European startups have extended their position in the global AgriFoodTech landscape, with 274 companies taking a spot in Forward Fooding’s 2025 FoodTech 500. And they did it during the toughest funding environment the sector has ever faced. In this blog, we explore what the numbers reveal about Europe’s resilient AgriFoodTech ecosystem: the hubs pulling ahead, the technologies attracting capital, and the companies leading the way.
A Market That Has Bottomed Out
Now in its seventh edition, the 2025 FoodTech 500 drew more than 1,200 applications from 87 countries and has evaluated over 11,700 applications to date. Among this year’s finalists, 274 companies from Europe made the list, accounting for 54.8% of the total, up from 252 (50.4%) in 2024.
To appreciate Europe’s performance, it helps to understand the backdrop. Global FoodTech investment has fallen roughly 72% from its 2021 peak of $72.6B to around $20.1B, and an estimated $50B in capital has been destroyed across the AgriFood-climate tech space since 2023. Whole subsectors that looked like booming markets in 2021 are now nearly empty.
But 2025 signals stabilization rather than further decline, and the character of the survivors has changed. Capital has rotated dramatically: Food Delivery and Alternative Proteins only absorbed 33% of all global AgriFoodTech funding, far from the previous 66%. The era of “growth at all costs” is over, as 80% of this year’s finalists are already revenue-generating (up from 74%), and capital efficiency has become the new competitive advantage. Against that tide, Europe gained ground.
European AgriFoodTech in Numbers
Europe’s 274 finalists represent more than half the list for a second consecutive year, and a widening margin at that. European depth is most visible at the very top of the ranking: 6 of the global Top 10, 10 of the Top 20, and 20 of the Top 50 finalists are European. Twenty-five European countries are represented this year, up from 24, with Romania and Slovenia making their debut.
Europe at a glance (2023 –> 2025)
| Metric | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Δ Change (from 2024 to 2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European finalists | 255 | 252 | 274 | +22 |
| Share of the 500 | 51.0% | 50.4% | 54.8% | +4.4 pp |
| European countries on the list | 25 | 24 | 25 | +1 |
| Europeans in global Top 10 | 3 (30%) | 2 (20%) | 6 (60%) | +4 |
| Europeans in global Top 50 | 24 (48%) | 14 (28%) | 20 (40%) | +6 |
Leading European AgriFoodTech Hubs in the 7th Edition of the FoodTech 500
The United Kingdom remains the undisputed leader of European FoodTech in the 7th Edition of the FoodTech 500, with 62 finalists comfortably ahead of the field. But the more interesting story is the movement beneath the top spot. Italy (+7) and Sweden (+5) are this year’s standout climbers, while the Netherlands (+4) and Belgium (+3) also strengthened. Germany, by contrast, saw the sharpest decline, dropping eight places to 25 finalists.
Moving Up the Value Chain
The clearest shift in Europe’s 2025 cohort is what these companies actually do. Compared with the previous year, European finalists in the 7th Edition of the FoodTech 500 have moved decisively toward upstream technologies (farm management, ag biotech) and the circular economy (waste valorisation and upcycling), while pulling back from consumer-facing categories that depend on behavior change. Farm Management & Precision Farming grew by nine companies, Upcycled / Surplus & Waste by eight, and Vertical Farming by six. Meanwhile, Plant-based fell by six and Insects & Aquaculture by five, the same rebalancing visible in the global data, where Agtech widened its lead to 35.4% of the list and Next-Gen Food & Drinks contracted to 23.6%.
The Flight to Quality
Across the whole list, capital has become far more selective, and the “Series A crunch” has intensified; globally, Series A fell from 34.2% to 29.4% of finalists. Europe’s cohort skews earlier-stage than the global average: Seed (41.6%) and Series A (32.8%) dominate, but only 9.5% of European finalists have reached Series B or beyond, versus 13.6% globally. Although that points to a deep, vibrant early-stage pipeline, it also underscores how narrow the bridge to growth capital has become for European scaleups.
Government Support and Policy Initiatives
Policy and public investment remain a key reason Europe continues to punch above its weight in AgriFoodTech:
- The EU Fertiliser Action Plan: Unveiled by the European Commission, this plan addresses soaring input costs by mobilizing €540M in initial EU funding, which can scale up to €1.5B with national top-ups.
- EU Digital Strategy for Agriculture & Simplification: The European Commission is also streamlining its €387B Common Agricultural Policy framework, which pushes an EU digital strategy to support digital-ready farming, lowering the administrative barriers for family-owned small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) to adopt advanced precision Agtech.
- Record Agri-Food Promotion Budget: The EU has allocated a record €205M package to co-finance and promote sustainable, high-quality EU agricultural products, opening international markets for AgriFood companies leveraging sustainable practices.
- EIT Food Sales Booster Expansion: Supported by the EU, programs like the EIT Food Sales Booster have aggressively stepped up to guide scaling AgriFoodTech startups (specializing in automation, IoT farm monitoring, and traceability) across borders to gain rapid entry into the broader European single market.
Meet the European FoodTech 500 Finalists
The following European companies earned their place in the 2025 FoodTech 500, demonstrating exceptional innovation, growth, and impact across the AgriFoodTech space.
