FoodSparks
Investment Details
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Asset Class Focus
Venture Capital
Stage Focus
Seed, Early Stage
Geographical Focus
United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland, Austria, Netherlands, Hungary, Portugal, Sweden, Belgium, Israel, Greece, Norway, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania
Industries Focus
- Agriculture
- Health
- Sustainability
- Food Production
- Food Technology
- Supply Chain
- Nutrition
- Food Processing
- Sustainable Food Systems
- Alternative Proteins
- Food Packaging
- Food Retail
- Food Service
- Food Distribution
- Food Security
- Food Innovation
- Plant-Based Products
- Food Safety
- Agrifood-Tech
- Food Systems
- Food Waste Reduction
- Functional Foods
- Digital Food Services
- Health-Oriented Products
- Food Sustainability
- Food Supply
- Food Quality
- Food Marketing
- Food Policy
- Food Education
Investment Size:
1,000,000 to 5,000,000 USD
Investor Details Founded: 2021
FoodSparks is a venture capital firm dedicated to investing in innovative food technology startups across Europe. The firm focuses on seed and early-stage companies that offer scalable and protectable technologies aimed at addressing challenges in food production, supply, and sustainability. FoodSparks is managed by PeakBridge, a global agrifood-tech venture capital fund manager, and collaborates closely with EIT Food, the world's largest agrifood innovation ecosystem supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).
The firm's investment strategy encompasses a wide range of sectors within the food industry, including agriculture, food technology, sustainability, health, and nutrition. FoodSparks seeks to support startups that align with EIT Food's mission of creating a more sustainable, healthy, and trusted food system. The fund aims to invest up to €30 million over a span of four years, targeting approximately ten startups per year.
FoodSparks' portfolio includes companies such as GanEden, an Amsterdam-based startup offering plant-based ice cream with natural, clean-label ingredients; KÄÄPÄ Biotech, specializing in premium functional mushroom extracts; SOUS, a digital platform providing tools for food businesses; and Evinature, a nutraceutical company focused on gastrointestinal health. These investments reflect FoodSparks' commitment to supporting innovative solutions that address real-world challenges in the food sector.
Requirements
- Companies domiciled in Europe/EFTA and Israel
- Protectable and scalable technology
- Alignment with EIT Food's mission of making the food system more sustainable, healthy, and trusted
- Seed and early-stage startups
- Alignment with EIT Food's mission
- Domiciled in Europe/EFTA and Israel
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Portfolio Companies
- GanEden
- KÄÄPÄ Biotech
- SOUS
- Evinature
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