2026年全球食品科技投资报告 Global FoodTech investment report

GlobalFoodTech

investmentreport

2026

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Contents

Executivesummary 3

DigitalFoodLab 6

I-Investmentsandstateoftheecosystem 9

II-Geographicdistribution&innovationhubs 20

III-Distributionbycategoriesandtrends 28

WhatisFoodTech? 40

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Hello,

Asmallerfunding

marketfor

AgriFoodTech,but

behindthescenes,thecentresofgravityarechanging

First,wewouldliketothankyoufortakingthetimetoreadthisreport,whichfocusesoninvestmentsin

AgriFoodTechstartupsfrom2014tothefirsthalfof2026,withparticularattentiontothelast18monthsandwhattheyrevealabouttheevolutionoftheagrifoodinnovationecosystem.

Fundingfellagainin2025,whileasustainedrecoveryremainsunconfirmed.DigitalFoodLab’sdatashows$12.3billioninvestedin2025,approximately27%below2024.Thefirsthalfof2026brings

encouragingsignals,butthesedonotyetestablishalastingrecovery.

Seedfundingprovidesanearlysignalofrenewal:thenumberofseedroundsrecordedinH12026nearlymatchedthetotalfor2025.Ifthispacecontinues,dealactivitycouldrecoverin2026afterseveralyearsof

contraction.

Thecentreofgravityisincreasinglyshiftingtowardsupstream,andevenmoremidstream

innovations.AgTechandFoodSciencetogetheraccountfor64%offundinginH12026,comparedwithonly13%fordelivery.Excludingdelivery,fundingalsofellbyapproximately25%in2025.Thechanging

compositiondoesnot,byitself,demonstrateimprovingconditionsacrosstheecosystem.

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Three

developmentsshapingthe

nextFoodTechcycle

Health-focusednutritionisbecomingafieldforgrowthandacquisitions.CategorieslinkeddirectlywithGLP-1(dieticianplatforms)andindirectly(better-for-youfoodandbeveragebrandsandsupplements)arerisingatanunprecedentedspeed

andarebecomingakeytargetforacquisitions.Agrifoodcompaniesshouldidentifythebenefits,formatsandconsumerrelationshipsthatcouldreshapetheirportfolios.

AgTechfundingistargetingproductivityandresilience:despitethedeclineinoverallAgTechfunding,companiessuchasHalter,TarganandTropiccontinuetoattractcapital.Theirsolutionsaddressproductionefficiencyandcropperformance,withanswerstolabourshortagesandsupplyreliability.Theirprogresswilldependonadoptionunderrealfarmingconditionsandtheeconomicbenefitstheydelivertousers.

Commerciallaunchesareindicatinganewphasefornovelingredients:weobserveprogresstowardsthecommercialuseofingredientsdevelopedwithalternativeproteintechnologies.Successfulapplicationscouldsupportfurtherindustrialpartnershipsandinvestment,evenasthewideralternativeproteinecosystemcontinuestoconsolidate.

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GlobalFoodTechinvestmentsin2026-keyinsights

$6.5B

Consolidationisstillamajorthemewithbankruptciesofmassivelyfundedstartupsininsectfarming,verticalfarming,and

alternativeproteins.

RaisedbyAgriFoodtech

startupsinH12026,asmall

increase

$F.oB

startupsin2025,20%less

thanin2024

GLP-1servicesandproductsare

appearingatthetopoflistsoflargedealsandacquisitions,notablyplatformsthatconnectweight-lossdruguserswith

dietitians.

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Mostwell-fundedecosystemsin2025andH12026

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Ear-stagin

H12026comparedto330forthewholeof2025

DigitalFoodLab

Ourmainsolutions

Ecosystemstudies

Analysisofinnovationecosystemstoidentifyopportunities

Workshops&talks

Personalisedworkshops,presentations,andwebinarswithDigitalFoodLab

Bespokewatch

StayatthetopoftheinnovationcyclewithDigitalFoodLab100%bespokeinsights

Scouting&mappings

Identifykeyplayerstofindthebestpartnersforyou

50+

clientsin

8years

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Insightandstrategy

consultingtohelpyoubepartofthefutureoffood

Wecombineour15yearsof

AgriFoodTechexperience,as

entrepreneursandinvestors,andour

uniquenetworkofindustryinsidersto

helpyouwith:

1-Exploringinnovationecosystems

2-Identifyingwhatshouldbeonyour

innovationradar

3-Scoutingtherighttargets

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DigitalFoodLab

Ourterritoriesofexploration

Innovationfromstartupstolargecorporations

Welookforinnovationwhereithappens:startups,corporations,

andresearchlabs.

