Best Food Tech Companies in Flanders, Belgium
The 47 best Food Tech companies in Flanders, Belgium in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Deliverect.
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 Flanders
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deliverect 🦄 Streamlining restaurant and retail operations with end-to-end digital ordering solutions | $332M | 54 mo ago | Series D | Jan Hollez Co-Founder & CTO | 2018 | Cart FunctionalityContentfulApple iCloud Mail+28 | — | 2 launchs |
| 2 | Paleo Cell-based alternative animal protein provider | $13M | 41 mo ago | Series A | Hermes Sanctorum Co-Founder & CEO | 2020 | WordPressPleskMySQL+23 | 26 patents Heme (myoglobin) protein ingredients for flavor in meat alternatives, dairy, pet foods. | — |
| 3 | APICBASE Online SaaS-based back office kitchen management solutions for restaurants | $7M | 62 mo ago | Series A | Pieter Wellens Co-Founder & CTO | 2013 | — | 2 patents Integrated kitchen photo studio for on‑site food imaging and display | 1 partnership |
| 4 | Eat Casper Internet first restaurant to order and deliver food | $5M | 51 mo ago | Series A | Matthias Laga Managing Director | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 5 | mealhero Develops and offers smart steamer | $4M | 68 mo ago | Seed | Anton Claeys Co-Founder & CTO | 2017 | — | 4 patents Smart modular kitchen appliances integrating recipe guidance and compartmentalized heating. | — |
| 6 | Naplasol Provider of plant-based meat alternatives | $2M | 59 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2020 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 7 | Peace of Meat Online B2B supplier of plant-based meat | $1M | 69 mo ago | Acquired | Eva Sommer Co-Founder | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Wakati Solar Powered device for extending shelf life of farm produce | $500K | 126 mo ago | Seed | Arne Pauwels Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Food Tech companies in Flanders
#1
Series D · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2018 · 80 employees$332Mraised▾
Streamlining restaurant and retail operations with end-to-end digital ordering solutions. This is a SaaS platform that empowers businesses to scale faster and more profitably by simplifying every step of the ordering process. The AI-powered, API-first platform streamlines operations across delivery, dine-in, take-out, drive-thru, and catering. It acts as a central hub, consolidating order and menu management into one streamlined platform, providing access to sales, performance, and third-party delivery data. The platform offers solutions for third-party ordering, first-party ordering, in-store service, and retail, including integrations for POS systems, delivery platforms, online ordering, kiosk, fulfillment, and retail. It focuses on higher efficiency, conversion, and margins through features like revenue protection, direct-to-consumer sales, and optimized last-mile delivery. The platform offers features like central management hub, revenue protection, delivery manager app, end-to-end online ordering, delivery partners on demand, courier app, self-serve ordering, table ordering, catalogue management, and pick and pack orders.
- Jan 2022Series D$208M
- Apr 2021Series C$65M
- Apr 2020Series B$17.6M
- Apr 2019Series A$3.4M
#2
Series A · Diest, Flanders · founded 2020 · 4 employees$12.8Mraised▾
Cell-based alternative animal protein provider. It provides animal protein by using yeast fermentation technology. It provides meat and seafood alternative products.
- Mar 2023Series A$12.8M
#3
Series A · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2019 · 117 employees$5.4Mraised▾
Internet first restaurant to order and deliver food. The users can discover a wide range of food from chicken rolls, soups, chicken burgers, BBQ wings, cheese meatballs, and more. The platform offers door-step delivery or pick-up services.
- Apr 2022Series A$5.4M
#4
Series A · Antwerp, Flanders · founded 2013 · 24 employees$7.4Mraised▾
APICBASE offers online SaaS-based back office kitchen management solutions for restaurants. Its solutions include professional food photography, allergen tracking & nutritional values, media management, recipe management, marketing, menu building, procurement & supply chain management, food costing, multiple kitchen management, and more. The company offers solutions on the subscription-based policy.
- May 2021Series A$4.9M
- Jun 2019Series A$1.7M
- Jun 2017Seed$795.1K
#5
Seed · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2017 · 2 employees$4.1Mraised▾
Develops and offers smart steamer. The device is connected to a mobile app through which users can select recipes. It also offers personalized meal recommendations and offers insights into the nutritional values of the food. Its device can be purchased online through the website.
- Nov 2020Angel$3M
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$55.1K
- Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$54.7K
- Oct 2018Seed—
#6
Funding Raised · Bree, Flanders · founded 2020 · 4 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Provider of plant-based meat alternatives. It offers mycoprotein-based proteins for providing delicious plant-based food options.
- Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$1.6M
- Dec 2019Grant (prize money)$55.1K
#7
Acquired · Antwerp, Flanders · founded 2019 · 8 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Peace of Meat is an online B2B supplier of plant-based meat. The company claims that it uses cultured fat to make its products and also claims its products to be antibiotic-free.
- Oct 2020Seed$1.2M
#8
Seed · Antwerp, Flanders · founded 2013 · 6 employees$500Kraised▾
Wakati is focused on reducing post harvest losses for small farmers. The company has designed a solar powered device for storage of farm produce that provides a sterile micro climate that helps in extending shelf life in potentially sub optimal climate and temperature conditions. The company has introduced the product in select companies in Tanzania and Kenya for beta testing with the help of non profit organisations.
- Feb 2016Seed$500K
#9
Seed · Knokke Heist, Flanders · founded 2020 · 6 employees$54.6Kraised▾
Platform offering last-minute restaurant bookings services. It helps to find & discover last-minute restaurants close to the customers and allows to book the table. The company offers solutions on the subscription-based policy. The company offers mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms.
- Mar 2022Seed$54.6K
#10
Seed · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2011 · 77 employees$66Kraised▾
Cloud-based suite solutions for restaurants. The platform offers tools for POS, online ordering management, delivery, etc. The platform provides a QR code for contactless payment. The platform provides solutions for restaurants, catering, bars, clubs, etc. It is a tool available on the subscription-based pricing model.
- 2012Seed$66K
#11
Late Stage · Roeselare, Flanders · founded 2012—raised▾
Digital food safety and allergen management solutions for various sectors. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools designed to streamline food safety compliance, allergen management, and hygiene practices. The core offering is a user-friendly application that helps businesses adhere to regulations related to allergens, food safety, and hygiene. This autocontrol system simplifies HACCP compliance, facilitates the achievement of certifications, and reduces the time spent on administrative tasks. Key features include temperature monitoring, task management, webshop integration, labeling and product fiche generation, and a recipe book. It caters to bakeries, butcheries, restaurants, retail, production facilities, and catering services. The platform provides digital solutions for food safety, allergen management, HACCP, and certification, helping businesses maintain high standards and comply with regulations.
- Nov 2025PE—
#12
Deadpooled · Beringen, Flanders · founded 2014 · 7 employees—raised▾
Company offers food safety and healthcare solutions for food professionals. It provides software and databases to automate and manage HACCP compliance for food providers.
- Sep 2019Series A—
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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Funding & growth over time
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How research on Food Technology is moving in Belgium
A read on the academic research around Food Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 434 Belgium-affiliated papers.
- Ghent University89
- KU Leuven49
- University of Liège37
- Triphase32
- Ghent University Hospital26
- Food safety8
- European union4
- Food security4
- Quality (philosophy)4
- Food science4
- Agriculture3→15
- Food processing1→13
- Food safety3→13
- Sustainability1→7
- Food security2→6
- Food safety13→45
- Food security1→27
- Agriculture3→27
- Food systems3→21
- Sustainability2→18
Where food tech is researched across Belgium
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.