# Newtree Impact

> Newtree Impact is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and Biotechnology. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Belgium, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newtreeimpact
- Website: https://www.newtreeimpact.com/

Newtree Impact is a VC fund in Belgium focused on Food and Beverage and Biotechnology. Newtree Impact invest in disruptive and encouraging Agri-Food tech and Food Loss companies.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4.6M–$8.1M |
| Series A | $2.9M–$8.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 7 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 21% |
| Food Processing | 3 | 21% |
| Farming | 2 | 14% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 14% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 7 | 50% |
| Seed | 3 | 21% |
| Series B | 2 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2 | 14% |
| United States | 2 | 14% |
| Italy | 1 | 7% |
| Spain | 1 | 7% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Benoît de Bruyn | Founder and CEO | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beno%C3%AEt-de-bruyn |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Standing Ovation | Standing Ovation develops food technology solutions using precision fermentation to produce animal-free dairy proteins for food manufacturing. The company creates casein proteins through engineered microorganisms, enabling the production of cheese and other dairy products without relying on traditional animal farming.Its core product, AdvancedCasein, is designed to replicate the functional, nutritional, and taste properties of conventional milk proteins while reducing dependence on livestock-based supply chains. The production process involves cultivating microorganisms, feeding them plant-based inputs, and extracting proteins that can be incorporated into standard dairy processing methods. Standing Ovation applies these proteins in the development of cheese alternatives that follow traditional cheesemaking techniques, allowing compatibility with existing manufacturing systems. The resulting products are lactose-free and aim to maintain similar texture and performance characteristics as conventional dairy ingredients in food applications. | $28.6M | Series B | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Foreverland | Foreverland Food is an Italian food-tech startup. | $8.1M | Seed | Mar 24, 2026 |  |
| Ubees | Ubees operates as a beekeeping corporation. Ubees minimize food waste, promote food productivity, and support local farmers. | $9.5M | Series A | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| EvodiaBio | EvodiaBio is a bio-industrial firm that creates natural, sustainable scents for the food and beverage industries. Founded in 2021 and is based in Copenhagen, Capital Region. | $7.1M |  | Dec 19, 2025 |  |
| Perfat Technologies | Perfat Technologies is a health-based technology company that develops fat-management applications based on healthy vegetable oils. | $2.9M | Series A | Sep 10, 2025 |  |
| Yeastup | Yeastup upcycles by-products from the beer-brewing process into quality ingredients, thus promoting the circular economy. Yeastup is headquartered in Brugg, Aargau and was founded in 2020. | $10M | Series A | Dec 16, 2024 |  |
| New School Foods | New School Foods creates plant-based seafood with the same texture, flavor, nutritional benefits, and cooking experience as traditional seafood. The first product of the company is a plant-based filet that looks, cooks, and tastes like wild salmon. The company aims to accelerate the transition to a kinder, more sustainable food system. | $5.9M | Seed | Aug 28, 2024 |  |
| EvodiaBio | EvodiaBio is a bio-industrial firm that creates natural, sustainable scents for the food and beverage industries. Founded in 2021 and is based in Copenhagen, Capital Region. | $7.2M | Series A | Jun 07, 2024 |  |
| Heura Foods | Heura is a plant based startup founded by food activists Marc Coloma and Bernat Añaños in April 2017. Its mission is to create solutions that will leave the current food system obsolete and accelerate the transition to a world where animals are out of the equation. Their Mediterranean culinary heritage is reflected on their products: clean label,high nutritional values and taste. | $43M | Series B | Feb 06, 2024 |  |
| CropX | CropX Ltd., an ag-analytics company, develops cloud based software solutions integrated with wireless sensors, which boosts crops yield and saves water and energy. It offers advanced adaptive irrigation software service that delivers crop yield increase, and water and energy cost saving services while conserving the environment. The company alsogenerates irrigation maps and automatically applies the right amount of water to different parts of the same field. It serves farmers worldwide. CropX Ltd. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel with an additional office in San Francisco, California.CropX’s proprietary science helps farmers better understand water usage across their fields. Its low-cost soil sensors can increase crop yields while simultaneously cutting water usage by one third. In just one irrigation season, CropX sensors were installed on thousands of acres of all major row crops and demonstrated immense value, with early customers across the United States reporting dramatic water, manpower and cost savings, as well as massive crop yield gains. During the current growing season, CropX technology will be rolled out across hundreds of thousands of acres. | $30M | Series C | Apr 19, 2023 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Beyond Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-impact-advisors) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Big Idea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-idea-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [PINC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pinc-0786) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [AgFunder](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agfunder) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ananke Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ananke-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Export and Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/export-and-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Newtree Impact invest in?

Newtree Impact invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Biotechnology and Food Processing startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Newtree Impact's check size?

Newtree Impact typically joins rounds of $4.6M–$8.1M at Seed and $2.9M–$8.9M 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 Newtree Impact participates in.

### How do I contact Newtree Impact?

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### Who are the partners at Newtree Impact?

The team at Newtree Impact includes Benoît de Bruyn (Founder and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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