Verley closes €32M Series A to advance next-generation functional whey ingredients

French foodtech startup Verley has raised €32 million in a Series A financing round, only four years after its inception. Verley develops functional whey protein ingredients, more precisely beta-lac…

Paket Mutfak raises $3.8M to grow multi-brand cloud kitchen model

Paket Mutfak, a cloud kitchen software startup, has raised$3.8 million to support its ongoing expansion. The round included additionalinvestment from existing backers such as Nokta Yatırım Holding, Ün…

Straight2Market: Your route from foodtech pilot to European retail shelf [Sponsored]
Straight2Market: Your route from foodtech pilot to European retail shelf [Sponsored]

European food retail is undergoing a structural reset — and it’s creating real pull for startups. AI is moving from experimentation to infrastructure, reshaping everything from demand forecasting and …

How reality crushed Ÿnsect, the French startup that had raised over $600M for insect farming

French insect farming company Ÿnsect was recently placed into judicial liquidation for insolvency, despite raising over $600 million.

The 14 top agtech, food tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield

Here is the full list of the agtech and food tech Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.