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Minnesota-based agrifood tech startup (founded 2019) behind Nextract, an industrial supercritical CO2 extraction technology that recovers and refines valuable compounds (fibres, oils, proteins, bioactives) from food waste and biomass sidestreams for food & beverage, nutraceutical, beauty, pharma and specialty chemical uses.

Valencia-based FoodTech startup, an AINIA spin-off, developing proprietary hyperspectral imaging technology for automated, in-depth, highly accurate inspection of bulk food products, detecting internal/external characteristics, foreign materials and defects in real time.

Canadian food-tech company (founded 2021) using heat- and chemical-free dry fractionation to process novel fava (faba) bean varieties into protein concentrate, starch flour and fava flour for plant-based meat and dairy, bakery and snacks. Building a 30,000-tonne/yr facility in Strathmore, Alberta.

Irish deep-tech startup (founded 2023) building on-site oxygen generation hardware for aquaculture and heavy industry. Uses ceramic membranes and additive manufacturing to generate >99% purity oxygen on site for fish farms at lower cost than trucked liquid oxygen or PSA/VSA generators.

Agricultural biotech spun out of the University of Oxford's Plant Sciences Department in 2017, discovering novel mode of action (MoA) herbicides to break weed resistance. Proprietary platforms have screened 900,000+ compounds and identified 80+ novel modes of action, with advanced programmes in international field trials and R&D collaborations with Nufarm, Gowan, Certis Belchim and Corteva Agriscience.

Pistachio-only CPG brand making pistachio spreads, butters, cream, drizzle and pistachio coffee. Founded 2023; started at SoCal farmer's markets, moved into LA regional grocery, now in ~4,000 doors including Costco and Target.

Lugo-based FoodTech startup (a USC/UNIRISCO joint venture) offering an AI-powered sensory-intelligence SaaS platform that digitises and standardises sensory analysis, combining statistics and AI to turn sensory data into business decisions for food manufacturers.

Decarbonizing rice cultivation through innovative techniques to slash methane emissions and water use.

Carlsbad, California-based better-for-you organic drink mix brand — the first Certified Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified brand in the ~$1B drink mix category. Reimagines nostalgic flavors (Lemonade, Fruit Punch, Strawberry Lemonade, Tangy Orange) with organic ingredients, just 6g organic cane sugar and 25 calories, no artificial dyes/flavors. Sold at ~500 Sprouts Farmers Market stores, favemixes.com, Thrive Market, Amazon and QVC.

Cantù, Italy-based ingredient company developing science-backed botanical functional ingredients for the food, beverage and nutraceutical industries using proprietary extraction technology. Flagship product Koncentra is a caffeine-free botanical ingredient (ashwagandha, ginkgo biloba, holy basil, oats) for the energy category, supporting sustained energy, focus, cognition and mood. US market entry planned November 2026.

Developing AI-powered citrus-harvesting robots to solve labor shortages.

Retrofitting existing tractors with autonomous technology for labor-saving field operations.

AI-native, direct-to-consumer premium supplement and wellness brand co-founded by David Beckham and Danny Yeung; subsidiary of Prenetics (NASDAQ: PRE). Flagship products Daily Ultimate Essentials (90-ingredient daily nutrition) and Daily Ultimate Longevity. Fastest-growing premium supplement brand ever recorded — ~$200M annualized run-rate revenue within 19 months, shipping to 43 markets, ~200,000 servings/day.

Premium science-backed daily health, wellness and longevity supplement brand co-founded by Danny Yeung and David Beckham, built inside Nasdaq-listed Prenetics Global. Reached ~$17M monthly revenue (~$210-220M 2026 revenue guidance) within ~19 months of launch. Products include Daily Ultimate Essentials and Daily Ultimate Longevity (targeting the 12 hallmarks of aging). Equity/ambassador roster includes David Beckham, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Aryna Sabalenka, Ollie Bearman, Jay Shetty and Inter Miami CF.

Providing tech-enabled supply chain solutions to minimize food waste and undernourishment.

