In 2025, deeptech innovations captured 32% of all agrifoodtech investment, even as overall sector funding remained stable at US$16.2 billion, according to Proteinproductiontechnology. A significant allocation of capital to high-risk, long-term ventures highlights a strategic pivot in the agrifood sector.
Global agrifoodtech funding remained stable in 2025, but deeptech accounted for a substantial 32% of that investment. Capital is strategically reallocated towards a specific, high-risk segment, rather than indicating broad sector growth.
The launch of equity-free deeptech accelerators like Eatable Adventures' NOVO Agrifoodtech suggests a growing industry consensus that radical technological breakthroughs, rather than incremental improvements, are essential for future food security and sustainability.
What are the NOVO Accelerator program details?
- The NOVO accelerator is an equity-free program that will select 10 international startups, according to proteinproductiontechnology.com.
- The program targets start-ups developing technologies in AI, biotech, robotics, advanced materials, and quantum computing, according to FeedNavigator.
- The accelerator program runs for 12 weeks and operates on a hybrid model, based in Bilbao.
The program's specific duration, hybrid model, and focus on critical deeptech areas like AI and biotech underscore its ambition to cultivate truly transformative solutions within the agrifood sector. Eatable Adventures is effectively subsidizing the riskiest, most foundational innovations in agrifoodtech.
Deeptech's Growing Share in Agrifood Funding
Global agrifoodtech funding remained stable at US$16.2 billion in 2025, according to proteinproductiontechnology.com. However, deeptech accounted for 32% of that total agrifoodtech investment in 2025. A significant 32% allocation of stable global agrifoodtech funding to deeptech reveals a critical market pivot.
