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Startups
Since 2010, StartLife has build, supported and funded startups propelling breakthrough technologies designed to build a sustainable food system. Check our listing below for a quick glance of our startup portfolio and learn about their solutions.
Startups
Since 2010, StartLife has build, supported and funded startups propelling breakthrough technologies designed to build a sustainable food system. Check our listing below for a quick glance of our startup portfolio and learn about their solutions.
Startups supported
Capital raised
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A selection of StartLife Startups
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AgriTech
Agcurate
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AgriTech
Albotherm
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FoodTech
Alghètica
AlghèticaProduces next generation algae with CRISPR to produce improved plant-based ingredients tailored to customers needs
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FoodTech
Algreen
AlgreenHelping microalgae producers in all aspects of their business: from production to downstream, regulation and certification.
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AgriTech
Ant Robotics
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Agritech
BioMosae
BioMosaeDeveloping a widely effective, low-cost biological crop protection & enzyme-based ingredient Canto.
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AgriTech
Bsafe Biotech
Bsafe BiotechHelping agriculture to become more sustainable by providing specific and safer biopesticides based on RNAs.
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FoodTech
Carezzo
CarezzoHelping agriculture to become more sustainable by providing specific and safer biopesticides based on RNAs.
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AgriTech
ChainCraft
ChainCraftChainCraft develops mixed culture fermentation technologies in order to produce sustainable biobased chemicals that are able to compete with current state of the industry-produced chemicals.
It all started with a breakthrough discovery at Wageningen University. For the first time it became clear that valuable biochemicals, in the form of medium chain fatty acids, could be produced out of organic waste streams. This could be big step forward compared to composting or digestion of organic waste to biogas. The last 10 years ChainCraft worked on this disruptive biobased innovation, scaling up from laboratory to pilot scale and then on to an operational and semi-commercial demonstration scale. As with most startup ventures it has been a challenging and bumpy road. Now at scale-up phase, with a technically and economically viable concept, ChainCraft is ready to grow towards a competitive challenger in the chemical industry.
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AgriTech
ClearDetections
ClearDetectionsClearDetections offers agricultural (inspection) laboratories a turnkey solution for plant health diagnostics.
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AgriTech
Crocus Labs
Crocus LabsDisrupting the horticulture industry with smart lighting solutions
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AgriTech
Eaglesensing
EaglesensingGeoremote sensing system and commercial exploitation of geo-information in agricultural sector
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FoodTech
Foodcase International
Foodcase Internationaldevelops innovative methods to create ready-to-eat snacks and meals with an extended shelf life, using customized preservation technologies
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FoodTech
Fotein
FoteinAn R&D company operating in the agriculture and food sector with a focus on storage and transport technology for fresh products
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FoodTech
Gaia Tech
Gaia TechTransforms agricultural sidestreams to high-value ingredients for the processing industry
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AgriTech
Glaia
GlaiaNanotechnology-based solutions that optimize plant performance for a sustainable agriculture
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FoodTech
GreenFood50
GreenFood50Develops, produces and sells innovative quinoa ingredients for tasty, sustainable and healthy food
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AgriTech
Heliopas.AI
Heliopas.AIReducing efforts and risks in open-field irrigation with sensorless environmental monitoring.
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AgriTech
Hudson River Biotechnology
Hudson River BiotechnologyProvidse solutions to enhance the functions of plants using CRISPR plant breeding and smart delivery systems
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FoodTech
Infitiv
InfitivEarly-warning solution for food quality degradation and spoilage detection
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FoodTech
InPhocal
InPhocalSustainable and waste-free marking of food and packaging
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AgriTech
Irriot
IrriotWireless intelligent irrigation automation
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AgriTech
Livestock Robotics
Livestock RoboticsImproves life of farmer and animal by using smart mobile robots that act in a livestock environment
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AgriTech
Muddy Machines
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FoodTech
Naturannova
NaturannovaPlant protein discovery platform for the design of tailor-made ingredients
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FoodTech
No Fairytales
No FairytalesOffers recipes that are healthy and obese free
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FoodTech
NutriLeads
NutriLeadsDevelops scientific and clinically proven natural health ingredients from plant-based sources that meet consumer and market demand
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AgriTech
Organifarms
OrganifarmsFarming robots for indoor farms, starting with a strawberry harvester
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FoodTech
Pectcof
PectcofPectcof has patented a preservation and extraction technology to transform and separate coffee pulp biomass into valuable bio compounds.
