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June 2, 2022

Foodtech community FoodHack raises $1m to become a new AngelList for climate tech

The fast-growing foodtech community is launching an investment platform for food and climate tech startups


Amy Lewin

3 min read

The FoodHack team (Photo: Dominic Steinmann)

FoodHack, the fast-growing foodtech community and newsletter, has raised $1m to develop and publicly launch HackVentures, its investment platform.

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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