Israel’s 50+ FoodTech Unicorns, Soonicorns and Futurecorns By Arman Anatürk December 13, 2021 Highlights: Even with just a population of 9.5 million people, Israel punches far above its weight when it comes to food and agritech. Startups in general thrive in Israel, with Israeli startups raising a record $25.4 billion in first 11 months of 2021 The state has also long been home to pioneering academic institutions that work hard on agri-foodtech, from Technion to the Hebrew University. The country has a st
Source : Israel’s 50+ FoodTech Unicorns, Soonicorns and Futurecorns | FoodHack
This week, we asked the community for ideas for Israeli FoodTech startups that may positively impact the food system in terms of nutrition, sustainability and/or market share capture. It’s not a comprehensive list (like this one with 250+ Israeli FoodTech startups) – rather it’s a snapshot of ideas provided by the community. Originally posted on LinkedIn.
Here are 10 Israeli startups that stood out this year (Plus a bonus 50+ companies further down)
- 🍬 DouxMatok Developing sugar reduction solutions (up to 40% less in food applications)
HQ: Tel Aviv
Funding: $30.2M
- 🥩 SuperMeat Cell-based chicken meat producer
HQ: Tel Aviv
Funding: $4.2M
- 🌲SeeTree Insights and actionable analytics that help farmers optimize tree health and production
HQ: Herzliya
Funding: $14.7M
- 🥜 Ukko Designing proteins that do not trigger allergic responses
HQ: Palo Alto, CA
Funding: $7.7M
- 📱Lumen Measures metabolism in real-time through a device and app, enabling daily personalized nutrition
HQ: Ramat Hasharon
Funding: $17.3M
- 🥛 Innovopro Chickpea protein used in food products such as e.g. non-dairy milk beverages
HQ: Rishpon
Funding: $20.8M
- 📦 TIPA Biodegradable packages for e.g. the food and beverage sectors
HQ: Hod Hasharon
Funding: $46M
- 🥚 Zero Egg Plant-based eggs
HQ: Kfar Saba
Funding: $8M
- 🌾 CropX Ag analytics startup powered by Big Data and machine learning, which can help optimize irrigation
HQ: Netanya
Funding: $24.3M
- 🚜 Taranis Precision ag solution allowing farmers to monitor fields and make better-informed decisions
HQ: Tel Aviv
Funding: $59.6M
Bonus – 50+ others to know 👀
🍖 Future Meat Technologies Cell-based meat producer
🐝 BeeHero Smart beehives enabling precision pollination for growers
🌱 BioHarvest Bioreactor-grown plant cells for neutraceutial applications
🤖Trellis AI-powered food system intelligence platform, boosting food production efficiency and sustainability
🧬 DayTwo Personalized nutrition based on gut microbiome analysis
🥩 Aleph Farms – Producer of cell-based steaks
🌾 Equinom Ltd Computational seed breeding company that delivers customized seeds
💡TasteWise AI-powered food trends intelligence and predictions
🛒 Trigo Vision No-checkout solution for retail stores including grocery
♨️ Genie Single-serving pod-based cooking system (smart oven)
🖥 Prospera Computer-vision powered analytics to monitor, predict, and optimize crop health
🖨 Redefine Meat Plant-based steaks produced through 3D printing and other tech
🥚 eggXYt Gender-detection of chicken embryos pre-incubation
🥩 BioFood Systems Producer of plant-based meat analogs
✌️ ChickP Chickpea protein as ingredient for existing foods as well as protein for meat/dairy analogs
🖨 MeaTech Enabling structured meat products through cell ag and 3D printing
🦟 Flying Spark Protein made from Mediterranean Fruit Flies
🥣 Yofix Probiotics LTD Fermented plant-based pre & probiotic foods
🌱 Rilbite Plant-based protein products
🗑 Wastless Dynamic pricing to reduce food waste.
🌰 Torr FoodTech Used tech to build snacks that are healthier and more natural
🥛 Imagindairy Ltd Cell-based dairy production
🧪 Inspecto Quick and affordable test to detect the most common food contaminants
🌿 Brevel Cultivating microalgae in bioreactors for food and feed applications
🍊 Better Juice Reduces sugars in juice by 30-80%
🌿 Algaemor – SimpliiGood Cultivating spirulina for food applications
🍴Kitchen Robotics Developing robotic dark kitchen (cloud kitchen) solutions
💦 Water.io Disposable IoT smart caps solution for the food, pharma, beauty, and other industries
🍼 Else Nutrition Plant-based alternatives to baby and toddler formula
🦾 SavorEat – Robot chef that delivers customized plant-based meat alternatives
🌿 SEAKURA – SEA OF LIFE Land-based seaweed cultivation for food applications
🧘♂️ MyAir Plant-based nutrition bars targeting stress relief
🐜 Hargol FoodTech Commercial scale grasshopper farming
🍭 Amai Proteins Sweet designer proteins
🥛 Remilk Milk produced using precision bio
🍄 Kinoko-Tech Fermentation products based on edible mushrooms
🌿 Solabia-Algatech Nutrition Cultivates micro algae for the nutrition, food and beverage, and cosmetics industries
🥛 Planterra Ltd – Naturally Innovative Dairy products from chickpea protein
🌱 Hinoman Ltd Hydroponically cultivator of plant-protein Mankai
🐣 Soos Technology Sex-reversal technology for the egg-laying industry
🐥 Ovo Technology Sex-reversal technology for the broiler industry
🐮 Poultrix Precision-planning platform for the livestock industry
👃 OlfaGuard – food safety by nano technology E-Nose capable of detecting pathogens on food
🌿 Yemoja Ltd. Cultivating microalgae under controlled conditions
🎨 Phytolon Biotech/fermentation-based natural food colorants
🛒 AlgoCart Personalized product recommendations to drive better health outcomes
👨💻 Qurate.tech Smart personalized online recipe solutions
🐄 MAOLAC Bovine colostrum-based products to strengthen human and animal immune system
🌱 Fantastic Farms Ltd Using plants to recreate dairy and egg
🥕 Tuttipuffs Puffed natural snacks
🥩 Meat. the End Plant-based meat alternatives
🥛Bio Milk Cultured milk and breastmilk