Blue Horizon

Blue Horizon Corporation, founded in 2016 and based in Zurich, Switzerland, is a venture capital investment firm focused on addressing the global challenge of sustainably feeding 10 billion people by 2050. The firm invests in innovative, tech-driven, plant-based products that cater to increasing consumer demand for healthy options. Blue Horizon Ventures, a fund launched in 2019, specifically targets investments in the agriculture and food-tech sectors across Europe. Committed to environmental, social, and governance principles, this fund seeks to achieve positive impact in areas such as health, biodiversity, and ecosystems while supporting the transition to sustainable food systems.

Tanmay Annachhatre

Principal

Derek van Brussel

Principal

Hector Freitas

Partner

Tommaso Gino

Principal

Michel Hirschi

Managing Partner

Thomas Kindler Ph.D

Partner

Roger Lienhard

Founder

Björn Witte

CEO

Past deals in AgTech

Cultivated Biosciences

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Cultivated Biosciences is a Food Production Company.

Liberate Foods

Seed Round in 2022
We are passionate about sustainability and food choices - put them together and you have the recipe to disrupt and shake things up! Better for You, Better for the Planet. Let's Liberate Food!

Tropic Biosciences

Series C in 2022
Tropic Biosciences UK LTD is a biotechnology company focused on developing high-performing commercial varieties of tropical crops, specifically targeting the coffee and banana industries. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Norwich, United Kingdom, the company employs advanced non-GMO gene editing technologies to enhance crop performance while promoting grower wellbeing and consumer health. Through its innovative approach, Tropic Biosciences aims to improve sustainable agricultural practices and address the challenges faced by tropical crop producers.

Hyfé

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Operator of a feedstock processing company intended to power the creation of sustainable chemicals, materials, fuels, and foods. The company uses fungal fermentation to upcycle waste used in food manufacturing and produce cost-competitive essential goods for multiple industries, enabling the food industry to reduce its carbon footprint.

Bosque Foods

Seed Round in 2022
Kinoko Labs develops the next generation of meat substitutes, starting with whole-cut meat items made from fungal mycelium produced organically. Headquartered in New York.

Planetary

Seed Round in 2022
Operator of the fermentation-based protein contract manufacturer intended to help clients scale their operations. The company offers research and development services, upstream processing, and downstream finished product formulations, providing clients with a scaled and cost-efficient production of sustainable, diverse, and authentic analogs to animal-derived foods and ingredients.

California Cultured

Seed Round in 2022
California Cultured is a food company based in Davis, California, that specializes in producing sustainable, lab-grown cocoa through advanced cellular agriculture techniques. Founded in 2020, the company aims to create cocoa that is less bitter and requires less sugar, enhancing the taste while promoting health benefits. By stimulating cocoa cells with common food ingredients, California Cultured ensures the growth of premium-quality cocoa without the ethical and environmental issues associated with traditional cocoa production, such as slavery and deforestation. This innovative approach allows customers to enjoy delicious cocoa products that are both sustainable and socially responsible.

AgBiome

Series D in 2021
AgBiome, LLC is a biotechnology company based in Durham, North Carolina, that focuses on developing innovative biological products for the agriculture industry. Founded in 2012, AgBiome utilizes advanced genomics and screening technologies to identify plant-associated microbes that enhance plant health, pest resistance, and crop yields. The company manufactures fungicides to protect crops from soil-borne and foliar diseases while also employing a platform that captures and screens diverse microbes for their effectiveness against insects, diseases, and nematodes. AgBiome collaborates with leading agricultural firms to accelerate its discovery process and deliver solutions that address critical challenges in global food production. With a workforce of approximately 87 employees and a state-of-the-art laboratory and greenhouse facility in the Research Triangle Park, AgBiome aims to provide sustainable and effective solutions for farmers facing significant agricultural issues.

AgBiome

Series D in 2021
AgBiome, LLC is a biotechnology company based in Durham, North Carolina, that focuses on developing innovative biological products for the agriculture industry. Founded in 2012, AgBiome utilizes advanced genomics and screening technologies to identify plant-associated microbes that enhance plant health, pest resistance, and crop yields. The company manufactures fungicides to protect crops from soil-borne and foliar diseases while also employing a platform that captures and screens diverse microbes for their effectiveness against insects, diseases, and nematodes. AgBiome collaborates with leading agricultural firms to accelerate its discovery process and deliver solutions that address critical challenges in global food production. With a workforce of approximately 87 employees and a state-of-the-art laboratory and greenhouse facility in the Research Triangle Park, AgBiome aims to provide sustainable and effective solutions for farmers facing significant agricultural issues.

