DigitalFoodLab

What DigitalFoodLab does

DigitalFoodLab is a Paris-based strategy consulting firm founded in 2013 that specializes in the future of food and agrifoodtech innovation. The firm serves leading agrifood companies, retailers, banks, investors, startups, and public organizations with a horizontal segmentation approach, providing services across the entire food value chain from farm to fork. Its client base spans 60+ organizations with an 80% repeat engagement rate, anchored by name-brand relationships including Nestlé, Danone, Google Cloud France, BPI France, and the European Commission-funded FoodPaths project.

The company's core offerings comprise three interlocking lines: (1) bespoke strategy consulting covering ecosystem mapping, FoodTech scouting, innovation strategy, M&A due diligence, opportunity screening, and workshops; (2) proprietary research products including annual European and French FoodTech investment reports, trend forecasts, and bespoke market analyses; and (3) recurring intelligence services consisting of a weekly newsletter reaching 20,000+ subscribers, personalized databases, monthly French-language newsletters, and twice-yearly workshops. Its intellectual property includes a proprietary trend curve framework for evaluating innovation maturity and ecosystem-mapping methodologies built over 15 years.

The business model is a hybrid of professional services fees (consulting engagements), recurring subscription revenue (newsletter and monitoring services), and advertising/sponsorship income (newsletter sponsorships, co-branded reports, webinars). The firm operates with a small team of 1–10 employees, relying on the co-founders' personal brands—Matthieu Vincent and Jérémie Prouteau—to deliver expertise. Distribution is sales-led and direct, leveraging thought leadership content, 100+ public and private speaking engagements, and bilingual English/French publishing to drive inbound and account-based enterprise sales globally.

Name

DigitalFoodLab

Legal name

DigitalFoodLab

Website

https://digitalfoodlab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DigitalFoodLab is a Paris-based strategy consulting firm that helps agrifood companies, investors, and public organizations act on FoodTech innovation through bespoke consulting, proprietary research reports, and a 20,000+ subscriber weekly intelligence newsletter.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Strategy Consulting

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital & Technology Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAH)

Keywords

• FoodTech consulting services
• Agrifood innovation strategy
• Food industry market intelligence
• Agritech investment advisory
• FoodTech research reports

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Strategy Consulting: Direct consulting engagements including ecosystem mapping, opportunity screening, M&A due diligence, and strategic advisory services for agrifood companies and investors.
2. Research Reports: Published and bespoke reports on FoodTech trends, investments, and market intelligence available for purchase or sponsorship.
3. Sponsorship and Advertising: Sponsorship opportunities for newsletter, reports, and webinars to reach innovation decision makers along the agrifood supply chain.
4. Customised Intelligence Services: Ongoing subscription model including monthly personalised newsletters, databases, and workshops for innovation monitoring.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DigitalFoodLab is a strategy consulting firm that helps companies across the food value chain explore and leverage FoodTech innovation opportunities. Its core offerings include bespoke consulting engagements (workshops, ecosystem studies, FoodTech scouting, trend screening, innovation strategy, and M&A due diligence) combined with proprietary research reports, a weekly newsletter reaching 20,000+ subscribers, and personalized ongoing monitoring services for enterprise innovation teams.

Product overview

DigitalFoodLab operates as a strategy consulting firm for the future of food, offering a portfolio of consulting services and proprietary research products. The core offering consists of strategy consulting (including workshops, ecosystem studies, FoodTech scouting, trend screening, innovation strategy, and M&A due diligences), supported by proprietary research reports (FoodTech trends reports, investment reports, European and French market analysis), a weekly newsletter reaching 20,000+ subscribers, speaking engagements, sponsorship programs, and personalized monitoring services for enterprise clients. These offerings work together to provide comprehensive innovation intelligence across the agrifood supply chain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy Consulting Services Bespoke consulting engagements that help companies explore and leverage opportunities across the food value chain, including workshops, ecosystem studies, FoodTech scouting, opportunity and trend screening, innovation strategy, and M&A due diligence.
• FoodTech Reports & Research Proprietary research reports covering FoodTech trends, investments, and market analysis, including annual reports on European FoodTech, French FoodTech, global investments, and trend forecasts.
• Weekly Newsletter Weekly newsletter reaching 20,000+ subscribers with analysis of the latest FoodTech trends, investments, and news shaping the future of food, plus a monthly French-language edition.
• Speaking & Presentations FoodTech discovery talks and bespoke deep dives delivered by co-founders Matthieu and Jérémie at private and public events, including training sessions for leading companies and schools.
• Sponsorship Programs Sponsorship solutions including newsletter sponsorship, reports and webinars, and co-branded or white-label content opportunities targeting innovation decision makers along the agrifood supply chain.
• Personalized Monitoring Service Customized monthly newsletter, personalized database, workshops twice yearly, and executive briefs tailored to specific innovation topics for enterprise innovation teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% repeat client rate since creation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Google Cloud FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoogle Cloud France participated in a video webinar with DigitalFoodLab and Nestlé discussing digital transformation and the future of FoodTech in Europe, contributing expertise on digitalisation and industry transformation.
• FoodPaths (European Commission)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoodPaths, a project funded by the European Commission, partnered with DigitalFoodLab to produce the French FoodTech report available in both English and French, with a webinar follow-up in November 2024.
• Leading Schools and Educational InstitutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigitalFoodLab collaborates with leading schools to deliver training sessions to leading companies, providing FoodTech expertise and educational content on the future of food and agriculture innovation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Dealroom.co: Dealroom provides startup, funding, and ecosystem data widely used by European VCs and corporates; it is a complementary data provider whose scope overlaps with DigitalFoodLab's investment intelligence reports and ecosystem maps.

Broad incumbents

• Euromonitor International: Euromonitor provides syndicated and custom market research with a strong food and beverage practice, comparable to DigitalFoodLab's bespoke intelligence reports and consulting, but serving a global multi-industry client base.
• Mintel: Mintel is an established global market research firm with deep food and beverage coverage, comparable to DigitalFoodLab's research and trend-reporting arm but operating at much larger scale across multiple consumer verticals.
• CB Insights: CB Insights provides market intelligence and data on emerging technology and startup ecosystems; it overlaps with DigitalFoodLab's scouting and investment thesis work for FoodTech investors and corporates, though across a much broader tech mandate.
• Rabobank Food & Agri Research: Rabobank's Food & Agri Research arm produces influential sector reports and food investment intelligence, structurally comparable to DigitalFoodLab's FoodTech investment reports but backed by a global wholesale bank's distribution.

Direct peers

• StartUs Insights: StartUs Insights operates a startup discovery and trend intelligence platform with sector-specific coverage, comparable to DigitalFoodLab's startup scouting, trend screening, and personalized database offerings for innovation teams.
• Innova Market Insights: Innova Market Insights specializes in food and beverage innovation trends, ingredients, and consumer insights, overlapping directly with DigitalFoodLab's trend research, innovation strategy, and ecosystem-mapping services for food corporates.
• Forward Fooding: Forward Fooding operates the FoodTech 500 ranking and a FoodTech ecosystem platform with consulting and intelligence offerings; it is directly comparable to DigitalFoodLab as a FoodTech-focused advisory, content, and ecosystem-mapping firm serving corporates and startups across Europe.

Emerging players

• S2G Ventures: S2G Ventures is a FoodTech-focused VC that publishes proprietary sector research and ecosystem mapping; comparable to DigitalFoodLab because both serve agrifood corporates and investors with curated FoodTech intelligence and deal flow, though S2G's primary business is investing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/digitalfoodlab
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/digitalfoodlab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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