Amongourkeyindicatorsareregulation,funding,andnew

products.

Globalapproach

Welookforinnovationallovertheworld

Throughournetworkofpartners,databases,andexpertise,we

cansourceinnovationglobally.

Someexamples:alternativeproteins,functionalingredients,agtech,decarbonisation,newbrands,digitalretail/restaurant,healthyageing.

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Agriculture,food,andbeyond

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BespokeworkshopsandpresentationswithDigitalFoodLab

FoodTechinsightsforyourinnovationpriorities

Example#1:Inspirationkeynote.cosunStateoftheinnovationecosystem

Goal:sharewheretheinnovationecosystemisheadingforaningredientcompany

-IntroductiontoFoodTech

-Stateoffunding,whyitisdeclining

-Focusonkeytrendstoknowforinnovation

andresearchteamsinaningredientcompany

Format:1h,on-site

Example#2:Workshop

FocusonAgTechinnovation

Goal:mapwhichagriculturetrendsshouldbeontheradarofanagriculturecompany

-Stateofagricultureinnovationglobally

-Reviewofinnovationtrends,keystartups,corporateinvolvement,…

-OpportunityselectionFormat:2h,on-site

Example#3:Webinar

InspirationfromFoodTech

Goal:providinginspirationonhowglobalandlocalDTCcouldinformNestlé’sinnovationstrategy.

ViewofglobalDTCtrendsevolutionovertheyears

-Focusontrendslinkedtokeycategories,withexamplesofinternationalandlocalstartups

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Format:45min,webinaratlunchtime

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Investmentsandstateoftheecosystem

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InvestmentsinFoodTechstartups

noerayearorgrooec

inacontextofrisingoverallstartupfunding,wheremostofthemoneyisgoingtowardsartificialintelligence

$26.5B$24.3B

$21.5B$18.5B

$12.5B

$8.6B

$6.6B

$52.1B

$30.3B

$16.9B

2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

$14B

$6.5B

$12.3B

$13.8B

H1/Projection10

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Quarterlyinvestments

Investmentshaveremainedatalowleveloverthepast12months

$13.9B

$7.8B$7.2B

$6.2B

$5.3B

Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2

$5.3B

$4.6B

$3.5B$3.4B

$4.5B

$3.7B$3.8B

$3.1B

$13.8B

$11.3B

$4.1B

$3.4B

$2.4B

$4.1B

$2.8B

$3.4B

$2.4B

$13B

$12.1B

$4.9B

$8.2B

2020202120222023202420252026

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Distributionofdeals

Earlysignsofarecovery

Afteryearsofdeclininginvestmentrounds,weobservedabounce-

back.

Whilewewereslightlyworriedaboutthedeclineofseedroundsovertheyears,theyarefinallyback,witha

significantuptickinH12026.

Thiscouldbethesignofanupcomingrecoveryfortheecosystem.

b

SeedSeriesASeriesB

SeriesCSeriesD+andlater

6%

1200+

14%

900+

890

9%

14%27%

30%

56%

46%

202120222023202420252026(H1)12

14%

27%

49%

31%

42%

670

13%

30%

49%

500

9%

23%

62%

1500+

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Topdealsof2025

2025sawareturntomegafooddeliverydealswith3categories:

Quick-commerce,whichis

growingagainaroundleaderssuchasZepto(India),GoPuff(USA),

andNinja(Saudi).

GrocerydeliverywithB2Cand

B2Bplayers,withthelatteracting

asmarketplacesandsolution

providersindevelopingeconomies.

Restaurantdelivery,butwithonlyWonder(USA),astherestofthisecosystemisconsolidating.

