FoodLabs

🥗 On Tuesday, we had the pleasure of hosting a #FoodTech Dinner in Berlin in collaboration with Dr. Christian Nagel, Dr. Marie-Thérèse Buttlar, and Timon S. from Earlybird Venture Capital. The evening brought together a group of founders, operators and investors, with conversations ranging from the latest biotech advances to emerging trends in agriculture and consumer behaviour. It was a great opportunity to network with other industry experts who are shaping the future of FoodTech. We‘re excited to see what collaborations will emerge and look forward to the next edition! Nicolaus Norden Florian Breiner

🌟 Introducing the Jury for Stage Two Semi-Final - Tech #2 🌟 We’re excited to welcome this outstanding jury, each driving forward innovation in tech as they evaluate the next wave of promising startups: 👩💼 Isabel Zhang - Investor at HCVC, driving groundbreaking solutions by supporting early-stage tech visionaries. 🧑💼 Lukas Leitner - Investor at Lakestar, advancing high-potential ventures across emerging tech sectors. 👩💼 Ann-Cathrin Schulz - Investment Professional at FoodLabs, championing impact-driven startups addressing key global challenges. 🧑💼 Rodolfo Condessa - Principal at Armilar, supporting disruptive startups with the potential to transform industries. 🧑💼 Tim Akgül - Program Manager at hubraum, accelerating digital innovation and connectivity-driven ventures. Moderated by Sophie Louise Rowe from Atlantic Labs, this jury will play a pivotal role in selecting the tech talent of tomorrow.

FoodLabsでは、次世代型エナジードリンク事業の立ち上げという新たな挑戦を共に歩める、熱意溢れるファウンダー候補を募集しています。 私たちは、日本の飲料業界を変革することを目指しています。美味しさはもちろん、健康効果を備え、環境負荷を軽減する次世代型エナジードリンクを作り出すことが私たちのゴールです。 最初の創業者は、このベンチャーをゼロから立ち上げます。日本市場への参入戦略を策定し、製品の最終的な配合を決定、国内での製造パートナーシップを確立します。また、初期の顧客を獲得し、コミュニティ主導型ブランドを構築し、優秀なチームを採用した上で資金調達をスタートさせます。これらはすべて、FoodLabsのメンターやネットワークのサポートのもとで進められます。 私たちは、日本でのスタートを楽しみにしています。詳細はコメントのリンクからご覧ください。ぜひご応募ください！ 詳しくはこちら：https://lnkd.in/e8uPYX9K #StartupJapan #FoodInnovation #Sustainability #HealthyLiving #Entrepreneurship #FoundersWanted #BeverageRevolution

🇹🇭 A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of participating in the Corporate Innovation Summit in Bangkok, where we discussed key food and agriculture challenges across Asia. FoodLabs' Till Hoelzer joined an insightful panel on the emergence of the bioeconomy, sharing the stage with our portfolio founders Jan Wilmking from PROJECT EADEN and Zac Austin from Pacifico Biolabs. Together, they discussed the future of alternative proteins and their growing role in Southeast Asia. 💡 "We believe that the future of corporate innovation is not only about business growth anymore. Every organization needs to embrace sustainability as its new edge by turning climate crisis into a new opportunity,” Dr. Supachai Kid Parchariyanon, Co-founder & CEO, RISE - Corporate Innovation Powerhouse. Thank you for having us! #bangkok #foodtech #climatetech #southasia

We recently had the privilege of co-hosting an exclusive after-hours event together with FoodLabs and Clay Capital, as a celebration for World Agri-Tech and Future Food-Tech in London. 🇬🇧 We couldn’t have been more pleased to bring together such a diverse community of investors, founders, and corporates, all committed to advancing climate-resilient, sustainable practices across the food supply chain. Huge thank you to Valeria Do, Darius Zarrabian, Till Hoelzer and Alexandra (Ali) Morrow for making this happen and stay tuned for more of our upcoming plans within the agrifood space! #FoodTech  #AgTech #FutureofFood #London

🚀 Looking for real, hands-on experience in VC and Finance? Join our FoodLabs core team in Berlin as a Finance Working Student! You'll work closely with Jana Lachmann and Bastian Stöhr and support them on financial tasks, including investor reports, data tracking, ESG & Impact reporting, and more. If you're studying finance or accounting, have strong Excel skills, and are passionate about VC and impact - we want to hear from you 😉 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/e4DvQGMk Kerstin Sandow Franziska Schildbach Patrick Noller Thilo Teboho Winter Till Hoelzer Nicolaus Norden Julius Strauss Darius Zarrabian Florian Breiner Ann-Cathrin Schulz Jonathan Uthe-Spencker

