Foodtech Startups, Venture Capital, Exits and Innovation (Dealroom)

Summary

• SOSV is the most active foodtech investor with 393 rounds across 201 companies.§2
• Y Combinator follows with 392 foodtech rounds.§2
• Uber has the highest all-time total funding at $15.2 billion, ahead of Grab at $9.5 billion.§2
• New York City raised $1.5 billion in foodtech venture capital in the last 12 months to end of Q3 2026, ahead of Bengaluru at $959M.§3
• Wonder's $650M late VC round in Jul 2026 was the biggest foodtech round of the period.§4

Key insights

1. Ele.me has raised $6.3 billion and Gopuff $5.2 billion in all-time total funding.§2
2. The Bay Area raised $631M and Amsterdam $547M in the last 12 months to end of Q3 2026.§3
3. Picnic raised $473M in a growth equity round in Nov 2025.§4
4. Zepto raised $450M in a late VC round in Oct 2025.§4
5. David raised $250M in a Series B in Sep 2026.§4
6. Owner raised $240M in a Series D in Aug 2026.§4