# StartLife

> StartLife is a VC fund in Wageningen backing Food and Beverage and AgTech. See 52 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 52
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startlife
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/StartLifeNL
- Website: https://start-life.nl/

StartLife is a VC fund in Wageningen focused on Food and Beverage and AgTech. StartLife is Europe's longest-running and leading agrifoodtech accelerator, co-founded by Wageningen University & Research. Since 2010, it has supported over 400 startups from all over the world that develop technological innovations in the domains of foodtech and agtech. Its mission is to accelerate agrifoodtech startups shaping asustainable food system.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 9 | 17% |
| AgTech | 8 | 15% |
| Agriculture | 7 | 13% |
| Biotechnology | 7 | 13% |
| Food Processing | 6 | 12% |

50 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 45 | 87% |
| Seed | 3 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Netherlands | 35 | 67% |
| Italy | 1 | 2% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Denmark | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jean Boudillon | Program Manager | 0 | — |
| Loet Rammelsberg | Program Director | 0 | — |
| Loet Rammelsberg | Program Director | 0 | — |
| Suradj Hiralal | Startup Business Coach | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New Dawn Bio | New Dawn Bio is a biotechnology research firm that specializes in wood production. | $110.4K | Pre-Seed | Sep 01, 2024 |  |
| AlgaeforFood | The breakthrough in algae as a food source | $110.6K | Pre-Seed | Aug 30, 2024 |  |
| FarmTree | FarmTree quantifies and forecasts the performance of Agroforestry systems. | $81.5K | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2023 |  |
| FarmOn | FarmOn is developing software solutions to identify sustainable agricultural practices at scale and their ecological impact. | $81.5K | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2023 |  |
| Carble | Carble helps coffee brands reduce their carbon footprint by rewarding coffee farmers for the carbon they store in forest canopies in a measurable, scalable and cost-effective way | $81.5K | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2023 |  |
| InsectoCycle | InsectoCycle produces black soldier flies. They offer solutions for insect production, ranging from rearing optimization to market development and peer review of business proposals. Their breeding method is a one-of-a-kind and cost-effective system for producing fly eggs, applicable from pilot to industrial scale, and providing operationalconsulting. | $79K | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2022 |  |
| BioMosae | BioMosae is a proprietary technology platform intended to generate crop protection products. It offers bio-solutions by providing innovative protein-based crop protection and growth enhancement ingredients. They are using a proprietary enzyme-producing microbe (BM-1) in combination with enhanced tailor-made immobilization technology. | $79.9K | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2022 |  |
| Cano-ela | Cano-ela is a food technology firm that intends to remove refined ingredients from the food supply chain through innovative processing of oil-rich seeds. | $83.5K | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| inPhocal | inPhocal uses a unique laser beam technology that will revolutionize the field of laser processing. | $83.5K | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| Upstream Foods | Upstream Foods is a biotechnology firm offering cruelty-free plant-based protein supplements. The company utilizes cell culture methods to produce alternative seafood products. It also provides research and development work in the field of medical products and pharmaceutical processes and food. | $83.5K | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2022 |  |

10 of 52 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BioInnovation Institute](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bioinnovation-institute) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Novo Nordisk](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/novonordisk) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Starthub Wageningen — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does StartLife invest in?

StartLife invests primarily in Food and Beverage, AgTech and Agriculture startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 52 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in The Netherlands. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact StartLife?

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### Who are the partners at StartLife?

The team at StartLife includes Jean Boudillon (Program Manager), Loet Rammelsberg (Program Director) and Loet Rammelsberg (Program Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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