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United Kingdom (62 companies)
Winnow (#4 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Waste Tech & Food Sharing Platforms | Develops AI tools to help large hospitality businesses run leaner, smarter kitchens by cutting food waste in half.
Notpla (#9 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Sustainable Packaging & Plastic Alternatives | Develops scalable packaging materials made from seaweed and plants to replace single-use plastics.
CCm Technologies (#51 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Produces net-zero sustainable fertiliser from recovered waste, improving circularity and cutting Scope 3 emissions.
WinWin (#65 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Transforms sustainable ingredients like rice and carob into chocolate couvertures using up to 80% less water and CO₂e.
Hoxton Farms (#74 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Cellular Agriculture | Grows cultivated fat as an ingredient for food manufacturers.
DepoDone (#96 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | B2B Marketplaces | Operates a digital supply chain platform that cuts costs and waste for food SMEs by connecting orders, data, payments, and logistics.
Gardin (#109 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Uses optical phenotyping sensors to give growers real-time insights that boost yield, cut waste, and grow more with less.
Square Mile Farms (#110 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Grows fresh, sustainable food in the heart of where people live and work.
Modern Baker (#114 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Functional Foods & Drinks | Turns ultra-processed foods into health-positive products through breakthrough ingredient technology.
Brite Drinks (#143 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Functional Foods & Drinks | Produces natural mental performance drinks.
AgrigateOne (#148 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Supply Chain Monitoring & Traceability | Provides an integrated software platform that connects, digitizes, and automates the global perishable produce supply chain.
FA Bio (#151 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Uses fungi to restore agricultural soil health, accelerating microbial discovery to boost yields and cut chemical reliance.
Courtesy: Biovit
Biovit (#153 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Upcycles natural vitamins and minerals from food waste, enabling circular fortification and 100% natural functional foods.
New Wave Biotech (#154 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Accelerates biomanufacturing scale-up with hybrid AI simulation, cutting unit costs and experiments dramatically.
Bionema (#166 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Develops biopesticide technology.
Ivy Farm Technologies (#173 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Cellular Agriculture | Produces cultivated Wagyu beef.
FOTENIX (#192 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Empowers food growers with smart imaging technology and AI.
Omni Pet (#196 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Creates healthier, more sustainable plant-based dog food as a premium alternative to meat-based products.
Clean Food Group (#200 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Manufactures yeast-fermentation-derived sustainable oils and fats for the food, cosmetic, and pet food industries.
Mimica (#218 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Safety & Quality | Makes Bump labels that turn bumpy as food spoils, letting producers print longer expiry dates safely and cut waste.
ClubZero (#224 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Sustainable Packaging & Plastic Alternatives | Operates an AI-powered reuse system that helps food and beverage businesses switch from single-use to reusable packaging.
Extracellular (#234 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Acts as a bioprocessing and scale-up partner for the cell-based product industry.
Scindo (#236 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Sustainable Packaging & Plastic Alternatives | Harnesses enzyme discovery and AI-driven enzyme engineering to turn renewable feedstocks into high-value molecules.
Rare Earth (#242 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Novel Processing Techniques & Equipment | Harnesses industrial hemp, a carbon-sequestering, soil-remediating crop, as a complete-protein, sustainable food source.
Courtesy: Phytoform
Phytoform (#253 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Develops and delivers novel genetic solutions for more sustainable and resilient crops.
Better Dairy (#254 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Uses precision fermentation to produce human-identical milk proteins for healthier, sustainable, animal-free nutrition.
PES Technologies (#257 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Transforms soil testing, giving farmers rapid soil-health measurement.
Cellular Agriculture (#259 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Cellular Agriculture | Develops novel hollow-fibre bioreactors and bioprocesses to enable scaled, lower-cost cultivated foods.
Nukoko (#261 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Creates cocoa alternatives from fava beans rather than cocoa beans.
Meatly (#277 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Cellular Agriculture | Makes real, kinder meat without animals and without the environmental or ethical impact.
Adamo Foods (#291 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Develops healthy, sustainable alternatives to meat whole-cuts using patented fermentation technology.
The Smarter Food Company (#293 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Functional Foods & Drinks | Develops a patented, science-backed broccoli rich in sulforaphane to improve metabolic health and healthy ageing.
Gander (#294 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Waste Tech & Food Sharing Platforms | Operates a real-time platform that connects retailers with shoppers to sell discounted, short-life products and cut waste.
Airponix (#297 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Grows produce with a sustainable aeroponic system using proprietary dry nutrient fog for exceptional efficiency.
Deep Planet (#322 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Helps agricultural businesses optimise resources and build resilience, powered by geospatial AI.
Cerve (#327 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Supply Chain Monitoring & Traceability | Provides the data food businesses need to build modern supply chain applications.
Courtesy: Myneral Labs
Myneral Labs (#339 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Supply Chain Monitoring & Traceability | Helps enterprises prove their products are ethically sourced, sustainably made, and reused at scale.
BNS (#342 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Safety & Quality | Produces bioinputs that extend the shelf life of fresh produce by reusing food waste.