Meet the founders ... FROM THE LABS 🧪 🥼 Following our first-ever Atlantic Labs & FoodLabs portfolio day, we’re spotlighting some of the founders building #FromTheLabs. 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 🌍 Roman Plewka 🧀 Building Formo - The future of dairy → Leveraging biomass fermentation to create Koji protein-based, animal-free cheese, together with the co-founder Raffael Wohlgensinger → Raised a $61 million Series B round and launched Frischhain at 2,000+ REWE, BILLA, and Metro stores across Germany and Austria → Able to produce triple-digit tons of its cheese monthly Abiel Ma ♻️ Building Vuala - Food recycling for B2B applications made easy → Has invented an artificial stomach, a bio-mechanical system integrated with specialised micro-organisms and bacteria to automatically liquify and separate food waste from other wastes → As a result, no tedious and labor-intensive sorting is required compared to other solutions, with signigicant reduction in labor and logistics costs Ahrum P. 🍫 Building Win-Win - Ethical, sustainable, cocoa-free chocolate → Using cutting-edge science to convert abundant, affordable and sustainable ingredients into a delicious cocoa-free chocolate → Produces 80% less CO2e, uses 90% less water than conventional chocolate, and is 100% as delicious as both milk and dark chocolates → Already 20% below conventional chocolate prices today, aiming to be lower in the coming years If you met an interesting founder, or are building in climate tech, reach out to Till Hoelzer or Julius Strauss. Stay tuned for more spotlights on founders building “FROM THE LABS” 👀 #FromTheLabs #EuropeanDynamism

🚀 Join us as Co-Founder & COO at a high-potential AgTech startup! We're backing a visionary AgTech founder based in Wageningen, Netherlands - a global hub for agricultural innovation and are looking for a Co-Founder & COO to join Padraic Flood. 🌱 If you’re passionate about transforming the future of agriculture and thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments, this could be your chance to make a significant impact! Interested in learning more? Apply below and let's chat 👇 https://lnkd.in/e7RfR9tR Cc: Kerstin Sandow Darius Zarrabian #AgTech #CoFounder #COO #Sustainability #VCBacked #Wageningen

September was packed with exciting milestones: FoodLabs AGM, first-ever Portfolio Day, our team taking stages across Europe... And that’s not all! Here are also some bold moves our portfolio companies made last month, shaking up their industries: ▶ 🧀 Formo raises $61M Series B and launches Koji-Based Frischhain Formo Frischhain, the world’s first Koji Protein-based, animal-free cheese is now available in over 2,000 REWE, BILLA, and METRO stores across Germany and Austria. https://lnkd.in/ej8jRU8A ▶ 🍕 Freda secures multi-million Seed round and ranks first in Stiftung Warentest Freda has successfully closed a seven-figure seed financing round, led by Graphit NeoTaste, with support from us at FoodLabs, Combination VC, and an exceptional group of angel investors. It also has ranked first in Stiftung Warentest's comparison of 21 frozen salami pizzas - with an overall score of 2.2 and a taste rating of 1.0. https://lnkd.in/esxcqJbR ▶ 🌱 Klim was recognized as one of LinkedIn's Top Startups in Germany  for 2024 LinkedIn’s 2024 Top Startups list highlights emerging employers based on employment growth, engagement, and recruitment. “Every employee at Klim plays a vital role in creating real impact, driven by purpose and a commitment to getting things done.” https://lnkd.in/TSU24DE ▶ 🥘 getvoila ranks among top 10 in startup brand rankings by Appinio and Jung von Matt START Getvoila has made it into the top 10 of the Startup Brand Ranking by Appinio and Jung von Matt START, ranking #9 among the Rising Stars. https://lnkd.in/e7vuigse Congratulations to our portfolio founders for these exciting updates. 👏 Raffael Wohlgensinger Roman Plewka Christian Mahler Philipp Kraiss Robert Gerlach Nina Mannheimer Julius Wiesenhütter ❄️🧑🍳

🌱 What’s next in the rapidly evolving world of Food & Ag? Last week, our very own Till Hoelzer and Darius Zarrabian joined the celebration of #AgriFood innovation at World Agri-Tech and Future Food-Tech in London. 🇬🇧 On one of the evenings, we co-hosted an afterwork event together with our friends at The Mills Fabrica and Clay Capital - and it was a fantastic time spent with our community of investors, founders, and corporates, all committed to advancing climate-resilient, sustainable practices across the food supply chain. It's always a pleasure to be in London and catch up with old and new friends - including our portfolio founders Ahrum P. (Win-Win), Thomas Gurry (myota), Katelijne Bekers (MicroHarvest), and Francis Field (Searo Labs). 💚 Huge thanks to Alexandra (Ali) Morrow, Jennifer Parratt Lewis, and the teams at The Mills Fabrica and Clay Capital for making this happen - see you soon! #FoodTech #AgTech #FutureOfFood #London