Best Food Tech Companies in Denmark
The 104 best Food Tech companies in Denmark in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: 21st.BIO.
Denmark's Food Tech sector has 104 companies on our radar, with $478M in total disclosed funding and zero unicorns — which tells you something about where this market sits right now. 21st.Bio leads the pack at $153M raised, followed by Simple Feast at $75M and Matr at $69M. The global Food Tech market sits at roughly $105.3B in 2024 and is forecast to reach $224.3B by 2032 at a 9.9% CAGR, driven by population growth, sustainability pressure, and faster tech cycles. So the runway is real, even if Danish valuations haven't hit escape velocity yet.
What's interesting is the consolidation signal starting to show globally. Compass Group's move on SmartQ and Pluckk picking up meal-kit brand Kook are the kind of M&A moves that typically precede a wave of similar deals in adjacent markets. Median app install growth of roughly 20% YoY across food and foodtech platforms confirms consumer demand isn't softening. PreSeed Ventures, Vaekstfonden, and Seed Capital are the names writing checks here most consistently, and I'd watch that investor cluster closely as the sector matures.
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Our analysis of 100 Food Tech companies
$12.9b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Food Tech companies in Denmark
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21st.BIO Provider of market research services for biopharma sector | $153M | 36 mo ago | Series C | — | 2020 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | — |
| 2 | Simple Feast Online platform to order ready to serve plant-based meals | $75M | 52 mo ago | Series B | Jakob Jonck Co-Founder & CEO | 2015 | — | — |
| 3 | MATR Provider of fungi-based food ingredients | $69M | 8 mo ago | Series A | Randi Wahlsten CEO & Co-Owner | 2021 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+18 | 3 job openings |
| 4 | Too Good To Go Provider of app-based platform offers unsold and surplus food | $59M | 65 mo ago | Series A | Adam Sigbrand Co-Founder | 2016 | SanitySentryZendesk+21 | — |
| 5 | OrderYOYO Online ordering system empowering restaurants with websites, apps, and marketing | $37M | 59 mo ago | Acquired | Thomas Paulsen Co-Founder | 2014 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressApple iCloud Mail+35 | — |
| 6 | Superb Provider of suite solution solutions for restaurant businesses | $16M | 61 mo ago | Series A | — | 2016 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | — |
| 7 | Quickorder All-in-one restaurant management system optimizing operations and enhancing guest experiences | $16M | 50 mo ago | Series B | Mads Wedderkopp Co-Founder | 2014 | SentryTypeScriptZone.js+14 | — |
| 8 | Hungry.dk Online Marketplace for Food Delivery | $12M | 69 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2012 | — | — |
| 9 | Kanpla Provider of digital canteen solutions | $11M | 19 mo ago | Series A | Peter Baech Co-Founder & CEO | 2019 | SentryNode.jsRadix UI+21 | 1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 10 | OnlinePOS Provider of hardware and software-based point-of-sales solutions | $9M | 79 mo ago | Acquired | Karsten Knudsen CO-Owner | 2008 | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+47 | — |
| 11 | Plant Jammer Provider of AI driven recipe builder tool to prepare plant-based recipes | $5M | 61 mo ago | Series A | — | 2016 | AMPGoogle Font APILightbox+3 | — |
| 12 | Bemakers Provider of a platform facilitating beverage sales to businesses and consumers | $4M | 20 mo ago | Seed | Kasper Hulthin Co-Founder & Chairman | 2021 | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+25 | — |
| 13 | eSmiley Provider of online food safety management system | $3M | 67 mo ago | Late Stage | Lars Friis Co-Founder | 2001 | WordPress Site EditorWordPressMySQL+20 | — |
