Organics manufactures organic infant formula delivered directly to the consumers.United States$30M
Don't QuitDon't Quit is a food and beverage company that serves nutrition shakes packed with 26 essential vitamins and minerals.United States$15M
Bite NinjaOur platform enables fast food and quick service restaurant workers to take orders and payments remotelyUnited States$11M
TovalaTovala is a Chicago-based food-tech company that combines a smart countertop oven with a meal delivery service.United States$9.2M
Positive Food Co.Positive Food Co.United States$7.0M
Mooji MeatsMooji Meats is a sustainable food manufacturing firm that produces and sells plant-based steaks.United States$3.0M
California Dreamin'California Dreamin is a food and beverage start up that manufactures all natural cannabis infused sodas for a light social high.United States$2.3M
Zab's SauceZab's Sauce offers Hot and Spicy Tabasco Sauce that features Datil peppers combined with organic ingredients.United States$1.0M
Series A
3 startups · $26M raised
- SFSpero FoodsSpero is a plant based food company utilizing process engineering and food science technology to create mainstream plant dairy and-$11M
Parrot SoftwareParrot Software helps restaurants migrate their systems to their own platform to provide the latest technologies, like automates sales.Mexico$9.5M
Aisle50Aisle50 came out of the summer 2011 class at Y Combinator, the Silicon Valley accelerator.United States$5.2M
Series B
3 startups · $87M raised
SoylentSoylent is a pioneer in food tech, producing delicious, functional foods, w/ complete nutrition that are good for the body & the pUnited States$50M
CometeerCometeer is a coffee technology and manufacturing company based in Gloucester, Massachusetts, founded in 2015.United States$35M
Rebellyous FoodsRebellyous Foods is a food technology company based in Seattle, Washington, focused on making plant-based meat accessible to a widUnited States$2.4M
Series C and later
2 startups · $85M raised
E la CarteE la Carte develops tablets for restaurants which allow customers to go through the menu place orders and pay right from their seat.United States$53M
ZeroCaterZerocater is a food service company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in customized corporate catering, cafeterUnited States$33M
How this map is made. Every startup here works in Foodtech and has raised money in a round we track that names Y Combinator as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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