$254M

$250M

$173M

$150M

$144M

$140M

$120M

$466M

$450M

Delivery

FoodScienceAgTech

$600M

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Topdealsof2026H1

Comparedto2025,thislistoftopdealsforthefirsthalfof2026ismuchmore

diverseandactsasashowcaseofthecategoriesscalingup:

GLP-1anddiabetessupport

throughdigitaliseddietitiansupport(Oviva,Nourish).

Increasingfarmingoutputthroughautomation,AI(Halter,Targan),andbyleveragingbiotechnologies

(Tropic).

$450M

ciencervice

Chain

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$152M

$113M

$105M

$100M

$100M

$100M

$234M

$220M

$220M

Delivery

AgTech

ConsumerTech

FoodS

FoodseSupply

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NotableM&Ain2025and2026H1

COUNTRY

startup/acquirer

/$15B

STARTUP

DeliveryHero

CATEGORY

Delivery

Restaurantdelivery

ACQUIRERAMOUNT

trendyolgo

/$700M

/$3.9B

/$1.2B

/$335M

/ε1B

/Undisclosed

/Undisclosed

/Undisclosed

/$1.2B

DeliveryNewretail

Delivery

Restaurantdelivery

Foodservice

Reservationplatform

Delivery

Q-commerce

FoodScienceMealsubstitute

FoodScience

Healthysnacks

SupplyChain

Shelf-life/Packaging

FoodScience

Proteinfoods

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Notablebankruptcies

Threecapital-intensivesectorscorrectatonce

Cultivatedmeat:peakconsolidationinlate2025

BelieverMeats($390Mraised)ceasedoperationsinDecember2025,justaftersecuringUSregulatoryapprovalandcompletingtheworld'slargestcultivatedmeatplant.Meatable,CultimateFoods,UpstreamFoodsandCellRevalsoshutdown.Sincethen,theecosystemhasstartedtosee

positivenewsagain,althoughthishasyettotranslateintofunding.

Insectprotein:theEuropeanflagshipgoesdown

ŸnsectenteredjudicialliquidationinDecember2025afterraisingoverε600M.Thefailureisnotisolated:Agronutrisinsafeguard,ENORM

Biofactorybankrupt,AspireFoodGroupsoldunderduress.

Verticalfarming:fromconsolidationtoecosystemliquidation

Verticalfarming'scorrectionmovedfromconsolidationtoliquidationwith14companiesfilingforbankruptcyin2025alone.InAugust2026,80

AcresFarmsceasedoperations.

Also,MonarchTractor(autonomousrobotsforagriculture,$220Mraised)ceasedoperationsin2026.

80ACRESFARMS.

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StateofAgriFoodTech&expectations

Fundingisandremainsakeyelementtoevaluatethehealthofanyinnovationecosystem.

However,AgriFoodTechisnolongerinitsinfancy,andthereareotherelementstoconsider,

notablyacquisitions,commercialisationandindustrialisation.Inaword,weareseeingmanytrendsentertherealworldandhaveavisibleimpact.Thisisespeciallythecaseinagriculture,butis

increasinglythecaseforingredientandfoodproductinnovation.Thisiswhy,withincreased

involvementbyleadingcompaniesthroughpartnerships,funding,andacquisitions,weexpectfundingtoincreaseinthecomingquarters.

Threestoriestokeepfollowing

Leadingcompanies’portfolioreshufflingandstartupacquisitions:brandswithawellnessedgethatoperateasstartupsarerisingatanunprecedentedpace(e.g.,IM8,DavidProtein).ThisisalreadyleadingtoawaveofM&Adealsthatweexpecttocontinue.

Labourshortages,combinedwithpoliticalandclimateshocks,aresupportingthe«resilientfarming»trend,notablythroughincreasedautomation,thedevelopmentofnewcrops,andbioinputs.Their

progressiveadoptionshouldstarttocreatechampionsandacquisitions.

Manyalternativeproteincompaniesstillstandingtodayhaveingredientsclosetobeingreadyfor

commercialisation.Weexpectthatmanywill(finally)launchproductstothemarketin2027,whichcould

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supportwideradoptionandindustrialscale-up.

