Sectors/Foodtech/2013/Q4

Foodtech funding in Q4 2013

European Foodtech startup funding raised during Q4 2013.

In Q4 2013, 16 European Foodtech companies closed 18 funding rounds and raised €22M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 119.8% versus Q4 2012. Germany led by capital raised, and Cii2 was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€22M

+119.8% vs Q4 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+125.0% vs Q4 2012

Companies

Top country

Germany

Rank among sectors

#15

1.3% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

99.6%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€2.5M	3
Nov	€2.1M	3
Dec	€17M	12

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Foodtech — top countries by capital, Q4 2013
Germany	€7.9M
Russia	€6.6M
UK	€3.7M
France	€2.7M
Italy	€585k
Ireland	€29k
Israel	€0

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Foodtech — stage mix, Q4 2013
Other	€7.9M
Growth/Late	€5.9M
Seed	€4.0M
Series A	€2.7M
Early VC	€1.0M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €210M disclosed.

Quandoo

Acquisition

Dec 2013

€210M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Quandoo	Other	Dec 2013	€7.2M
Delivery Club	Growth/Late	Dec 2013	€5.9M
Gousto	Seed	Dec 2013	€1.5M
Zenchef	Series A	Nov 2013	€1.4M
Zenchef	Series A	Oct 2013	€1.3M
CityHawk	Seed	Oct 2013	€1.2M
Lime&Tonic	Early VC	Dec 2013	€1.0M
Chefmarket.ru	Seed	Dec 2013	€735k
Bonaverde	Other	Nov 2013	€725k
Gourmant	Seed	Dec 2013	€525k
wineOwine	Seed	Dec 2013	€60k
Temptster	Seed	Dec 2013	€29k

View all 18 Foodtech deals in Q4 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2013, by deal count

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