EIT Food

Venture Capital

EIT Food is an EU-supported innovation organization, not a traditional venture capital firm, that funds projects, startups, and individuals across the agrifood ecosystem through open calls, proof-of-concept co-financing, and accelerator programs. Its focus areas are healthier food systems, net-zero agriculture, and food resilience, with priority on protein diversification, resilient agriculture, and agri-food biotechnology. The organization operates as Europe's largest food innovation community and targets mobilizing €1 billion in private and public funding by 2035.

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714

Total investments

68

In the last 12 months

579

Active investments

86

Exits

Investment focus

Ticket size
≤ €1.5M
Deal type
Early Stage VC

Sectors

  • Software
  • Food Products
  • Beverages
  • Containers and Packaging
  • Aquaculture

Geographies

  • Europe

Verticals

  • Impact Investing
  • AgTech
  • FoodTech

Investment types

  • Early Stage VC
  • Seed Round
  • Accelerator/Incubator

Investment horizon

  • INT_RANGE
  • OK

Impact focus

  • Agriculture
  • Biodiversity & Ecosystems
  • Education
  • Health
  • Waste

Other preferences

  • Prefers minority stake
  • Seeks Impact investments

Investments by period

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