Praesidium

Founded in Luxembourg City in 2016, Praesidium is a private investment fund focusing on technology-driven companies that aim to revolutionize industries and improve lives. They primarily invest in earlier-stage ventures but also consider funding more advanced companies for growth acceleration.

Graham Ellis

Partner, Head of Agri-FoodTech and Member of the Agri-FoodTech Investment Committee

7 past transactions

BIOHM

Series B in 2025
BIOHM is a microbiome-focused company specializing in digestive health. It offers a range of whole probiotics and gut microbiome testing services. Founded on over two decades of research by Dr. Ghannoum, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), BIOHM's innovative approach addresses the critical role of fungi in maintaining digestive health.

Blue Stripes

Series B in 2024
Blue Stripes, headquartered in New York, is a unique coffee shop specializing in beverages, chocolates, and shakes. It offers an experiential retail concept, combining the goodness of cocoa with a distinctive customer experience. The company's innovative approach to chocolate production involves upcycling the whole cacao pod, preserving and utilizing previously wasted nutrient-rich parts, resulting in healthier chocolate products.

NOVAMEAT

Series A in 2024
NOVAMEAT develops plant-based meat substitutes using proprietary micro-extrusion technology. Their products aim to replicate the texture, appearance, taste, and nutritional properties of animal meat, promoting a sustainable and efficient food supply system.

It's Fresh!

Series B in 2023
It’s Fresh develops innovative packaging technologies that manage ethylene, a natural gas causing ripening in fresh produce. By embedding its ethylene-capturing technology into packaging materials, It’s Fresh slows the ripening process during storage and transit, maintaining fruit and vegetable quality while extending shelf life and reducing food waste. The company serves growers, exporters, and retailers across various crop categories.

Equinom

Series D in 2022
Equinom is a pioneering food-tech company that combines agricultural expertise, culinary knowledge, and advanced technology to develop delicious, nutritious, affordable, and sustainable non-GMO plant-based ingredients. The company uses its proprietary Manna™ platform, powered by AI, to naturally breed superior crops optimized for human consumption. Equinom partners with leading companies in the industry to supply unrivaled ingredients, contributing to the global surge in plant-based eating.

NOVAMEAT

Seed Round in 2022
NOVAMEAT develops plant-based meat substitutes using proprietary micro-extrusion technology. Their products aim to replicate the texture, appearance, taste, and nutritional properties of animal meat, promoting a sustainable and efficient food supply system.

It's Fresh!

Series A in 2022
It’s Fresh develops innovative packaging technologies that manage ethylene, a natural gas causing ripening in fresh produce. By embedding its ethylene-capturing technology into packaging materials, It’s Fresh slows the ripening process during storage and transit, maintaining fruit and vegetable quality while extending shelf life and reducing food waste. The company serves growers, exporters, and retailers across various crop categories.
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