MicroLub (#343 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Designs biolubricants from proteins for fat reduction, mouthfeel, and nutrient delivery in food and beverages.
LiberEat (#349 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Safety & Quality | Automatically detects dangerous errors in food data, such as undeclared allergens, to protect consumers.
OSY Group (#351 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Safety & Quality | Applies a novel antimicrobial coating to food packaging to extend shelf life and reduce waste.
CroBio (#359 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Develops microbial soil amendments that form a sponge-like biomaterial around roots to improve water and soil health.
Farmbetter (#362 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Provides digital advisory to farmers through a 3-in-1 WhatsApp chatbot, app, and dashboard.
Reewild (#367 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Retail Tech | Operates a loyalty platform that rewards healthy and sustainable purchasing choices.
BORN MAVERICK (#368 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Creates a fermented cocoa alternative from upcycled date and seed materials with authentic flavour and low footprint.
Sustainable Planet (#376 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Produces protein from water lentils.
InQube (#377 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Offers a B2B SaaS platform for decision intelligence, traceability, and carbon validation across food and farming.
FruPro (#388 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | B2B Marketplaces | Operates a field-to-shelf platform that lets supermarkets source directly from small farmers, cutting waste.
Courtesy: Bright Biotech
Bright Biotech (#394 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Produces recombinant proteins at scale using proprietary chloroplast technology in plants.
Kyomei (#399 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Uses biotechnology to transform wasted agricultural biomass into healthy, sustainable food ingredients.
Spoon Guru (#401 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Meal Planning & Nutrition | Helps businesses deliver safe, healthy, personalized food experiences, guided by science and AI.
Eja-Ice (#424 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Safety & Quality | Provides solar-powered refrigeration and cold-chain services.
BugBiome (#425 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Discovers and develops microbial insecticides that protect crops from pests.
Traceall Global (#429 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Supply Chain Monitoring & Traceability | Provides traceability and smart monitoring solutions for the food supply chain.
Sun Bear Biofuture (#441 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Produces alternative fats and oils to replace cocoa butter and palm oil using yeast and precision fermentation.
Aquagrain (#449 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Transforms organic waste into a biodegradable soil enhancer that improves water and nutrient retention.
Cordon (#461 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm management & Precision Farming | Builds precision agriculture systems that help vineyards and fruit farms cut fertilizer and pesticide use.
My Emissions (#462 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Safety & Quality | Offers a complete emissions-reporting suite for food, wholesale, and hospitality businesses.
PulseON Foods (#467 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Functional Foods & Drinks | Provides a patented clean-label ingredient that naturally supports appetite and blood-sugar control like GLP-1.
Gaston Ai (#471 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Meal Planning & Nutrition | Turns food into precision medicine, using biomarkers and AI to deliver personalized, disease-preventing nutrition.
Zest (#473 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Waste Tech & Food Sharing Platforms | Provides AI-powered software that helps food manufacturers take action against food waste.
Aquanzo (#480 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Insects Farming & Aquaculture | Transforms overlooked nutrients into sustainable ocean protein for aquafeed, pet food, and people.
France (28 companies)
Courtesy: Spore.Bio
Spore.Bio (#6 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Safety & Quality | Designs the first AI-driven, label-free spectral imaging system for real-time pathogen detection directly on the factory floor.
Elicit Plant (#15 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Pioneers patented phytosterol-based solutions that strengthen crop resilience and boost yields amid climate hazards.
Verley (#36 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Produces the world’s first functionalised precision-fermentation dairy proteins to drive the dairy industry’s environmental transition.
PARIMA (#41 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Cellular Agriculture | Develops high-quality cultivated foods directly from animal cells to meet rising protein demand with fewer resources.
Standing Ovation (#46 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Specialises in precision fermentation to supply the industry with sustainable, animal-free, functional proteins.
MyEasyFarm (#83 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Provides an AI SaaS platform for monitoring, reporting and verification in regenerative and carbon farming.
Green Spot Technologies (#84 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Uses fermentation to turn undervalued plant streams into high-quality, sustainable ingredients for the food industry.
Koolboks (#94 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Safety & Quality | Provides solar-powered, IoT-integrated refrigeration that reduces food waste and enables sustainable cold chains in off-grid areas.
Connecting Food (#100 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Supply Chain Monitoring & Traceability | Provides a SaaS platform for managing and visualising supply chain data for traceability and compliance, from farm to fork.
myfood (#104 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Enables citizens to grow their own fresh produce with innovative greenhouses and a community of agronomists.
Numi (#181 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Cellular Agriculture | Develops breakthrough cell-culture technology to produce human breast milk ex vivo for ideal infant nutrition.
Sand to Green (#195 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Develops regenerative agroforestry projects through a platform that designs, manages, and monitors them for measurable returns.
Jow (#199 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Meal Planning & Nutrition | Makes mealtime easy and healthy through personalised menu planning and smart grocery shopping.
Dry4Good (#212 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Novel Processing Techniques & Equipment | Processes raw materials while preserving nutritional and sensory qualities, naturally concentrating flavour and colour.
Courtesy: The VERY Food Co.
