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
Food delivery disruptor Kbox Global closes £12M from Balderton Capital to fuel continued expansion Kbox Global has announced it has raised £12m led by Balderton Capital, to continue its mission to revolutionise the food delivery market through its unique host kitchen technology. The Kbox model revisits the traditional economics of food delivery by utilising capacity […]Read More
Perwyn, BGF, MMC Ventures and Joe Wicks have led a GBP 33 million funding round into recipe box company Gousto. The additional funding takes the total funds raised by Gousto to over GBP130 million in the last eight years. The company aims to have put over 400 million meals on tables by 2025. The funding will […]Read More
Series A funding will support company’s global expansion and guest engagement platform development New York, London – January 29, 2020 – Restaurant intelligence platform Yumpingo today announced it has raised $10 million in a Series A investment with London-based VC Smedvig Capital. The funding will be used to scale and further innovate Yumpingo’s one-minute instant review […]Read More