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PeakBridge and EIT Food launch FoodSparks®, a new agrifood-tech seed fund

PeakBridge, the agrifood-tech venture capital fund manager investing globally, and EIT Food, the world's largest Agrifood Innovation Ecosystem supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), have today announced the launch of PeakBridge FoodSparks® SCSp, a new seed fund for European agrifood-tech startups.

12 Apr 2021

The FoodSparks® fund will invest in pan-European seed and early-stage startups to offer access to strategic capital and support with scaling up, thereby working towards innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems in food production, supply and sustainability.

The fund will offer up to €30 million of investment over a span of up to four years, with an aim to invest in approximately ten startups per year. The companies to receive investment will all be domiciled in Europe/EFTA and Israel, have protectable and scalable technology, and align with EIT Food’s mission of making the food system more sustainable, healthy and trusted.

In addition to capital, the startups and entrepreneurs included in the fund will be given access to advice and mentoring from the wider EIT Food community, allowing them to benefit from decades of food experience and knowledge.  

FoodSparks®, managed by PeakBridge, will be headed up by Managing Partner Yoni Glickman, working closely with its investors, among them Ordway Selections, CPT Capital, Givaudan, Puratos, and Gullspång Re:food, allowing the portfolio companies to benefit from a wide range of potential co-investment and follow-on investment opportunities. 

Erich Sieber, Managing Partner of PeakBridge, said:

“In addition to privileged access to deal-flow, due diligence and business development, the collaboration between EIT Food and FoodSparks® by PeakBridge will offer our portfolio companies direct access to the EIT Food network thus creating significant additional value in addition to our investment.”

Andy Zynga, CEO of EIT Food, said:

“Funding the next generation of agrifood innovations is one of the most important steps we can take in ensuring a sustainable future for the global food system. That is why we are so excited to announce the launch of the FoodSparks® fund. By working with PeakBridge and its venture capital resources, we can offer entrepreneurs and startups across Europe the chance to realise their ambitions and scale up their ideas – whether that’s finding the next big meat alternative or reducing food waste.”

Find out more about FoodSparks®

About PeakBridge

PeakBridge Partners Ltd is an Alternative Investment Fund Manager and Investment Services Firm and is licensed in the EU by the Malta Financial Securities Authority (MFSA) under AIMFD. Specialized in AgriFood-Tech, PeakBridge is a fund manager focusing on innovative, scalable and ESG-positive companies with protectable technologies that improve human nutrition and the food production value chain.   

PeakBridge, a core member of EIT Food, invests globally in early stage and Series A companies, including Tastewise, Qualitas Health, Ukko, BE WTR, PreNexus and Nick’s.

For further information please visit our website at www.peakbridge.vc, LinkedIn or email foodsparks@peakbridge.vc.

About EIT Food

EIT Food is Europe’s leading food innovation initiative, with the aim to create a sustainable and future-proof food sector.

The initiative is made up of a consortium of key industry players, startups, research centres and universities from across Europe. It is one of eight Innovation Communities established by the European Institute for Innovation & Technology (EIT), an independent EU body set up in 2008 to drive innovation and entrepreneurship across Europe.

EIT Food aims to collaborate closely with consumers to develop new knowledge and technology-based products and services that will ultimately deliver a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle for all European citizens.

EIT Food has created the RisingFoodStars Association, which serves as an umbrella for high potential agrifood startups and scaleups, to support and nurture a select group of young companies. The Association is a partner of EIT Food and as such allows its members to participate in all EIT Food activities, thus contributing to the delivery of EIT Food’s strategic objectives.

EIT Food is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).

You can follow EIT Food via our website www.eitfood.eu or via social media: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube or Instagram.

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