When was The Food Tech Lab founded?

The Food Tech Lab was founded in 2021.

Where is The Food Tech Lab's headquarters located?

The Food Tech Lab's headquarters is located in Pontevedra (Spain).

How many companies has The Food Tech Lab invested in?

The Food Tech Lab has invested in 6 companies, including Brevel & Treetoscope.

Which companies has The Food Tech Lab invested in lately?

BlueRedGold & Brevel are the latest investments by The Food Tech Lab.

What sectors does The Food Tech Lab focus on for investments?

Top sectors in The Food Tech Lab's portfolio are Food and Agriculture Tech (4 investments) and Enterprise Applications (2 investments).

The Food Tech Lab - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio & Investment Trends

The Food Tech Lab, established in 2021, is an angel investment group based in Pontevedra, Spain. It primarily focuses on Seed investments in companies in Israel. Its portfolio includes 6 firms, spanning the Food and Agriculture Tech, Enterprise Applications sectors. Its most notable investments include companies like Brevel, Treetoscope and MAOLAC. Its latest investment was a $3.1M Series A round in BlueRedGold on Jun 24, 2025 along with PolarVentures.

To date, 25 investors have co-invested in The Food Tech Lab's portfolio companies, including prominent names like NEOME.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2021

Location

Pontevedra, Spain

Portfolio Companies

Brevel, Treetoscope & 4 more

Sectors of Investment

Food and Agriculture Tech, Enterprise Applications & 6 more

Stages of Investment

Seed & Series A

Locations of Investment

Israel, Spain & 1 more

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The Food Tech Lab has a portfolio of 6 companies. Their most notable investmentis in Naria DigitalTheir portfolio spans across Israel, Spain and Sweden. They have invested in Food and Agriculture Tech, Enterprise Applications, Environment Tech and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by The Food Tech Lab:

1. Brevel

Developer of algae-based protein food ingredients. It has developed indoor, sterile, and automated photo-bioreactors that are illuminated within intensity to produce microalgae.

Key facts about Brevel

Founded Year: 2016
Location: Israel
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $28.5M
Employee Count: 33 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: EIC Fund, European Innovation Council and 11 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 07, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Treetoscope

Precision irrigation management platform. It provides AI to accurately measure crop water consumption and real-time irrigation needs. It provides plant-based sensor technology.

Key facts about Treetoscope

Founded Year: 2021
Location: Beit Dagan (Israel)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $10M
Employee Count: 34 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: SeedIL Ventures, Champel Capital and 10 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 19, 2023, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. MAOLAC

Maolac is developing antibodies and nutrients enriched preventive nutritional products based on bovine colostrum. The company is using computational biology techniques to extract active immunological fractions from colostrum which enhances the immune system of humans and animals. The company claims that products offer protection against disease and inflammation.

Key facts about MAOLAC

Founded Year: 2020
Location: Jerusalem (Israel)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $3.2M
Employee Count: 18 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: OurCrowd, NEOME and 5 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 05, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. BlueRedGold

Internet-first brand offering saffron. It combines growth, harvesting, processing, know-how technologies, and more. It automates development solutions for delicate plants, specifically focusing on crocus sativus.

Key facts about BlueRedGold

Founded Year: 2021
Location: Stockholm (Sweden)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $3.1M
Employee Count: 14 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: The Food Tech Lab, First Gate Invest and 1 Other
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 24, 2025, $*****

5. Pack2earth

Provider of sustainable packaging materials for the food sector. It focuses on creating compostable packaging solutions for the food sector and other industries. It helps to reduce the amount of food waste ending up in landfills and decreases plastic contamination in separate waste collection systems.

Key facts about Pack2earth

Founded Year: 2022
Location: Barcelona (Spain)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $2.94M
Employee Count: 15 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: Swanlaab Venture Factory, MassChallenge and 7 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 17, 2025, $*****

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The Food Tech Lab has invested in 6 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in BlueRedGold and most recent follow-on round was in Brevel.

Here are The Food Tech Lab's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	0	0	0
2025	2	1	3
2024	1	0	1
2023	2	0	2
2022	1	0	1

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The Food Tech Lab has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.34M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.1M.

Here are The Food Tech Lab's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	5
Series A	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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The Food Tech Lab has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Food and Agriculture Tech, Enterprise Applications, Food and Agriculture, Sustainability Tech and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 5 Tech companies, 3 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 2 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Software.

Here are The Food Tech Lab's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Food and Agriculture Tech	4
Enterprise Applications	2
Food and Agriculture	2
Sustainability Tech	2
Consumer	1
Others	4

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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The Food Tech Lab has made most investments in Israel (3), followed by Spain where it has made 2 investments.

Here are The Food Tech Lab's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
Israel	3
Spain	2
Sweden	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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The Food Tech Lab has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by The Food Tech Lab:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Jun 24, 2025	BlueRedGold	Sweden	Series A	6414	PolarVentures
Mar 24, 2025	Brevel	Israel	Seed	9987	NevaTeam Ventures [+2]
Feb 07, 2025	Brevel	Israel	Seed	2321	Central Bottling Co. [+5]
Feb 22, 2024	Pack2earth	Spain	Seed	4025	Brigantia Capital [+2]
Sep 19, 2023	Treetoscope	Israel	Seed	3656	Champel Capital [+10]

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Over the past 4 years, 36 investors have co-invested in The Food Tech Lab's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before The Food Tech Lab: Europa, NevaTeam Ventures and 5 others have invested in rounds before The Food Tech Lab. There is 1 company where Europa has invested before The Food Tech Lab and 1 company where NevaTeam Ventures has invested before The Food Tech Lab.
Top Co-investors of The Food Tech Lab: 25 investors entered a company along with The Food Tech Lab. These include investors like NEOME (2 companies).
Invested after The Food Tech Lab: A total of 4 investors have invested in The Food Tech Lab's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Swanlaab Venture Factory (1 company) and Creandgroup (1 company).