The VERY Food Co. (#214 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Standardizes aquafaba for professional and industrial use, ensuring consistent performance and food safety.
Kikleo (#238 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Waste Tech & Food sharing platforms | Helps restaurants reduce food waste through technology.
Tilkal (#239 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Supply Chain Monitoring & Traceability | Transforms complex supply chain data into real-time intelligence for traceability, risk management, and ESG compliance.
Fruggies (#262 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Functional Foods & Drinks | Helps consumers eat more fruit and vegetables every day.
Nutropy (#268 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Develops animal-free milk ingredients using precision fermentation for sustainable, high-quality dairy.
Vitirover (#271 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Robotics & Machinery | Deploys fleets of autonomous robots to control vegetation in complex plots like vineyards and orchards.
Maltivor (#278 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Upcycles cereal co-products into functional, healthy and natural ingredients for the food industry.
Comerso (#323 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Waste Tech & Food Sharing Platforms | Fights food waste across France and Spain by redirecting companies’ surplus to charities.
Stokelp (#332 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Waste Tech & Food Sharing Platforms | Operates a B2B marketplace that helps food suppliers valorize surplus raw materials through responsible transactions.
SMEY (#340 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Produces cultivated oils, ethical and local by design, powered by fermentation.
Klarys (#407 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | B2B Marketplaces | Digitises and automates end-to-end purchasing processes.
Cherico (#415 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Functional Foods & Drinks | Makes a coffee alternative from the superfood chicory root.
Phagos (#427 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Animal Health & Nutrition | Develops a sustainable alternative to antibiotics for animal farming.
Humble+ (#440 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Functional Foods & Drinks | Pioneers functional, collagen-based drinks and bars that make prevention part of everyday life.
Germany (25 companies)
Courtesy: MicroHarvest
MicroHarvest (#29 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Produces nutritious protein ingredients using one of the world’s fastest, most scalable, and resource-efficient production technologies.
BIOWEG (#68 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Sustainable Packaging & Plastic Alternatives | Creates functional, microplastic-free, biodegradable materials from industrial side streams using fermentation and green chemistry.
Nosh.bio (#97 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Uses biomass fermentation of non-GMO mycelium to create affordable, nutritious, planet-friendly protein ingredients.
Project Eaden (#102 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Creates the next generation of meat: 100% plant-based with hyper-realistic texture, enabled by proprietary fibre technology.
Protein Distillery (#113 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Upcycles spent brewer’s yeast into Prewtein®, a functional protein replacing eggs, dairy and synthetic binders.
Koralo (#198 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Transforms food and feed into functional nutrition that helps people eat, look and feel good.
vGreens (#201 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Develops a platform for data-driven, automated fruit production that actively manages quality and yield.
Neggst (#210 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Produces delicious, versatile plant-based eggs for a sustainable future.
Kynda (#216 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Offers a complete technology to process food side streams into mycelium on-site, efficiently and profitably.
COOKO (#221 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Supply Chain Monitoring & Traceability | Ensures superior, sustainable cocoa through its patented Source Fermented® process and fair, transparent pay for farmers.
Oceanloop (#226 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Insects Farming & Aquaculture | Builds software-controlled, land-based artificial ecosystems for modular, scalable, location-independent seafood production.
Wonnda (#227 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Novel Processing Techniques & Equipment | Enables FMCG brands to nearshore manufacturing by connecting them with the best manufacturers.
eversyn (#232 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Makes high-value bioactives accessible for next-generation nutrition and therapeutics.
Courtesy: freshtaste
freshtaste (#240 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Catering/Office Services & Vending Machines | Serves ready-to-eat meals from smart fridges placed directly at the workplace.
Spacenus (#244 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Enables sustainable agriculture powered by Earth observation and AI.
Computomics (#264 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Applies AI to bioinformatics data to accelerate genomic insights for resource-efficient, climate-smart agriculture.
Torg (#290 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Marketplace | Makes sourcing food and beverages ten times easier.
Bluu Seafood (#325 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Cellular Agriculture | Specialises in the commercial production of cell-based fish.
Esencia Foods (#385 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Creates true meat alternatives from mycelium solid-state fermentation.
Bella & Bona (#396 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Catering/Office Services & Vending Machines | Provides a B2B, subscription-based office lunch service.
Global Sustainable Transformation (#402 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Produces plant-oil and animal-fat alternatives via biotech processing.
AlProtein (#432 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Insects Farming & Aquaculture | Uses AI-powered biomanufacturing to produce sustainable RuBisCO-based proteins that replace additives and allergens.
Greenhub Solutions (#457 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Helps growers start, scale and optimise vertical farming by combining software, hardware and data expertise.
Flowtify (#458 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Safety & Quality | Provides a digital platform that streamlines HACCP, audits and IoT monitoring for hospitality and supermarkets.
MyriaMeat (#488 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Cellular Agriculture | Produces real, fully functional pig muscle from pluripotent stem cells, grown without an animal.
Netherlands (24 companies)
Courtesy: The Protein Brewery
The Protein Brewery (#10 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Produces a highly nutritious fungal mycelium ingredient grown sustainably through natural biomass fermentation.
