# Top 18 Foodtech Startups Founded in 2021 by Funding (2026)

> The 18 best-funded foodtech startups founded in 2021, ranked by total funding raised: $92M combined. With founding year, headquarters and each company's rounds.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/top-lists/foodtech-startups-founded-2021 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

- 1 [**Nutropy** Nutropy is a French B2B foodtech startup founded in 2021, based in Évry-Courcouronnes, France.](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutropy) Nutropy is a French B2B foodtech startup founded in 2021, based in Évry-Courcouronnes, France. *Founded* 2021 Evry, France **$16M** last round Jul 2026
- 2 [**Eden Brew** Eden Brew is a Melbourne-based precision fermentation company founded in 2021.](https://millionrounds.com/company/eden-brew) Eden Brew is a Melbourne-based precision fermentation company founded in 2021. *Founded* 2021 Melbourne, Australia **$15M** last round Oct 2023
- 3 [**Adamo Foods** Revolutionising our food system by creating sustainable & ultra-realistic alternatives to meat whole-cuts.](https://millionrounds.com/company/adamo-foods) Revolutionising our food system by creating sustainable & ultra-realistic alternatives to meat whole-cuts. *Founded* 2021 London, United Kingdom **$14M** last round Jul 2026
- 4 [**GoodBytz** goodBytz is a FoodTech company based in Hamburg, Germany, specializing in autonomous, modular robotic kitchen systems.](https://millionrounds.com/company/goodbytz) goodBytz is a FoodTech company based in Hamburg, Germany, specializing in autonomous, modular robotic kitchen systems. *Founded* 2021 Hamburg, Germany **$13M** last round Oct 2023
- 5 [**Metafoodx** Metafoodx is an AI-driven food technology company based in San Jose, California.](https://millionrounds.com/company/metafoodx) Metafoodx is an AI-driven food technology company based in San Jose, California. *Founded* 2021 San Jose, United States **$9.4M** last round May 2025
- 6 [**Algiecel** ALGIECEL is a Danish biosolutions and biotechnology company based in Odense, founded in May 2021 by CEO Henrik Busch-Larsen.](https://millionrounds.com/company/algiecel) ALGIECEL is a Danish biosolutions and biotechnology company based in Odense, founded in May 2021 by CEO Henrik Busch-Larsen. *Founded* 2021 Odense, Denmark **$7.3M** last round Oct 2024
- 7 [**AlgaleX** AlgaleX is a firm that utilizes discarded food waste to create ingredients such as plant-based proteins.](https://millionrounds.com/company/algalex) AlgaleX is a firm that utilizes discarded food waste to create ingredients such as plant-based proteins. *Founded* 2021 Uruma, Japan **$3.9M** last round Jul 2026
- 8 [**Meatiply** Meatiply is a Singapore-based cultivated meat company founded in 2021.](https://millionrounds.com/company/meatiply) Meatiply is a Singapore-based cultivated meat company founded in 2021. *Founded* 2021 Singapore, Singapore **$3.8M** last round Dec 2023
- 9 [**Clever Carnivore** Clever Carnivore is a Chicago-based cultivated meat company founded in 2021.](https://millionrounds.com/company/clever-carnivore) Clever Carnivore is a Chicago-based cultivated meat company founded in 2021. *Founded* 2021 Chicago, United States **$2.4M** last round Nov 2025
- 10 [**PawCo Foods** PawCo Foods is a premium pet nutrition company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2021 by Dr.](https://millionrounds.com/company/pawco-foods) PawCo Foods is a premium pet nutrition company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2021 by Dr. *Founded* 2021 San Francisco, United States **$2.0M** last round Feb 2024
- 11 [**Quest Meat** Quest Meat offers a wide range of healthy, delicious, nutritious, and affordable meat products.](https://millionrounds.com/company/quest-meat) Quest Meat offers a wide range of healthy, delicious, nutritious, and affordable meat products. *Founded* 2021 Birmingham, United Kingdom **$1.4M** last round Oct 2024
- 12 [**Yeastime** Yeastime S.R.L.](https://millionrounds.com/company/yeastime) Yeastime S.R.L. *Founded* 2021 Guidonia, Italy **$995K** last round Sept 2025
- 13 [**Optimized Foods** Optimized Foods is harnessing the power of mycelium to create better, more sustainable foods.](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimized-foods) Optimized Foods is harnessing the power of mycelium to create better, more sustainable foods. *Founded* 2021 Davis, United States **$550K** last round May 2022
- 14 [**Thrilling Foods** Thrilling Foods is a Portland, Oregon-based company that specializes in plant-based meat products, particularly its flagship vegan bacon, Thrilling BakonTM.](https://millionrounds.com/company/thrilling-foods) Thrilling Foods is a Portland, Oregon-based company that specializes in plant-based meat products, particularly its flagship vegan bacon, Thrilling BakonTM. *Founded* 2021 Las Vegas, United States **$550K** last round Dec 2022
- 15 [**Tempty Foods** Tempty Foods is a Danish food-tech company pioneering a new category of mycelium-based foods focused on taste and nutrition, not meat imitation.](https://millionrounds.com/company/tempty-foods) Tempty Foods is a Danish food-tech company pioneering a new category of mycelium-based foods focused on taste and nutrition, not meat imitation. *Founded* 2021 Copenhagen, Denmark **$483K** last round May 2026
- 16 [**Micro Meat** Micro Meat is a developed technology that allows cultivated meat producers to scale up their production.](https://millionrounds.com/company/micro-meat) Micro Meat is a developed technology that allows cultivated meat producers to scale up their production. *Founded* 2021 Monterrey, Mexico **$250K** last round Jun 2022
- 17 [**Malty Snacks** Malty Snacks, officially known as Malty Gıda A.Ş., is a Turkish food technology company based in Ümraniye, Istanbul.](https://millionrounds.com/company/malty-snacks) Malty Snacks, officially known as Malty Gıda A.Ş., is a Turkish food technology company based in Ümraniye, Istanbul. *Founded* 2021 Istanbul, Türkiye **$89K** last round Aug 2023
- 18 [**Rebread** Rebread builds an ecosystem to transform leftover bread from waste to resource](https://millionrounds.com/company/rebread) Rebread builds an ecosystem to transform leftover bread from waste to resource *Founded* 2021 Kraków, Poland **$27K** last round Sept 2023

**Total funding** how the list is ranked

**15 November 2026** updated nightly

**Rounds we track** source: Millionrounds

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