Top 100 Food and Beverage Startups to Watch in 2026

The food and beverage sector features a wide range of companies, from direct to consumer brands to business focused technology platforms. For example, craft beer brewery BrewDog has raised $279.4M while restaurant automation company Hyphen has secured $83M.

The industry also shows a strong focus on new ingredients and sustainability. Companies like Poppi are creating popular probiotic drinks, while Revyve is developing egg alternatives from yeast.

Below is our list of 100 Food and Beverage startups worth keeping an eye on.

Failory's Top 10 Picks

1. Poppi

Food and Beverage Food Processing Retail

Poppi creates flavored sparkling probiotic drinks designed as a healthier alternative to traditional soda. Their drinks have become popular for offering the taste of classic soda with low sugar and gut-health benefits.

2. Revyve

Biotechnology Food and Beverage Food Processing

Revyve develops sustainable, yeast-based ingredients designed to replicate the texture and function of eggs in food. Their unique ingredients provide food producers with a functional, allergen-free alternative for a wide range of applications.

3. Burnt

AI Food and Beverage Restaurants

Burnt builds an AI-powered platform to automate workflows for the restaurant industry. Their software is designed to replace legacy ERP systems and streamline back-of-house operations.

4. Pepper

AI E-Commerce Food and Beverage Restaurants Wholesale

Pepper builds an eCommerce platform for food distributors, convenience stores, and other marketplaces. Their system gives clients a custom-branded mobile app and website, creating a modern ordering experience for their customers.

5. Hyphen

AI Food and Beverage Food Processing Industrial Automation Restaurants Robotics Software

Hyphen automates culinary operations with robotic systems that assemble meals for restaurants and foodservice businesses. Their technology helps kitchens increase speed and consistency, especially for customizable dishes like salads and bowls.

6. Kula Bio

Agriculture Biotechnology Farming Food and Beverage

Kula Bio developed a sustainable nitrogen biofertilizer that helps farmers reduce their reliance on synthetic products. Their technology uses microbes to fix nitrogen from the air, which increases crop yields and improves long-term soil health.

7. Petpooja

Food and Beverage Hospitality Point of Sale Software

Petpooja builds a comprehensive restaurant management platform centered on its point-of-sale software. The system gives food businesses an integrated suite of tools to handle operations like billing, inventory, and online ordering.

8. BrewDog

Brewing Food and Beverage Wine And Spirits

BrewDog produces a wide range of craft beers, including its flagship Punk IPA, and operates a global chain of bars. They have cultivated a rebellious brand identity while also committing to sustainability as a carbon negative B Corp.

9. The Better Meat Co.

Alternative Protein Biotechnology Food and Beverage Food Processing

The Better Meat Co. uses fermentation to produce versatile mycoprotein ingredients for the food industry. Their flagship product, Rhiza, allows food companies to create sustainable meat alternatives ranging from ground meat to chicken cutlets.

10. Kemin Industries

Biotechnology Food and Beverage Sustainability

Kemin Industries develops and produces a vast portfolio of ingredients that enhance the quality and safety of food and feed. The company applies molecular science to create solutions for customers in over 120 countries, impacting billions of people daily.

90 Additional Food and Beverage Startups Worth Following

Our top picks offer just a glimpse into a much larger scene. The companies on our full list have collectively raised over $13 billion, with founders working in fields from food and retail to biotech.

You'll see a mix of newcomers and more established names, each playing a part in where the industry is headed. Here’s a look at the other companies shaping the food and beverage space.