Tomorrow Foods

Seed Round in 2021
Tomorrow Foods develops and produces plant based ingredients and aditives for the food industry. It products are used in sport nutrition, meat extenders, pasta, dressing, soups, sauces, snacks, cereals, functional beverages, dairy substitutes, and bakery. The company is based in Pergamino, Argentina.

Bramble

Seed Round in 2021
Producer of pet food products intended to create plant-based pet food that reduces carbon-intensive dependency on animals. The company provides completely plant-based food for pets that look, feel, and taste just like meat, enabling pet parents to provide their animals with a healthy diet that is free of pesticides, antibiotics, growth hormones, and other harmful contaminants.

Planted Foods

Series A in 2021
Planted Foods AG is a Swiss company specializing in the development of plant-based meat alternatives, including products such as planted chicken and BBQ planted chicken. Founded in 2019 and based in Zürich, the company utilizes pea protein, pea fiber, sunflower oil, and water to replicate the taste, texture, and mouthfeel of traditional animal meat. By focusing on high-quality, natural ingredients, Planted Foods aims to deliver nutritious, high-protein products that appeal to consumers seeking plant-based options. In addition to its product offerings, the company operates an e-commerce platform to facilitate direct sales to customers.

Planted Foods

Series A in 2021
Planted Foods AG is a Swiss company specializing in the development of plant-based meat alternatives, including products such as planted chicken and BBQ planted chicken. Founded in 2019 and based in Zürich, the company utilizes pea protein, pea fiber, sunflower oil, and water to replicate the taste, texture, and mouthfeel of traditional animal meat. By focusing on high-quality, natural ingredients, Planted Foods aims to deliver nutritious, high-protein products that appeal to consumers seeking plant-based options. In addition to its product offerings, the company operates an e-commerce platform to facilitate direct sales to customers.

Tipa

Funding Round in 2021
TIPA has developed breakthrough 100% biodegradable and compostable flexible packaging solutions for food and beverages. Imitating nature’s and just like an orange peel, their packaging solutions bring a new generation of packaging that easily biodegrade post-consumption and reduce dramatically their impact on the environment. Ranging from simple one-ply films to complex multi-layer products, their packaging solutions offer a combination of superior properties in almost every aspect including high yield, flexibility, transparency, impact strength, and barrier properties.

Next Gen Foods

Seed Round in 2021
Next Gen Foods is a food-tech startup that offers plant-based meats products. We use plants to create a delicious and satisfying meat experience that will make you forget animal meat even exists.

Planet V

Series A in 2020
Lunch Vegaz GmbH distributes gourmet, organic, and vegan food. The company operates vending machine, which offer food, sweets, and drinks and online food distribution through its website. It provides pasta, curry, pan, choco bar, tagine, and spring vegetable. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

BIOMILQ

Seed Round in 2020
We leverage our patent-pending technology to produce nutritionally equivalent breastmilk from cultured human mammary cells. With Biomilq, families can achieve the recommended six months of exclusive breastfeeding while alleviating the climate impacts of bovine-based infant formula.

Alpha Foods

Series A in 2019
Alpha Foods produces plant-based foods focused on taste, texture, and sustainability. It is dedicated to returning to the roots of a healthy diet and sustainable industry by bringing delicious meat alternatives derived from plants. It aims to bring clean, sustainable sizzle to the plant-based protein market with a variety of delicious convenience foods. Alpha Foods was founded in 2015.

Planted Foods

Seed Round in 2019
Planted Foods AG is a Swiss company specializing in the development of plant-based meat alternatives, including products such as planted chicken and BBQ planted chicken. Founded in 2019 and based in Zürich, the company utilizes pea protein, pea fiber, sunflower oil, and water to replicate the taste, texture, and mouthfeel of traditional animal meat. By focusing on high-quality, natural ingredients, Planted Foods aims to deliver nutritious, high-protein products that appeal to consumers seeking plant-based options. In addition to its product offerings, the company operates an e-commerce platform to facilitate direct sales to customers.

Planted Foods

Seed Round in 2019
Planted Foods AG is a Swiss company specializing in the development of plant-based meat alternatives, including products such as planted chicken and BBQ planted chicken. Founded in 2019 and based in Zürich, the company utilizes pea protein, pea fiber, sunflower oil, and water to replicate the taste, texture, and mouthfeel of traditional animal meat. By focusing on high-quality, natural ingredients, Planted Foods aims to deliver nutritious, high-protein products that appeal to consumers seeking plant-based options. In addition to its product offerings, the company operates an e-commerce platform to facilitate direct sales to customers.

