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Fermeta is building the feed ingredient that makes dairy farming cleaner and more profitable at the same time. Our product reduces methane emissions from cattle while increasing milk yield, without relying on green premiums or climate programs. Farmers adopt it because it improves their bottom line. The planet benefits as a side effect. Backed by […]

NeuralTeks delivers AI-powered rapid microbial diagnostics to secure and optimize industrial supply chains. Our AI-based platform identifies contaminants in minutes instead of days, enabling real-time quality control for environmental controls and food production lines. By replacing slow lab-based testing with on-site, automated, data-driven analysis, we help manufacturers reduce waste, prevent recalls, and strengthen compliance. NeuralTeks […]

Hayden Biotech is developing the next-generation industrial bioreactor platform designed to help biomanufacturing companies produce at scale and below price parity.

A biotech company with proprietary technology to produce heterologous proteins at low cost using an extremophilic fungal platform.

Dapibuset is developing a modular bio-manufacturing platform that upcycles agricultural and industrial side streams into higher-value ingredients for feed, food, and future functional applications.

PXL8 Powders is a specialty ingredient platform company with applications across CPG verticals, such as nutraceuticals, pharma, and clean-label food production, powered by proprietary, sustainable processing technologies.

Demeter42 is a SaaS company that deliverers AI-powered decision-making tools for controlled environment agriculture. We help clients make the right decisions —from initial design to daily operations —maximising efficiency, sustainability, and profitability. Our two product lines are adaptive greenhouse design and dynamic cultivation management. Our mission is revolutionising agricultural decision-making, vision is using limited resources […]

Sproutfull is a SaaS platform that automates Life Cycle Assessments across agri-food supply chains. It connects farm-level data with manufacturers to generate product and organisational footprints aligned with PEF and CSRD requirements. By integrating directly with farm management software, Sproutfull enables scalable, multi-indicator environmental reporting beyond CO₂ alone. The platform reduces manual data collection, increases […]

Develops and manufactures custom diagnostics in a B2B model. Starting in food safety, rapid on-site tests help prevent spoilage of imported foods and ensure safer, higher-quality products.

Integrating advanced space-derived technologies into agriculture to enhance crop development. Our approach builds resilience from the start, reducing vulnerability to environmental stressors, improving yields and lowering input costs.

Fortyfour develops a Direct Air Capture technology for local and sustainable CO2 supply.

Tasteomics develops natural flavoring solutions for food manufacturers to improve taste profiles and reduce unhealthy ingredients.

Agriterna is a Wageningen-based biotech startup developing AI-designed dsRNA biological crop protection products to replace conventional agrochemicals. Our core innovation lies in bringing dsRNA effectively into plants using a proprietary biodegradable nanoparticle delivery system. We design and develop selective biopesticides targeting major agricultural pests, addressing a €72B+ market with a unique value proposition , a […]

Instant Insight in Animal Gut Health.

MOVE ON is an agtech startup revolutionizing sustainable farming with AI-powered technologies. Our AgTech Cloud Platform and camera-based smart kits tackle inefficiencies, chemical overuse, and low traceability in non-digital agriculture. We offer affordable, plant-level optimization by controlling farm machinery directly via our Agricultural AI. We are a team of farmers and engineers who bridge technology […]

VCG.AI: AI to accelerate and de-risk the path from R&D to commercial deployment of circular, biobased ingredients and materials.

Soilytix is a Hamburg-based startup that helps farmers and land managers understand their soil. With our “MySoil” tool, we combine DNA, texture, and chemical analysis to give a full picture of soil health. We show which microbes are present, how the soil can store carbon, and how nutrients are balanced. This knowledge helps reduce harmful […]

UMYNO has developed an innovative worksuite tailored specifically for the needs of food and beverage product development. With the UMYNO Suite, companies can digitalize time-consuming processes through automation and artificial intelligence, significantly reducing their time-to-market. The suite seamlessly integrates into existing environments and reduces administrative hurdles – from Excel spreadsheets to fragmented systems. What a […]

Qarbotech is a Malaysian agritech company that has developed QarboGrow, the world’s first commercially available photosynthesis enhancer. We use nanotechnology to increase crop yields by up to 60%, improve harvest quality and strengthen crop resilience. The biocompatible solution is made from upcycled agrowaste through a patented green process. Our solution has proven results across 40+ […]