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The 2020 Spanish Food Tech Ecosystem Report is out!

Forward Fooding is proud to present its first country-specific report: AgriFoodTech in Spain 2020. The report acts both as an overview of the Spain food tech ecosystem, and as a deep dive into key insights on various actors of the food tech Spanish scene. Download the report for free here!
SPANISH FOOD TECH IS ON THE RISE
Spain is becoming a major food tech player in Europe and globally by all measures. With a growing ecosystem hosting more than 150+ AgriFoodTech startups and numerous ecosystem enablers and investors, food tech innovation is taking hold in the Iberian peninsula. With more than €400M invested in food tech startups in 2019 alone and over €635M total investment raised between 2010-2019, Spain ranks among the top 5 European countries investment-wise.
SPAIN FOOD TECH: KEY INSIGHTS
What does the report show? The report analyses startup activity distribution in Spain, recent exists in the space and lists top startups to watch. On the investment front, the report outlines the key venture capital firms and CVCs investing in the AgriFoodTech sector. The report also hosts Spain’s first food tech ecosystem map that we launched in November 2020 and insightful interviews from experts of the Spanish ecosystem.
DATASET: FOODTECH DATABASE NAVIGATOR
The report draws its main dataset from the FoodTech Data Navigator. Launched in 2019, The FoodTech Data Navigator has become the world’s first data intelligence platform for the AgriFoodTech industry. It provides a complete overview of the AgriFoodTech landscape, showcasing innovative companies from across the globe and other food innovation stakeholders. The database now hosts more than 10,000 unique ecosystem actors! The FoodTech Data Navigator has transformed our understanding of the industry by making data accessible. Click here to learn more about the FoodTech Data Navigator, or request a live demo by filling in this form.
Are you a key player in the Spanish FoodTech ecosystem? Then put yourself on the map today by adding your organisation here.
BARCELONA’S FOOD & FOODTECH INNOVATION HUB
We saw the great potential Spain’s AgriFoodTech industry holds, and therefore wanted to be a part of the food tech revolution and launched our Food & Food Tech Innovation Hub in Barcelona! We are excited to draw connections among food tech companies and facilitate open innovation in the food industry.
Do you want to take a sneak peek at our brand new Food & Food Tech Innovation Hub in Barcelona? You can find out more about it by visiting bcn.hub.forwardfooding.com
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