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FoodTechtrends:3reasonstobeoptimistic

ThegraphdepictsDigitalFoodLab’strendcurve,whichshowcasesallcurrenttrendsshapingthefutureoffood.Lookingatthisgraphhelpstounderstandthecurrentsituationandmaintainanoptimisticoutlookforthefuture.Fundingisdecreasinginpartduetoinvestors'preferencefortopicsrelatedto

artificialintelligence,butalsobecausemanyAgriFoodTechtopicshavedisappointed.Thereare,however,threereasonstobeoptimistic:

Manytrendsgoingthrough

«disillusionment»areshowingsignsof

recovery.Thisisnotablythecaseforalternativeproteins,withpositivecommercialisationand

industrialisationnews.

Post-disillusiontrends,suchasfoodcoachingandfarmrobotics,areattractingincreasing

attention(throughfundingandacquisitions).

DownloadDigitalFoodLab’strendsreporthere.100reportpackedwithinsightsonthetrendsthefutureoffood

shaping

Lookingatthenumberof«emergingtrends»ontheleftsideofthiscurveshowsthestrengthoftheappetiteforinnovationintheagrifood

sector.Farfrombeingover,theFoodTechrevolutionisonlybeginning.

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100%bespokeFoodTechwatchbyDigitalFoodLab

Stayatthetopoftheinnovationcycle

Monthlywatch

Relevantinnovationnewssummarisedwithashortanalysis

Database

Innovationdatabasefromtheinformationgatheredinthewatch

Presentations

Regularpresentationstospreadtheinformationtoawideraudience

Scouting

DetailedIDcardsonkeystartupsspottedonthewatch

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Usecase:

Monthlywatchforaglobalingredientcompanywithafocuson:

-Priority:foodingredientswithhealthbenefits(GLP-1,gut…)

-Discovery:underlyingtechnologies(precisionfermentation…)Quarterlyscouting:3startupstoputontheradarortocontact

4executivecallsand1workshopeachyeartostudythenewopportunities

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Geographicdistribution&innovationhubs

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Geographicaldistributionin2025+H12026

NorthAmericaisstillleadingtheFoodTechecosystem

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Stillagloballeader,notablyintermsoflargedeals.

Beyondfunding,theUSalsoattractsmostofthemost

excitingcompaniesasafirstmarket.

$7.7B

$5.4B

$0.2B

$0.3B

MixoflocalcopycatsandgloballyrelevantAgTechstartups

Europekeepsrisingasoneof,ifnotthe,placesfornew

technologiesinagricultureandfoodscience,butstillasabaseoftechnologydevelopment,notasamarketnoranindustrialhub

$0.5B

Keyfor

alternativeproteins/Healthy

ageing

$4.5B

Mostlyinward-lookingwithastrong

focusonfooddelivery(quick-commerce,B2Bmarketplaces)andstilllimitedin

otherareas.

$0.6B

Fastestrisingregion,witha

growingecosysteminAgTechandalternativeproteins

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Relativeevolutionofinvestmentsbyregion

NorthAmericastillhasaconsistentleadsince2021

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Middle-East

SouthAmericaNorthAmericaEurope

Asia+OceaniaAfrica

39%

25%

29%

2026(H1)22

25%

33%

41%8%

5%

14%

29%

34%

15%

19%

42%

20%

33%

2024

41%

29%

24%

2025

38%

26%

28%

2023

21%

34%

2021

20%

30%

2022

56%

36%

2014201520162017201820192020

55%

42%

38%

11%

71%

64%

39%

41%

22%

5%

47%

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Topcountriesforinvestmentsin2025+H12026

#5

$0.8B

+33%*

f

#3

$1.2B

-33%*

r

#1

$7.4B

-16%*

w

t

#4

$1.2B

+25%*

f

#2

$2.5B

-36%*

*evolutionofinvestmentsbetween2024and202523

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LeadingcountriesforFoodTech:

1-UnitedStates-$7.4B

2-India-$2.5B

3-China-$1.2B

4-UnitedKingdom-$1.2B

5-TheNetherlands-$0.8B

6-France-$0.64B

7-Germany-$0.6B

8-Switzerland-$0.5B

9-NewZealand-$0.35B

10-Canada-$0.3B

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USfocus

Leading,butwithaconcentrationinlargedealsandwithfewer

early-stagecompanies

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Topdealsin2025-2026H1

$600M

$450M

$250M

$152M

$150M

FoodScienceDelivery

AgTech

Foodservice

$9.49B$9.50B

$7.92B

$7.54B

2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026(H1)