| 14 | Takeout Group Cloud-based dispatching/ordering platform for food delivery market | $2M | 46 mo ago | Deadpooled | Thomas Hansen Founder 7 CEO | 2001 | — | — |
| 15 | YourLocal Online platform to purchase near-to-expiry food at discounted prices | $1M | 112 mo ago | Seed | Kasper Kastoft Nielsen Co-founder | 2015 | — | — |
| 16 | Mambeno Online platform offering shoppable recipes | $1M | 72 mo ago | Seed | Marlene Landsfeldt Founder | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+38 | — |
| 17 | Zymoscope Provider of an IoT-based fermentation management tool for the beer industry | $1M | 65 mo ago | Seed | — | 2019 | — | — |
| 18 | PerfectSeason Brand of plant based food | $831K | 47 mo ago | Early Stage | Henrik Christensen Co-Founder | 1998 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — |
| 19 | ChefMe Provider of an online platform for booking chefs | $757K | 48 mo ago | Seed | Thomas Mamburay Ceo & Founder | 2016 | SentryNode.jsGoogle Maps+34 | — |
| 20 | MinMenu Online platform for nutrition tracking | $588K | 53 mo ago | Seed | Jon Henningsen CEO | 2016 | — | — |
| 21 | Workee Mobile platform for job search and hiring in the restaurant industry | $356K | 66 mo ago | Seed | Andrei Reshetin Co-Founder | 2017 | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — |
| 22 | AmiNIC Manufacturer of sensor device to measure freshness of meat and fish | $279K | 69 mo ago | Funding Raised | Jesper Haugaard Executive Director | 2013 | — | — |
| 23 | Barma Provider of LMS and workspace communication for hospitality industry | $273K | 60 mo ago | Seed | Lasse Kristensen Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | — |
| 24 | Frontliners Online employee engagement platform for enterprises | $236K | 65 mo ago | Seed | Jeannette Hansen CTO and Co-founder | 2017 | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — |
| 25 | One Bite Better Online platform to discover restaurants based on personal nutritional goals | $161K | 66 mo ago | Deadpooled | Regitze Von Co-Founder | 2017 | — | — |
Top 12 Food Tech companies in Denmark
#1
Series A · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2021 · 4 employees$68.7Mraised▾
Provider of fungi-based food ingredients. It offers dishes produced from fungi including mushrooms, vegetables, and with fruits. It also creates fungi food from veggies and plant sidestreams.
- Oct 2025Venture Debt$23.3M
- Oct 2025Series A$23.3M
- Sep 2024Venture Debt$22.1M
- Jul 2024Seed—
#2
Series A · Aarhus, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2019 · 30 employees$11.2Mraised▾
Provider of digital canteen solutions. Its features include online registration, menu administration, and loyalty solutions.
- Nov 2024Series A$8.7M
- Nov 2022Seed$2.3M
- Aug 2021Seed$236.5K
- Nov 2019Seed—
#3
Series C · Virum, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2020 · 11 employees$152.9Mraised▾
Provider of market research services for biopharma sector
- Jun 2023Series C$21.8M
- Sep 2022Series C$34.2M
- Dec 2021Series C$96.9M
#4
Seed · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2021 · 7 employees$3.8Mraised▾
Provider of a platform facilitating beverage sales to businesses and consumers. The platform enables brands to build business-to-business relationships and sales. It assists brands in navigating international e-commerce challenges. The platform also helps strengthen partnerships and expand reach. It offers solutions for selling products across various markets. The platform provides tools for managing listings, commerce, and fulfillment.
- Oct 2024Seed$3.8M
#5
Series B · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2015 · 97 employees$75Mraised▾
Online platform to order ready-to-serve plant-based meals. It offers vegetarian and vegan boxes consisting of various dishes such as salads, naan, herb yoghurt, comfort food, and barbeque dishes. It provides organic pre-heated meals which can also be purchased on a subscription basis. Its app is available for Android and iOS platforms.
