Pesto
Pre Seed Round in 2024
B2B SaaS platform for Food Manufacturers and Brands
Groupr
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Groupr is a New York-based company that specializes in grocery delivery, primarily serving low-income households. It synchronizes deliveries and optimizes inventory and labor to offer zero-cost grocery delivery, making affordable groceries accessible to food stamp recipients.
Factosquare
Seed Round in 2024
Factosquare is a manufacturer specializing in K-beauty cosmetics. It produces a wide range of products, from creams to solids, and innovates its factory processes to enable efficient and effective production. The company aims to help businesses overcome barriers like high minimum order quantities and long lead times by leveraging its innovative manufacturing processes.
SpeedComply
Convertible Note in 2024
SpeedComply is a technology company specialising in streamlining marketing regulatory compliance for consumer goods businesses. It offers an advanced platform that provides real-time regulatory updates, automates compliance tasks, delivers detailed analytics, and facilitates team collaboration. The platform's features include artwork scanning, version control, audit trails, formulation and labeling checks, and AI-powered tools for artwork compliance, ensuring adherence to industry standards and reducing costs and delays.
Zopa254
Seed Round in 2023
Zopa254 employs artificial intelligence to enhance supermarket operations, thereby increasing profit margins. It achieves this by predicting demand, automating procurement, and optimizing inventory management.
Seafoody
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Seafoody is a seafood retail platform that focuses on direct sourcing for businesses, effectively reducing the number of intermediaries in the supply chain. The company operates its own vessels to harvest fish and prawns, allowing it to maintain control over product quality and ensure that clients receive precisely what they order. By streamlining the sourcing process, Seafoody aims to make seafood accessible and affordable for its customers, delivering fresh products directly from the source.
Quazy Foods
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Quazy Foods harnesses the power of microalgae to produce healthy, sustainable, and competitive functional ingredients for various sectors, with a focus on vegan seafood.
MIXe.Store
Seed Round in 2023
MIXe (www.mixe.store) is a top grocer for South-Asian expat customers with its fast growing cross-border e-commerce platform for the $5B ethnic groceries market in Europe. With proprietary self sourcing, supply chain integration and exclusive partnerships with leading food & grocery brands in Asia and Middle East, MIXe eases the shopping experience with delivery of ethnic grocery and food for 15M+ Expat customers and related businesses across Europe and other global markets.
Rink D&S
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Rink D&S is a food technology startup that specializes in data-driven solutions for recipe creation and ingredient recommendations specifically for the Consumer Packaged Goods sector. The company has developed a data analytics platform that streamlines the food development process, linking factories with optimal pricing, production schedules, and conditions tailored to specific products. By leveraging factory data, Rink D&S enhances operational efficiency, reduces labor costs through automation, and delivers more accurate recipes. This approach allows companies to navigate complex food development challenges more effectively, ultimately increasing productivity within the industry.
Factosquare
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Factosquare is a manufacturer specializing in K-beauty cosmetics. It produces a wide range of products, from creams to solids, and innovates its factory processes to enable efficient and effective production. The company aims to help businesses overcome barriers like high minimum order quantities and long lead times by leveraging its innovative manufacturing processes.
Farmio
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Farmio is a digital food supply chain that benefits farmers, retailers, and consumers. The company is driving change in the food supply chain with the help of technology and helping businesses to source for fresh produce throughout Asia.
Paysaction
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Paysaction is a financial platform that specializes in providing embedded Halal Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions tailored for merchant inventory management in Southeast Asia. By focusing on sectors such as fast-moving consumer goods and food and beverage, Paysaction enables merchants to offer extended payment terms of 30 to 60 days to their customers. This approach enhances capital efficiency and helps businesses optimize their cash flow in a competitive market. The platform also assists distributors and producers by facilitating instant collection of account receivables upon product sales, thereby equipping clients with effective financial tools to generate value and improve their financial operations.
Rassa
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Rassa is an innovative institution dedicated to sustainability and waste reduction, with a focus on the Indonesian market. Their mission is to make a positive impact on the environment and surrounding communities, particularly when it comes to reducing waste on Earth.
At its core, Rassa aims to educate the Indonesian population about the potential of near-expired and overstocked goods. By emphasizing proper handling and management, Rassa teaches that these products can still be safely consumed and hold significant economic value due to their affordability. They believe that by offering these goods, they can help combat food waste while benefiting both consumers and the environment.
MIXe.Store
Pre Seed Round in 2022
MIXe (www.mixe.store) is a top grocer for South-Asian expat customers with its fast growing cross-border e-commerce platform for the $5B ethnic groceries market in Europe. With proprietary self sourcing, supply chain integration and exclusive partnerships with leading food & grocery brands in Asia and Middle East, MIXe eases the shopping experience with delivery of ethnic grocery and food for 15M+ Expat customers and related businesses across Europe and other global markets.
WeFleetCo
Seed Round in 2022
WeFleet develops a fast, cost-effective, and reliable logistics network system aimed to serve the e-commerce industry. The company is on a mission to support small and medium businesses with amazing products and bring them together with their customers by helping them with their logistics needs by offering pickup centers, an earnings predictability platform, and flexible schedules that also connect deliverers to organizations, enabling businesses to deliver their products on time to customers.