$5.76B

$4.09B

$4.26B

$2.64B

$18.83B

$2.80B

$2.37B

$2.55B

$4.84B

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2000

$67M

2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026(H1)

$3869M

$3195M

$784M

$133M

$2547M$2506M

$1830M

$1468M

$755M

$396M

$1606M

$859M

$879M

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Indiafocus

Aglobalhotspotforthefutureoffooddeliveryandtheagriculturesupplychain

Topdealsin2025-2026H1

$450M

$173M

$120M

$80M

DeliveryAgTech

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UKfocus

LeadingEuropeanFoodTech

withastrongbiotechecosystem

1000

$77M

$56M

$50M

$50M

FoodScienceAgTech

DeliverySupplyChain

Topdealsin2025-2026H1

$105M

$65M

2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026(H1)

$910M

$457M

$321M

$938M

$850M

$359M

$1435M

$1172M

$885M

$464M

$1959M

$1910M

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Usecase:howDigitalFoodLabhelpedaclientprioritisehealthy-ageingopportunities?

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II

III

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Whatisinteresting?

Wecreateacompany-focusedtrendcurvewiththeinnovationsyoushouldfollow.

Clientquestion:Where

shouldwefocusour

innovationeffortsonhealth-

'-relatedtopics?

Wheretoplay?

Webuildaninnovationradarwiththeopportunitiesyoushouldfocuson.

Howtowin?

Pathofactiontoleveragekeyopportunitiestogenerate

differentialreturns.

Activation

DigitalFoodLabsupportsyouin

activatingthestrategyandputsinplacethetoolstoenrichit.

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Distributionby

categoriesandtrends

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Distributionofinvestmentsbycategories

$52.1B

$30.3B

$26.5B

$16.9B

$24.3B$18.5B

$12.5B

$8.5B

$6.6B

Deliveryisbyfarthemostaffectedcategorybythedeclineinfunding

2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026(H1)29

AgTech

Foodservice

ConsumerTech

FoodscienceSupplychainDelivery

$13.8B

$21.5B

$12.3B

$6.5B

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Distributionofinvestmentsbycategoriesexcludingdelivery

AvisiblebouncebackforFoodScience$26.7B

inH12026

AgTechFoodscience$20.5B

FoodserviceSupplychain

ConsumerTech

$14.4B

$10.7B$11.2B

$9.9B

$6.0B

$2.7B$3.1B$3.6B

2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026(H1)

$11.8B

$8.9B

$5.8B

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Upstreamandmidstreamrisingovertheyears

AradicallychangedFoodTech

ecosystem:fromdeliveryto

agricultureandfoodinnovation.

Whileinvestmentswereinitially

concentratedmainlyindeliveryand

restauranttech,thesenowaccountforonlyathirdofthemoneygoinginto

FoodTechstartups.

FoodScienceisstillrising,drivenbynewfoodandbeveragebrands.

Thesecompanies,andnotalternativeproteinstartups,arenowtakingthe

lead.

Investmentdistribution

49%

9%

9%

34%8%

26%

24%

34%28%

18%

64%

71%

8%

5%

16%

11%

10%10%

50%

59%

9%6%

59%

5%

28%

6%

46%

7%

25%

22%

AgTechFoodscienceFoodserviceSupplychainConsumerTechDelivery

68%

6%

13%

13%

8%

31%

28%

37%

27%

29%

31%

13%

28%

19%

32%

19%

18%

13%

8%

17%

17%

30%

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2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026(H1)

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AgTech

Definition:startupsdisrupting

agriculture.Theycomeupwithsolutionstoimprovefarmingoutputandquality

usingdrones,sensorsandfarm

managementsoftware.AgTechisalsoaboutnewfarmproducts,next-

generationfarmsandurbanfarming.

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)

$5.77B

$4.73B$4.67B

$4.02B$3.88B$3.96B

$2.36B

$1.21B$0.85B

$0.37B

Urban&novelfarms

Farmmanagement

AgriculturemarketplaceFarmRobotics

AnimalFeedAgBiotech

2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026(H1

$9.25B

$8.46B

$1.81B

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AgTech

AgTechfundinghasagaindeclinedin

2025andinH12026,withthecontinuousshrinkingoftheverticalfarmingecosystem

Comparedtolastyear,fundingisrisinginEurope,stableintheUS,andslightly

decreasingelsewhere.

