Foodspring - About the company
Foodspring is an acquired company based in Berlin (Germany), founded in 2013 by Philipp Schrempp, Marc Hermann and Pawel Waniek. It operates as a Fitness food brand. Foodspring has raised $33.6M in funding from Fonterra. The company has 920 active competitors, including 27 funded and 33 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like HyugaLife, Vitacost.com and Nutrabay.
Company Details
Foodspring is a brand of fitness food targeted at athletes for muscle building, weight loss & healthy eating. Their products range across categories from proteins, supplements, snack bars to muesli and drinks. They claim to manufacture their products organically in Germany with milk from predominantly grass-fed cows. They ship to Germany, UK, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium as well as China.
- Website
- foodspring.de
- Email ID
- *****@foodspring.de
- Phone Number
- +49 **********
- Registered Address
- Amtsgericht Berlin (Charlottenburg)
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2013
Location
Berlin, Germany
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$33.6M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
5th among 920 active competitors
Employee Count
53 as on Apr 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Acquired by Mars (Jun 27, 2019)
Legal entities associated with Foodspring
Foodspring is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Goodminton AG CIN: HRB163526 , Germany, Active | Dec 15, 2014 | - | - | |
Foodspring GmbH CIN: HRB151002 , Germany, Active | Jun 27, 2013 | $2.21B (As on Dec 31, 2019) | 136 (As on Dec 31, 2019) |
Foodspring's acquisition details
Foodspring got acquired by Mars on Jun 27, 2019.
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Foodspring's funding and investors
Foodspring has raised a total funding of $33.6M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 04, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Mar 30, 2018 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Foodspring has 5 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Foodspring:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 30, 2018 | 7317618 | Series B | 8720850 | 6507738 | 4344737 | 3854814 |
Apr 04, 2017 | 9474390 | Series A | 7872992 | 3136525 | 1457340 |
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Foodspring's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Foodspring's key team members:
- Philipp Schrempp: Former Co-Founder of Foodspring. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.
- Marc Hermann: Former Co-Founder of Foodspring. They serve on the board of 1 company.
- Pawel Waniek: Former Co-Founder of Foodspring.
Foodspring's Board of Directors
Foodspring's board has 3 active members. Christian Bubenheim and Daniel Taj Taraghi are part of team and Gerrit Meier is independent board member.Here is the list of Foodspring's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
fkinzfx | Team | - | Past | 4y 6m |
mavummn | Team | - | Past | 8y 8m |
sjthzop | Team | - | Current | 2y 6m |
cezxigx | Team | - | Current | 5y 9m |
Independent board member | - | Current | 3y 7m | |
emtuyvn | Independent board member | - | Past | 5y 1m |
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Foodspring's employee count trend
Foodspring has 53 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Foodspring's employee count trend over the years:
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Foodspring's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Foodspring include HyugaLife, Vitacost.com and Nutrabay. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Foodspring, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Provider of an e-commerce platform that sells authentic health and wellness products | $21.9M | 64/100 | ||
2nd | Vitacost.com 1994, Boca Raton (United States), Acquired | Online retailer for health and wellness products | $34.8M | 59/100 | |
3rd | Online retailer of nutritional supplements, vitamins, health foods, and protein | $5M | 57/100 | ||
4th | Provider of an online retail platform for fitness supplements and beauty products | $7.47M | 54/100 | ||
5th | Foodspring 2013, Berlin (Germany), Acquired | Fitness food brand | $33.6M | 54/100 | |
6th | Lifeforce 2021, Santa Monica (United States), Series A | Online platform offering fitness nutritional supplements | $12M | 53/100 | |
7th | TrueBasics 2012, Gurugram (India), Unfunded | Provider of nutritional supplemnets to improve fitness and wellness | - | - | 52/100 |
8th | SouKare 2016, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Seed | Online retail store for health supplement | $400K | 49/100 | |
9th | Brand of nutrition drinks | $6.66M | 49/100 | ||
10th | JockoFuel 2016, Farmington (United States), Seed | Provider of nutritional products | $30M | 46/100 |
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Foodspring's Investments and acquisitions
Foodspring has a total of 1 investment in Lovely Day Foods. Foodspring has not made any acquisitions as of now.News related to Foodspring
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Nutrition firm foodspring joins CrossFit Affiliate Partner Networkendurance.biz•Sep 29, 2022•Foodspring, CrossFit
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The Foodspring founders quit - the new CEO comes from RedbullBusiness Insider Deutschland•Mar 15, 2021•Foodspring, Red Bull
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The Foodspring founders quit - the new CEO comes from RedbullBusiness Insider Deutschland•Mar 14, 2021•Foodspring, Red Bull
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Mars Edge and foodspring Joining Forces to Build Global Targeted Nutrition Business and Pioneer Personalized NutritionBusiness Wire•Jun 27, 2019•Mars, Foodspring, Ringier, BtoV and 2 others
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Fonterra Ventures partners with nutrition start-up FoodspringFoodBev Media•Mar 02, 2018•Foodspring, Fonterra
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VC firms in €22m round for FoodspringUnquote•Mar 02, 2018•BtoV, Ringier, Foodspring, Fonterra and 1 other
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