Best Food Tech Companies in Netherlands
The 167 best Food Tech companies in Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Just Eat Takeaway.
Food Tech in the Netherlands is having a serious moment, and this directory ranks 167 tracked companies by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum to show you exactly where the weight sits. Total disclosed funding across the cohort hits $1.9B, with Mosa Meat leading at $151M and Meatable close behind at $100M — two cultivated-meat bets that signal where Dutch capital is placing its longest-horizon chips.
The global Food Tech market is forecast to grow from $105.3B in 2024 to $224.3B by 2032 at a 9.9% CAGR, and the Netherlands is not a passive observer of that trajectory. Median app install growth is running at roughly +20% year-on-year across 501 food and food-production apps, which tells you consumer adoption is accelerating well ahead of most legacy food categories. Consolidation is picking up pace too — Pluckk's acquisition of meal-kit brand Kook reflects a broader pattern of startups absorbing adjacent verticals to thicken margins. I'd watch Vivici ($34M) and TRACT ($33M) as the next names that could attract that kind of strategic attention, with investors like Invest-NL and PeakBridge staying active across the pipeline.
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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 Netherlands
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just Eat Takeaway Online platform offering food delivery services | $1.3B | 58 mo ago | Acquired | Jitse Groen Founder and CEO | 2000 | BugHerdAtlassian StatuspageZendesk+23 | — | — |
| 2 | Mosa Meat Produces and supplies meat alternative | $151M | 5 mo ago | Series C | Peter Verstrate Co-founder & COO | 2015 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | 67 patents Cultured meat production: cell culture media, bioreactors, hydrogel scaffolds, progenitor cells | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 3 | Takeaway.com Online ordering platform for takeaway orders | $119M | 146 mo ago | Public | Jitse Groen Founder & CEO | 2000 | GetFeedbackApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+13 | — | — |
| 4 | Meatable Developer of proprietary technology for producing meat without using livestock | $100M | 19 mo ago | Series B | Jeff Tripician CEO | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | 29 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 5 | Vivici Provider of animal-free dairy proteins | $34M | 15 mo ago | Series A | Stephan Fiet CEO | 2022 | WebflowGSAPcore-js+14 | 8 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 2 awards |
| 6 | TRACT Sustainability management solutions for food and agro businesses | $33M | 7 mo ago | Series A | Ioana Matei Co-Founder | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Tebi Unified hospitality tech: POS, reservations, payments, and insights for smoother service | $22M | 12 mo ago | Series B | Rob Vonk CTO / Co-founder | 2020 | Framer SitesApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | — | — |
| 8 | Phycom Producer of algae-based sustainable ingredients for animal and human consumption 42Growth top 30%Funding top 42%Innovation top 43%Product top 46% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 30% Fundingtop 42% Innovationtop 43% Producttop 46% Techbottom 41% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 30% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY Funding: Raised $11.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $12M | 28 mo ago | Series A | — | 2009 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — |
| 9 | Formitable Provider of SaaS-based software suite solutions for restaurants | $8M | 45 mo ago | Seed | Cyril Mestrom Co-Founder | 2010 | ButterCMSApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24 | — | — |
| 10 | NoPalm Ingredients Developer of a microbe-based oil as an alternative of palm oil | $7M | 22 mo ago | Seed | Lars Langhout Co-Founder and CEO | 2021 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+14 | 8 patents Microbial oil production using engineered yeast fermentation of biomass | 2 job openings · 3 awards |
| 11 | Farmless Developer of fermentation-based novel food ingredients | $7M | 18 mo ago | Seed | Adnan Oner Founder | 2016 | RubyErlangRuby on Rails+12 | — | — |
| 12 | Rival Foods Platform for creating next-generation plant-based meat alternatives | $6M | 12 mo ago | Series B | Birgit Dekkers Co-Founder | 2019 | Framer SitesReactPriority Hints+6 | — | — |
| 13 | Vesper Provider of commodity intelligence for grocery businesses | $6M | 30 mo ago | Series A | — | 2018 | WordPressMySQLRedis+26 | — | — |
| 14 | Temper Temper is hét platform voor FreeFlex werk. | $5M | 92 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | WebflowYouTubePlyr+27 | — | — |
