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Food and Beverage Startups

Updated October 2026

Companies in the food and beverage sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 2,904 recently funded food and beverage companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
2,904
Total Funding
$662.4M
Avg Funding
$26.5M
Global Reach
5
countries

Top Cities for Food and Beverage

Moscow
Tarrytown
Düsseldorf
London
Carlsbad
Mammoth Lakes

Recently Funded Companies

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Moscow, Russian Federation

Getfaster is an opportunity to buy food, drinks, household chemicals, household goods.

$8.5M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tarrytown, United States

Nightfood Holdings integrates AI-driven robotics and automation in hotel operations and manages hospitality property assets.

$150K raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Düsseldorf, Germany

New generation express delivery grocery retailer in Germany: delivery time starting from 10 minutes

$564K raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Jukes offers non-alcoholic, apple cider vinegar-based drinks.

$854K raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Carlsbad, United States

Instant Hydration is a nutrition beverage company that offers electrolyte drink mixes made with natural ingredients.

$16.5M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Flybox® is a UK based agri-tech company unlocking insect-farming for every food producer, retailer and farmer on the planet.

$400K raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Mammoth Lakes, United States

Shelter Distilling is a distillery that produces spirits, canned cocktails, and canned beer.

$1.4M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Beverly Hills, United States

FAT Brands is a multi-brand, restaurant franchising company that strategically develops, markets, and acquires restaurant concepts.

$416.7M raised
Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Spring Lake, United States

Sauce Bae is a food and beverage services company that offers hot sauces made with turmeric, pineapple, and habaneros.

$139K raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Nyack, United States

Matriark Foods upcycles farm surplus into healthy foodservice products for the benefit of people and nature.

$250K raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

MYND Drinks produces ready-to-drink sparkling protein water beverages with whey protein isolate and zero added sugar.

$250K raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Dishare is a personalized culinary health-sensitivity platform that helps users decide what to eat and creates dining.

$335K raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Novato, United States

Maker Wine connects modern wine drinkers to craft wines from best-in-class producers via an industry-leading Can Club subscription.

$2.3M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Palm Beach, United States

BurgerFi is a restaurant that provides crispy fries and double battered onion rings.

$77.5M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Surry Hills, Australia

Hopr makes functional, non-alcoholic sparkling hop water that promotes relaxation and mood support with out alcohol.

$3.0M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Columbus, United States

Condado Tacos is a chain of restaurants that offers a variety of tacos, tequilas, and margaritas.

$10.0M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Omaha, United States

A probiotic supplement packed with two powerful probiotic strains and a blend of prebiotic fibers that’s also a delicious daily treat.

$250K raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Mealco is a food-tech platform to create delivery-native food brands.

Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Leeds, United Kingdom

Bottled Baking provides cookie and brownie baking mixes, baking essentials and accessories.

$296K raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Woods Cross, United States

IndulgeRx Brands offers food products that address nutritional needs of people being treated and recovering from serious health conditions.

$553K raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Plattsburgh, United States

Small Town Cultures is a producer of fermented food products intended to offer various flavors of probiotic products to consumers.

$290K raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Secret Takeaways is the world's first takeaway search engine that caters directly to consumers.

$1.3M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Surry Hills, Australia

Refilled is an eco-friendly company that offers smart drink dispenser vending machines to eliminate single-use plastic bottles.

$841K raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Richmond, Australia

Nutrano Produce Group is a farm that produces citrus, bananas, blueberries, and mangoes.

$120.0M raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Allston, United States

Beckon is a manufacturer of lactose-free ice cream.

Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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About the Food and Beverage Startup Ecosystem

The food and beverage sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Food and Beverage

Food and Beverage companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The food and beverage sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Food and Beverage Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 2,904 food and beverage companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$26.5M
Total Funding Tracked
$662.4M
Countries Represented
5

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Food and Beverage

1.London
2 companies$1.3M
2.New York
2 companies$335K
3.Surry Hills
2 companies$3.8M
4.Moscow
1 companies$8.5M
5.Tarrytown
1 companies$150K

Related Industries

Companies in the food and beverage sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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