Foodtech startups in London

Kevin Glynn & David Nolan

Fresh, human-grade dog-food subscription (a 'HelloFresh for dogs') founded 2016 by Kevin Glynn and David Nolan. Has raised $560m+ total, including a £280m ($354m) round in 2023 from General Atlantic and L Ca...

Will Shu & Greg Orlowski

Founded 2013 by American-British ex-banker Will Shu and childhood friend Greg Orlowski, Deliveroo is the UK's flagship on-demand food (and now grocery) delivery platform operating across 200+ cities in ~10 c...

Timo Boldt & James Carter

Recipe-box / meal-kit retailer founded 2012 by ex-Rothschild banker Timo Boldt and James Carter, delivering pre-measured fresh ingredients and recipes. Reached unicorn valuation in 2020 and annual revenues n...

Tessa Clarke & Saasha Celestial-One

Food-sharing and reuse marketplace/social network founded 2015 by Tessa Clarke and Saasha Celestial-One to cut household food waste. Grown to millions of users across 50+ countries and 120m+ meals rescued by...

Marisa Poster, Teddie Levenfiche & Levi Levenfiche

Matcha-powered natural energy-drink D2C brand launched 2021 by housemates Marisa Poster and brothers Teddie and Levi Levenfiche. Secured a Dragons' Den deal with Steven Bartlett and Peter Jones, then scaled ...

Joe Falter & Navid Hadzaad

Premium quick-commerce convenience retailer founded 2020 by Joe Falter and ex-Amazon/Rocket Internet's Navid Hadzaad, delivering snacks, drinks and essentials in ~20 minutes 24/7 from dark stores. Raised a $...

Tim Spector, Jonathan Wolf, George Hadjigeorgiou

Founded 2017, a personalised-nutrition company pairing at-home microbiome and blood-glucose/lipid testing with an app that scores foods and coaches diet. Grew out of the COVID Symptom Study; raised ~£90M to ...