| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.09.2026 | Loacker Commits €1M in Annual Funding for Endless Food Co’s Bean-Free Chocolate | 4 Mins Read Danish food tech startup Endless Food Co is one of the first recipients of Italian confectionery giant Loacker Group’s corporate VC programme, gaining €1M in annual funding for its bean-free chocolate.
Italian legacy confectione... |
| 21.12.2025 | Why the chocolate in your holiday candy could be ‘fake’ this year | Unpredictable cocoa markets have prompted some candy makers to rethink how they’re sourcing chocolate.
While some products are seeing their coca content reduced, others are foregoing cocoa altogether.
Startups that make cocoa alternatives t... |
| 05.11.2025 | Barry Callebaut Expands Portfolio with Planet A Foods’ Cocoa-Free ChoViva Chocolate | Barry Callebaut and Planet A Foods have entered into a long-term commercial partnership to bring cocoa-free chocolate alternatives to global markets.
Planet A Foods is known for its ChoViva line, a cocoa-free chocolate alternative that util... |
| 22.07.2025 | Auf diese deutschen Startups setzt Omnes Capital | Der französische Investor Omnes Capital, dessen Wurzeln bis ins Jahr 1999 zurückreichen, blickt verstärkt nach Deutschland. “Wir sehen die Diversifizierung als zentralen Erfolgsfaktor, den wir bei Omnes Capital in mehreren Dimensionen durch... |
| 22.01.2025 | Project Eaden’s Textile-Inspired Tech Raises €15M to Scale Next-Gen Whole Cuts | Berlin-based climate tech startup Project Eaden has closed a €15 million oversubscribed Series A funding round to accelerate the European retail launch of its plant-based meat alternatives. Using proprietary fiber spinning technology inspir... |
| 12.12.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Nexus W2V raises $140m, Haber nets $44m, Planet A Foods bags $30m | As US legislation evolves across the waste-management industry, Nexus W2V, a leading developer of waste-to-value infrastructure projects, announced the closing of an anchor $75 million structured equity commitment from Orion Infrastructure ... |
| 09.12.2024 | Planet A Foods sammelt 30 Millionen ein – Google investiert in Usercentrics – Emoving übernimmt Ono | Im #DealMonitor für den 9. Dezember werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-... |
| 09.12.2024 | Planet A Foods Raises $30M in Series B Funding | Planet A Foods, a Munich, Germany-based developer of cocoa-free chocolate alternatives, raised $30m in Series B funding.
The round was co-led by Burda Principal Investments and Zintinus with participation from AgriFoodTech Venture Alliance,... |
| 07.12.2024 | Planet A Foods: A Sweet Revolution in Sustainable Chocolate | In a world grappling with climate change, Planet A Foods is crafting a new narrative for chocolate. The company has just secured $30 million in a Series B funding round, pushing its total funding to over $45 million. This infusion of capita... |
| 06.12.2024 | Planet A Foods Bags $30M Investment to Take Cocoa-Free Chocolate Global | 5 Mins Read German food tech player Planet A Foods, which makes cocoa-free chocolate, has raised $30M in a Series B funding round to expand across Europe, the US and Asia.
To take its cocoa-free chocolate business to the next level, Planet ... |
| 06.12.2024 | Planet A Foods secures $30M Series B for cocoa-free chocolate | Sustainable foodtech Planet A Foods has closed a $30 million Series B equity funding round. This brings company funding to over $45 million.
Founded in 2021 by siblings Dr Sara Marquart and Dr Maximilian Marquart, Planet A Foods is redefini... |
| 06.12.2024 | Planet A Foods Raises $30M to Scale Cocoa-Free Chocolate Alternative with 80% Less Carbon Footprint | Planet A Foods, a food technology company specializing in sustainable ingredients, has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round. The financing will support the industrial-scale production of ChoViva, a cocoa-free chocolate alternative... |
| 07.10.2024 | 14 millionenschwere Gründerinnen, die mehr Menschen kennen sollten | Auch im Jahre 2024 sind Gründerinnen in der deutschen Startup-Szene weiter komplett in der Minderheit. Die Gründerinnenquote in Deutschland ging zuletzt sogar zurück – von 20,7 % auf 18,8 %. Hinzu kommt weiter ein massiver Gender Funding Ga... |
| 25.07.2024 | Bridging the Gender Gap in Startup Funding: A Call to Action**
** | ** In the bustling world of startups, a glaring disparity looms large. Women founders are still a minority in the entrepreneurial landscape. In Germany, only 21% of startups are led by women. This statistic is more than just a number; it’s ... |
| 22.07.2024 | 9 millionenschwere Gründerinnen, die alle kennen sollten | Auch im Jahre 2024 sind Gründerinnen in der deutschen Startup-Szene weiter komplett in der Minderheit. Gerade einmal 21 % aller Startups wurden laut Startup-Monitor zuletzt von Frauen gegründet. Hinzu kommt weiter ein massiver Gender Fundin... |
| 31.05.2024 | Meet the founder: Voyage Foods’ Adam Maxwell on futureproofing the chocolate supply chain | Looking at cocoa prices over the last few years, there’s a fair bit of volatility, says Voyage Foods founder Adam Maxwell. But if you normalize the curve, he says, they’re just going in one direction (spoiler alert: it’s up). And in the l... |
| 08.05.2024 | 4 startups taking the cocoa out of chocolate | Listen to the article 3 min
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A global cocoa shortage has sent chocolate prices skyward. The International Cocoa Organization pointed to production declines in two countri... |
| 01.05.2024 | Amid Cocoa Shortage, Investors Develop Taste For Cocoa-Free Chocolate Startups | 0 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
In recent weeks, chocolate lovers have witnessed the resurgence of two of the most chilling words in the history of commodity market headlines: cocoa shortage.