Topdealsin2025+H12026

$220M

$152M

$144M

$140M

$115M

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DistributionofAgTechinvestmentsin2025+H12026acrossregions

$1.7B

$2.5B

$0.1B

$1.2B

$0.1B

$0.2B

300

225

150

75

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Delivery

Halfofthefundingin5

dealswithanecosystemclosetotheendofthe

innovationwave.

Definition:startupsdevelopingservicestoorderanddelivergroceriesandmeals.

$12.51B

$8.85B

$5.48B$3.89B

$25.32B

Deliveryrobots

RestaurantdeliveryQuick-commerce

$12.10B$10.80B

$9.79B

$3.43B

$0.86B

$5.12B

$2.57B

DiscoveryboxMealKits

Newretailers

$14.35B

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2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026(H1)

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Delivery

Asiaisincreasinglyleadingthis

ecosystem,asitwasuntil2021.Now,

insteadofChineseonlineretailersraisingtensofbillions,wehaveIndianquick-

commerceandB2Bmarketplacestartups.

Theecosystemisdecreasingmuchfasterinotherpartsoftheworld,notablyNorthAmerica.

Topdealsin2025+H12026

$600M

$466M

$450M

$254M

$250M

Distributionofdeliveryinvestmentsin2025+H12026acrossregions

$1.3B

$0.3B

$1.7B

$0.1B

$0.1B

$0.8B

600

450

300

150

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FoodScience

Newfoodandbeverage

brandsaredoingwellintermsoffunding,whilefundingfor

alternativeproteinskeepsshrinking

Definition:startupsdevelopingnewingredientsandfoodproducts.

$5.29B

$4.72B$4.13B$4.07B

$2.31B

$1.84B

$1.39B$1.34B

AlternativeproteinsPetFood

FunctionalingredientsCPGStartups

Drinks&beverages

$12.64B

$7.79B

$6.55B

$3.56B

$2.50B

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2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026(H1)

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FoodScience

Innovativefood,beverageandsupplementbrandsareincreasinglytakingtheleadinthisspace.Weobservedasurgeinthe

numberofdealsinthesecategories.

Alternativeproteins,aswellasfunctionalingredients,arestillinaphaseof

consolidation.

Topdealsin2025+H12026

$220M

$150M

$100M

$75M

$60M

tr

DistributionofFoodScienceinvestmentsin2025+H12026acrossregions

$1.6B

$2.4B

$0.1B

$1.8B

$0.1B

$0.1B

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Ecosystemdeepdive

Mapinnovationecosystemstounderstandwheretoact

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III

II

Kick-off

Validationofthescopeandgoals&sharingofpastexperiences

Mapping

DigitalFoodLabidentifies

andmapsthedifferent

categoriesandkeyglobalplayersinthestudiedarea.

Ecosystemstudy&pathofaction

Deepdiveintothecategories.

Analysisofthecategories.

Recommendationsforopportunities.

Usecase:

FocusonsugaralternativesforaglobalCPGcompanylookingtohavea

clearviewoftheplayers,typesofinnovation,andhowitcouldintegratethem.

Deliverables:mappingofkeyplayers,trendanalysis,trendscurve,competition

radar,workshopstodecideonthebestpathofaction

Results:decisiontomoveforwardon2differenthorizons(short-termwithanindustrialcompany,mediumtermwithtwostartups)

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OthercontentsbyDigitalFoodLab

FOODTECH

TRENDS

Comprehensivereportonthedifferenttrendsshapingthefutureoffood.

INSIGHTS

FUTUREOFFOOD

Insightsonthetrendsshapingthefutureoffood,notablywith:

-Healthyageing

-DTCbrands

-Startupfunding

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WhatisFoodTech?

DigitalFoodLab’sdefinitionis:“FoodTechistheecosystemmadeupofalltheagrifoodentrepreneursandstartups(fromproductiontodistribution)innovatingintermsofproducts,distribution,marketingorbusinessmodel.”

Supplychain:startupsdevelopingsol