🇩🇪 Germany.
33 companies · 9 programs
AlProtein
DE · 2023
Insects farming & Aquaculture
Bella & Bona
DE · 2018
Catering/Office services & Vending machines
BIOWEG
DE · 2019
Sustainable packaging & Plastic alternatives
Bluu Seafood
DE · 2020
Cellular agriculture
Colipi
DE · 2022
Yeast & bacterial fermentation oils ('Climate Oil/Butter'). Germany. Seed + grants.
Computomics
DE · 2012
Ag Biotech
COOKO
DE · 2021
Supply chain monitoring & traceability
EAT BEER (Störtebeker)
DE · 2024
Fungal protein from brewery sidestreams (MaltFungiProtein project). Germany. Pre-seed.
eversyn
DE · 2024
Biotech/Synthetisation
Flowtify
DE · 2015
Food safety & Quality
Formo
DE · 2019
Koji-based & precision casein, egg. Germany. Series B + venture debt.
Freshtaste
DE · 2019
Catering/Office services & Vending machines
Global Sustainable Transformation
DE · 2022
Biotech/Synthetisation
Greenhub Solutions
DE · 2023
Vertical & Indoor farming
Infinite Roots (formerly Mushlabs)
DE · 2018
Mycelium ingredients (whole-food, B2B). Germany. Series B.
Koralo
DE · 2022
Protein fermentation
Kult Farm (fka. Esencia Foods)
DE · 2022
Protein fermentation
Kynda
DE · 2019
Biotech/Synthetisation
Lovely Day Foods (Perfeggt)
DE · 2021
Plant-based egg, working on PF. Germany. Seed.
MicroHarvest
DE · 2021
Protein fermentation
Mushlabs (rebranded to Infinite Roots)
DE · 2018
Mycelium ingredients. Germany. Rebranded 2023-24 (active under Infinite Roots).
Mycolever
DE · 2023
AI-mined fungal biochemicals (incl. food colors/flavors potential). Germany. Pre-seed/Seed.
MyriaMeat
DE · 2022
Cellular agriculture
Neggst
DE · 2021
Plant-based
Nosh.Bio
DE · 2022
Protein fermentation
Oceanloop
DE · 2023
Insects farming & Aquaculture
Project Eaden
DE · 2022
Plant-based
Protein Distillery
DE · 2022
Upcycled ingredients, Food surplus & Waste efficiency
Spacenus
DE · 2015
Farm management & Precision farming
The Cultivated B (TCB)
DE · 2022
Cell-line + cultivated meat services. Germany. Growth (corporate).
Torg
DE · 2022
Ag marketplace
vGreens
DE · 2022
Vertical & Indoor farming
Wonnda
DE · 2022
Novel processing techniques & Equipments
EIT Food Accelerator Network (FAN)
DE·Germany
Pan-European accelerator operated by EIT Food (an EU body) across multiple hubs (Munich, Madrid, Bilbao, Haifa, Warsaw, Milan). Matches startups with corporate partners (Nestle, PepsiCo, Puratos), universities, and mentors. Equity-free cash plus access to EIT Food's RisingFoodStars alumni community.
EIT Food Seedbed Incubator
DE·Germany
Pre-accelerator program focused on customer discovery and business-model validation for European agrifood startups. Runs across multiple European hubs with structured milestone-based grants.
Fraunhofer Venture / AHEAD food programs
DE·Germany
Fraunhofer Venture supports spin-offs from Fraunhofer's 76 research institutes, including food-science institutes IVV (packaging/process) and IME. AHEAD is its startup accelerator for Fraunhofer-technology-based ventures, several of which are in food/agri.
GEA New Food Ventures / Better Nature programs
DE·Germany
GEA's New Food unit supports alt-protein and dairy-alternative startups with pilot-plant access and scale-up engineering, running open-innovation calls with partners such as ProVeg.
MassChallenge Switzerland food track / Bühler Innovation Campus (EU partners)
DE·Germany
Bühler's Innovation Campus and its Cubic open-innovation platform partner with startups on food-processing, alt-protein and grain-tech pilots across Europe. Works closely with Migros and EIT Food on scale-up programs.
Kitchen Town Berlin
DE·Germany
Shared food-production facility and incubator in Berlin (sister to Kitchen Town SF). Provides licensed commercial kitchens, co-packing capacity and consulting to early-stage food brands scaling from recipe to retail in DACH.
ProVeg Incubator
DE·Germany
World's first incubator dedicated to plant-based and cultivated-food startups. Provides pre-seed investment, 12-week remote-friendly program, expert mentorship, and access to ProVeg's global food-system network. Alumni span 40+ countries.
Techstars Farm to Fork (with Cargill / Ecolab)
DE·Germany
Techstars' dedicated agrifood accelerator run with Cargill and Ecolab. While nominally US-based, it accepts and has backed many European startups; Techstars Berlin and Paris programs also take foodtech entries.
TUM Venture Lab Food/Agro/Biotech
DE·Germany
TUM Venture Labs Food/Agro/Biotech at the Weihenstephan campus supports early-stage food and agri deep-tech spin-offs with lab infrastructure, pilot-scale food pilot plant (ZIEL), and German EXIST founder grants.