Select deals from last week:
🇺🇸 Kitchen United raised $100M in its latest round of Series C funding led by Kroger, Burger King parent Restaurant Brands International, shopping mall company Simon and convenience store brand Circle K. To date, the ghost kitchen company has raised $175M in funding.
🇺🇸 Crop protection startup, Enko, has raised $70M for a Series C round for its platform, which facilitates discovery and development of alternatives to chemical crop protections. Australian agrochemicals company Nufarm, an existing investor, led the round. The deal brings Enko’s valuation to $320M.
🇺🇸 MenuSifu, a NYC-based builder of new smart restaurants, closed a $20M Series B fundraising round. The round was led by Challenjers Venture.
🇺🇸 Chicago-based restaurant tech company, 86 Repairs, raised $15.2M in Series A funding led by Silicon Valley-based Storm Ventures. The investment will allow 86 Repairs to drive product innovation and support its nearly 3x year-over-year revenue growth.
💸 86 Repairs provides indispensable R&M savings at a time when the restaurant industry is struggling more than ever, with customers seeing a 7.2x annual return on their investment.
Other notable foodtech deals from around the globe:
🇺🇸 De Soi, a line of premium non-alcoholic aperitifs founded by Katy Perry and Morgan McLachlan, raised $4M in seed funding.
🇦🇹 Vienna-based Livin Farms, insect breeding startup, raised €2.5M from the European Innovation Council.
🇦🇪 UAE-headquartered omnichannel ordering and data-driven marketing platform, ChatFood, has raised a bridge round of $3M led by Antler with a reserved amount for key strategic Saudi partners.
🇩🇪 Berlin-based Root Global raised €2.5M in funding round to decarbonize global food system. The platform is helping companies along the food value chain make business decisions that lead to sustainable carbon reduction and climate-friendlier consumer products.
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