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January 24, 2023

20 foodtech startups to watch, according to investors

What we eat and how it's made is changing — and European tech is driving a lot of those innovations

Sadia Nowshin

8 min read

European foodtech startups raised $6.3bn in 2022 — a dip from 2021’s $10.9bn but progress on 2020’s $3.2bn. Grocery delivery company Getir’s $768m Series E raise in March 2022 came out on top as the biggest round of the year, according to Dealroom, and Austria’s foodtech ecosystem made the most progress globally, with VC investment growing 11x.

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Sadia Nowshin

Sadia Nowshin was a reporter at Sifted covering foodtech, biotech and startup life. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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