# BayWa

> BayWa is a VC fund in Munich backing Food and Beverage and AgTech. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baywa
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/baywapresse
- Website: https://www.baywa.com/
- Facebook: https://de-de.facebook.com/BayWaAG/

BayWa is a global corporation with the core segments of agriculture, energy and construction as well as the innovation and digitalization development segment. As a global player, it develops leading solutions and value-added projects for the basic needs of nutrition, energy and construction. Seat of 1923 founded parent company is Munich. It has itsorigins in the cooperative agricultural trade with the task to provide the rural area with everything that agriculture needs. The cooperative idea and the regional connection are still shaping the company. Traditionally, the core markets lie in southern Germany and Austria, but within the scope of a growth strategy BayWa has expanded strongly internationally in recent years. In the meantime, the company is the largest agricultural trader in Germany and one of the leading international suppliers of agricultural raw materials. The Renewable Energies business segment has developed into a significant pillar. BayWa re, which bundles all activities in the field of renewable energies, is driving its project business around the world with great success.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $5.2M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 4 | 80% |
| AgTech | 3 | 60% |
| Organic Food | 2 | 40% |
| Sustainability | 2 | 40% |
| Food Processing | 2 | 40% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series D | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2 | 40% |
| Israel | 1 | 20% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Philipp Joas | Commercial Lead | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philipp-joas |
| Andreas Helber | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-helber |
| Klaus Josef Lutz | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/klaus-josef-lutz |
| Wilhelm Haas | Founding Father | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wilhelm-haas |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Equinom | Equinom is a fully integrated food-tech company, combining agricultural know-how, culinary expertise, and deep technology to develop delicious, nutritious, affordable, and sustainable non-GMO plant-based ingredients – from the ground up.For decades, crops have been farmed primarily for animal feed – not for human consumption. To be palatable inhuman food, these crops require extensive and expensive processing. . With limited processing facilities equipped for this use, the industry is on track to supply only 50% of the projected demand for plant-based foods.What is Equinom doing about it? Equinom is using science and technology to develop superior ingredients naturally, at the source – in a fraction of the time typically required to breed new crops. Equinom crops are bred naturally, without genetic editing or modification, and are optimized to make meat and dairy analogs more delicious, nutritious, cost-effective, and sustainable. The company’s proprietary Manna™ technology platform uses AI to speed the development of superior, high-yield, non-GMO ingredients as nature intended – featuring quality traits that satisfy consumer expectations. The technology also ensures biodiversity and climate resilience which are critical to ensure food security in light of climate change. Working with great partners including Meatless Farm, Roquette with GoodMills Group., Equinom is recognized as a trusted developer and supplier of unrivaled ingredients. Prestigious strategic investors such as BASF and Roquette have helped position Equinom as one of the breakout Round C companies to fuel the worldwide surge in plant-based eating. | $35M | Series D | Dec 12, 2022 |  |
| Greenforce | Greenforce creates and sells plant-based foods that are good for both people and the environment. Its products are 100% vegan, made with high-quality raw materials sourced from reputable suppliers, and the entire value chain is transparent. It aims to secure the protein supply for future generations, who cannot be fed animal proteins. | $13.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 07, 2022 |  |
| Neggst | Neggst develops plant-based whole egg alternative that consists of a white, yolk, and a biodegradable shell. The company has begun pilot projects with several food service providers and is planning on launching at supermarkets. | $5M | Seed | Sep 13, 2022 |  |
| AgroSustain | AgroSustain is a one-stop-shop solution for biological plant protection. It aims to reduce food waste and support organic food production by developing farm to fork solutions, like biological fungicides and coatings. | $5.2M | Series A | Jul 06, 2021 |  |
| Abundant Robotics | Abundant Robotics mission: Deliver robotic systems for the hardest jobs in agriculture.As robotics researchers, they’ve broken new ground in a variety of domains. For the past two years, they’ve focused on hard problems in agriculture and are spinning out of SRI International to build products based on their successful research. They are globalexperts in their field, love solving important problems, like working together, and are passionate about building great products and working with like-minded folks. Customers are grappling with urgent problems and are incredibly enthusiastic about the solution they’ve demonstrated. | $10M | Series A | May 04, 2017 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BayWa Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baywa-venture) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BioNTech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/biontech-ag) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bunge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bunge-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Comet Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comet-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Corecam Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/corecam-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CPT Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cpt-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does BayWa invest in?

BayWa invests primarily in Food and Beverage, AgTech and Organic Food startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is BayWa's check size?

BayWa typically joins rounds of $5.2M–$10M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BayWa participates in.

### How do I contact BayWa?

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### Who are the partners at BayWa?

The team at BayWa includes Philipp Joas (Commercial Lead), Andreas Helber (Chief Financial Officer) and Klaus Josef Lutz (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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