Rapid innovation across the food and agricultural industry will be critical to solving some of the biggest global challenges for the next decade: climate change, environmental threats, food poverty, lifestyle-related diseases and animal welfare.

Trellis Road was launched 2020 with the purpose to invest in and support early-stage high-impact foodtech startups, typically by investing small tickets alongside strong lead investors in seed rounds. We’re based in Europe, but invest globally. Trellis Road is founded and run by Anna Ottosson & Erik Byrenius who have extensive experience from starting, scaling and investing in startups.

We are proud backers of:

Stockeld Dreamery – Plant-based cheese
QOA – Chocolate without cocoa
THIS – Plant-based meat replacements
Betterfish – Algae-based tuna and delicacies
Bluu – Cultivated fish products
Mission Barns – Cultivated fat & meat
Olombria – Pollination tech using hoverflies
The New Butchers – Brazilian plant-based meat alternatives
Blackbird – 100% plant-based pizza & seitan
Herotein – Plant-based food for Chinese market
Hier – Marketplace and SaaS for local produce
Bond – Fermented chicken protein for pet food
+ a couple more still in stealth mode

Latest Medium articles:

Jun. 4: The Power of a Strong Why – a Year of Investing in High-Impact Foodtech
Apr. 1: 13 Corporates Responding to Consumers’ Climate Concerns
Feb. 25: Where to Start Your Foodtech Startup — Part III
Feb. 15: Highlight: 18 Corporates Investing in High-Impact Foodtech Startups
Feb. 1: Where to Start Your Foodtech Startup — Part II
Jan. 19: The A-Z of Foodtech Incubators, Accelerators & Grants
Nov. 30: Cultivated Meat Landscape
Nov. 6: Why We Invested in HERO Protein
Sep. 25: Fish(ish) Startup Landscape
Sep. 2: Why We Invested in Bond Pet Foods
Jul. 20: Where to Start Your Foodtech Startup — Part I
Jun. 25: State of the European Foodtech and Agtech Investment Landscape — Part I
Jun. 9: New Chapter: Starting with The Why
Jun. 9: Why I’m Investing in Foodtech