Over the past year, cocoa prices have r... |
| 29.04.2024 | 8 aufstrebende Gründerinnen, die alle kennen sollten | Gründerinnen sind in der deutschen Startup-Szene weiter eindeutig in der Minderheit. Gerade einmal 21 % aller Startups wurden laut Startup-Monitor zuletzt von Frauen gegründet. Hinzu kommt ein massiver Gender Funding Gap. Die vielfach männl... |
| 25.03.2024 | Nukoko's Cocoa-Free Chocolate Revolution | UK-based Nukoko has raised $1.5 million to scale up their cocoa-free chocolate made from fava beans. The world is craving a sustainable alternative to traditional cocoa, and Nukoko is answering the call with their innovative bean-to-bar app... |
| 21.03.2024 | Nukoko Raises $1.5M to Scale “World’s First” Cocoa-Free Chocolate Made From Fava Beans | UK-based company Nukoko has raised $1.5 million in seed funding to scale up its technology to produce cocoa-free chocolate from fava beans. The round was led by Oyster Bay Venture Capital, with participation from SOSV and The Mills Fabrica ... |
| 26.02.2024 | REWE Group Launches Own-Label Products Made With ChoViva Cocoa-Free Chocolate | Germany’s REWE Group says it has become the first European retailer to use ChoViva cocoa-free chocolate in its own-label products.
ChoViva is produced by German startup Planet A Foods, and is made from locally-grown ingredients such as oats... |
| 03.02.2024 | +++ Rabot Charge +++ Planet A Foods +++ CarbonPool +++ myo +++ Noyes +++ Movinga +++ Liefergrün +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker-Wochenrückblick liefern wir einen schnellen Überblick darüber, was in der deutschsprachigen Startup-Szene zuletzt wirklich wichtig war! #StartupTicker – Was zuletzt wirklich wichtig war! STARTUP-R... |
| 01.02.2024 | Planet A Foods whips up more capital to take its cocoa-free chocolate global | Planet A Foods, a B2B sustainable ingredients company, announced $15.4 million in Series A funding.
The brother-and-sister founding team of Drs. Max and Sara Marquart started the Munich-based company to create a sustainable alternative to c... |
| 01.02.2024 | Planet A Foods sammelt 15,4 Millionen ein – Eric Schmidt investiert in Auterion – Innerspace erhält 5,7 Millionen | Im #DealMonitor für den 1. Februar werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-A... |
| 01.02.2024 | Planet A Foods Raises $15.4M in Series A Funding, As It Nears UK Launch for Cocoa-Free Chocolate | 6 Mins Read German fermentation tech startup Planet A Foods, the parent company of cocoa-free chocolate brand ChoViva, has secured $15.4M in a Series A funding round. On the heels of partnerships with industry giants, It plans to introduce ... |
| 01.02.2024 | Planet A Foods Raises $14.5M to Fuel Mass-Market Expansion for Cocoa-Free Chocolate | German food tech startup Planet A Foods has raised $14.5 million in Series A funding to fuel the international expansion of its cocoa-free chocolate, ChoViva.
The round was led by leading climate venture fund World Fund, with participation ... |
| 01.02.2024 | Munich-based Planet A Foods gets €14.2 million to spread the world with sustainable cocoa-free chocolate | - |
| 01.02.2024 | Planet A Foods' $15.4M funding boosts production of eco-friendly cocoa alternative | Today Planet A Foods announced it has closed a $15.4 million Series A funding round, bringing the company's funding to over $43 million.
The company started with a problem:
"Chocolate will become more expensive than caviar unless drast... |
| 07.02.2023 | Six foodtech startups redefining our favourite foods for the better | All over Europe, food tech startups are using technology to improve how food is grown, produced, distributed, and consumed to reduce the environmental impact, improve animal welfare and ensure safe working conditions for growers.
And it's s... |
| 24.01.2023 | Coffee and Chocolate Drive Deforestation and Human Rights Violations. Can the Industries Change? | 8 Mins Read The world loves coffee and chocolate. But both are linked to two big problems: deforestation and ongoing human rights violations. What will it take for the industries to change their ways for good?
Both coffee and chocolate are ... |
