How many total Food Tech companies are there?

As of Oct 2026, there are 29,336 active companies in Food Tech sector.

Which countries have the most Food Tech companies?

United States (8,238) has the highest number of Food Tech companies, followed by United Kingdom (5,842) and India (4,604).

How many Food Tech companies are funded?

As of Oct 2026, 5,697 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in Food Tech sector?

As of Oct 2026, Wonder has secured $2.96B in funding, making it the highest-funded company in the Food Tech sector.

Which country has attracted the most investment in Food Tech companies?

With $33.5B in total funding, United States has attracted the most investment among Food Tech companies.

Who are the top investors in Food Tech companies?

The top investors in Food Tech companies by number of investments are Europa, Y Combinator and Techstars

How much venture capital has Food Tech sector attracted?

In the last 10 years, venture capital firms have invested $47.8B in this sector.

How many unicorns has Food Tech sector produced?

Globally, there are 37 unicorns in Food Tech sector, to date.

Food Tech - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

There are 37.9K companies in the Food Tech sector across the world, with 5.7K funded companies having collectively raised $94.1B in venture capital money and private equity. Overall 2.07K of these are Series A+ funded and the sector has seen the creation of 37 Unicorns.

Food Tech sector has seen 1.04K acquisitions and 156 IPOs.

This sector includes companies that use Internet-based technologies for preparation and distribution of food and beverages and companies that develop next generation foods to replace conventional food habits.

Food Tech sector is also known as Food Production Technology, Agri-food Technology or Food Innovation.

Companies included in Food Tech sector

Companies that provide online platforms to discover, buy and sell food and beverages, develop IoT-enabled food appliances, SaaS-based solutions, aggregate and publish food-related content, develop next-generation foods like food substitutes, meal replacement products, fortified food and insect-based food.

Companies excluded in Food Tech sector

Companies that build discovery platforms for multiple services along with restaurant discovery, restaurants allowing table reservation or food ordering from their websites, retailers and food product brands that sell through both offline and online channels, personal blogs of food-specific content.

Key Metrics

Total Companies

37.9K

Top Companies

Swiggy, DoorDash & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

156

Acquisitions

1.04K

Also known as

Food Production Technology or Agri-food Technology

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The market map of Food Tech gives a visual overview of the sector, showing key business models, their interactions in the value chain, and industry evolution. Top 3 trending business models in Food Tech sector are Nutritional Formula, B2C Farm Produce E-Commerce and Plant Based Foods.

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There are more than 37.9K companies in Food Tech. Swiggy is the top Food Tech company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top Food Tech companies globally:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Swiggy	Online platform for ordering food, groceries, and dining services.	Bengaluru (India)	2013	Public	$3.62B
DoorDash	Platform facilitating fast, same-day delivery of food, grocery and retail essentials from local stores and restaurants to consumers	San Francisco (United States)	2013	Public	$2.5B
Deliveroo	Operator of an online marketplace connecting consumers with local merchants	London (United Kingdom)	2013	Acquired	$2.95B
Glovo	Operator of an online platform for on-demand delivery services	Barcelona (Spain)	2015	Acquired	$1.16B
Grubhub	Online platform offering food ordering and delivery services	Chicago (United States)	2004	Acquired	$284M

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Companies founded year-on-year in the Food Tech sector

735 new startups have been founded so far in 2026 in the Food Tech sector. 3,664 Food Tech startups were founded in 2020 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	735
2025	467
2024	597
2023	1,367
2022	1,854
2021	2,601
2020	3,664
2019	2,281
2018	2,122
2017	1,878

Companies founded across countries in the Food Tech sector

United States has 8,238 Food Tech startups, the most by any country, followed by United Kingdom which has 5,842 startups and India which has 4,604.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	8,238
United Kingdom	5,842
India	4,604
Germany	2,074
Canada	1,156
France	777
Australia	766
Spain	679
Brazil	659
Italy	608

Stage-wise distribution of the Food Tech sector

Out of the total 37,928 Food Tech companies, 5,697 have secured funding. Among them, 2,070 have reached Series A or higher, and 1,557 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 37,928

Funded - 5,697

Series A+ - 2,070

Series B+ - 1,557

Series C+ - 1,336

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	37,928
Funded	5,697
Series A+	2,070
Series B+	1,557
Series C+	1,336

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37.9K+ Total Companies
$94.1B+ Total Funding
5.7K+ Funded Companies
155+ IPOs
1K+ Acquisitions
70+ Reports