Mosa Meat (#21 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Cellular Agriculture | Produces cultivated beef grown directly from animal cells.
Doktar (#40 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Delivers end-to-end agri-intelligence solutions that enable measurable sustainability and net-zero goals across agriculture.
Vivici (#49 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Makes nutritious, sustainable dairy proteins from precision fermentation a commercial reality.
Meridia (#115 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Enables food and ag operators to instantly detect and mitigate field-data risks across deforestation, data quality, and legality.
ChainCraft (#121 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Upcycles organic residues into high-value fatty acids, replacing fossil- and palm-based alternatives through fermentation.
OneThird (#132 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Waste Tech & Food Sharing Platforms | Predicts the shelf-life of fresh produce, enabling dynamic decisions across the food supply chain to prevent waste.
NoPalm Ingredients (#139 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Produces sustainable yeast oils and fats by fermenting upcycled agri-food side streams.
Orbisk (#141 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Waste Tech & Food Sharing Platforms | Offers AI computer-vision food waste tracking that helps restaurants improve sustainability and profitability.
Agurotech (#165 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Develops sensor technology and software that give farmers real-time insights to improve irrigation and resource efficiency.
Proeon (#186 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Develops affordable, upcycled plant proteins with superior nutrition, sensory, and functionality profiles.
AKA Foods (#270 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Novel Processing Techniques & Equipment | Provides a secure AI system for food innovation.
Courtesy: Growy
Growy (#289 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Produces tasty, healthy, and affordable vegetables in a vertical farm.
Caffe Inc. (#366 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Upcycles coffee waste into sustainable, high-quality food ingredients.
Bionomic (#413 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Develops the next generation of biological crop-protection products.
Veridi (#417 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Enables affordable, scalable soil biodiversity monitoring with AI and automated microscopy.
Farmless (#436 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Grows nutrient-dense functional proteins without the need for agriculture.
Agcurate (#445 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Helps consumer-goods firms run large-scale agri-operations using satellite imagery and AI.
1-2-Taste (#454 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | B2B Marketplaces | Drives productivity by digitizing the buying and selling of food ingredients.
Monkeys by the Sea (#456 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Pioneers seafood-inspired products made from unique land and sea ingredients for a healthier ocean.
The Banana Factory (#475 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Functional Foods & Drinks | Locally valorises non-compliant bananas into puree as a raw material for the food industry.
Goodoo (#478 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Makes plant-based ice cream the new norm for the good of health, society, and the planet.
Kiana (#489 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Produces enzyme- and microbial-based biofertilizers, biopesticides, and biostimulants for regenerative agriculture.
SEA Water (#492 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Functional Foods & Drinks | Combines renewable energy and desalination to deliver clean, mineralized drinking water locally.
Spain (23 companies)
Courtesy: Heura
Heura (#14 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Builds a net-positive food system, accelerating the protein transition with plant-based, nutritious, and sustainable products.
Novameat (#67 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Creates a new generation of protein cuts designed for food makers seeking culinary freedom.
Consentio (#76 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | B2B Marketplaces | Operates an AI-powered platform connecting growers and retailers with real-time, end-to-end visibility in fresh produce.
Fazla (#98 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Waste Tech & Food Sharing Platforms | Helps clients reduce food waste and costs through the donation and recovery of surplus products.
RawData (#124 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Provides a modular SaaS platform that helps agri-food producers digitize their field and workforce operations.
Groots (#144 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Grows, packs, and distributes fresh aromatic herbs through vertical farming and local partnerships across Spain.
Macco Robotics (#147 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Commercial Robotics & Hardware | Builds humanoid robots that serve and prepare drinks and food in hospitality.
ODOS (#162 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Marketplace | Works with food producers to reduce environmental impact through life-cycle assessment, biodiversity, and carbon-tracking tools.
Innogando (#183 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Builds the smartwatch for cows.
Pack2Earth (#202 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Sustainable Packaging & Plastic Alternatives | Develops biobased, toxin-free packaging materials that fully compost at ambient temperature wherever they end up.
CLCircular (#230 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Supply Chain Monitoring & Traceability | Offers affordable tools to reduce food losses along the supply chain.
Insectius (#231 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Insect Farming & Aquaculture | Scales insect protein production through a network of franchised, automated black-soldier-fly farms.
Courtesy: VisualNACert
VisualNACert (#233 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Provides digital tools that turn agricultural data into actionable insights for crop management and traceability.
MOA Foodtech (#267 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Develops sustainable food ingredients by combining biotechnology and food science.
Darwin (#315 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Uses microbial bioprospecting to find bacteria for use in food, drinks, and dietary supplements.
NUCAPS (#318 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Develops next-generation functional ingredients that enhance the nutritional profile and taste of food and supplements.
Poseidona (#350 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Creates next-generation food ingredients by valorizing macroalgae side streams and invasive seaweed.
ODS PROTEIN (#352 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Develops sustainable proteins from filamentous fungi, turning food by-products into high-value ingredients.
Ingredalia (#371 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Transforms agri-food by-products into valuable, health-boosting functional ingredients through circular economy and foodtech.
