With a record €2.4bn investment in 2019, Europe’s foodtech sector appears poised for continued growth, but startups, corporations, governments and even universities can do more, experts say
The alternative proteins market is increasingly attracting investors’ attention. Money is pouring into the alt-protein space in Europe, with 2019 described as “a record-breaking year” for European foodtech. Investments have been on an upward but uneven trend for a few years: 2017 was a record year with €1.5bn invested, then in 2018 the total capital invested was almost halved, yet in 2019 skyrocketed to €2.4bn.How attractive are European foodtech companies to international investors? What differentiates European founders from other entrepreneurs around the world? How much support do alt-...
Edited by S. Mani