These are real, verified funds with a foodtech line in their thesis – ticket ranges and fund sizes shown only where the fund has actually disclosed them. Ranked by data completeness and stage relevance, not by deal count, since deal-count tracking for funds is not yet built out on this desk.
Astanor
Invests in the transformation of the agrifood system – soil and sea to gut – through two strategies: Astanor Venture at seed and early stage, Astanor Growth for later rounds. Operates across Europe and the US from five offices, measuring outcomes against biodiversity, health, social equity, emissions and water use.
Newtree Impact
A Brussels-based impact investor backing science-driven innovation in agri-tech, food-tech and food-loss businesses from Series A through growth. Applies its own impact methodology, inspired by the UN Sustainable Development Goals and measured with IRIS+ metrics.
Big Idea Ventures
Runs a five-month accelerator programme for alternative proteins, cultivated and cell-based foods, precision fermentation and agricultural innovation. Companies receive $200K split between cash and in-kind support, with follow-on up to $3.5M, plus in-house food scientists and scale-up support.
FoodSeed (CDP Venture Capital)
The foodtech accelerator of CDP Venture Capital's national network, run from Verona with Fondazione Cariverona and UniCredit. A six-month programme for early-stage Italian agrifood and foodtech founders, covering farming, sustainable distribution, alternative proteins and food-relevant deep tech.
Kost Capital
A venture fund investing in companies working on human energy, sitting inside a European food innovation group that pairs venture investment with a company studio – backing and building science-led businesses across food, nutrition and biomanufacturing.
Ticket ranges and deal-count tracking are not yet complete across every fund on this desk – several disclose a fund size but not a ticket range, or vice versa. We show only what each fund has stated; nothing here is estimated.