# FoodHack

> FoodHack is a VC fund in Lausanne backing Food Processing, Biotechnology and Food and Beverage. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foodhackglobal/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/foodhackglobal
- Website: https://foodhack.global/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoodHackGlobal/

FoodHack is a community for food innovators where food & foodtech professionals come to get the inside scoop on industry news.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.2M–$8.1M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.5M–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food Processing | 3 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 33% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 33% |
| Nutrition | 1 | 17% |
| Organic Food | 1 | 17% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 1 | 17% |
| Germany | 1 | 17% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nutropy | Nutropy produces real milk ingredients, identical to those produced by cows, to develop premium cheese alternatives that taste just as good as cow’s cheese but are more sustainable, healthier and better for the animals. No animals involved, full cheese experience. | $8.1M | Seed | Oct 23, 2025 |  |
| Tupu | Tupu engages in the manufacture and supply of mushroom-based foods. | $3.2M | Seed | Oct 31, 2023 |  |
| Bright Biotech | Welcome to Bright Biotech, where innovation meets purpose, and a brighter future comes to life! Our mission is to pioneer a transformative era of protein production by unleashing the full genetic potential of nature's green marvels, the tobacco plant chloroplasts, to produce high-impact recombinant proteins without the need for traditionalbioreactors or costly infrastructure. Rooted in our commitment to sustainability, we dedicate our novel molecular farming to drive the growth of cellular agriculture by liberating it from the weight of prohibitive costs and scarce growth factors needed to multiply and grow cultured meat cells. Our true strength lies in our people – a team of passionate innovators, dreamers, and pioneers, who thrive on collaboration and curiosity. Together, we push boundaries and scale new heights, always driven by the shared goal of shaping a brighter, more sustainable future for generations to come. | $3.2M | Seed | Nov 18, 2022 |  |
| Nutropy | Nutropy produces real milk ingredients, identical to those produced by cows, to develop premium cheese alternatives that taste just as good as cow’s cheese but are more sustainable, healthier and better for the animals. No animals involved, full cheese experience. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Sep 12, 2022 |  |
| Cosaic | Cultivated Biosciences is a Food Production Company. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Sep 05, 2022 |  |
| Nowadays | Nowadays is building the cheapest and most-scalable manufacturing platform for whole cuts of plant-based meat. | $7M | Seed | Apr 18, 2022 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Big Idea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-idea-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [HackCapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foodhack) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [FoodLabs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlantic-food-lab) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mudcake](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mudcake) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Veg Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/veg-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Beast Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beast-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does FoodHack invest in?

FoodHack invests primarily in Food Processing, Biotechnology and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is FoodHack's check size?

FoodHack typically joins rounds of $3.2M–$8.1M at Seed and $1.5M–$2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds FoodHack participates in.

### When did FoodHack last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for FoodHack closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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