Praesidium

Praesidium is a private equity firm based in Luxembourg, established in 2016. The firm specializes in investing in venture capital, mid-market, healthcare, and agri-food technology sectors. Praesidium focuses on companies across the entire value chain, with an emphasis on technologies that aim to revolutionize industries and enhance quality of life and environmental sustainability. While it primarily targets earlier-stage investments, Praesidium is also open to funding more advanced companies, leveraging its extensive network to support accelerated growth. The firm’s investments are managed by an experienced executive management team dedicated to driving innovation and positive impact in their portfolio companies.

Graham Ellis

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

7 past transactions

BIOHM Health

Series B in 2025
BIOHM is a pioneering microbiome company focused on enhancing digestive health by addressing the role of fungi alongside bacteria. With over 20 years of research backed by the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Ghannoum has developed a unique understanding of how harmful bacteria and fungi interact to create digestive plaque, a barrier that disrupts gut balance. BIOHM offers a range of whole probiotics and gut microbiome testing kits designed to educate consumers about their gut health. The company’s innovative products utilize dual-action technology to break down digestive plaque and neutralize harmful microorganisms, thereby promoting a balanced microbiome. By providing personalized insights into gut health, BIOHM empowers individuals to make informed choices regarding their diet, lifestyle, and supplements to optimize their digestive well-being.

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 is a company focused on developing innovative technological solutions for producing plant-based foods to address the challenges posed by conventional animal agriculture. Through its proprietary micro-extrusion technology, Novameat creates vegan meat substitutes that closely mimic the texture, appearance, taste, and nutritional properties of various animal meat products, including beef steaks. The company's mission is to support a sustainable and efficient food supply system that meets the needs of the growing global population while promoting health and humane practices. By providing affordable and healthy plant-based meat options, Novameat aims to contribute to a more sustainable future in food production.

It's Fresh!

Series B in 2023
It's Fresh! is a food freshness technology company that specializes in delivering innovative solutions to the fresh produce industry. The company offers advanced materials designed to enhance the shelf life of perishable items by purifying the air around them. Its discrete controllers work by absorbing ethylene, a gas that accelerates ripening, thereby slowing the deterioration of fruits and vegetables from field to fork. This technology not only helps clients maintain the quality of their products but also significantly reduces food waste, ultimately allowing customers to offer fresher produce and increase sales. By addressing both food quality and waste management, It's Fresh! aims to improve the overall efficiency of the fresh produce supply chain.

Equinom

Series D in 2022
Equinom is a food-tech company focused on developing sustainable, non-GMO plant-based ingredients through innovative agricultural practices and advanced technology. It addresses the challenge of inadequate crop production for human consumption, as many crops are traditionally grown for animal feed, requiring costly processing to make them suitable for food. By leveraging its proprietary Manna™ technology platform, Equinom employs artificial intelligence to accelerate the development of high-yield, naturally bred crops that enhance the taste, nutrition, and affordability of meat and dairy alternatives. This approach not only ensures quality and consumer satisfaction but also promotes biodiversity and climate resilience, critical for future food security in the face of climate change. Collaborating with various partners, Equinom has gained recognition as a reliable supplier of premium ingredients, supported by notable investors that bolster its position in the rapidly growing plant-based food market.

Novameat

Seed Round in 2022
Novameat is a company focused on developing innovative technological solutions for producing plant-based foods to address the challenges posed by conventional animal agriculture. Through its proprietary micro-extrusion technology, Novameat creates vegan meat substitutes that closely mimic the texture, appearance, taste, and nutritional properties of various animal meat products, including beef steaks. The company's mission is to support a sustainable and efficient food supply system that meets the needs of the growing global population while promoting health and humane practices. By providing affordable and healthy plant-based meat options, Novameat aims to contribute to a more sustainable future in food production.

It's Fresh!

Series A in 2022
It's Fresh! is a food freshness technology company that specializes in delivering innovative solutions to the fresh produce industry. The company offers advanced materials designed to enhance the shelf life of perishable items by purifying the air around them. Its discrete controllers work by absorbing ethylene, a gas that accelerates ripening, thereby slowing the deterioration of fruits and vegetables from field to fork. This technology not only helps clients maintain the quality of their products but also significantly reduces food waste, ultimately allowing customers to offer fresher produce and increase sales. By addressing both food quality and waste management, It's Fresh! aims to improve the overall efficiency of the fresh produce supply chain.
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