Companies.

Tech-enabled B2B e-commerce and financial-services platform for Morocco's hundreds of thousands of mom-and-pop grocery stores, providing next-day consumer-goods delivery, credit, payments and micro-insurance. First Moroccan VC-backed startup to get a Bank Al-Maghrib financial-institution licence.

Animal-free casein (cheese applications). United Arab Emirates. Design phase (since 2022).

Founded in 2010. headquartered in Netherlands. ChainCraft operates in the Surplus & Waste Management macro-activity with a focus on Upcycled ingredients, Food surplus & Waste efficiency.

Founded in 2019. headquartered in United Kingdom. Cerve operates in the Food Safety & Traceability macro-activity with a focus on Supply chain monitoring & traceability.

Founded in 2016. headquartered in United Kingdom. Cellular Agriculture operates in the Next-Gen Food & Drinks macro-activity with a focus on Cellular agriculture.

Continuous cell-manufacturing platform additives. United Kingdom. Defunct Aug 2025.

Founded in 2011. headquartered in United Kingdom. CCm Technologies operates in the Agtech macro-activity with a focus on Ag Biotech.

Asset-light B2B marketplace connecting 180,000+ Egyptian grocery retailers (plus a growing HoReCa vertical) with 4,500+ FMCG producers and wholesalers across 17 cities; 40,000+ SKUs.

Re-commerce marketplace that resells returned, open-box and surplus products including FMCG and food items at discounts, reducing waste across UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Founded in 2014. headquartered in Sweden. Carbiotix operates in the Food Processing macro-activity with a focus on Biotech/Synthetisation.

Methane single-cell protein (FeedKind). United Kingdom. Decommissioned (commercial focus moved to China).

D2C meal subscription app delivering personalized ready-to-eat healthy meal plans across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the UK. 10M+ meals delivered in 2024.

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

Bulk grocery and pantry e-commerce platform using AI to predict household replenishment and offer discounted bulk pricing on food staples.

Founded in 2024. headquartered in United Kingdom. BugBiome operates in the Agtech macro-activity with a focus on Ag Biotech.

BSF protein, oil, frass; cosmetics ingredient pipeline. Egypt. Pre-seed.

Vertically integrated 'dark butchery' operating its own cold chain, offering same-day delivery of fresh meat and poultry through an app.

Multi-brand Kitchen-as-a-Service platform using a hub-and-spoke model; serves 72+ local and international restaurant brands, virtual brands and corporate clients.

Founded in 2021. headquartered in United Kingdom. Brite Drinks operates in the Next-Gen Food & Drinks macro-activity with a focus on Functional foods & drinks.

Social-commerce platform that lets 300+ Egyptian SME food/FMCG manufacturers reach consumers through a 75,000-strong micro-distributor network (74% women) across 27 cities.

Carbon sequestration via desert microalgae; food potential. United Kingdom. Growth.

Founded in 2021. headquartered in United Kingdom. Bright Biotech operates in the Food Processing macro-activity with a focus on Biotech/Synthetisation.

Egypt's leading quick-commerce platform with vertically integrated supply chain delivering fresh bread, groceries, household essentials and ready meals in under 60 minutes. 28 fulfillment centers across Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Mansoura. $150M+ ARR in 2024, launched Breadfast Pay fintech.

Founded in 2019. headquartered in United Kingdom. BORN MAVERICK operates in the Next-Gen Food & Drinks macro-activity with a focus on Plant-based.

Beta-lactoglobulin. France. Rebranded Mar 2025 (active under Verley).

Founded in 2021. headquartered in United Kingdom. BNS operates in the Food Safety & Traceability macro-activity with a focus on Food safety & Quality.

Founded in 2020. headquartered in Germany. Bluu Seafood operates in the Next-Gen Food & Drinks macro-activity with a focus on Cellular agriculture.

Cultivated bluefin tuna toro. Saudi Arabia. Series B (~$129M total).

Founded in 2022. headquartered in Romania. Bluana operates in the Next-Gen Food & Drinks macro-activity with a focus on Plant-based.

Bio-ingredients (collagen, dyes) for cosmetics/textiles (food-adjacent). Switzerland. Series A.