# Top 15 Foodtech Startups Founded in 2022 by Funding (2026)

> The 15 best-funded foodtech startups founded in 2022, ranked by total funding raised: $61M combined. With founding year, headquarters and each company's rounds.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/top-lists/foodtech-startups-founded-2022 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

- 1 [**Project Eaden** PROJECT EADEN is a Berlin-based food technology company founded in 2022, specializing in ultra-realistic plant-based meat.](https://millionrounds.com/company/project-eaden) PROJECT EADEN is a Berlin-based food technology company founded in 2022, specializing in ultra-realistic plant-based meat. *Founded* 2022 Berlin, Germany **$31M** last round Jul 2026
- 2 [**Meatly** Meatly is a London-based biotechnology startup that specializes in cultivated meat specifically designed for pets.](https://millionrounds.com/company/meatly) Meatly is a London-based biotechnology startup that specializes in cultivated meat specifically designed for pets. *Founded* 2022 London, United Kingdom **$14M** last round May 2026
- 3 [**Fungu'it** Fungu'it is a French food-tech and biotech company based in Dijon, founded in 2022.](https://millionrounds.com/company/fungu-it) Fungu'it is a French food-tech and biotech company based in Dijon, founded in 2022. *Founded* 2022 Dijon, France **$4.6M** last round Jun 2025
- 4 [**Cocoon Bioscience** Cocoon Bioscience is a Spanish biotechnology company founded in 2022, specializing in the automated production of high-performance recombinant proteins.](https://millionrounds.com/company/cocoon-bioscience) Cocoon Bioscience is a Spanish biotechnology company founded in 2022, specializing in the automated production of high-performance recombinant proteins. *Founded* 2022 Derio, Spain **$2.1M** last round Nov 2023
- 5 [**Umaro Foods** Umaro Foods specializes in developing a plant-based protein source from ocean-farmed seaweed.](https://millionrounds.com/company/umaro-foods) Umaro Foods specializes in developing a plant-based protein source from ocean-farmed seaweed. *Founded* 2022 Albany, United States **$2.0M** last round Mar 2024
- 6 [**High Time Foods** High Time Foods is a mission-driven food company focused on creating a positive impact through shelf-stable plant-based protein.](https://millionrounds.com/company/high-time-foods) High Time Foods is a mission-driven food company focused on creating a positive impact through shelf-stable plant-based protein. *Founded* 2022 Boston, United States **$1.2M** last round May 2025
- 7 [**Re:meat** Re:meat develops cultivated meats with a focus on industrial scale production](https://millionrounds.com/company/re-meat) Re:meat develops cultivated meats with a focus on industrial scale production *Founded* 2022 Malmö **$1.1M** last round Mar 2025
- 8 [**The VERY Food Co** The VERY Food Co.](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-very-food-co) The VERY Food Co. *Founded* 2022 Paris, France **$1.1M** last round May 2023
- 9 [**Esencia Foods** Esencia Foods is a food processing firm that offers seafood alternatives.](https://millionrounds.com/company/esencia-foods) Esencia Foods is a food processing firm that offers seafood alternatives. *Founded* 2022 Berlin, Germany **$1.1M** last round Apr 2025
- 10 [**Paul’s Table** Paul’s Table is a food and beverage company that provides plant-based meat products.](https://millionrounds.com/company/paul-s-table) Paul’s Table is a food and beverage company that provides plant-based meat products. *Founded* 2022 Los Angeles, United States **$500K** last round Apr 2023
- 11 [**Upstream Foods** Upstream Foods is developing a novel fat ingredient to uplevel seafood alternatives](https://millionrounds.com/company/upstream-foods) Upstream Foods is developing a novel fat ingredient to uplevel seafood alternatives *Founded* 2022 Wageningen, Netherlands **$495K** last round Sept 2022
- 12 [**Myco4Food** Myco4Food is a biotechnology research company developing protein alternative novel foods from waste products.](https://millionrounds.com/company/myco4food) Myco4Food is a biotechnology research company developing protein alternative novel foods from waste products. *Founded* 2022 Copenhagen, Denmark **$495K** last round Sept 2022
- 13 [**UpDairy** UpDairy is a food tech startup company that develops alternative dairy proteins through precision fermentation.](https://millionrounds.com/company/updairy) UpDairy is a food tech startup company that develops alternative dairy proteins through precision fermentation. *Founded* 2022 São Paulo, Brazil **$300K** last round Apr 2025
- 14 [**The Mushroom Meat Co.** The Mushroom Meat Co.](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-mushroom-meat-co) The Mushroom Meat Co. *Founded* 2022 Los Angeles, United States **$275K** last round Nov 2022
- 15 [**Extracellular** Extracellular is a biotechnology contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) based in Bristol, United Kingdom.](https://millionrounds.com/company/extracellular) Extracellular is a biotechnology contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) based in Bristol, United Kingdom. *Founded* 2022 Bristol, United Kingdom **$156K** last round Sept 2024

**Total funding** how the list is ranked

**15 November 2026** updated nightly

**Rounds we track** source: Millionrounds

Companies founded in 2022 whose funding rounds we classed in this sector, ranked by the total they have raised in rounds we hold. Nobody pays to be on a list.

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