Sectors/Foodtech/2013/H1

Foodtech funding in H1 2013

European Foodtech startup funding raised during H1 2013.

In H1 2013, 18 European Foodtech companies closed 20 funding rounds and raised €22M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 86.3% versus H1 2012. Germany led by capital raised, and Texas Atlantic Capital LP was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€22M

-86.3% vs H1 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

-20.0% vs H1 2012

Companies

Top country

Germany

Rank among sectors

#23

0.8% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

99.0%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€1.4M	4
Feb	€1.1M	3
Mar	€463k	2
Apr	€16M	2
May	€2.4M	3
Jun	€1.0M	6

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Foodtech — top countries by capital, H1 2013
Germany	€16M
Israel	€3.1M
France	€1.5M
Russia	€1.0M
UK	€570k
Switzerland	€99k
Türkiye	€77k
Bulgaria	€0

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Foodtech — stage mix, H1 2013
Series A	€19M
Seed	€3.3M

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits · €300M disclosed.

Pizza.de

Acquisition

Feb 2013

€300M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Foodpanda	Series A	Apr 2013	€16M
Webflakes	Series A	May 2013	€2.3M
Shoptimise	Seed	Feb 2013	€1.0M
zakazaka.ru	Series A	Jun 2013	€769k
WeissBeerger	Seed	Jan 2013	€758k
La Belle Assiette	Seed	Jan 2013	€500k
Eco Market	Seed	Mar 2013	€463k
Elementaree	Seed	Jun 2013	€154k
Spotistic	Seed	Feb 2013	€125k
Glycemicon	Seed	Jan 2013	€99k
Gastroclub	Seed	Jun 2013	€77k
Dinnr	Seed	May 2013	€71k
Usarium	Seed	Jun 2013	€38k
Hubbub	Seed	May 2013	€36k

View all 20 Foodtech deals in H1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2013, by deal count

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