Startup	Main Industry	Year Founded	Amount Raised	Last Funding Round
Gooder Foods	Food	2020	$23.2M	Series A
Wow! Momo	Food	2008	$182M	Series D
Once Upon a Farm	Retail	2015	$116.8M	Series D
PerfectTed	Retail	2020	$9.3M	Venture Round
Handpickd	AgTech	2022	$22.5M	Series A
Gorgie	Retail	2023	$31M	Series A
Feastables	Retail	2021	$65M	Series A
Bobbie	Retail	2018	$141.5M	Series C
Rappi	Retail	2015	$2.6B	Convertible Note
Olipop	Food	2017	$93.5M	Series C
Chobani	Food	2005	$1.9B	Debt Financing
Brightseed	AI	2017	$120.8M	Grant
Ollie	Retail	2016	$67.9M	Series D
FLY BY JING	Food	2018	$12M	Series B
The Farmer's Dog	Retail	2014	$103.1M	Series C
Prime Roots	Food	2017	$48.5M	Series B
The Honest Kitchen	Retail	2002	$150M	Venture Round
Javvy Coffee	Food	2020	$9.4M	Series A
THIS	Food	2018	$78.4M	Series C
Uncle Nearest	Retail	2016	$225M	Venture Round
Tractor Beverage Company	Food	2014	$83.6M	Venture Round
Little Spoon	Retail	2016	$73M	Series B
Bevi	Food	2013	$130.3M	Series D
Curefoods	Food	2016	$318M	Venture Round
Liquid Death	Food	2017	$267.6M	Venture Round
BIOWEG	Manufacturing	2019	$29.6M	Series A
Daily Harvest	Retail	2015	$120M	Series D
Actual Veggies	Food	2020	$12.3M	Series A
Hashdex	Fintech	2018	R$135M	Series A
Dinova	Food	2009	$41M	Private Equity
Supply6	Sports	2019	$2.3M	Seed
Licious	Logistics	2015	$489.5M	Series F
The EVERY Company	Biotech	2015	$241.8M	Grant
Feast & Fettle	Logistics	2016	$1.4M	Seed
David	Sports	2023	$85M	Series A
Chef Robotics	AI	2019	$65.6M	Debt Financing
Metalchemy	Biotech	2019	£1.6M	Equity Crowdfunding
NuCicer	Biotech	2019	$32.3M	Series A
Bulletproof	Retail	2014	$83.5M	Venture Round
Nxtfood	Food	2019	$59M	Series B
Manus Bio	Biotech	2011	$131.1M	Grant
Nara Organics	Food	2018	$35.9M	Series A
Oobli	Food	2014	$49.9M	Series B
Hint	Food	2005	$51.5M	Series D
Slate Milk	Retail	2018	$54.5M	Series B
Health-Ade	Food	2012	$49.1M	Corporate Round
Scindo	AI	2020	£4M	Seed
Kate Farms	Food	2010	$188M	Series C
Nourish Ingredients	Sports	2019	$43.5M	Grant
Torchy's Tacos	Food	2006	$400M	Private Equity
Blue Diamond Growers	Food	1910	$90M	Grant
Stella & Chewy's	Food	2002	$150M	Debt Financing
Mosh	Retail	2020	$3M	Series A
ezCater	Food	2007	$420.8M	Series D
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream	Food	2008	$22.6M	Series B
Clean Food Group	Food	2022	$9.7M	Grant
Calo	Media	2019	$92.6M	Series B
Blank Street	Food	2020	$134.8M	Venture Round
Breadfast	Food	2017	$39M	Series B
Swish	Retail	2024	$16M	Series A
Shinkei Systems	Food	2021	$28M	Series A
Too Good To Go	Food	2015	$45.7M	Venture Round
MarginEdge	Analytics	2015	$80.4M	Series C
UPSIDE Foods	Food	2015	$581M	Grant
PlantBaby	Food	2020	$10.5M	Seed
Gousto	Retail	2012	$675.7M	Debt Financing
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters	Food	2013	$105.6M	Venture Round
Spoiler Alert	Enterprise	2015	$16.2M	Series A
Hocco	Food	1944	$34.9M	Series B
Purely Elizabeth	Food	2009	$53M	Series B
Chuck E. Cheese	Media	1977	$725M	Debt Financing
Foodsmart	Sports	2010	$314.8M	Private Equity
Savor	Food	2022	$33M	—
Provi	Food	2016	$124.9M	Series C
PickUp Coffee	Food	2022	$46M	Series A
Insomnia Cookies	Food	2003	$4.4M	Private Equity
Royal Farms	Food	1959	$1.8M	Grant
Alice Mushrooms	Food	2020	$8M	Series A
Tipple	Enterprise	2022	$9.4M	Seed
Huel	Food	2014	$132.8M	Private Equity
Wellness Pet Company	AgTech	2009	$100M	Debt Financing
Chickapea	Food	2015	$10.5M	Venture Round
Local Kitchens	Food	2020	$25M	Series A
Cirkul	Retail	2015	$111.6M	Series C
Air Protein	Biotech	2019	$107M	Venture Round
Floodbase	Food	2015	$17M	Venture Round
Khloud	Food	2024	$16.5M	Venture Round
TRIP	AgTech	2018	$22M	Series A
Boisson	Retail	2021	$34.6M	Venture Round
Love Corn	Food	2017	$14.9M	Private Equity