Thesis-driven investment fund, Foodlabs seeks to drive innovation in the largest areas of impact within the agri-food value chain - seeking substance rather than hypes.
Foodlabs is the leading European platform for early-stage investment in Food- & AgTech, Climate, and Sustainability with $4b+ in portfolio value and 84+ of investments since 2016.
Strong brand & Thought leadership: Co-authored a food tech industry report with Dealroom, had coverages with Forbes, Techcrunch, FoodHack, and more.
Strong ecosystem partners: Co-investors such as Indie Bio, SOSV, Accel, a16z, Sequoia and much more.
To tackle our biggest global challenges, we need to drastically rethink our food systems.
The Problem - 75% of crops are at risk from rising temperatures, 422m of people worldwide have diabetes, 29% of global GHG is emitted by our food system.
Ambitious team that has helped build +30 ventures within the Food and Ag industry.
Their thesis driven approach enables Foodlabs to build and back industry pioneers. Focus areas of Fund III are such as next gen consumer products, future of farming, precision health, biomanufacturing, Decarbonization.
Foodlabs operate with over 70% of our portfolio consisting of impact investment aligned with the SDG framework.
With Fund III With FoodLabs Fund III, they are doubling down on our winning playbook combining impact and financial returns
Impact: Majority of investments will be impact investment across Europe
Fund Size: 1st Close (1st August 2023), Target size at €130m, Hard cap at €150m
LPs: €90m in strong commitments from new and existing LPs, including: Large German food retailer, National AgTech financier, Large food supplements group, Asian venture builder, Asia-based family office, Sovereign wealth funds