# Food

Please stop investing in sexy startups
Opinion
May 15, 2023
Please stop investing in sexy startups
If you want to solve the big problems, it's time to back the unsexy startups instead
Amy Lewin
Inside Europe’s largest vertical farm, growing a tenth of Lithuania's salad
Analysis
May 8, 2023
Inside Europe’s largest vertical farm, growing a tenth of Lithuania's salad
At its Vilnius facility, Leafood is hoping to succeed where other vertical farming startups have failed
Zosia Wanat
Rodeo, an app which helps gig workers make more money, raises $5m
News
April 5, 2023
Rodeo, an app which helps gig workers make more money, raises $5m
Rodeo wants to give food delivery riders, who are typically paid per delivery, more oversight into the way their pay is calculated
Freya Pratty
Getir to lay off UK staff after Gorillas merger
News
February 13, 2023
Getir to lay off UK staff after Gorillas merger
The expected layoffs follow staff cuts at Getir's US headquarters
Miriam Partington in Berlin and Freya Pratty
The people with the power at Getir
Analysis
February 3, 2023
The people with the power at Getir
Despite being one of Europe’s highest valued startups, little is known about the company’s top ranks
Freya Pratty
20 foodtech startups to watch, according to investors
Analysis
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
This startup wants to turn CO2 into food using a microbe found in underwater volcanoes
Analysis
January 12, 2023
This startup wants to turn CO2 into food using a microbe found in underwater volcanoes
Arkeon's tech could mean, instead of emitting CO2 when we produce food, making food from it
Freya Pratty
Getir follows Elon Musk by ending all working from home
News
January 9, 2023
Getir follows Elon Musk by ending all working from home
All office-based employees are requested to return full time
Tim Smith and Freya Pratty
Speedy grocery: the state of play after a tumultuous 2022
Analysis
December 19, 2022
Speedy grocery: the state of play after a tumultuous 2022
As the dust settles on a hectic 2022, here's the state of play for Europe's speedy grocery companies.
Freya Pratty
Gorillas investors are having to stump up $100m to have their company bought — Startup Europe, The Sifted Podcast
Podcast
December 11, 2022
Gorillas investors are having to stump up $100m to have their company bought — Startup Europe, The Sifted Podcast
This week on the pod, we have more to discuss about Gorillas
Steph Bailey
Done deal: Getir has bought speedy grocery competitor Gorillas
News
December 9, 2022
Done deal: Getir has bought speedy grocery competitor Gorillas
After months of wrangling, the deal is finally done
Freya Pratty and Amy Lewin
Online grocer Oda raises €150m but loses its unicorn valuation
News
December 6, 2022
Online grocer Oda raises €150m but loses its unicorn valuation
“That’s just something you have to accept,” says Oda’s founder
Mimi Billing
As the speedy grocery giants falter, this startup is backing a sustainable alternative
News
December 6, 2022
As the speedy grocery giants falter, this startup is backing a sustainable alternative
French sustainable grocery delivery startup La Tournée has raised €2m in a pre-seed round led by French firm Frst.vc.
Selin Bucak
Gorillas investors to pay $100m to secure Getir all-stock buyout, sources say
News
December 5, 2022
Gorillas investors to pay $100m to secure Getir all-stock buyout, sources say
The deal caps off a tumultuous year for Europe’s speedy grocery industry.
Freya Pratty, Miriam Partington and Tim Smith
Heura raises €20m as Europe’s alternative meat sector gathers pace
News
October 25, 2022
Heura raises €20m as Europe’s alternative meat sector gathers pace
It's been a busy month for Europe's alternative meat startups
Freya Pratty
Who owns the biggest stake in Gorillas and what does a sale mean?
Analysis
October 13, 2022
Who owns the biggest stake in Gorillas and what does a sale mean?
Speedy grocery company Gorillas could be acquired by Getir. We analysed Gorillas’ cap table to see what investors could take home in a sale
Miriam Partington and Freya Pratty
Gourmey raises €48m to build Europe’s largest cultivated meat hub
News
October 5, 2022
Gourmey raises €48m to build Europe’s largest cultivated meat hub
Gourmey's flagship product is foie gras.
Freya Pratty
Discounted groceries startup Motatos raises €38m Series D
News
September 1, 2022
Discounted groceries startup Motatos raises €38m Series D
As the cost of living bites, this Swedish startup is well-placed to grow across Europe
Mimi Billing
Hot, bothered and precariously employed: Life as an app courier in extreme heat
Analysis
August 3, 2022
Hot, bothered and precariously employed: Life as an app courier in extreme heat
What’s it like delivering food in extreme heat? We sent one of our reporters out to see for themselves
Tim Smith
A new app promises to help delivery riders make more money. Will it work?
Analysis
July 27, 2022
A new app promises to help delivery riders make more money. Will it work?
Rodeo promises to give riders more insight into their earnings — and thus more bargaining power.
Freya Pratty and Miriam Partington
Can startups succeed in cutting out animals from the food chain?
Analysis
July 14, 2022
Can startups succeed in cutting out animals from the food chain?
Dairy farming is a big contributor to the climate crisis — can alt-cheese startups solve that?
Isabelle Gerretsen
Glovo leadership did not take antitrust seriously, according to leaked CEO message and former employees
Analysis
July 13, 2022
Glovo leadership did not take antitrust seriously, according to leaked CEO message and former employees
Former employees of the company speak out about a culture of dismissing concerns around antitrust laws
Tim Smith and Zosia Wanat
‘There was no proof that any good tech could come out of Berlin’: Brunch with Delivery Hero’s former COO
Interview
July 13, 2022
‘There was no proof that any good tech could come out of Berlin’: Brunch with Delivery Hero’s former COO
A born and bred Berliner, Doreen Huber is a veteran of Germany's tech scene
Miriam Partington in Berlin
Restaurant payments app Sunday pulls out of four markets
News
July 6, 2022
Restaurant payments app Sunday pulls out of four markets
Sunday raised $124m within 5 months of launching last year, chasing global expansion at breakneck speed. But now it’s making a sharp U-turn
Amy O'Brien

# Food

Please stop investing in sexy startups

Inside Europe’s largest vertical farm, growing a tenth of Lithuania's salad

Rodeo, an app which helps gig workers make more money, raises $5m

Getir to lay off UK staff after Gorillas merger

The people with the power at Getir

20 foodtech startups to watch, according to investors

This startup wants to turn CO2 into food using a microbe found in underwater volcanoes

Getir follows Elon Musk by ending all working from home

Speedy grocery: the state of play after a tumultuous 2022

Gorillas investors are having to stump up $100m to have their company bought — Startup Europe, The Sifted Podcast

Done deal: Getir has bought speedy grocery competitor Gorillas

Online grocer Oda raises €150m but loses its unicorn valuation

As the speedy grocery giants falter, this startup is backing a sustainable alternative

Gorillas investors to pay $100m to secure Getir all-stock buyout, sources say

Heura raises €20m as Europe’s alternative meat sector gathers pace

Who owns the biggest stake in Gorillas and what does a sale mean?

Gourmey raises €48m to build Europe’s largest cultivated meat hub

Discounted groceries startup Motatos raises €38m Series D

Hot, bothered and precariously employed: Life as an app courier in extreme heat

A new app promises to help delivery riders make more money. Will it work?

Can startups succeed in cutting out animals from the food chain?

Glovo leadership did not take antitrust seriously, according to leaked CEO message and former employees

‘There was no proof that any good tech could come out of Berlin’: Brunch with Delivery Hero’s former COO

Restaurant payments app Sunday pulls out of four markets