HIGHR Collective
Seed Round in 2022
HIGHR Collective is a beauty company focused on addressing climate change through the sustainable production of cosmetics. Specializing in organic and vegan lip products, HIGHR offers lipsticks that are designed to be safer for both the skin and the environment. The company operates primarily as an online retailer, providing customers with access to eco-friendly beauty options that align with their values. By emphasizing sustainability in its manufacturing processes, HIGHR Collective aims to create a positive impact within the beauty industry while catering to the growing demand for responsible and ethical products.
Faba Food
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Faba Food delivers ready-made meals crafted from nutrient-rich whole-plant ingredients.
Goodie
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Goodie is a wholesale platform that helps restaurateurs easily meet MOQs and find competitively priced wholesale restaurant supplies.
Nobuk Africa
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Nobuk is a payments reconciliation company enabling groups and collectives in Africa collect funds effortlessly and automatically reconcile and organize records into easily shareable reports.
Gladful
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Gladful is an online retailer specializing in protein-rich snack foods for children and families. Their product range includes protein bars crafted from natural ingredients like dried fruits, cocoa, and raw whey, free from artificial sugars and preservatives.
The State Plate
Pre Seed Round in 2021
The State Plate is a business that operates an e-commerce platform specializing in the sale of regional, authentic food products from India. The company offers a wide range of grocery supplies across multiple categories, including snacks, sweets, bakery items, staples, spices, chutneys, pickles, drinks, beverages, and healthy foods. Products are sourced from various states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Assam, and others, providing consumers with a diverse selection of authentic Indian food products.
TradeBay
Pre Seed Round in 2020
TradeBay is an online platform facilitating global fruit trading. It connects buyers and sellers, expanding networks, opening new markets, and promoting safer, more transparent transactions.
ChapChap Go
Seed Round in 2020
ChapChap Go is a FMCG micro-distribution platform intended to bring store prices to local neighborhoods. They are informal retailers. They provide a data-driven network that streamlines the supply chain for both buyers and sellers.
Lifelong
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Lifelong is an online retailer specializing in powdered personal care products. Its mission is to reduce plastic waste by offering refill pouches for toiletries and cleaning essentials, promoting a sustainable and eco-friendly approach.
twigy
Venture Round in 2020
twigy allows anyone with an audience or existing distribution (seller) to instantly earn an income by directly selling products they love. twigy goes direct to wholesalers and brands to source quality products from a range of categories. twigy also manages the entire eCommerce operations for free - warehousing, delivery & customer service.
Getting started is easy. Simply select products from our catalogue or add the products and brands you like. twigy will turn these into buyable items via your own mini store. twigy takes care of maintaining inventory, supplier & brand relationships, delivery, and customer service - at no cost.
Deja
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Deja produces organic ayurvedic supplements, offering natural wellness products and holistic lifestyle guidance rooted in ancient science. Their products are made from ethically sourced ingredients packaged sustainably.
Homethings
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Homethings is a manufacturer of eco-friendly household cleaning products, specializing in refillable solutions designed to reduce environmental impact. The company offers non-toxic, effervescent cleaning tablets that dissolve in water, allowing consumers to refill reusable glass bottles at home. By focusing on sustainable practices, Homethings aims to minimize single-use plastics while effectively removing bacteria from various surfaces. Their innovative approach combines convenience with environmental responsibility, making it easier for users to maintain clean homes without compromising on sustainability.
YoRipe is a mobile platform that simplifies home cooking by providing personalized recipes based on users' dietary needs, allergies, and ingredient preferences. It also offers real-time marketing insights for FMCGs and retailers, helping them understand shopper behavior more efficiently.
Vembla
Angel Round in 2019
Vembla provides a wide range of over 2000 products sourced from its own darkstores, delivering groceries, pharmacy items, beauty products, and more on demand.
Salesbeat
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Founded in London in 2019, Salesbeat is a technology company that empowers FMCG sales teams with AI-driven insights. Its platform models consumer buying behaviour and provides predictive recommendations for optimal stock levels, helping clients expand their distribution footprint and reduce out-of-stock instances.
Bubays
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Bubays specializes in delivering healthy, fresh baby food directly to homes in Indonesia, catering specifically to young families. The company focuses on providing nutritious and tasty meals that meet the dietary needs of infants and toddlers. By combining convenience with quality, Bubays aims to support parents in ensuring their children receive essential nutrients during crucial early development stages. The service is designed to simplify meal preparation for busy families, making it an appealing choice for those seeking both health and convenience in their children's diets.
GroGro
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Grogro is a Norwegian company that specializes in fresh, organic prepared food for babies and toddlers. Founded by nutritionist Malin Bruset, the company aims to make it easier for parents to provide their children with nutritious, tasty meals that resemble homemade food. Grogro seeks to disrupt the prepared baby food market by raising awareness about children's nutrition and transforming the consumption of baby food. The company is run by a team of four businesswomen and parents who possess expertise in nutrition sciences, business strategy, and marketing. Grogro's products feature premium organic ingredients and utilize innovative high-pressure technology to preserve nutrients and flavor, offering nutritious, gluten-free, and milk-free alternatives to traditional shelf-stable products.
YoRipe
Pre Seed Round in 2018
YoRipe is a mobile platform that simplifies home cooking by providing personalized recipes based on users' dietary needs, allergies, and ingredient preferences. It also offers real-time marketing insights for FMCGs and retailers, helping them understand shopper behavior more efficiently.