The Intelligence Directory for the EU ↔︎ GCC & North Africa Food Corridor.

Adamo Foods

GB · 2021

Mycelium whole-cut steak (proprietary liquid-state fermentation). United Kingdom. Seed.

Hoxton Farms

GB · 2020

Cultivated fat. United Kingdom. Series A.

Better Dairy

GB · 2019

Casein, osteopontin. United Kingdom. Series A.

Ivy Farm Technologies

GB · 2019

Cultivated Wagyu beef. United Kingdom. Series A.

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.

UM6P/OCP-backed precision-agriculture decision-support platform combining satellite, drone, field-sensor and market-price data. Services span irrigation (AquaEdge), fertilization (FertiEdge), disease (PhytoEdge), yield (YieldEdge), spraying and carbon. Serves 30,000+ farmers across 5 African countries.

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.

Early-stage aquaponics venture founded by Abdullah Elfandi combining crop farming in water with fish farming; radically lower water use and organic, chemical-free production for Libyan food security. Incubated by the EU-funded Libya Startup programme (SPARK / Super Novae).

AI + satellite-driven, sensorless precision-irrigation platform that gives farmers personalized watering and fertilization recommendations. 150,000+ hectares managed across Tunisia, France and the Mediterranean; documented 20% water savings and 25% yield increase.

Egypt's first tech startup tackling food waste: a marketplace letting restaurants, bakeries and food outlets sell near-expiry or unsold meals at discounts, with unsold items donated to charities. Targets 50M meals saved by 2025; expanding to UAE.

Asset-heavy B2B e-commerce and distribution platform for food and grocery supplies serving 150,000+ mom-and-pop shops across Egypt and Morocco; merged with Wasoko in 2024 to form Africa's largest informal retail network. Includes MaxAB Payments.

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.)

Builds hydroponic rooftop and vertical farms for urban households and commercial clients; also provides microcredit-backed rooftop-farming kits to low-income families in Cairo. (Note: borderline on 2015 cutoff, but still operating and innovation-led.)

AI and computer-vision solution for aquaculture: flagship product counts sea-bass and sea-bream larvae/fish with 95% accuracy, plus IoT tools for farm monitoring. MedFish4Ever international prize winner.

Tech-enabled B2B platform sourcing fresh fruit and vegetables directly from Moroccan farmers and fulfilling deliveries to retailers and convenience stores; raising producer incomes and lowering waste.

Consumer app that lets bakeries, groceries and restaurants sell surplus food to consumers at up to 50% off. Operates in 7 Saudi cities with 800+ merchants including Dunkin and Tim Hortons.

Abu Dhabi's first plant-based meat manufacturer producing pea-protein kafta, kebab, soujuk, mince and burgers tailored to Arabic cuisine. Distributed across UAE, Lebanon, Kuwait, Qatar.

Dubai-based cloud-kitchen operator running 15+ delivery-only kitchens and multiple virtual brands (Bak Bak Chicken, Wrapped, Hummus Brothers) after pivoting from Man'oushe Street restaurant chain.

B2B digital distribution marketplace connecting small grocery merchants with FMCG and food brands across Saudi Arabia, UAE and Pakistan, offering BNPL, logistics and analytics.

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.

First MENA-region solution letting supermarkets, restaurants, bakeries and coffee shops sell surplus/near-expiry food at discounts. 30+ Greater Tunis partners, 5,000+ users.

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.

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.

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

Reservation and table management platform used by restaurants globally for bookings, waitlists, guest CRM and POS integrations.

BSF larvae to nextMeal (protein powder), nextOil, nextGrow (frass fertilizer) for aquafeed, livestock, petfood. France. Series B (Nov 2025).

Fungal protein from brewery sidestreams (MaltFungiProtein project). Germany. Pre-seed.

Spirulina/Haematococcus/Schizochytrium for food/feed/cosmetics. Spain. Pre-seed.

Meal-kit subscription delivering pre-portioned ingredients and recipes for Kuwaiti home cooks.

AI-mined fungal biochemicals (incl. food colors/flavors potential). Germany. Pre-seed/Seed.