Vertical Green (#403 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Designs and manufactures modular indoor farm systems.
Vivagran (#430 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Develops novel climate-resilient cereal crops for sustainable farming and better nutrition.
Deep Detection (#466 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Safety & Quality | Provides high-speed spectral X-ray camera technology that detects previously unfindable food contaminants.
Microfy Systems (#484 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Safety & Quality | Democratizes AI-powered automated microscopy for the food and agriculture sectors.
Sweden (23 companies)
Courtesy: Swegreen
SweGreen (#73 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Offers globally scalable on-site farming, growing premium greens directly in retail stores, restaurants, and hotels.
Melt & Marble (#85 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Creates the next generation of designer fats and lipids for food and personal care via precision fermentation.
Yangi (#107 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Sustainable Packaging & Plastic Alternatives | Produces rigid, fibre-based packaging for food.
Ljusgårda (#134 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Industrializes high-tech indoor farming to produce sustainable, precision-grown crops at scale.
Agtira (#135 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Develops and operates high-tech farming systems with food-industry partners to grow fresh vegetables year-round, close to consumers.
Millow (#176 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Uses patented mycelium-and-oats fermentation to create clean-label, binder-free meat alternatives with low resource use.
Improvin’ (#241 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Supply Chain Monitoring & Traceability | Transforms farm-level data into tools that drive resilience, sourcing, and performance for agri-food companies.
Saveggy (#250 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Waste Tech & Food Sharing Platforms | Provides plant-based protection that extends the shelf life of fresh produce while eliminating plastic.
Ecobloom (#307 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Empowers sustainable food production through intelligent, data-driven farming solutions.
OptiCept Technologies (#341 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Pioneers efficient PEF and vacuum-infusion technologies that maximise output while minimising resource use.
NitroCapt (#355 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Electrifies nitrogen fertilizer production in a cost-efficient way.
Carbiotix (#361 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Pioneers the on-site upcycling of plant-based side streams.
Courtesy: Carbiotix
Livoo Foods (#370 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Upcycles plant-based byproducts like oat-milk okara into high-quality ingredients using proprietary drying technology.
Lupinta (#373 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Replaces imported soy across the EU and MENA with locally grown lupin protein.
Big Akwa (#380 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Insects Farming & Aquaculture | Pioneers sustainable, land-based aquaculture for food security and net-zero emissions.
Lifesum (#398 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Meal Planning & Nutrition | Operates a digital health app that helps people improve nutrition and wellbeing with AI-driven tracking and meal planning.
Dapibuset (#410 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Develops on-site biomanufacturing that transforms food side streams into high-value functional ingredients.
OlsAro (#420 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Accelerates climate-resilient cereal breeding through its SeedAX biotech engine.
Agteria (#431 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Animal Health & Nutrition | Develops technology to inhibit cattle methane emissions.
FoodFacts (#435 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Retail Tech | Turns complex health and sustainability data into clear, actionable insights through its AI-powered platform.
Green City Farming (#438 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Provides hardware and software solutions for next-generation farmers.
LayerLogic (#455 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Safety & Quality | Provides a biosensor that detects production-surface contamination within minutes rather than days.
Green On (#498 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Makes truly sustainable, edible fats and oils without agriculture to replace palm, coconut, dairy fat, and cocoa butter.
Italy (19 companies)
Courtesy: Planet Farms
Planet Farms (#16 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Engineers and operates large-scale vertical farms delivering sustainable, pesticide-free produce and ingredients.
Soplaya (#69 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | B2B Marketplaces | Helps restaurants cut food cost and waste by aggregating all suppliers into one order, invoice, and delivery, with analytics.
The Circle (#150 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Produces top-quality food through aquaponics, saving 90% of water with no chemicals.
Foreverland (#156 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Develops and produces alternative ingredients to climate-impacted resources, focused on alternative chocolate.
Evja (#163 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Provides an agronomic intelligence platform that optimises irrigation, nutrition, protection, and yield with AI and sensors.
Finapp (#177 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Uses cosmic rays to measure soil water.
Tuidi (#220 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Retail Tech | Prevents stockouts and overstocking with daily AI-driven replenishment proposals.
Tomato+ (#295 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Creates AI-powered automated hydroponic greenhouses to grow fresh, sustainable vegetables year-round.
Xnext (#302 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Safety & Quality | Provides X-ray inspection systems for contaminant detection.
Agricolus (#306 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Offers a platform and app for precision farming.
Courtesy: Thimus
Thimus (#311 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Novel Processing Techniques & Equipment | Uses brain and declarative data to make food product development and launches more successful.
Lualtek (#324 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Tackles inefficiencies in farm resource management with a plug-and-play, AI-powered retrofit system.
Elaisian (#337 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Helps farmers grow more with fewer resources.
Foorban (#345 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Catering/Office Services & Vending Machines | Disrupts workplace food access through a B2B2C model delivering healthy food to offices.
Agreenet (#363 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Waste Tech & Food Sharing Platforms | Develops nature-inspired, biodegradable active packaging that extends the shelf life of fresh foods.
