Best Food Tech Companies in Zurich, Switzerland
The 31 best Food Tech companies in Zurich, Switzerland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Planted.
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 Zurich
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Stage | Employees | Founder | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRU Internet-first brand offering brewer | — | — | Funding Raised | 10 | Filip Carlberg Co-Founder | Top 5M | — | — |
| 2 | Do Your Order Digital POS and online ordering management system for restaurants | — | — | Unfunded | — | Ryccardo DAlessio Founder & CEO | Top 10M | — | — |
| 3 | Eaternity Software to measure carbon footprint of a meal | — | — | Funding Raised | 16 | Judith Ellens Co-Founder & Head of Science | Top 50M | — | — |
| 4 | Empti Provider of solution for eliminating plastic waste from takeaway food | — | — | Funding Raised | — | Jane Valentine Founder | — | — | — |
| 5 | Essento Produces and supplies insect-based food products | — | — | Funding Raised | 5 | Christian Bartsch Co-Founder & MD | — | — | — |
| 6 | EveryCook Provider of smart cooking device to cook according to recipes | — | — | Funding Raised | 1 | Thomas Buerki Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 7 | KickDish Mobile app for meal planning | — | — | Unfunded | — | Alex Greve Founder | — | — | — |
| 8 | Klynutrition Provider of plant-based novel food ingredients | — | — | Deadpooled | 3 | Gregory Frei Co-Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 Food Tech companies in Zurich
#1
Series B · Lindau, Zurich · founded 2019 · 319 employees$118Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering plant-based meat substitute food products. The product catalog includes chicken barbeque skewers, kebabs, chicken fries, chicken curry, chicken dumplings, and more. The company claims its products are produced from naturally-sourced plant ingredients mainly pea protein, pea fiber, sunflower oil, etc.
- Dec 2024Series B—
- Sep 2022Series B$71.7M
- Aug 2021Series A$21M
- Mar 2021Series A$18.3M
#2
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2021$2.6Mraised▾
It offers customizable, edible 3D scaffolds that serve as the foundation for cultivating premium, structured whole cuts of meat and fish, enabling manufacturers to produce high-quality, textured cultivated proteins without animal farming. It manufactures the scaffolds using 3D-printed salt molds and food-grade materials like plant proteins and polysaccharides, which are then used as a foundation for lab-grown meat production
- Oct 2024Seed$2.6M
- Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$41.4K
- Feb 2023Grant (prize money)$10.8K
- 2022Grant (prize money)$1.8M
#3
Seed · Wadenswil, Zurich · founded 2021 · 8 employees$6.5Mraised▾
Developer of lab-grown dairy alternative products. The company offers cream & fat dairy alternative products made the using fermentation method. The company claims its products are used in the production of milk, cheese, ice cream, etc.
- Mar 2024Seed$5M
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$161.9K
- Sep 2022Seed$1.5M
#4
Series A · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2014 · 30 employees$4.8Mraised▾
Provider of table reservation management software solutions for restaurant businesses. The solutions provided are online order & table reservation management, automation of administrative tasks, customization & pop-up for websites, branding & marketing, and data management. It also offers creates a portal for seasonal and repeatable shifts including overbooking, buffer for preliminary reservations, multiple seatings, group reservations, and more.
- Nov 2022Series A$4.8M
#5
Series A · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2021 · 36 employees$6.6Mraised▾
Provider of a smart system for digital cups for coffee. The company offers a platform integrated with a mobile application that offers reusable cups for takeaway drinks.
- Apr 2022Series A$6.6M
#6
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2016 · 10 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Restaurant management solutions provider. The solution allows restaurants in reducing food waste and optimizing staff planning. It uses precise data analysis, the tool predicts how many guests visit a restaurant at a given time. The solution helps in the reduction of overproduction and employees are scheduled based on the demand. The company offers the solution on subscription-based policy.
- Sep 2020Seed$1.4M
- Aug 2019Grant (prize money)$55.1K
- May 2019Grant (prize money)$56K
- Dec 2018Grant (prize money)$50.4K
#7
Series A · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2012$4.7Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering flatbread makers. The device has a pod with flavored dough that is inserted into the machine for making the tortillas. The device is also used in hotels, restaurants, and workplaces.
- Apr 2015Series A$3M
- Aug 2014Seed$660.7K
- Feb 2014Seed$1M
- Oct 2013Grant (prize money)—
#8
Deadpooled · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2010 · 2 employees$500Kraised▾
Xeebel offers a couponing solution for small businesses. It enables businesses to run hyperlocal targeted digital marketing campaigns. It has also launched a B2C product called HeatMapz, a mobile app for clubbers and nightlife lovers. The app is integrated with Facebook and enables its users to rate parties and events. It also enables them to earn rewards like a free entry or a free drink for clubs or parties. It also enables club owners to receive a real-time feedback from customers.
- Aug 2011Seed$500K
#9
Seed · Schlieren, Zurich · founded 2016$9.8Kraised▾
Provider of connected portable heating lunchboxes. It is an internet-first brand offering portable food heating kitchen appliances. It offers heating meal boxes with features like individual temperature-controlled, has timer functions, leakproof, BLT-controlled, and more. Its app is available on Android and iOS platforms.
- 2017Seed—
- Nov 2016Grant (prize money)—
#10
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2015$10.3Kraised▾
Zum Guten Heinrich offers food catering services in Switzerland. Provides food prepared from excess and visually imperfect produce. Sources the fruits and vegetables directly from the local farmers. Others within Zurich are delivered in specially modified bicycles. Catering to several occasions including private parties, corporate events, family functions etc. As of June'17, the catering services are available across Switzerland.
- Aug 2015Seed$10.3K
#11
Deadpooled · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2012$10.9Kraised▾
Appetini is an online platform that connects gourmets and food enthusiasts. Also enables high-end restaurants to use specific free tables for marketing purposes. The company claims that the guests reserving on the platform profit from a 30% discount on all meals and drinks. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Mar 2012Seed$10.9K
#12
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2019 · 11 employees—raised▾
Provides in-restaurant ordering solutions. It offers digital menu solutions for restaurants that enables restaurant guests to scan the QR code and access their digital menu with detailed product information with images & allergens. It claims that users can also settle their bill payments through the platform.
- Jan 2023Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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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How research on Food Tech in Zurich is moving
A read on the academic research around Food Tech in Zurich — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 96 papers.
- ETH Zurich69
- University of Zurich22
- ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences11
- University Children\'s Hospital Zurich2
- Department of Health Canton of Zurich1
- Agriculture3
- Food processing3
- Sustainability2
- Food security2
- Urban agriculture2
- Agriculture7
- Food waste6
- Food processing6
- Food security5
- Replication (statistics)4
- Hazardous waste1→4
- Food security3→5
- Production (economics)3→5
- Sustainability2→3
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