| 15 | Sous Provider of tools to grow traffic, boost sales, and retain guests | $5M | 2 mo ago | Seed | Devon Scoulelis Co-Founder & CEO | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Cheflix Provider of safety testing services | $3M | 31 mo ago | Seed | Rene Manen Co-Founder | 2021 | Node.jsElement UIBootstrap+27 | — | — |
| 17 | Bioactor Developer of ingredients for dietary supplements, medical nutrition, and functional food | $3M | 168 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2005 | — | 38 patents Nutraceuticals enhancing cognition, sleep, and physical performance using plant-derived compounds | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 18 | Cano-ela Provider of plant-based food ingredients 6Funding top 49%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 19% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 49% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 19% Funding: Raised $1.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Global: Single-market focus (Netherlands) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 6/100 | $2M | 15 mo ago | Seed | — | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 19 | BeerMate Automated self-service beer machine for events | $2M | 34 mo ago | Seed | Ralph Bethlem Co-Founder | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Orbisk Provider of AI-based food waste monitoring system | $1M | 18 mo ago | Series A | Bart Arnhem Co-Founder & CTO | 2019 | WordPress Block EditorDiviWordPress+38 | — | — |
| 21 | Orderli Provider of QR-based ordering system for restaurant businesses | $1M | 40 mo ago | Seed | Maurits Franken Co-founder | CCO (S21 Batch) | 2019 | WebflowCart FunctionalitySentry+20 | — | — |
| 22 | Pimmr AI Based restaurant finder | $896K | 125 mo ago | Seed | Paul Bongers Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 23 | Satelleat Online price comparison platform for food delivery services | $495K | 44 mo ago | Seed | Ame Rawi Co-Founder & CEO | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Merqato AI-based predictive analytics solutions for the fruit and vegetable manufacturer | $372K | 20 mo ago | Seed | Claire Benard Co-Founder | 2023 | — | — | — |
| 25 | Open Food Chain Provider of food traceability solutions for food manufacturers | $348K | 45 mo ago | Funding Raised | Marieke De Ruyter De Wildt Founder | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Airchip App-based platform for self-ordering at bars | $332K | 83 mo ago | Seed | Bart Peute Co-Founder | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Eatch Online platform for food order and delivery | $326K | 74 mo ago | Seed | Bob Van De Worp Co-Founder | 2018 | FirebaseAstroMicrosoft 365+4 | 8 patents Robotic kitchen systems for automated ingredient dispensing and meal preparation | 1 partnership |
| 28 | Yes.Tap Food order and payment via Mobile at restaurants | $317K | 147 mo ago | Seed | Kenneth Yip Co-Founder | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 29 | Fervena Provider of plant-based cheese alternatives | $308K | 75 mo ago | Funding Raised | Venetka Agayn Founder | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 30 | Carble Provider of carbon footprint management for the coffee industry | $299K | 43 mo ago | Deadpooled | Sander Reuderink Founder / CEO | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 31 | SOUS Platform offering discovery and ordering of chef-prepared meals | $181K | 13 mo ago | Seed | — | 2022 | ShopifyBootstrapShopPad Infinite Options+31 | — | — |
Top 12 Food Tech companies in Netherlands
#1
Series C · Maastricht, Limburg · founded 2015 · 163 employees$150.7Mraised▾
Produces and supplies meat alternatives. Its product offering is lab-cultured beef. The company claims to develop its product from a single cow cell processing it in a bioreactor.
- Dec 2025Series C$17.7M
- Feb 2025Series C$2.9M
- Apr 2024Series C$42.6M
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$51K
#2
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2022$32.8Mraised▾
Sustainability management solutions for food and agro businesses. It analyzes supply chain sustainability performance and provides insights for food manufacturers.
- Oct 2025Series A$21.6M
- Nov 2024Series A$11.2M
#3
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2022$4.6Mraised▾
Provider of tools to grow traffic, boost sales, and retain guests. The company offers solutions for restaurants to manage their online presence and reputation. It helps restaurants show up on search engines. The company also provides tools to turn interest into orders and transform first-time customers into regulars.
- Mar 2026Seed$4.6M
#4
Series B · Leiden, South Holland · founded 2018 · 100 employees$100.1Mraised▾
Developer of proprietary technology for producing meat without using livestock. This process utilizes cellular biology to create animal protein products. The business model focuses on licensing this production method to external entities. The technology aims to reduce environmental impacts associated with traditional agricultural practices by removing the need for animal farming.