Andalusia (Spain)-based biotech (founded 2022) using black soldier fly larvae to bioconvert agricultural waste — chiefly olive pomace/alperujo — into sustainable proteins and oils for animal nutrition plus regenerative soil products. The EUR 7.2m round funds a first commercial plant in Andalusia processing ~7,500 tonnes of agri-residues per year. Website: insectbiotech.eu.

Australian food-tech startup (JMP) commercialising a CSIRO-developed hydrolysed poultry protein technology under an exclusive worldwide licence. Converts chicken meat into powdered protein ingredients for sports nutrition, functional foods and specialised/GLP-1-friendly nutrition. Pilot production run at CSIRO's Food Innovation Centre, Werribee.

UK-based functional coffee and matcha brand. Blends coffee beans or ceremonial-grade matcha with collagen/creatine, adaptogens (lion's mane, chaga) and 21 vitamins and minerals. Founded 2024 by Neil Saada and Neil Marrakchi; scaled to ~$70M annual revenue within two years.

Robotics- and machine-learning-powered greenhouse grower of USDA-certified organic leafy greens. Uses autonomous mobile robots (indoor 'tractors') and a closed-loop, direct-to-root nutrient/watering system to produce greens at field-competitive prices with 92% less water, 55% less fertilizer, and 94% less land.

UK startup making squeezable everyday dressings ('your everyday squeeze'), rethinking how, when and why people use dressings. Launched early 2026; closed its seed round to scale and reach more consumers.

Creating cell-based human breast milk and high-value functional milk components for infant and senior health.

Developing patented microalgae fermentation to produce astaxanthin for animal feed and pigments.

Scaling the production of cultivated beef to provide a sustainable, bioidentical alternative to traditional meat.

Belgian (Ghent) company founded 2022 building an AI-native machine-vision platform that automates in-line quality control for food manufacturers, reducing waste and improving consistency.

Deep-tech Saudi (Dhahran / KAUST) food-preservation company. Combines chemical-free shelf-life extension technology with blockchain-backed traceability and IoT-powered analytics to reduce food waste across the fresh food supply chain.

Wageningen-based biotech domesticating wild plants into new crops through breeding (not GMO); flagship 'aardaker' is a nitrogen-fixing, protein-rich tuber.

Portugal (Faro) biotech using microalgal fermentation of agricultural sidestreams to produce sustainable proteins and bioactives for supplements and nutraceuticals.

AI-powered cloud-native MES/MOM platform digitising food-factory operations; spun out of Grupo Lusiaves. Manages a large share of Portugal's meat production.

Swedish (Morbylanga) startup in the Kalmar Science Park incubator whose reactor accelerates composting from months to 1-2 days by combining organic waste streams with concrete residues into soil-improvement products.

Providing real-time, digital soil testing to optimize fertilizer use and soil health.

UK CPG brand making pre-portioned ambient overnight oats with 1B+ live cultures per pack; subscription-led, growing on Amazon.

US high-protein ice cream brand (founded by Alan Chen); scaling retail and DTC.

Dutch food-ingredients company producing Fermotein, a mycoprotein made via biomass fermentation; holds EU Novel Food authorization.

UK spin-out from the University of Plymouth building autonomous raspberry-harvesting robots.

Stockholm-based developer of containerized water-purification microfactories delivering clean drinking water off-grid.

Dutch producer and packer of private-label plant-based meat and seafood alternatives for retail and foodservice (~€20M revenue). Founded ~1975 in Deventer; transitioned fully to plant-based in 2020. Acquired by Kennemervis Groep (2020), then by Schouten Europe (June 2026).

Swiss agritech developing satellite- and AI-powered precision-agriculture tools (field monitoring, variable-rate maps, soil sampling) and the new AI Agronomist in-app assistant.

Saudi soil-regeneration and desert-greening technology developer for arid/desert environments.

