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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
$1.1B
Avg Funding
$45.2M
Global Reach
11
countries

Top Cities for Food and Beverage

San Mateo
Ílhavo
Brooklyn
Lille
Australian Capital Territory
Belo Horizonte

Recently Funded Companies

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San Mateo, United States

Zero Acre Farms is a food company that aims to end the food industry's dependence on destructive vegetable oils.

Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Ílhavo, Portugal

WINEGRID offers project for the art of the winemaking.

Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

WB Market Operator is a restaurant business.

$1.4M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lille, France

Miam is a tech company that provides the preparation of meals combining cooking recipes, online shopping, and artificial intelligence.

$1.7M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

TURBINE Sunshine Coast offers the food and beverage production business by establishing a collaborative and scalable manufacturing hub.

$24.7M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Global Eggs, a privately owned holding group that engages in the production and distribution of eggs.

$1.0B raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Mezcla produces plant-based snacks.

$9.5M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Torrance, United States

Genius Juice is a food and beverages firm. It blends organic coconut meat and coconut water to make a creamy smoothie.

$32K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Darien, United States

ALOHA is a food and beverage company that develops plant-based nutrition products.

$68.5M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Emeryville, United States

June's Pizza, the small-scale pizzeria in West Oakland

$570K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Groningen, The Netherlands

EV Biotech specializes in developing microbial cell factories for industrial production of chemicals and proteins.

$4.9M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Milano, Italy

Quisto is a B2B platform that empower procurement between food manufacturers, wholesalers and foodservice retailers.

$870K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cos Cob, United States

Wildacre Rotisserie is a new fast casual restaurant in Cos Cob, Connecticut that offers a unique twist on the typical rotisserie.

$750K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

CTRL is a company that creates nutritional drinks and other foods for gamers.

$300K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Scottsdale, United States

Koibito Poke is a restaurant business providing fresh fish anywhere in the valley.

$1.5M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

A B2B platform for ordering branded packaging.

$250K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Miami Beach, United States

SQUAREAT is a food startup that prepares recipes reduced to individual squares that are cooked at very low temperatures and last longer.

$250K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Marseille, France

Koovee is an edible cutlery company that replaces plastic and wooden cutlery with delicious organic, gourmet, and resistant biscuits.

$556K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

We farm black soldier flies as a reliable, cost-effective and sustainable source of protein to feed animals.

$923K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Wilmington, United States

Catalina Crunch produces keto-friendly, vegan, low-carb cereals, and sandwich cookies.

$4.3M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Westfield, United States

Salad House serves custom salads, wraps, and bowls, with online ordering and catering for groups.

$2.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Nacka, Sweden

Hooked Foods is a food company that creates proteins that are good for the health and for the planet.

$829K raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Aventura, United States

Mama Foods serves authentic Venezuelan cuisine created by expert chefs.

$4.8M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Montréal, Canada

LOOP Mission produces & supplies juices, probiotic sodas and beer prepared by using the fruits and vegetables rejected by the food industry.

$1.1M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Local Chefs is an online food service platform that provides access to homemade food from individual chefs.

$491K raised
Mar 2023

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
$45.2M
Total Funding Tracked
$1.1B
Countries Represented
11

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Food and Beverage

1.Brooklyn
2 companies$1.6M
2.New York
2 companies$9.8M
3.San Mateo
1 companiesUndisclosed
4.Ílhavo
1 companiesUndisclosed
5.Lille
1 companies$1.7M

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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