Foodtech

20 stories about Foodtech
Fresh Start

U.S. fund Siddhi Capital backs Israel’s Fresh Start foodtech incubator

05.10.25|CTech
The VC has made an estimated $9–$12 million commitment and is joining Tnuva, OurCrowd, and Tempo to help push Israeli foodtech into the global market.
מימין שמעון בן חמו ו עופר לינצ'בסקי רכשו את חברת הינומן שמייצרת מנקאי MANKAI בקיבוץ בארי

“It would have disappeared from the world”: How a Gaza envelope greenhouse became a symbol of renewal

05.10.25|Yarden Rozanski
Hinoman’s new owners see in the microscopic Mankai plant not tragedy, but a chance to build a global food-tech empire.
משקה חלבון מ חומוס של אינובופרו

$27M later, food-tech startup InnovoPro enters insolvency proceedings

30.07.25| Lital Dobrovitsky
Israeli company behind chickpea protein concentrate unable to continue operations.
דגנית ורד מנכ"לית חממת פרש סטארט fresh start

Fresh Start appoints Dganit Vered as CEO amid return to Kiryat Shmona

05.06.25|Meir Orbach
The agri-foodtech incubator resumes operations in the north after wartime displacement.  
לוחות סולאריים בשדה חקלאי.

Israel's climate-tech crossroads

05.05.25|Shani Ashkenazi
A new report by the Israel Innovation Authority points to a troubling decline in climate-tech investment. In the domain of clean energy, not a single startup was founded in Israel in 2024.
Hi Auto founders

Hi Auto raises $15 million Series A to automate drive-thru orders with AI

02.04.25|Meir Orbach
As labor costs rise, automation is becoming a key focus for fast-food restaurants.
Brevel Ido Matan Yonatan

Brevel expands Seed round to $25M to advance microalgae protein production

24.03.25|James Spiro
The Israeli climate foodtech company develops microalgae-based protein for food and beverage applications.
מעבדה של חברת הפודטק הישראלית אלף פארמס

Aleph Farms raised $140 million—but now it's struggling to survive

24.02.25|Almog Azar, Shani Ashkenazi
The cultured meat pioneer is scrambling to secure $25 million to stay afloat as industry struggles deepen.
Gavan

Foodtech startup Gavan raises $8 million Series A to commercialize plant-based fat

10.12.24|CTech
The Israeli company is establishing a new European facility for commercial production of its plant-based Fatrix fat.
איל אפרגן imagindairy

Imagindairy’s animal-free dairy gets green light in Israel

26.11.24|James Spiro
The news follows a successful FDA approval earlier this year 
כנס ביטחון במזון -  חיים גבריאלי יור קבוצת תנובה

Tnuva Chairman: "The war highlighted Israel's national security Achilles heel, but it has also underscored the critical importance of food security"

31.07.24|Tomer Hadar
Haim Gavrieli, speaking at the Food Security Conference, stressed that the state must ensure permanent supply chains and local production.
Blue Tree team

Rocketed out but rising: Foodtech startup Blue Tree raises $2.26M despite Hezbollah attacks

30.07.24|CTech
Despite having to relocate from its facilities in Kiryat Shmona due to the war in the north of Israel, Blue Tree attracted fresh funding, including from French giant Sucden.
סטייק מתורבת של חברת אלף פארמס

Cultivated meat startup Aleph Farms lays off 30% of staff

05.06.24|Shani Ashkenazi
The difficulty in securing significant investment over the past year, coupled with a marked decrease in investor interest in alternative protein and cultivated meat, led to the layoffs
ועידת פריז נטע מאיר

Sodexo's innovation SVP highlights the need for value-driven solutions

26.05.24|James Spiro
Neta Meir outlined some of the ways Israeli companies can work with global food and FM companies. 
CTech Tech Atzmaut Ofek Ron

Oshi dives into “the new blue ocean of opportunity” with its plant-based salmon

22.05.24|James Spiro
Co-founder and CEO, Ofek Ron, spoke to CTech about its alternative salmon offering - marking a fishy difference from traditional foodtech companies 
Qortein

Qortein's Quest: Turning jellyfish into a global food solution

05.05.24|CTech
The company has raised a total of $400,000 to create multiple functional applications based on jellyfish biomass
Day 8 Founders

Day 8 taps into “the holy grail of proteins” to enhance agriculture efficiency

09.04.24|CTech
The company has raised a total of $750,000 for its taste-neutral plant-based proteins