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Venture capital investing in food accelerating
07.09.2018 By Monica Watrous

https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/12060-venture-capital-investing-in-food-accelerating

KANSAS CITY — Emerging food and beverage brands continue to capture the interest of investors. Since 2013, food and beverage start-ups have raised $9.5 billion across 2,100 deals globally, said Zoe Leavitt, senior intelligence analyst at CB Insights, a data analytics firm.

“We’ve seen a real explosion in new venture capital firms focused specifically on the food space as well as more traditional tech and venture capital investors making some of their first investments into food,” Ms. Leavitt said. “As of last year, the sheer number of unique investors participating in the food and beverage space had more than doubled since 2013. There is definitely a lot of excitement there.”

Several factors are attracting new investors to the packaged food sector, Ms. Leavitt said. Consumer demand for healthy, sustainable and personalized options has helped spark a surge in venture capital firms, incubators and accelerators focused on food and beverage...

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