Heallo (#391 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Develops circular-economy ingredients that reduce the glycaemic index of food, drink, and pet food.
Agrobit (#393 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision farming | Develops AI and computer-vision solutions for precision farming that optimise and reduce agro-input use.
Yeastime (#404 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Novel Processing Techniques & Equipment | Harnesses ultrasound to accelerate fermentation productivity by up to 30%.
HypeSound (#447 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Novel Processing Techniques & Equipment | Pioneers the use of sound and AI as a biological control to improve fermentation efficiency.
Switzerland (14 companies)
Courtesy: Ecorobotix
Ecorobotix (#7 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Robotics & Machinery | Develops the ARA precision sprayer, whose AI Plant-by-Plant™ software enables precise, plant-by-plant crop treatment.
xFarm Technologies (#12 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Provides digital solutions that help farmers and producers make data-driven decisions, boost efficiency, and protect the planet.
Food Brewer (#60 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Redefines cocoa supply with reliable, sustainable cocoa-free and cell-cultivated cocoa products.
UMAMI (#75 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Designs bio-natural ecosystems combined with advanced technology to produce premium, pure food.
Authena (#108 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Supply Chain Monitoring & Traceability | Pioneers IoT, blockchain and AI solutions for supply chain traceability, environmental monitoring, and asset tracking.
Planetary Group (#133 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Licenses its BioBlocks™ industrial fermentation technology to enable sustainable bio-based foods and ingredients at scale.
Vivent (#178 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Delivers sustainable agriculture through real-time crop-health management measured directly from plants.
Courtesy: AgroSustain
AgroSustain (#203 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Protects crops and preserves quality while reducing chemicals, from field to consumer.
Voltiris (#219 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Delivers solar energy to greenhouse crops while improving their health.
Upgrain (#354 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Uses proprietary upcycling technology to enable more sustainable, nutritious food production.
Cosaic (#378 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Develops a natural, multifunctional emulsion that enhances the texture and stability of dairy and dairy-free products.
Abrinca Genomics (#406 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Democratizes microbial genomics bioinformatics to accelerate discovery across food research.
Gaia Tech (#409 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Transforms agri-food byproducts into effective ingredients for cosmetics and food manufacturers.
NeoCarbons (#434 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Provides equipment to grow alternative proteins and bioactive chemicals competitively using microalgae.
Belgium (11 companies)
Courtesy: Those Vegan Cowboys
Biotalys (#89 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Develops precision, protein-based biocontrol solutions to protect crops in pre- and post-harvest markets.
Inbiose (#130 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Develops, produces, and sells health ingredients through precision fermentation.
Urban Crop Solutions (#175 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Designs and delivers custom, automated indoor vertical farming systems for sustainable, year-round crop production.
Those Vegan Cowboys (#287 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Produces animal-free dairy proteins (casein) that outperform animal-derived dairy for cheese, chocolate, and bakery.
Alberts (#356 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Catering/Office Services & Vending Machines | Develops “Vending 2.0” robotics that freshly blend personalised smoothies, soups, and meals on demand.
Ajinomatrix (#375 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Safety & Quality | Digitizes the sensory experience of eating, starting with taste and flavour.
Shelfion (#464 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Safety & Quality | Provides software that predicts product shelf-life from recipes in minutes using test kits and AI.
Naplasol (#493 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Produces mycoproteins through filamentous fungi fermentation.
Koppie (#494 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Makes a coffee alternative from fermented local pulses.
MAASH (#495 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Produces mycoprotein for B2B food manufacturers.
Fishway (#497 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Cellular Agriculture | Develops cultivated fish as a sustainable, high-quality ingredient.
Denmark (7 companies)
Courtesy: MATR Foods
MATR Foods (#26 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Creates a new generation of plant-based meat using natural fermentation for an umami-rich, juicy, clean-label product.
REDUCED (#30 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Uses fermentation to upcycle food-industry side streams into clean-label savoury taste solutions with measurable carbon reductions.
endless food co (#170 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Sells a delicious B2B alternative chocolate that shields manufacturers from cocoa price and supply volatility.
Kaffe Bueno (#182 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Builds the world’s first coffee biorefinery, transforming coffee by-products into high-performance ingredients.
Agrain (#243 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Valorizes abundant food-industry side streams into nutritious, flavourful ingredients.
Aliga Microalgae (#382 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Functional Foods & Drinks | Produces white and green Chlorella microalgae.
SUMM Ingredients (#414 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Creates multifunctional ingredients through cross-fermentation that replace additives with plants.
Finland (7 companies)
Onego Bio (#54 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Produces egg protein through fermentation.
Volare (#58 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Turns food-industry side streams into sustainable protein, oils and fertilizers.
SuperGround (#208 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Develops patented technology that transforms fish and poultry side streams into high-quality, sustainable ingredients.
Manna Insect (#223 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Insects Farming & Aquaculture | Provides cost-effective, sustainable upcycling of bio-waste using insects.
Perfat (#309 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Functional Foods & Drinks | Develops next-generation fat ingredients that make everyday foods healthier, tastier, and more sustainable.
Rebl Eats (#400 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Creates next-generation foods to-go, sold in retail and delivery.