The preservation technology converts wet coffee pulp, coming from the wet mill, into preserved and dried coffee pulp that can be used as raw material. The extraction technology consists of novel filtration and purification techniques to separate the ingredients from the cellulose matrix.
The first product that Pectcof aims to put in the market is in the liquid stream of the process and constitutes up to 20% of the initial raw material. This product is called Dutch Gum, as it can be compared in functionality in processed foods to Arabic Gum. The product has been bench-marked against Arabic Gum in a model solution and showed to be substantially more effective in making and stabilizing emulsions. This means that companies like Coca Cola could save money by implementing this ingredient in their products as the quantity of this ingredient in the total mix could go down. An important additional asset of the process is that the side stream of the extraction, constituting about 80% of the initial biomass, is detoxified and is available for further processing.
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AgriTech
Phenovation
PhenovationDelivers cutting-edge, multispectral imaging systems for plant growers, researchers, and multinationals.
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FoodTech
Phycom
Phycom -
AgriTech
Plant-e
Plant-ePlant-e develops technology in which living plants produce electricity
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AgriTech
Scope Biosciences
Scope BiosciencesDevelops a revolutionary on-site diagnostic platform, using CRISPR-Cas’ inherent specificity and ease of use.
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AgriTech
Serket
SerketIndividual Livestock Recognition
Serket is a software company. Our recognition software helps farmers to monitor and trace their pigs individually and automatically with any cameras. It solves the animal health and/or food safety concerns with a technology that is already available and used in other industries. Without Serket, farmers would have to use smart tagging, which is cost prohibitive for the majority.
We are a close-knit group and we already participated together in the Philips Innovation Award. Serket won us the Rockstart AI program, took 2nd place for the Nutreco Agrivision Contest with the idea, and we are currently participating in the Startupbootcamp FoodTech Program (won it). We also have a signed collaboration with the Wageningen University & Research, and plans are in motion to do a collaboration with the Kaposvar University.
Have a look at the Serket company profile on YouTube.
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AgriTech
Sigrow
SigrowSigrow is on a mission to innovate the horticulture industry globally. Their technology brings innovation that enables data-based decisions inside greenhouses.
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AgriTech
Solasta Bio
Solasta BioNature-based insecticides for safe and effective crop protection
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FoodTech
Solmeyea
SolmeyeaPatented technology to produce carbon neutral microalgae ingredients that are increasingly sought by FMCG’s.
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FoodTech
Sophie’s Bionutrients
Sophie’s BionutrientsDevelops a range of microalgae-based protein flours for plant-based meat and alt dairy categories
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AgriTech
Surfix
SurfixUltrasensitive plug-and-play photonic diagnostics platform
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FoodTech
TheAlgaeFactory
TheAlgaeFactoryProduces delicious and healthy algae-based snacks
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AgriTech
Trabotyx
TrabotyxProvides robots that use computer vision to accurately remove 80% of weeds and reduce manual labor with 25% on organic farms.
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FoodTech
Umami Meats
Umami MeatsPioneering cultivated seafood by crafting delicious, nutritious and affordable cultivated fish.
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FoodTech
Upstream Foods
Upstream FoodsAnimal-free, cell-based fish fat to improve plant-based protein
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FoodTech
Verdify
VerdifyDevelops innovative software for personalising online meal inspiration, enabling people to make better food choices for personal health
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AgriTech
Veridi Technologies
Veridi TechnologiesPioneering the use of AI and automated microscopy to scale up soil microbiome diagnostics
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AgriTech
Vertigo
Vertigo -
FoodTech
Viroteq
Viroteq -
AgriTech
VitalFluid
VitalFluidProvider of Plasma Activated Water, the solution for natural nitrogen, seed treatment, crop protection and medical wound treatment.
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AgriTech
Vivotro Laboratories
Vivotro LaboratoriesEfficacy testing and detection for products & therapeutics that combat infectious disease in animal production and public health sectors
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AgriTech
Voltiris
VoltirisTransforming greenhouses into renewable powerplants with solar modules optimized for agriculture
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AgriTech
Wageningen Agricultural Monitoring
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FoodTech
Wasabi4you
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AgriTech
Weendle
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Wholy Greens
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AgriTech
Wingssprayer
WingssprayerAn innovative system that ensures optimum dispersal of every spray fluid saving time, water and spraying fluid
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AgriTech
YellowPallet
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AgriTech
Zip Drill
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FoodTech
Zymoptiq
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FoodTech
Zzinga
Zzinga
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