Companies.

Founded in 2021. headquartered in United Kingdom. Vela (fka. Reewild) operates in the Consumer Apps & Services macro-activity with a focus on Retail tech.

Biotech startup whose Aurora AIoT device uses a specific UV wavelength to sterilize fresh food in 30 seconds, extending shelf life by up to 97% without chemicals.

Builds rooftop and commercial hydroponic systems, provides consultancies, runs training and workshops to spread urban agriculture in Cairo.

Founded in 2014. headquartered in Belgium. Urban Crop Solutions operates in the Agtech macro-activity with a focus on Vertical & Indoor farming.

Cultivated salmon fat. Netherlands. Defunct mid-2025.

Founded in 2021. headquartered in Switzerland. Upgrain operates in the Surplus & Waste Management macro-activity with a focus on Upcycled ingredients, Food surplus & Waste efficiency.

Methanotrophic bacteria to Uniprotein® (single-cell protein for feed). Saudi Arabia. JV (SIIG 80% / Unibio 20%).

Cultivated meat platform. United Kingdom. Defunct via Meatable.

Founded in 2018. headquartered in Switzerland. UMAMI operates in the Agtech macro-activity with a focus on Vertical & Indoor farming.

Founded in 2021. headquartered in Italy. Tuidi operates in the Consumer Apps & Services macro-activity with a focus on Retail tech.

Digital freight platform matching shippers (including food & agri commodity shippers) with Egypt's highly fragmented independent trucking fleet; serves Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan. (Broader logistics but substantial food/agri freight share.)

Founded in 2012. headquartered in Slovenia. TrapView operates in the Agtech macro-activity with a focus on Farm management & Precision farming.

Founded in 2012. headquartered in United Kingdom. Traceall Global operates in the Food Safety & Traceability macro-activity with a focus on Supply chain monitoring & traceability.

Saudi super-app offering food, grocery, pharmacy delivery and buy-now-pay-later. Competes with Careem, Noon, HungerStation.

Founded in 2022. headquartered in Germany. Torg operates in the Agtech macro-activity with a focus on Ag marketplace.

Multi-tech food security platform; five vertical pillars. Saudi Arabia. Public/sovereign-owned.

Aquaculture biotech / blue foods. Saudi Arabia. Operational (hatchery).

Founded in 2016. headquartered in Italy. Tomato+ operates in the Agtech macro-activity with a focus on Vertical & Indoor farming.

Founded in 2017. headquartered in France. Tilkal operates in the Food Safety & Traceability macro-activity with a focus on Supply chain monitoring & traceability.

Founded in 2020. headquartered in Belgium. Those Vegan Cowboys operates in the Next-Gen Food & Drinks macro-activity with a focus on Plant-based.

Founded in 2016. headquartered in Italy. Thimus operates in the Food Processing macro-activity with a focus on Novel processing techniques & Equipments.

Founded in 2022. headquartered in France. The VERY Food Co. operates in the Next-Gen Food & Drinks macro-activity with a focus on Plant-based.

Founded in 2018. headquartered in United Kingdom. The Smarter Food Company operates in the Next-Gen Food & Drinks macro-activity with a focus on Functional foods & drinks.

Founded in 2020. headquartered in Netherlands. The Protein Brewery operates in the Next-Gen Food & Drinks macro-activity with a focus on Protein fermentation.

Infrastructure-and-data platform for Egypt's ~400,000 restaurants: cloud kitchen-as-a-service, procurement, delivery logistics, ML-driven menu & marketing recommendations.

Cell-line + cultivated meat services. Germany. Growth (corporate).

Cloud-kitchen real-estate operator running multi-tenant delivery-only kitchens and a plug-and-play kitchen management OS across MENA and South-East Asia.

Founded in 2017. headquartered in Italy. The Circle operates in the Agtech macro-activity with a focus on Vertical & Indoor farming.

Founded in 2022. headquartered in Netherlands. The Banana Factory operates in the Next-Gen Food & Drinks macro-activity with a focus on Functional foods & drinks.

Kuwaiti B2B marketplace connecting food and beverage suppliers with restaurants and cafes to streamline ordering and price transparency.