PeakBridge

What PeakBridge does

PeakBridge is a global venture capital firm specializing in FoodTech and NutriTech investments from Seed to Series B. The firm manages three funds—PeakBridge Growth II (growth-stage), PeakBridge Ventures SICAV plc, and PeakBridge FoodSparks SCSp (seed-stage for European and Israeli FoodTech, operated under the FoodSparks® sub-brand)—with combined assets under management of $250 million supporting over 30 portfolio companies primarily across Europe and the United States. The legal operating entity, PeakBridge Consulting Ltd., is domiciled in Malta with headquarters in Utrecht, Netherlands; the firm operates as a member of the Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity partnership, with Audentia Capital Management Ltd and Abalone Asset Management Ltd serving as AIFMs to the SICAV/SCSp vehicles.

The firm's investment thesis targets three intersecting themes—AI and digitalization, nutrition and health, and ingredient innovation—backing founders building scalable, protectable technologies with positive impact at the food-system level. The team combines FoodTech investment pioneers, Agri-Food industry operators (notably former Frutarom/IFF executives including Yoni Glickman and Dr. Gali Artzi), and scientists (PhD-level Scientific Advisory Board including Chris Thoen, with prior R&D leadership at P&G, Givaudan, Bühler, Kraft Heinz, Unilever, and Flora Food Group). Beyond capital, PeakBridge acts as a sparring partner to founders—opening supply chains, navigating regulatory complexity, and accelerating routes to market—and convenes LPs, corporates, and portfolio founders at its annual PeakBridge Summit in Utrecht.

PeakBridge earns revenue through management fees on its three managed funds and carried interest from portfolio exits (specific fee economics are not publicly disclosed). Distribution is direct: equity investments into FoodTech/NutriTech startups sourced through the firm's global network, industry events, the FoodSparks seed fund pipeline, and corporate partner referrals. Notable portfolio companies span AI for food (Tastewise, $50M Series B), functional mushroom biotech (Kääpä Biotech, €9M), restaurant AI (SOUS, €4M seed), plant-based meat (Rival Foods, €10M Series B), and food supply chain AI/emissions tracking (Mondra, £10M Series A).

Name

PeakBridge

Legal name

PeakBridge Consulting Ltd.

Website

https://peakbridge.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PeakBridge is a global FoodTech and NutriTech venture capital firm managing $250M across three funds, investing Seed to Series B in 30+ portfolio companies across Europe and the US. As a member of Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity, it backs founders with scalable, protectable technologies in nutrition, health, and food innovation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Project Finance Capital Raising Intermediation (FSAEALAJ)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Food tech investment
• Seed stage funding
• Growth stage equity
• Nutri tech investment

Headquarters

HQ city

Valletta

HQ country

Malta

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fund Management: PeakBridge earns revenue through management fees on their managed funds (PeakBridge Growth II, PeakBridge FoodSparks SCSp) and carried interest from successful portfolio exits. They are a member of Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity partnership.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PeakBridge is a global venture capital firm that invests from Seed to Series B in FoodTech and NutriTech startups building scalable, protectable technologies with positive impact. The firm manages three funds with combined assets under management of $250 million, supporting over 30 portfolio companies primarily across Europe and the US. Beyond capital, PeakBridge acts as a sparring partner to founders, helping open supply chains, navigate regulatory complexity, and accelerate routes to market.

Product overview

PeakBridge is a global venture capital firm managing three funds with combined AUM of $250m, investing from seed to series B stages in visionary FoodTech and NutriTech founders with scalable, protectable technologies. The firm operates PeakBridge Growth II (growth-stage), FoodSparks® (seed-stage for Europe and Israel), and PeakBridge FoodSparks SCSp, collectively supporting over 30 portfolio companies across Europe and the US. The firm also hosts the annual PeakBridge Summit, an invitation-only networking event for limited partners, investors, and portfolio founders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PeakBridge Growth II PeakBridge's growth-stage venture fund investing in FoodTech and NutriTech companies from Seed to Series B with scalable, protectable technologies and positive impact. The fund is a member of the Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity partnership and is targeted at institutional investors and limited partners seeking FoodTech exposure.
• FoodSparks® PeakBridge's seed-stage investment vehicle focused on European and Israeli FoodTech and AgriFoodTech startups, managed by Managing Partner Yoni Glickman. The fund provides early-stage capital and operational support to founders at the earliest stages of building FoodTech companies.
• PeakBridge FoodSparks SCSp A seed-stage investment vehicle for FoodTech innovation, with Audentia Capital Management Ltd and Abalone Asset Management Ltd serving as AIFMs. The vehicle invests alongside the FoodSparks® strategy to deploy early-stage capital into European FoodTech startups.