Berlin-based digital MRV (Monitoring, Reporting & Verification) company that quantifies soil health using satellite imagery and machine learning. Built on soil organic carbon measurement, it helps food, fiber and fuel companies and carbon-market project developers track climate impact and supply-chain resilience; co-authored Verra's VM0042 v3 methodology. Customers include Danone, Klim and Bayer.

Birmingham-based health-tech company, parent of personalized-nutrition brand Nourished and personalized-medicine brand Scripted. Uses proprietary 3D printing to produce personalized vitamin gummy 'stacks' — a seven-layer nutrient stack tailored from an online questionnaire — at roughly 500,000 units/day. Holds 29 patents; products sold via Boots, Holland & Barrett, Ocado and pharmacies across Europe. Founded 2019 by Melissa Snover.

Decision-intelligence platform for agrifood and manufacturing - domain-trained AI agents and optimization algorithms that run operational scenarios across supply chain, workforce and logistics.

UK agritech building the Loop, a dynamic mixing and precision-control spraying system that adjusts the concentration of multiple crop treatments in real time — turning spraying from a batch process into a continuously controlled one to cut pesticide and fertilizer use. Early commercial traction in UK vineyards, with plans to expand across Europe and into other crops (apples, soft fruit, vegetables, nurseries).

Detroit-based collagen protein bar brand — 15g protein, Type I & III grass-fed bovine collagen, 18 chef-inspired flavors, under 200 cal. ~300% growth in 2025; ~$50M revenue projected 2026; opening a 60,000 sq ft facility in Novi, MI.

UK agritech building the Loop, a dynamic mixing and precision-control spraying system that adjusts the concentration of multiple crop treatments in real time — turning spraying from a batch process into a continuously controlled one to cut pesticide and fertilizer use. Early commercial traction in UK vineyards, with plans to expand across Europe and into other crops (apples, soft fruit, vegetables, nurseries).

Scaling insect farming (Black Soldier Fly) to provide sustainable protein and oil for animal and aqua feed.

London deep-tech building 'Liquid State Intelligence' — AI that measures how molecules behave (taste, texture, dissolution); used across food, pharma and materials.

Morristown NJ maker of Ryl Tea, a zero-sugar ready-to-drink iced tea leading the emerging 'modern tea' category; multi-year Hershey licensing deal.

Wageningen (NL) biotech growing premium hardwood directly from tree stem cells in bioreactors — cultured wood via plant cell culture, with zero deforestation.

London organic, chef-led baby and children's food brand built on paediatric-dietitian recipes and premium sourcing.

Daily nutrient-support gummy brand — a daily pack of 60+ ingredients including 30+ organic fruits & vegetables, 21 vitamins & minerals, and prebiotic fibre, positioned as an alternative to greens powders and multivitamins. Founded 2023 by Chad Janis. EXIT: Acquired by Unilever for ~$1.2B (announced Apr 9 2026; completed Jun 1 2026), now part of Unilever's Wellbeing business.

Plant-based seafood company (formerly Plantish) making whole-cut salmon and white fish fillets via proprietary additive manufacturing, using legume proteins and algae oils. R&D in Rehovot, Israel; US operations in New Jersey. Available in 100+ US restaurants and select retail.

Berlin/Leipzig-based biotech using fermentation (leveraging idle brewery capacity) to grow mycelium protein for animal-free meat products, cutting capex ~95%. Scaling to 200 tonnes/month with mycelium chicken launches across DACH and the Nordics.

Superfood jams and jam-packed snacks made with simple, real ingredients, no refined sugars, and flavors the whole family will love. Founded in 2020 by Anna Peck and Steve Ford in Brooklyn, NY. Available at Whole Foods, Sprouts, Target, Walmart, Costco and more.

Plant-based all-in-one nutrition shake co-founded by Kevin Hart and trainer Ron Everline; sold in Walmart and via iHerb across 180+ countries.

Norwegian agtech maker of solar-powered virtual-fencing collars for cattle (geofencing plus herd-health alerts), expanding into the US.

Using precision fermentation to produce high-performing, sustainable natural food colors.