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April 12, 2022

Foodtech Choco raises $111m and becomes Germany’s latest unicorn

The company says it's the first ever ‘food waste unicorn’


Berlin-based Choco, a foodtech making software to digitise ordering, supply chain and communications for restaurants and suppliers, has raised $111m. That brings its total valuation to $1.2bn and makes it Germany’s latest unicorn, following Grover last week. 

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the DACH region and the future of work, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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