FoodLabs

FoodLabs invests at pre-seed and seed stage in European companies working on food, agriculture, sustainability and health. The firm also runs a venture studio that builds companies alongside its investing activity. Stated focus areas include food supply chains and infrastructure, agriculture and livestock farming, precision health, climate and resilience, and synthetic biology. First cheques are stated at $100k-$2M.

€105M (FoodLabs Fund III, closed December 2025) AUM 66/100 Power Score™ 2016 Founded Berlin, Germany
Foodtech Climate Biotech Consumer
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Signature Exit

Gorillas (acquired by Getir, 2022)

Key Partners & Leadership

Christophe Maire
Founding Partner
Patrick Noller
General Partner, Managing Director
Thilo Winter
Operating Partner
Florian Breiner
Operating Partner, Growth
Till Hoelzer
Managing Director Asia
Valentin Bula
Head of Studio
Franz Crux
Chief of Staff

Firm Timeline

2016
Founded as Atlantic Food Labs, the food-focused arm of Christophe Maire's Atlantic Labs in Berlin.
2021
Spun out of Atlantic Labs and relaunched as FoodLabs with a €100M early-stage fund, announced October 2021.
2022
Portfolio company Gorillas acquired by Getir in a deal announced December 2022.
2025
Closed Fund III at €105M in December 2025, with LPs including Bitburger Holding, Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, Red Bull and Nestlé.

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