Companies

Deliverect is a Ghent-based Food Tech platform valued at $1.4B that integrates restaurant POS systems with online delivery channels like Uber Eats, Deliveroo, and DoorDash.

Apicbase is an Antwerp-based food and beverage lifecycle management platform co-founded by Carl Jacobs, with a EUR 4M Series A and integration across multi-location restaurant groups.

Protealis is a Ghent-based VIB and ILVO spinoff breeding high-yield European legume varieties to reduce dependence on imported protein crops, with EUR 40M raised.

Polysense is a Ghent-based startup that uses operational intelligence and AI to help food businesses reduce waste by providing real-time visibility into production and inventory processes.

Biotalys is a Ghent-based VIB spinoff developing protein-based biocontrol agents for crop protection, listed on Euronext Brussels with EUR 61M+ raised.

BESTMIX Software provides formulation solutions for feed, food, and pet food manufacturers to optimize recipes, reduce costs, and ensure quality.

Vivent Biosignals is a Swiss agritech company whose VITA1 biosensor reads the electrical signals of living plants and uses AI to flag crop stress, disease and pests before symptoms show.

Frolight Systems provides an infrared light-based frost protection system for vineyards using targeted radiation heat.

Agri-Ninja produces weekly curated newsletters on global agricultural commodities for farmers, traders, and investors.

Paleo is a Brussels-based precision fermentation company producing GMO-free heme proteins for plant-based meat, with a EUR 12M Series A.

Marelec designs and manufactures high-tech portioning, weighing, grading and control systems for the fishing and food industry.

Soil Capital is a Belgian agritech company that created Europe's first certified carbon payment programme for farmers in 2019, posting 2196% growth in Deloitte Fast 50 2025.

Optiflux automates fruit storage management using AI and vision technology to reduce losses and maximize yield from harvest to sale.

YouMeal is a SaaS platform for food service companies to manage allergens, nutritional information, and carbon footprint of menus and recipes.

APEO develops and commercializes biological pesticides and biocides based on essential oils for safer and cleaner agriculture.

Those Vegan Cowboys is a Ghent-based precision fermentation company developing cow-free dairy proteins, founded by the ex-founders of The Vegetarian Butcher and partnered with Hochland.

KYTOS provides microbiome management services and analytics for aquaculture, horticulture, and industrial processes.

Dripl is a Belgian startup providing package-free drink dispensing solutions, having raised EUR 2M in seed funding.

Engilico provides 100% in-line seal inspection and process monitoring technology for flexible and rigid food packaging.

2Grow provides climate and plant performance prediction models for greenhouse vegetable growers to optimize crop management.

Damagro develops amino acid biostimulants and protein hydrolysates derived from keratin to enhance crop growth and resilience.

Grapify is an all-in-one ERP platform for food and beverage SMEs, offering traceability, HACCP compliance, production, inventory, and invoicing features.

SmartAgriHubs builds a European network focused on agricultural technology.

Fishway develops cultivated fish biomass from fish cells as a sustainable seafood alternative.

Octiva creates autonomous robotic solutions for greenhouse automation, offering crop-focused labor automation for controlled environment agriculture.

AI4SoilHealth provides AI-powered tools to measure soil health in-field without laboratories for European farmers and land managers.

Couvert allows consumers to purchase shares of meat directly from farmers, offering beef, poultry, pork, lamb, and fish products delivered to homes in the Benelux.

AgRoboConnect implements robotic crop cultivation systems, focusing on automated weed management solutions.

Quasydoc develops user-friendly web applications for quality management, NPD, facility management, and ERP software, specializing in the food industry.

Fyteko is a Brussels-based biotech company developing enzymatic biostimulants and biopesticides for sustainable agriculture, active in 8 EU countries after raising EUR 13M Series B in late 2024.

Biosphertia Technologies develops probiotic solutions for agriculture, animal health, aquaculture, and wastewater treatment applications.

Croptic uses drone imagery and AI to detect weeds and generate ISOBUS task maps for targeted spraying, reducing herbicide use by up to 95%.

Promyc produces fermented mycoproteins from mushroom mycelium as natural meat alternatives for food manufacturers.

Agromanager is an online system for fruit cultivation businesses to register and track costs, revenue, inventory, and operations.

Smart Gastronomy Lab is a living lab for co-creation, prototyping, and testing of food products and recipes with entrepreneurs and food system stakeholders.

Urban Crop Solutions designs and builds engineered controlled environment systems for indoor farming, foodtech, biotech, and seed breeding applications.

MyB'eats is a digital activation and insights platform for food service companies to digitalize sales and marketing activities.

aeralab makes an intelligent, automatic milk foam machine that recognises any type of milk and froths it into high-quality foam.

Pasta'a is a fully automated fresh pasta vending machine that cooks real meals on demand in 60 seconds with zero staff required.

Olombria develops an AI-powered Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management system using hoverflies, attractants, and data monitoring for sustainable agriculture.

Maash is a Brussels start-up producing meat substitutes at industrial scale.

SmartWithFood provides food technology solutions for retailers and customers, including recipe data management, personalized meal planning, and shoppable recipe widgets.

A smartphone app that connects farmers to broader markets and provides agricultural data services.

ILVO Living Lab Agrifood Technology helps companies innovate agrofoods processes through mechanization, automation, prototyping, sensor technology, and digitalization.

Calabi is an order management platform for farms and CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture) to streamline sales to horeca and retail.

CF Tech designs, builds, and implements controlled environment systems for indoor farming and vertical farming operations.

Equestrian Technology develops HarrowBot, an autonomous electric robot for maintaining equestrian arena surfaces.

EasyOrder provides commission-free branded online ordering apps and webpages for food and beverage businesses.

iFacto Food Solutions implements ERP systems and digital solutions for the food industry, particularly around Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Aerolytics uses AI-powered drones to detect crop diseases and pests early, helping farmers reduce pesticide use and improve yields.

Octinion is an R&D company specializing in mechatronic product development for agriculture, food, and industrial sectors.

Sensie translates plant physiological signals into daily cultivation decisions to optimize resources and maximize crop yield.

PHERA Project develops pheromone-based insect control solutions for row crop applications as a sustainable alternative to traditional insecticides.

BetterLife is a data and software company providing product data aggregation for the food trade, gastronomy, and catering sectors.

BiocSol develops biopesticides based on natural substances produced by beneficial microorganisms for sustainable crop pest and disease management.

Buelo Foodtech provides foodtech solutions for industrial and commercial kitchens, specializing in hygiene technologies, packaging, and automation control equipment.

Fuzed is a next-generation cloud application designed for food producers to manage production processes, quality, sustainability, and traceability in real-time.

Food IT-Solutions develops IC-trace ERP software for food production and distribution management with end-to-end traceability.

THEROS is an EU project implementing an integrated toolbox for verification and prevention of adulterations in organic and geographical indications food supply chains using Earth Observation, photonics, IoT, DNA authenticity, and blockchain.

Foodm provides unmanned smartfridge solutions for 24/7 self-service workplace catering.