Quantifiable outcome

• Managed three funds with combined AUM of $250m supporting over 30 portfolio companies
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2026Strategic collaboration with DMCC for Gulfood Startups platform, connecting entrepreneurs with investors including PeakBridge through the Gulfood Investor Programme to support food-tech startup scaling internationally
• GulfoodminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2026Gulfood Startups platform launched to position Dubai as a global hub for food innovation, featuring over 250 global innovators with PeakBridge participating as an investor through the Gulfood Investor Programme
• Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2025Partnership with IFT for the Startup Pavilion and Pitch Competition at IFT FIRST 2025, featuring innovations from global food startups with PeakBridge as a venture capital partner and prize-winning pitch competition with $15,000 in awards
• EIT FoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEIT Food logo partnership showing collaboration with European Institute of Innovation and Technology Food initiative for ecosystem development and knowledge sharing
• EIT Food EU FundingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU funding partnership through EIT Food supporting food innovation across Europe
• Food CorporatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeakBridge collaborates with leading food corporates for portfolio support, exits, and strategic partnerships in the food and beverage industry

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Leaps by Bayer: Leaps by Bayer is the impact-focused investment arm of Bayer, deploying significant capital into health and food-tech adjacencies. It operates as a much larger, more diversified incumbent that intersects PeakBridge's themes through portfolio overlap and potential co-investment.
• Cargill Ventures: Cargill's venture and innovation arm invests in food-tech and agri-tech startups globally. As a corporate venture arm of one of the largest food and agriculture companies, it competes for similar FoodTech deals with greater balance-sheet capacity.
• ADM Ventures: ADM Ventures is the corporate venture arm of ADM, a global nutrition and agricultural commodity leader, investing across food-tech and alt-protein. Comparable as a strategic investor with food-industry operating depth rather than as a direct competitor on deals.
• Plug and Play Food & Beverage: Plug and Play operates a global innovation platform with a dedicated Food & Beverage vertical, sourcing and accelerating early-stage food-tech startups. Comparable as a deal-sourcing channel and accelerator for food-tech founders, though with a different funding model.
• Horizons Ventures: Horizons Ventures is the private investment arm of Li Ka-shing focused on deep tech and transformative innovations, with material food-tech and agri-tech exposure. Comparable as a large, generalist, thesis-driven investor that can write follow-on checks in PeakBridge's portfolio companies.

Direct peers

• Astanor Ventures: Astanor is a European impact-focused venture fund investing across the food value chain from farm to fork, sharing PeakBridge's FoodTech/AgriFood vertical focus and impact orientation with a comparable early-to-growth stage profile.
• AgFunder: AgFunder is a dedicated food-tech and agri-tech venture capital firm with global reach and multiple funds, making it the most directly comparable specialist peer to PeakBridge in terms of vertical focus, stage profile, and LP positioning.
• Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: Cultivian Sandbox is a venture capital firm focused on food and agriculture technology, overlapping directly with PeakBridge's FoodTech/AgriFoodTech thesis at seed-to-growth stages.
• S2G Ventures: S2G Ventures is a leading food and agriculture venture fund investing across the food system, directly comparable to PeakBridge in terms of sector specialization, multi-fund structure, and focus on scalable, technology-enabled food businesses.
• FoodLabs: FoodLabs is a Berlin-based early-stage food-tech investor and venture builder focused on European FoodTech founders, directly comparable to PeakBridge's FoodSparks seed-stage European mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/peakbridge

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments47 records

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