About Square One Foods
Square One Foods is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of Linz, Austria. As of Mar 2022, Square One Foods has invested in 12 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Germany based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Food and Agriculture Tech to Environment Tech and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Arkeon A lot of funds co-invest with Square One Foods, with names like DLF Venture sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Square One Foods has team of 4 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Square One Foods' List of Top Investments
Square One Foods has a portfolio of 12 companies. Their most notable investments are in Frank Juice and Saturo Foods.Their portfolio spans across Germany, Austria, Belgium and 1 more locations. They have invested in Food and Agriculture Tech, Environment Tech, High Tech and 4 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Square One Foods:
Key facts about the nu company
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Leipzig (Germany)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $16.5M
- Employee Count: 78 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Delivery Hero Ventures, 8Eyes and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 23, 2023, $*****
2. Arkeon
Developer of protein ingredients through carbon capture. The technique is carbon-negative, independent of agricultural land, and employs industrial CO₂ as a feedstock. It provides a sustainable alternative to traditional protein synthesis.
Key facts about Arkeon
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Vienna (Austria)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $13.8M
- Employee Count: 17 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: aws Gründungsfonds, Plug and Play Tech Center and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jan 19, 2023, $*****
3. Gimber
Key facts about Gimber
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Halle (Belgium)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $10.6M
- Employee Count: 80 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: DLF Venture, Welvaartsfonds and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 28, 2023, $*****
4. ADONIS
Key facts about ADONIS
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 88 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Greater London Investment Fund, The FSE Group and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 01, 2022, $*****
5. Saturo Foods
Internet first brand offering cold-pressed juices. The product catalog includes various flavors of fluids such as chocolate, vanilla, banana, strawberry, hazelnut, and more. The company claims that the products are vegan and also provides a personalization feature.
Key facts about Saturo Foods
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Vienna (Austria)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 8 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Square One Foods
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 13, 2018, $*****
Square One Foods' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Square One Foods has invested in 12 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Arkeon.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Square One Foods' Investments by Stage
Square One Foods has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.55M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $16.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 5 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Square One Foods' Investments by Sector
Square One Foods has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer Goods, Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Tech, Consumer and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 4 Tech companies, 3 Consumer (B2C) companies, 1 Enterprise (B2B) company and 1 company focusing on Marketplace.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer Goods | 4 |
Food and Agriculture | 4 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 3 |
Consumer | 2 |
Retail | 2 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Square One Foods' Investments by Geography
Square One Foods has made most investments in Germany (3), followed by Austria where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Germany | 3 |
Austria | 2 |
Belgium | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Square One Foods' recent investments
Square One Foods has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Square One Foods:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 14, 2022 | Austria | Seed | 5353 | [+1] | |
Sep 01, 2021 | Germany | Series A | 2694 | ||
Nov 18, 2020 | Belgium | Seed | 3492 | ||
Mar 28, 2019 | Germany | Seed | 2975 | ||
Jan 14, 2019 | Germany | Seed | 8121 | - |
Team profile of Square One Foods
Square One Foods has a team of 4 members including 3 Partners located in Austria. Square One Foods' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Square One Foods:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Austria | - | ||
Partner | Austria | - | ||
Partner | Austria | - |
Co-investors of Square One Foods
Over the past 8 years, 17 investors have co-invested in Square One Foods's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Square One Foods: 8Eyes has invested before Square One Foods.
- Top Co-investors of Square One Foods: 8 investors entered a company along with Square One Foods. These include investors like DLF Venture (2 companies).
- Invested after Square One Foods: A total of 8 investors have invested in Square One Foods's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SevenVentures (1 company), ICL Planet Startup Hub (1 company) and ICL (1 company).
