Investment

EIT Food strategically funds and actively supports promising agrifood startups to accelerate innovation for a healthier, sustainable food system.

Direct investment

EIT Food provides direct startup funding to high-performing agrifood businesses whose innovation activities are contributing to our core missions to create a healthier, more sustainable, and resilient food system.

The funding opportunity is open to all EU agrifood startups that are alumni or currently participating in one of our flagship entrepreneurship programmes
Get up to €1.5m in equity for your startup. Refer to our terms and conditions

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Investor partners

We tailor match selected startups with agrifood investors including our core partner FoodSparks, managed by PeakBridge.

FoodSparks® is fully embedded into the EIT Food ecosystem. Investment-ready start-ups supported in EIT Food programmes have direct access to the FoodSparks® investment team
FoodSparks® invests in seed and early-stage start-ups from farm to fork

Find out more about FoodSparks® and PeakBridge”

EIT Food Network

EIT Food’s network includes investors, industry leaders, research institutes and universities, through which we can offer a holistic approach to supporting startups in multiple dimensions

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Connecta2Invest

Investment network that empowers agrifoodtech innovators – aspiring startups, visionary investors, and forward-thinking corporates come together on a collaborative platform designed to spotlight innovation and accelerate the journey from idea to impact.

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Join as a startup

To be eligible for funding through EIT Food and our partners you must be a current participant or an alumni member of one of our pan-European entrepreneurship programmes.