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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
$58.5M
Avg Funding
$2.3M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Food and Beverage

Tokyo
Wilmington
Midview City
Long Island City
Hermosa Beach
New York

Recently Funded Companies

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Tokyo, Japan

Idea Record is a technology company that specializes in web marketing, cloud services, and ICT solutions.

$3.2M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Wilmington, United States

Rekt Brands is a multi-industry company that offers drinks and beverages as well as NFT and radio services.

$1.5M raised
Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Midview City, Singapore

Meals in Minutes helps cooking easier for busy people while also providing culinary solutions for food and beverage enterprises.

$1.5M raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Long Island City, United States

Hella Cocktail is an online store that sells a wide variety of sodas, cocktails, and other non-alcoholic beverages.

Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Hermosa Beach, United States

Hermosa Brewing is a food and beverage company that offers self-brewed beer and an eclectic menu of tasty and reasonably priced dishes.

$600K raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Nara Organics manufactures organic infant formula delivered directly to the consumers.

$14.1M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Fayetteville, United States

7 Brew Coffee is a coffee shop that provides handcrafted drinks.

Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Malai Ice Cream draws inspiration from globally-sourced whole ingredients, aromatic spices, and unexpected twists on old classics.

$747K raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Ramonville-saint-agne, France

Green Spot Technologies provides nutrition and sustainability services.

$5.8M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Walnut, United States

Delicious coffee and tea drinks you won't believe that they are instant. Just add water and enjoy.

$450K raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Hollywood, United States

FinanEx is a fintech company specializing in providing financing to SMEs in the food export space.

$3.0M raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Espírito Santo, Brazil

A pioneering group, specialized in developing restaurants to work only in our dark kitchens. Over 850 digital restaurants in 100 cities.

$2.0M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Curitiba, Brazil

SaaS B2B platform for new product development in the FMCG segment.

$1.0M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sala Baganza, Italy

Dreamfarm provides plant based products.

$5.4M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

Deep Detection manufactures multispectral x-ray cameras to detect just about anything you need to on high speed continuous production lines.

Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

cheesegeek develops, supplies, and sells cheese products online.

$520K raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Houston, United States

All Hands Craft Cocktails makes ready-to-drink craft cocktails in an “adventure proof” can.

$250K raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Fairfield, United States

SpikedAde offers vodka-based, zero-sugar, sports drink–inspired ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages in multiple flavors.

$10.0M raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Clever Carnivore is a cultivated meat company specializing in pork products, headquartered in Chicago, IL

$2.4M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Munich, Germany

Planet A Foods is a B2B sustainable ingredients company that specializes in the production of cocoa-free chocolate.

Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

JNCK Bakery, which produces non-HFSS cookies and it creates low sugar, high protein cookies.

$340K raised
Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Leeds, United Kingdom

Northern Monk is an independent brewery that aims to create the best beer experiences in the world.

$2.6M raised
Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Málaga, Spain

Organic cactus water, first-mover addressing the growing demand for natural and sustainable beverages

$306K raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Freja natural Norwegian bone broth is packed with taste and essential mood and health-boosting nutrients.

$2.5M raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Waco, United States

Nightlight Donuts & Coffee offers fresh hand-made donuts, espresso beverages, and an ambiance that invites people to stay awhile.

$315K raised
Nov 2021

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
$2.3M
Total Funding Tracked
$58.5M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Food and Beverage

1.London
3 companies$3.4M
2.Tokyo
1 companies$3.2M
3.Wilmington
1 companies$1.5M
4.Midview City
1 companies$1.5M
5.Long Island City
1 companiesUndisclosed

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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