FoodLabs said it has closed its third venture fund at more than €105 million, expanding the Berlin-based firm’s push to finance and build startups tackling food-system infrastructure, technology, and research challenges. The firm disclosed the fund close in a LinkedIn post, framing the raise as part of a broader effort to modernize an industry it described as massive, economically significant, and facing “existential challenges.”
According to the firm, Fund III is designed to scale an approach that combines venture building with capital and industrial access, aiming to accelerate the path from research and prototypes to commercial products that can reach customers quickly. The firm said strategic backers include major corporate groups such as REWE Group, Henkel, and Bitburger Holding, alongside other investors.
FoodLabs highlighted early examples of companies the platform is supporting, including Voltrac, which is developing THOR, an electric autonomous vehicle it says moved from prototype to production-ready in roughly a year, and Aardaia, which is working to revive climate-resilient heritage crops to improve agricultural biodiversity. It also pointed to BYVIDA, a Berlin-based nutritional supplements brand focused on hair health.
FoodLabs was founded in Berlin by Christophe F. Maire, a serial entrepreneur and early-stage investor who also founded and runs Atlantic Labs, and who previously built companies including Gate5 and Plazes (later acquired by Nokia), bringing a product-builder mindset into venture investing. The firm’s founder-led approach is oriented around backing and helping build early-stage companies at the intersection of food, sustainability, and health, combining venture capital with a venture studio model that emphasizes close operational support for ambitious teams tackling big structural problems in the food system.
