EIF backs Nordic Foodtech VC with €30M to scale Europe’s agrifood deeptech

The European Investment Fund (EIF) is committing up to €30 million to a Finnish venture capital fund that promotes early-stage agrifood technology companies. The EIF backing for the Finnish fund – cal…

Tom Noble is building his business in public — and letting the internet shape what comes next
Tom Noble is building his business in public — and letting the internet shape what comes next

There’s a meme I often see doing the rounds: “Give me the confidence of a middle-class white male.” And, well, British entrepreneur Tom Noble encapsulates it. But he combines that confidence with an u…

Backbone raises €4M for automated food quality and compliance

Food industry software startup Backbone hasraised €4 million in pre-seed funding to further develop its AI-powered qualityand compliance platform and support its commercial expansion. The round was le…

Millow raises €2M to expand mycelium protein across Nordic foodservice

Swedish foodtech company Millowhas raised €2 million in funding to expand production capacity and strengthenits commercial operations as it targets the Nordic foodservice market. Theround was led by s…

Platter lands follow-on funding from Verb Ventures to modernise food supply operations

UK-based Platter, a food-native operating system for suppliers, wholesalers and manufacturers, has raised an extension to its latest venture round, joined by Verb Ventures. The UK is home to around 25…

Nous secures €2.3M+ seed funding to scale Koncentra

Nous, an Italianingredient company developing functional ingredients for the food, beverage andnutraceutical industries, has raised €2.315 million in a seed funding round toaccelerate the commercialis…

Polysense raises $10.7M to scale AI quality control for food manufacturers

Belgian startup Polysense has raised $10.7million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to accelerate the globalrollout of its AI-powered quality control platform for food manufacturers. Theround wa…

Solar Foods wins €77.8M funding package for Factory 02 expansion

Solar Foods has secured €77.8 million in grant and loan financing to support the construction and commissioning of Factory 02. The funding package comprises a €39.6 million grant and a €38.1 million R…

Anterra Capital reaches $100M first close for Fund III to back next-gen food and agritech innovation

Anterra Capital, a specialist venture firm investing in food and agriculture, today announced its $100 million first close of Fund III. Founded in 2013 with offices in Amsterdam and Boston, the firm …

Pacifico Biolabs raises €7M to turn brewery infrastructure into protein production

PacificoBiolabs, a mycelium fermentation protein company, has raised €7 million in aSeries A funding round backed by Stray Dog Capital, TGFS, Sprout & AboutVentures, Simon Capital, FoodLabs, and a…