Acoustic Extra Freezing (#439 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Novel Processing Techniques & Equipment | Creates frozen food that tastes fresh.
Estonia (5 companies)
Courtesy: ÄIO
eAgronom (#25 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Automates on-farm data collection for sustainability reporting and farm management.
Agrovisio (#158 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Uses multi-satellite and AI technology to monitor crops and sustainability metrics for data-driven food production.
ÄIO (#197 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Brews sustainable oils from low-value by-products like sawdust, sugars, and dairy side streams using a powerful bioprocess.
Paul-Tech (#326 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Integrates a proprietary real-time soil sensor with other data to deliver AI-powered insights for farmers.
Raw Edge (#451 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Functional Foods & Drinks | Uses microbial fermentation to upcycle vegetables into tasty, functional, gut-supporting products.
Poland (5 companies)
Fresh Inset (#157 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Waste Tech & Food Sharing Platforms | Fights food waste with a solution that extends the freshness of fresh produce and improves profits.
Foodsi (#237 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Food Waste Tech & Food Sharing Platforms | Fights food waste while helping local businesses sell their surplus.
Rebread (#348 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Prevents food waste by transforming surplus bread into sustainable beverages.
EcoBean (#372 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Sustainable Packaging & Plastic Alternatives | Valorises spent coffee grounds into high-quality ingredients for food and cosmetics.
Insignes Labs (#395 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Develops PURE technology that helps farmers boost yields, cut chemicals, and grow crops sustainably.
Norway (4 companies)
Courtesy: NoMy
NoMy (#207 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Uses fungal fermentation to transform food-industry side streams into sustainable, high-value ingredients.
Sensonomic (#276 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Improves growers’ cash flow through adaptive, predictive yield analytics.
GroGro (#281 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Functional Foods & Drinks | Produces tasty, healthy food for kids.
Greentech Innovators (#364 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Extracts nutrients from food waste to produce growth medium, used in the creation of protein or omega-3 in fish and livestock feed.
Portugal (4 companies)
Nutrition From Water (#188 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Produces natural, affordable protein and fibre from microalgae grown in water.
Raiz (#286 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Designs and builds intelligent modular indoor farms that let restaurants, hotels, and real estate grow produce on-site.
PFx Biotech (#347 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Protein Fermentation | Produces highly bioactive protein ingredients through precision fermentation for allergen-free nutrition.
AgroGrIN Tech (#426 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Upcycled Ingredients, Food Surplus & Waste Efficiency | Produces clean-label food ingredients from fruit and vegetable upcycling.
Bulgaria (2 companies)
ONDO Solutions (#251 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Improves the sustainability and profitability of small and medium farms with enterprise-grade farm automation.
AgroVAR (#416 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Uses AI-driven tools and soil data to help farmers transition to sustainable agriculture and generate carbon credits.
Czech Republic (2 companies)
Courtesy: Mewery
Mewery (#338 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Cellular Agriculture | Develops a platform for cell-cultivated meat using a proprietary method of co-culturing animal and microalgae cells.
Bene Meat (#487 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Cellular Agriculture | Provides end-to-end technology for scalable cultivated-meat manufacturing.
Ireland (2 companies)
Nuritas (#5 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Uses AI and DNA analysis to discover natural bioactive peptides that make everyday products healthier, safer, and more effective.
Biovit Technologies (#481 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Has created a food-ingredient technology that makes ingredients 20x more effective through enhanced absorption.
Austria (1 company)
SpawnX (#500 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Vertical & Indoor Farming | Operates distributed, automated mushroom farms that provide a sustainable, climate-resilient food source.
Greece (1 company)
Wikifarmer (#194 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Marketplace | Operates an online platform that educates and supports everyone across the agri-food supply chain.
Hungary (1 company)
Proofminder (#185 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Provides an AI agronomist that transforms crop production through real-time monitoring, precise mapping, and automated agronomy.
Iceland (1 company)
Atmonia (#412 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Ag Biotech | Provides small-scale, on-site, flexible, and sustainable ammonia production systems.
Luxembourg (1 company)
NIUM (#421 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Biotech/Synthetisation | Provides technologies for R&D teams exploring the impact of food on the microbiome and gut health.
Romania (1 company)
Bluana (#206 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Plant-based | Develops shelf-stable, plant-based sashimi alternatives using patented technology to cut seafood waste and cold-chain costs.
Slovenia (1 company)
TrapView (#164 in the 2025 FoodTech 500) | Farm Management & Precision Farming | Provides a crop-protection decision-support tool that forecasts pest development to optimise monitoring and treatment.
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Looking Ahead
The industry is splitting into two paths: capital-efficient builders reaching profitability through grants, strategic partnerships, and smaller rounds; and capital-intensive deeptech led only by category leaders with breakthrough IP. Europe is well-positioned in both. With strong policy support, a deep early-stage pipeline, and a decisive tilt toward upstream and circular technologies, European AgriFoodTech enters 2026 leaner, more focused, and more dominant than ever.
The companies featured in the 2025 FoodTech 500 represent Europe’s significant contribution to transforming global food systems for a more sustainable future.
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