- Jan 2022Series B$30M
- Apr 2021Series B—
- Sep 2019Series B$33M
- Aug 2018Series A$12M
#6
Series A · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2016 · 332 employees$58.7Mraised▾
Provider of app-based platform offers unsold and surplus food. The app connects users to unsold food from stores and restaurants to to save it from going to waste. Its mobile application is available on Android and iOS platforms.
- Jan 2021Series A$31.1M
- Apr 2020Series A$7.8M
- Jan 2019Angel$8.1M
- May 2018Seed$4.7M
#7
Acquired · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2014 · 43 employees$37.4Mraised▾
Online ordering system empowering restaurants with websites, apps, and marketing. We provide local takeaway restaurants with a comprehensive suite of tools to succeed online. Our services include bespoke website and app development, tailored marketing campaigns, and dedicated support. We enable restaurants to take control of their online presence, engage directly with their customers, and build their brand. We offer a platform for online ordering, dine-in table reservation, loyalty program management, and marketing solutions such as email, SMS, app push notifications, and social media campaigns. We are a tech company offering SaaS solutions, providing valuable data and customer insights through our My Business App to help restaurants grow their business online.
- Jun 2021Series B$12.7M
- Jun 2020Series A$1.3M
- Jan 2019Series A$3M
- Mar 2018Series A$6.1M
#8
Series B · Odense, Region of Southern Denmark · founded 2014 · 34 employees$16Mraised▾
All-in-one restaurant management system optimizing operations and enhancing guest experiences. This platform provides a comprehensive suite of tools designed to streamline restaurant operations and elevate guest interactions. The integrated system includes point of sale, mobile ordering, takeaway management, staff management, and loyalty programs. It offers features such as online ordering with QR code payments, guest loyalty programs with incentives, and back-office modules for sales tracking and cost calculation. The platform supports integrations with various third-party systems, including accounting and payment providers. It aims to empower food entrepreneurs to operate and grow their businesses efficiently, leveraging guest data for actionable insights and improved profitability. This is a SaaS, software solution for restaurant management, offering features like login, pricing, and subscription-based access.
- Apr 2022Series B$11.4K
- Jul 2020Series B$14.4M
- Oct 2019Series A$1.7M
#9
Series A · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2016 · 105 employees$16.4Mraised▾
Superb is a provider of suite solution solutions for restaurant businesses. Its features include waitlist management, full table management, SMS & email marketing, guest analytics, language translation, etc. Its services can be availed on a subscription basis. The company offers mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms.
- May 2021Series A$14.6M
- Apr 2019Seed$1.5M
#10
Acquired · Aarhus, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2012 · 57 employees$11.6Mraised▾
Hungry.dk is a Danish start-up that gathers local takeaways to offer ordering service through its web and mobile platforms. Launched publicly in 2013, as of Mar 2014 it is working with 800+ local restaurants and serves thousands of customers monthly. Hungry.dk has a bonus system where every 11th order a customer makes they get meal for free or at a significant discount. Founded by 3 former employees of Just-Eat and Jesper Buch, the founder of Just-Eat is an investor.
- Sep 2020Series B$8.3M
- Mar 2017Series A$3.2M
#11
Series A · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2016 · 4 employees$4.9Mraised▾
Provider of AI driven recipe builder tool to prepare plant-based recipes. The company also develops a food pairing module for its product by profiling aromas of ingredients that will recommend food pairing combinations to the users.
- May 2021Grant (prize money)$30.5K
- Jun 2020Series A$4.7M
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)—
- Jun 2018Seed$58.3K
#12
Deadpooled · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2001 · 2 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Takeout Group is a provider of cloud-based dispatching/ordering platforms for the food delivery market. The platform enables users to market, sell and manage the delivery of the products. The company has partnered with Lithuania, Musgrave, and Click2Drop among others.
- Aug 2022Series A$2M
- Oct 2020Seed—
- 2020Seed—
- Jul 2019Seed$375.7K
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food Tech coverage by sub-theme.
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Funding & growth over time
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Common questions
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