Foodtech startup funding in Europe
European funding attributed to this sector (companies tagged with it).
1,008 European Foodtech companies have closed 1,635 funding rounds and raised €20B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €3.9B. Germany leads by capital raised, and FoodLabs is the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
#11 sector by equity raised — 2.8% of European sector equity funding.
Equity funding
€20B
excl. debt & grants · +€3.9B debt
Funding rounds
1,635
Companies
1,008
Avg round
€18M
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — equity € raised vs roundsFoodtech — funding over time — interactive chart.
Data table
| Equity | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €86M | 10 |
| 2011 | €71M | 27 |
| 2012 | €214M | 39 |
| 2013 | €112M | 57 |
| 2014 | €1.0B | 96 |
| 2015 | €1.3B | 97 |
| 2016 | €1.0B | 139 |
| 2017 | €1.8B | 124 |
| 2018 | €636M | 116 |
| 2019 | €1.3B | 66 |
| 2020 | €3.8B | 96 |
| 2021 | €3.4B | 164 |
| 2022 | €2.4B | 199 |
| 2023 | €751M | 156 |
| 2024 | €550M | 99 |
| 2025 | €555M | 75 |
| 2026 | €661M | 53 |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds| Company | Country | Stage | Amount | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery Hero | Germany | Other | €2.3B | 2020-01-17 | View → |
| Delivery Hero | Germany | Debt | €1.4B | 2022-04-04 | View → |
| Delivery Hero | Germany | Debt | €1.3B | 2021-09-03 | View → |
| Just Eat Takeaway | Netherlands | Debt | €1.1B | 2021-02-02 | View → |
| Ocado | UK | Other | €672M | 2022-06-21 | View → |
| Delivery Hero | Germany | Other | €656M | 2017-08-28 | View → |
| Just Eat Takeaway | Netherlands | Other | €548M | 2021-08-13 | View → |
| Deliveroo | UK | Series D+ | €515M | 2019-04-01 | View → |
| Delivery Hero | Germany | Series D+ | €496M | 2015-02-01 | View → |
| Glovo | Spain | Series D+ | €450M | 2021-03-31 | View → |
| Delivery Hero | Germany | Other | €387M | 2017-05-16 | View → |
| Rocket Internet SE | Germany | Growth/Late | €333M | 2014-08-01 | View → |
Top investors
named, by deal count- FoodLabs22 deals
- Kima Ventures21 deals
- Rocket Internet SE20 deals
- Bpifrance16 deals
- Project A Ventures15 deals
- Index Ventures14 deals
- Tengelmann Ventures13 deals
- Balderton Capital12 deals
- Crowdcube12 deals
- Oyster Bay Venture Capital11 deals
Top countries
total € raised · click a bar to openFoodtech — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Foodtech — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €9.4B |
| UK | €4.8B |
| Netherlands | €2.3B |
| France | €2.3B |
| Spain | €1.3B |
| Sweden | €620M |
| Switzerland | €359M |
| Israel | €336M |
| Denmark | €327M |
| Ireland | €314M |
Stage mix
share of disclosed €Foodtech — stage mix — interactive chart.
Data table
| Foodtech — stage mix | |
|---|---|
| Other | €9.3B |
| Series D+ | €4.3B |
| Debt | €3.9B |
| Series B | €1.7B |
| Series A | €1.6B |
| Growth/Late | €1.1B |
| Series C | €909M |
| Seed | €474M |
| Early VC | €189M |
| Grant | €86M |
| Pre-Seed | €63M |
| Crowdfunding | €26M |