Total funding year-on-year in the Food Tech sector

The Food Tech sector saw a total funding of more than $77.7B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2021 at more than $21B. There has been a total funding of $3.98B in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$3.98B
2025	$4.67B
2024	$5.54B
2023	$3.04B
2022	$9.85B
2021	$21B
2020	$9.4B
2019	$9.08B
2018	$7.26B
2017	$3.81B

Total funding across countries in the Food Tech sector

In the last 10 years, Food Tech startups in United States have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $33.5B. India follows with $9.19B and Germany with $3.75B.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$33.5B
India	$9.19B
Germany	$3.75B
United Kingdom	$3.55B
China	$2B
Canada	$1.45B
Spain	$1.3B
Japan	$1.23B
France	$1.05B
Singapore	$490M

Total funding amount raised by stage in the Food Tech sector

Over the last 10 years, the Food Tech sector have seen $3.44B into Seed Stage funding rounds, $19.6B into Early Stage funding rounds and $39.1B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Late Stage	$39.1B
Early Stage	$19.6B
Post IPO	$7.69B
Debt	$3.78B
Seed Stage	$3.44B
Grant	$545M
PE	$262M
ICO	$5.38M
Other-Equity	$3.48M

Recent Funding Rounds in Food Tech

In the year 2026, till September 2026, Food Tech companies have raised $3.13B in equity funding across 166 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till September 2025), Food Tech companies had raised $2.19B across 213 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 42.8% rise in funding in Food Tech companies as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Food Tech:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Wonder	Series D	8192	Sep 16, 2026	DoorDash
Fermlabs	Seed	7876	Sep 14, 2026	CDP Venture Capital and 3 more
First Table	Series A	3056	Sep 14, 2026	Altered Capital and 4 more
First Table	Series B	3316	Sep 11, 2026	Altered Capital and 5 more
MOA foodtech	Series B	1746	Sep 04, 2026	EIC Fund and 2 more

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Europa is the top investor in Food Tech companies based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Food Tech:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Europa	Belgium	Symrise, Phenix, Nutritics and Enifer
Y Combinator	Mountain View (United States)	DoorDash, GrubMarket, Rappi and Presto
Techstars	New York City (United States)	Tenzo, ORDA, Bevi and BentoBox
500 Global	Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)	Presto, Foodics, Ovation and Calo
SOSV	New York City (United States)	Perfect Day, Every, NotCo and Upside Foods

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In the year 2026, till September 2026, 36 acquisitions happened in Food Tech sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 73 acquisitions happened in Food Tech sector.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Food Tech:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Encompass	Business Acquisition	Sep 14, 2026	VIP
Cooki	Business Acquisition	Sep 10, 2026	Biorsaf
Plant & Bean	Business Acquisition	Aug 22, 2026	Soglowek
KAIKAKU	Business Acquisition	Jul 30, 2026	REEF
Lumitics	Business Acquisition	Jul 16, 2026	Winnow

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Acquisition trends in Food Tech

Here are the acquisition trends in Food Tech:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	36
2025	73
2024	76
2023	75
2022	112
2021	115
2020	69
2019	79
2018	94
2017	79

In the year 2024, till December 2024, 5 IPOs happened in Food Tech sector.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Food Tech:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
Dely	Dec 19, 2024	Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
Talabat.com	Dec 12, 2024	Dubai Financial Market (DFM)
Swiggy	Nov 13, 2024	National Stock Exchange (NSE), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
Above Food	Jul 01, 2024	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Serve Robotics	Apr 18, 2024	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Food Tech sector

Most number of Food Tech startups have been founded by alumni from Stanford University, Harvard University and Harvard Business School.

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	94
Harvard University	91
Harvard Business School	68
University of California (Berkeley)	67
University of California (Los Angeles)	58
IIT Bombay	55
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	55
BITS Pilani	51
University of Cambridge	46
University of Pennsylvania	45

Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the the Food Tech sector

In the last 10 years, Wharton School graduates' Food Tech companies have raised the most funding among top colleges. IIM Calcutta alumni are second, and University of Chicago alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Wharton School	$7B
IIM Calcutta	$5.19B
University of Chicago	$5.11B
IIT Kharagpur	$5.04B
BITS Pilani	$4.91B
IIT Madras	$4.89B
University of Pennsylvania	$4.54B
Stanford University	$3.57B
IIT Delhi	$3.12B
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$2.39B