Tipa

Series C in 2019
TIPA has developed breakthrough 100% biodegradable and compostable flexible packaging solutions for food and beverages. Imitating nature’s and just like an orange peel, their packaging solutions bring a new generation of packaging that easily biodegrade post-consumption and reduce dramatically their impact on the environment. Ranging from simple one-ply films to complex multi-layer products, their packaging solutions offer a combination of superior properties in almost every aspect including high yield, flexibility, transparency, impact strength, and barrier properties.

ForA

Seed Round in 2018
ForA Foods, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, specializes in producing dairy alternative solutions using aquafaba, the leftover water from cooking chickpeas. The company's primary product, Fababutter, is a plant-based butter that aims to disrupt the market with its taste, functionality, and sustainability. ForA sources aquafaba from hummus manufacturers, transforming it into a unique butter alternative that caters to the growing demand for dairy-free products. Initially known as Aquafaba Company, LLC, the company rebranded to ForA Foods in February 2020. It primarily sells its products online, targeting consumers seeking healthier and environmentally friendly food options.

Green Monday Holdings

Seed Round in 2018
Green Monday Holdings is a Hong Kong-based company founded in 2012 that specializes in manufacturing and distributing plant-based pork substitute products and frozen meals. The company offers a variety of products under its OmniPork brand, including OmniPork Luncheon, a meat alternative that provides dietary fiber, potassium, and calcium; OmniPork Strips; and several ready-to-eat options such as Thai Basil OmniPork with jasmine rice and Thai OmniPork stir-fried noodles. In addition to its product lineup, Green Monday operates a chain of vegetarian-focused retail outlets and cafes, promoting a plant-based lifestyle.

SuperMeat

Seed Round in 2018
SuperMeat is an Israeli bio-tech and food-tech company, developing a technology to create clean meat from chicken cells in a safe and controlled environment, external to the animal’s body. SuperMeat is set to revolutionize the meat industry from its core, aspiring to secure a better future for humans and animals alike. Clean meat is grown in a controlled, sterile environment without the use of antibiotics and without any possibility of fecal contamination, such as salmonella. Clean meat will require significantly less resources for its production (99% less land, 90% less water), making it both a healthy and sustainable food source for the coming century.

SuperMeat

Seed Round in 2018
SuperMeat is an Israeli bio-tech and food-tech company, developing a technology to create clean meat from chicken cells in a safe and controlled environment, external to the animal’s body. SuperMeat is set to revolutionize the meat industry from its core, aspiring to secure a better future for humans and animals alike. Clean meat is grown in a controlled, sterile environment without the use of antibiotics and without any possibility of fecal contamination, such as salmonella. Clean meat will require significantly less resources for its production (99% less land, 90% less water), making it both a healthy and sustainable food source for the coming century.

Gathered Foods

Seed Round in 2017
Gathered Foods Corporation, operating under the brand Good Catch, specializes in creating plant-based seafood alternatives in the United States. Founded in 2016 and based in Heath, Ohio, the company offers a range of products, including plant-based tuna, frozen entrées, and appetizers. Its innovative seafood alternatives are crafted from a six-legume blend, which comprises peas, chickpeas, lentils, soy, fava beans, and navy beans, combined with seaweed and algae extract to impart an umami flavor. These products are designed to be dairy-free, gluten-free, and non-GMO, catering to consumers seeking cruelty-free alternatives to traditional seafood. Gathered Foods distributes its offerings through retail stores and online platforms, making its products accessible to a wider audience.

Alpha Foods

Seed Round in 2017
Alpha Foods produces plant-based foods focused on taste, texture, and sustainability. It is dedicated to returning to the roots of a healthy diet and sustainable industry by bringing delicious meat alternatives derived from plants. It aims to bring clean, sustainable sizzle to the plant-based protein market with a variety of delicious convenience foods. Alpha Foods was founded in 2015.

Ocean Hugger Foods

Seed Round in 2017
Ocean Hugger Foods, Inc. develops and provides plant-based alternatives to seafood dishes. It offers Ahimi, a plant-based alternative to tuna; Sakimi, a carrot-based salmon alternative; and Unami, an eggplant-based eel alternative. Ocean Hugger Foods, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.