PINC
VC Fund
Stockholm, Sweden
PINC is a VC fund in Stockholm focused on Biotechnology and Food and Beverage. PINC was launched as Paulig Incubator in 2018 to help Paulig stay in the forefront of relevant innovations, as well as to contribute to a tastier, healthier and more sustainable planet. Today, our ambition is the same, but we have developed into a corporate venture arm. We aim for strategic, financial, and societal impact in our investments,fostering a sustainable food system for tomorrow. We are investing across the agrifood value chain in three primary impact themes: Improve planetary health and diet within the current food system: This includes innovations in agriculture and food security, such as advanced crop breeding or green fertilizers, innovative ingredients and next generation healthy foods, as well as solutions for tracking and improving climate and nature. Novel technologies to feed 10 BN people by 2050: Technologies needed to sustainably produce enough food for our growing population. This includes food production without land use change, such as precision fermentation and cell-culture. A circular system for food & materials: Regardless of whether we grow our food in soil or in bioreactors, the system needs to be circular. Some examples are upcycled ingredients, food from unused sources, new coating and packaging solutions, as well as technologies to prevent or make better use of side streams. We are looking for entrepreneurs in an attractive market space with an intrinsic drive to find a solution to the problem they are addressing, a clear and scalable plan for success, a reliable team and partners whom we can trust and work closely with.
- Total investments:
- 23
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 26%
Last updated:
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Industries PINC invests in
Stages PINC invests in
Countries PINC invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $907k–$7M
- Pre-Seed
- $89k–$2.8M
- Series A
- $4.1M–$7.2M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 6 (26%)
- Food and Beverage 5 (22%)
- Agriculture 3 (13%)
- Organic Food 2 (9%)
- Manufacturing 2 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 10 (43%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (22%)
- Series A 3 (13%)
- Funding Round 2 (9%)
Country
- Sweden 4 (17%)
- Denmark 3 (13%)
- United Kingdom 3 (13%)
- France 1 (4%)
- Belgium 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marika King
Head of PINC
|
Head of PINC | Total investments: 7 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Crops is a next-generation Agtech company developing climate-resilient, high-performing crop varieties. | $11.2M / Seed / Jun 16, 2026 | ||
| Amatera is a biotechnology research company that leverages the latest techniques in biotechnology, to create coffee varieties. Amatera urges to make coffee varieties more sustainable and climate resistant to fill that massive demand. Founded by Omar Dekkiche and Lucie Kriegshauser in 2022 and is located in Paris, France. | $7M / Seed / Mar 04, 2026 | ||
Mycoverse
|
Mycoverse is a agri-biotech startup specializes in developing fungal-based biological crop protection solutions to replace chemical pesticides, targeting row crops with an initial focus on potato late blight. | $2.8M / Pre-Seed / Mar 03, 2026 | |
| 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 | ||
| Scindo is a cleantech start-up harnessing the power of enzymes to recycle the unrecyclables. We are targeting plastics that cannot be efficiently recycled with current methodologies, to turn them into high-value molecules that can be used in a plethora of industries. We are creating a more circular economy for plastics by developing an alternativeto landfills and incineration. | $5.4M / Seed / Sep 23, 2025 | ||
| WNWN is a fermentation food tech company that creates delicious harm-free, guilt-free alternative ingredients that are better for the planet and its people. | $4.1M / Series A / Jul 23, 2025 | ||
| BlueRedGold is a Swedish AgriTech startup revolutionizing saffron production through the world’s first scalable, automated indoor farming system. Using AI, robotics, hydroponics, and controlled environment agriculture, they enable year-round, high-quality saffron cultivation with minimal environmental impact. The company supplies premium saffron tofood, nutraceutical, and cosmetics industries globally. | $3.1M / Seed / Jun 18, 2025 | ||
| Rainbow Crops is a next-generation Agtech company developing climate-resilient, high-performing crop varieties. | Seed / Apr 29, 2025 | ||
| Elaniti uses recent advances in machine learning and DNA sequencing to make insights on soil biology accessible to farmers and agronomists, empowering precise decision making. Our proprietary outcome-based predictive analytics service, correlates soil biology with vital crop health outcomes like yield, disease prevalence and nutrient content. Thisenables growers to save time and money, for instance by improving the efficiency with which inputs are used, whilst also supporting environmental and sustainability objectives.Through our unique crop prediction insights, our goal is to demonstrate the value of soil’s complex biological makeup, enabling a viable, de-risked, and data-driven transition to Net-Zero agriculture. | Seed / Mar 19, 2025 | ||
| 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 | ||
| See all 23 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does PINC invest in?
PINC invests primarily in Biotechnology, Food and Beverage and Agriculture startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is PINC's check size?
PINC typically joins rounds of $907k–$7M at Seed, $89k–$2.8M at Pre-Seed and $4.1M–$7.2M 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 PINC participates in.
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Who are the partners at PINC?
The team at PINC includes Marika King (Head of PINC). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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