€3M–€7M | Series A & B | Italy/Europe | Impact Fund

Italy's first VC fund exclusively focused on AgriFoodTech. At least 60% of capital goes to companies with quantifiable positive environmental impact. They back proven models ready to scale — not early-stage bets. European HQ required; preference for companies with operating presence in Italy.

€250K | Pre-Seed | Evidence-driven biotech

VIB-backed. One check size, one stage, one mandate: evidence-driven biotechnology for a planet in balance. They know precisely what they want and move accordingly.

€1M–€5M | Seed through Series B | Corporate VC | Europe

Rabobank's venture arm. Partners with early-stage companies in innovation, energy transition, and sustainability across global Food & Agriculture. Looking for venture-backable startups and scale-ups within F&A. Europe is the geographic priority.

€1M–€10M | Pre-Seed through Series A | Europe

One of Europe's most active agrifood VC funds. Agnostic on sector. No single target mandate at F&A Next — Felix described it plainly: always curious to see new companies and reconnect with ones they already know. Wide range, genuinely open posture.

€2.5M–€6M | Series A | Italy/Europe | Impact Fund

Second Linfa partner at the conference. Same fund, different lens — Umberto leads their deal sourcing across the broader Italian and European ecosystem. No specific sub-sector focus; geography is the primary filter. 70% of capital deployed in Italy, remainder across Europe.

€5M–€30M | Series B & C+ | DACH/BeNeLux

The largest checks in the room. Focused on alternative proteins, circular economy, and fermentation — startups creating innovative solutions in food that enable the transition to a circular and biobased economy. Also actively looking for late-stage equity and corporate co-investors for large syndicated rounds.

€200K–€2M | Seed through Series B | Corporate VC | Global

Backed by a major food corporation with a global mandate across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Specific focus: technology platforms creating B2B functional ingredients and nutrition enablers for human consumption. One of the most defined mandates on this list.

€2M–€5M | Seed | Europe

Active Seed-stage investor across AgTech, waste/circular, fermentation, cell ag, and crop science. At F&A Next for deal flow. European-focused, deep-tech oriented.

€200K–€1M | Pre-Seed & Seed | Corporate CVC | Europe

Paulig Group's corporate venture arm. Mandate spans alt proteins, waste/circular, fermentation, CPG/F&B, nutrition, AgTech, and crop science. At the conference to meet disruptive agrifood-tech startups and network across the investor community. One of the broadest early-stage mandates at the event.

€500K–€1.5M | Pre-Seed through Series A | Traditional VC

Three distinct areas of focus: Health (functional ingredients, gut health, weight management, longevity); Efficiency (AI in food, waste reduction, upcycling technologies); Resiliency (soil health, plant biotech, future-proof ingredients). One of the most structured mandates in the room.

$1M–$5M | Corporate VC | Global

Syngenta's venture arm. Three-word mandate: AI, Robotics, Biologicals. Strategically motivated — they're looking for technology that complements Syngenta's core agriculture business. Global scope, corporate co-investment appetite.

€250K–€800K | Grant/Debt Provider | Germany/EU

German state development bank — not a VC. Looking for German AgTech and FoodTech startups for direct financing, and EU-based VC funds with sector focus for LP investments. A resource most founders at the conference won't think to approach.

€50K–€2M | Pre-Seed & Seed

Berlin-based, one of Europe's most embedded early-stage food innovation funds. Their posture at F&A Next: looking forward to time with trusted partners, investors, and founders — and equally open to meeting the next generation of early-stage trailblazers pursuing bold ideas at the edge of science and technology. Pre-founding conversations are explicitly welcome.

€1M–€10M | Seed through Series B | Global

One of Europe's marquee AgriFood VC funds. Active across AgTech, waste/circular, fermentation, and adjacent categories. At F&A Next for deal flow and ecosystem connection. Global mandate, proven track record, large check range.

€300K–€1.5M | Seed & Series A | Impact Fund | Europe

Part of the global Yield Lab network spanning the US, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Agnostic on sector within agrifood. No specific target at F&A Next — they're there to engage the broader ecosystem and source Seed and Series A deals across Europe.

€1M–€10M | Seed through Series B | Impact Fund | European HQ

Broad mandate — AgTech, fermentation, waste/circular, logistics, nutrition, crop science, SaaS, CPG. Impact-first framing required. At F&A Next to meet founders, investors, and industry leaders across the ecosystem.

€50K–€200K | Pre-Seed | USA & Europe

Accelerator-VC hybrid with global operations. Looking for one thing at F&A Next: passionate Pre-Seed stage founders. If you're pre-product and looking for your first institutional check plus hands-on operational support, Rockstart is in the room.

€25K–€10M | Grant Provider | Netherlands

Not a VC — SubR navigates EU and Dutch subsidy systems for FoodTech and AgriFood companies: grants, consortium building, R&D financing. Also looking to connect with investors, accelerators, and knowledge institutes. A practical, non-dilutive resource most attendees will walk past.

€100K–€10M | Seed | Corporate CVC

Corporate venture arm with focus on alt proteins, AgTech, fermentation, and crop science. One of the wider Seed-stage check ranges at the conference, with strategic co-investment appetite.

€100K–€1M | Pre-Seed through Series A | Europe

Clear focus areas: Food as Health, gene editing in crops, and agrifood broadly. One of the few investors in the room with an explicit appetite for precision nutrition and CRISPR-based crop technology.