OLIO RAISES $43 MILLION SERIES B TO TAKE A BITE OUT OF GLOBAL FOOD WASTE Founded in London in 2015 by co-founders Tessa Clarke and Saasha Celestial-One, OLIO has grown to five million users in over 50 countries Investment to fund global expansion, focusing on Latin American, Northern European, and Asian markets, targeting one billion […]Read More
BurdaPrincipal Investments (BPI), the growth capital arm of media and tech company Hubert Burda Media, has invested in UK-based Oddbox, a platform that is leveraging technology to fight food waste. BPI has invested a total of £16m, comprising a combination of primary and secondary investment. The new funds will be used to accelerate Oddbox’s […]Read More
KITCHE AWARDED UK GOVERNMENT FUNDING FROM DEFRA LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, 4th August 2021 – Kitche has become a recipient of £68,000 in UK government funding under the Resource Action Fund to help support its important work to ensure no good food goes to waste. The money has been awarded to Kitche by WRAP, which administers […]Read More
YHANGRY raises $1.5 million to build the future of socialising by making it possible to book a private chef in a few clicks Renowned angel investors including Carmen Rico (Blossom Capital), Eileen Burbidge (Passion Capital), and Martin Mignot (Index Ventures) participated in the round YHANGRY was founded by former Barclays sales and credit trading colleagues Heinin […]Read More
Jack & Bry raises £1.25m as demand for meat alternatives soars Funding to drive continued product innovation and follows significant leadership team appointments London, 4 February: Jack & Bry, a producer of plant-based meat alternatives, has secured £1.25 million in seed funding. The round was led by SFC Capital, with other backers including KM Capital, […]Read More
Leicestershire Food Safety Tech Firm set to Expand Following £500k MEIF Investment A Leicestershire based food safety technology business has secured a £500,000 investment to scale-up operations and boost their ambitious growth plans. Navitas Digital Safety Ltd (Navitas), which operates out of Phoenix Park in Coalville, has secured the finance from The FSE Group Debt Finance […]Read More
Karakuri unveils its first robotic canteen set to change the global food and hospitality industry The UK robotics firm secures an additional £6.5m investment to develop ways to bring the fourth industrial revolution to the food industry 3rd December 2020: Karakuri, the world-leading food robotics company, is bringing the future of food to life as […]Read More
HungryPanda, the Global Leader in Online Asian Food Delivery, Announces $70 Million Series C Round The latest investment follows a $20 Million round announced earlier this year The Series C round was led by Kinnevik, alongside new investors Piton Capital, BurdaPrincipal Investments, and VNV Global, and previous investors 83North and Felix Capital. The funding will […]Read More
Spoon Guru secures Series A funding with W23, the Venture Capital arm of leading Australian retailer, Woolworths Group Multi-million dollar investment to further support changing health needs of grocery shoppers globally LONDON, October 7th, 2020: Spoon Guru, the London-based AI powered food search and discovery technology start-up, announces today that it has secured a Series A […]Read More
Major shareholding from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity secured to launch the “Young Person’s Railcard for healthy food” SMASH app to offer up to 20% discount on healthier food options at food-to-go retailers Offers retailers opportunity to shine a light on existing healthier products Investment at a time when the hospitality industry needs a boost […]Read More