30 Best Specialty Foods Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Specialty Foods Startups

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There are 30 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $1.0b. The average funding per company in this subset is $34.9m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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A Canadian food biotech company focused on the development of hypoallergenic peanuts

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$114.3m

Money raised

Geltor is a cellular agriculture company making essential proteins, such as collagen and gelatin, using microbes in their own bio-fermentation recombinant protein production facility.

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11

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$603.1m

Money raised

GrubMarket is the AI-powered technology enabler and digital transformer of the American food supply chain industry.

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2

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$2.0m

Money raised

Antera Therapeutics is an allergy prevention development company.

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5

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$125.8m

Money raised

AllPlants is a VC-backed B-Corp on a mission to become Earth's most forward-thinking food company.

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$1.1m

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The Abbot's Butcher is a food company founded in 2016 by Kerry Song and headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, making plant-based meat alternatives.

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2

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$120.0m

Money raised

Goldbelly is an online marketplace for local restaurants, specialty food makers and artisans based in the United States.

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2

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$1.8m

Money raised

Mouth is a Brooklyn-based company founded in 2012 by Sam Coghlan Murray, Craig Kanarick and Nancy Kruger Cohen.

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$4.0m

Money raised

Gastrograph is a New York-based company founded in 2010 by Jason Cohen.

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$3.2m

Money raised

A company producing plant-based jerky and pasta made from sugar kelp and mushrooms.

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$8.0m

Money raised

Kettle & Fire is an Austin, Texas-based company founded in 2016 by Nick Mares.

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1

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$1.0m

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Zest Tea Energy Blends is a high-energy teas for high-energy people founded in 2013 by James Fayal.

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2

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$26.0m

Money raised

Mercato is a New York City-based company founded in 2015.

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$130.0k

Money raised

KitchenBox is a food ingredients and recipes delivery platform founded in 2014 by Barbara Egyud.

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$13.0m

Money raised

Pilotworks is a Bristol-based company founded in 2015 by Michael Dee.

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$1.5m

Money raised

Mushroom-based vegan jerky company based in Los Angeles, California

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2

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$16.0k

Money raised

Meatme.ca is a Vancouver-based company founded in 2015.

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OSG Global is a Tampa, Florida-based company founded in 1975.

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$1.4m

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Graze is a company that offers subscriptions for curated healthy snack boxes.

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$15.0m

Money raised

The New Primal is a North Charleston, South Carolina-based jerky company.

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$1.2m

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Parmela Creamery is a Rancho Cucamonga, California-based company founded in 2019 by Ryan Salomone.

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A company making jerky products in New York City, New York.

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$4.3m

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Terramino Foods is a San Leandro, California-based company founded in 2017 by Kimberlie Le.

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Farafena Direct Trade is a Vancouver-based company founded in 2012.

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$500.0k

Money raised

Red Duck Foods is a company founded by Karen Bonner.

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A company making jerky products in San Bernardino, California.

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Kakaxi is a Campbell, California-based company.

1

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$300.0k

Money raised

Treatsie is a company founded by Keith Hoelzeman.

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1

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$750.0k

Money raised

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