- Nov 2024Series B—
- Oct 2024Grant (prize money)$8.5M
- Aug 2023Series B$35M
- Mar 2021Series A$47M
#5
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2020$21.8Mraised▾
Unified hospitality tech: POS, reservations, payments, and insights for smoother service. This company offers a comprehensive, cloud-based operating system designed to streamline daily operations for hospitality businesses. Their platform connects reservations, point of sale (POS), kitchen display, payments, and more, eliminating the need for multiple apps. Key features include POS, reservations management, kitchen display system, payment processing, QR ordering, tap to pay functionality, inventory management, and insights reporting. They cater to restaurants, cafes, bars, coffee shops, bakeries, quick service venues, nightclubs, festivals, and retail businesses. The platform aims to improve efficiency, enhance guest experiences, and provide real-time clarity on business performance through smart insights. They offer subscription-based pricing with transparent terms and unlimited devices. The goal is to provide modern, user-friendly technology that empowers staff and delights guests.
- Jun 2025Series B$34.3M
- Oct 2024Series A$21.8M
#6
Series A · Delft, South Holland · founded 2022$34Mraised▾
Provider of animal-free dairy proteins. It uses a precision fermentation process to develop dairy alternative protein products.
- Feb 2025Series A$34M
- Aug 2023Seed—
#7
Series B · Ede, Gelderland · founded 2019 · 19 employees$6Mraised▾
Platform for creating next-generation plant-based meat alternatives. Its products include plant-based chicken and beef alternatives available in various formats such as fillets, blocks, and pulled versions.
- Jun 2025Series B$11.4M
- Jan 2023Angel—
- Sep 2022Series A$6M
#8
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2016 · 6 employees$6.5Mraised▾
Developer of fermentation-based novel food ingredients. It uses fermentation to produce carbon-negative, functional protein-based novel food ingredients. It develop proteins using fermentation methods based on liquid feedstock made with CO2, hydrogen, and renewable energy.
- Dec 2024Grant (prize money)$1.1M
- Dec 2023Seed$5.2M
- May 2023Seed$1.3M
#9
Acquired · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2000 · 15855 employees$1.3Braised▾
Online platform offering food delivery services. The platform allows customers to order food from nearby local restaurants and provides doorstep delivery services. Its mobile app is available for Android and iOS users.
- Aug 2021Post IPO—
- Jan 2021Post IPO$1.3B
- Dec 2020Grant (prize money)—
#10
Seed · Ede, Gelderland · founded 2020 · 5 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Provider of plant-based food ingredients. The company claims that its process allows to extraction of ingredients out of seeds that enable food companies to create the next generation of plant-based foods, which are natural and sustainable.
- Mar 2025Seed$1.7M
- Mar 2022Seed$82.6K
#11
Seed · Ede, Gelderland · founded 2021 · 15 employees$6.6Mraised▾
Developer of a microbe-based oil as an alternative of palm oil. The company's microbial oil uses sidestreams, such as potato peels, rejected vegetables and other biomass to produce oil. It prevent carbon emissions, protect forests, and wildlife.
- Jul 2024Seed$5.4M
- Jan 2022Seed$1.1M
#12
Series A · Utrecht, Utrecht · founded 2019 · 37 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Provider of AI-based food waste monitoring system. It is a plug-and-play installation of the food waste monitor in the kitchen. The monitor system has a camera with AI image recognition, that recognizes the products being thrown away and gains insight into the food waste via an online report.
- Dec 2024Series A$8.4M
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$193.1K
- Mar 2022Grant (prize money)$2.7M
- Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$2.8M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Food Technology is moving in the Netherlands
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 660 Netherlands-affiliated papers.
- Wageningen University & Research370
- Food & Nutrition26
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam26
- Utrecht University25
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment25
- Food processing1→6
- Food safety6→40
- Agriculture1→17
- Risk assessment1→9
- Environmental health1→9
- Novel food1→7
- Food safety13→72
- Food systems3→42
- Sustainability4→38
- Food security7→38
- Food processing20→44
Where food tech is researched across Netherlands
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.