| 01 | Uber | Global ride-hailing, food delivery, and freight technology platform operating in over 70 countries, connecting riders with drivers and eaters with restaurants through its app. | San Francisco, US | Public | $13.2B |
| 02 | Grab | Southeast Asia's leading super app offering ride-hailing, food delivery, digital payments, and financial services across 8 countries. The largest tech company in the region by market presence. | Singapore, Singapore | Public | $7.9B |
| 03 | Instacart | Online grocery delivery and pick-up platform connecting customers with personal shoppers. One of the largest grocery technology companies in the US. | San Francisco, US | Public | $2.9B |
| 04 | DoorDash | On-demand food delivery platform connecting consumers with local restaurants and stores, operating as the largest food delivery service in the United States with over 56% market share. | San Francisco, US | Public | $2.5B |
| 05 | Impossible Foods | Pioneer of plant-based meat alternatives using heme protein technology to replicate the taste and texture of animal meat. The Impossible Burger became a cultural phenomenon, available at over 40,000 restaurants and grocery stores worldwide. | Redwood City, United States | Private | $1.8B |
| 06 | Toast | Cloud-based restaurant management platform providing point-of-sale, digital ordering, payroll, and team management solutions. Serves over 120,000 restaurant locations across the US. Founded in Boston in 2012, Toast went public in September 2021. | Boston, US | Public | $900M |
| 07 | Rapido | Bengaluru-based Indian ride-hailing platform built around two-wheelers (motorbikes) and auto-rickshaws. Operates in 400+ cities. Diversified into food delivery in 2026 via the Ownly app. Crossed $3B valuation on a $240M primary equity round in May 2026. | Bengaluru, India | Private | $672M |
| 08 | Sweetgreen | Mission-driven restaurant chain serving healthy salads, warm bowls, and plates made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Combines a farm-to-table approach with technology-enabled ordering and a focus on sustainability and community impact. | Los Angeles, United States | Public | $635M |
| 09 | Oishii | Jersey City-based vertical farming company using robotics, automation, and Japanese growing techniques to produce premium pesticide-free, Non-GMO strawberries. Operates Smart Farms across the US and Japan and crossed unit-economic break-even ahead of its May 2026 Series C first close. | Jersey City, United States | Private | $284M |
| 10 | Chef Robotics | San Francisco-based food-service robotics company. Builds Chef robotic arms that assemble prepared meals for high-volume food manufacturers including Amy's Kitchen, Sunbasket, and Cafe Gratitude. Robots-as-a-service model with $2M+ ARR per unit. 65 units deployed as of Q2 2026. Founded 2019. | San Francisco, United States | Private | $276M |
| 11 | Aster Robotics | Boston-based industrial robotics startup building autonomous mobile pick-and-place for food-service kitchens. | Boston, United States | Private | $252M |
| 12 | Chowbus | AI-powered restaurant operations platform serving culturally rooted restaurants with POS systems, integrated marketing, automated accounting, and supply chain optimization tools | Chicago, United States | Private | $209M |
| 13 | Beyond Meat | Plant-based meat company that produces burger patties, sausages, ground meat, and other products designed to replicate the taste and texture of animal-based meat using plant proteins, primarily pea protein. Pioneered proprietary extrusion technology to create realistic meat alternatives. | El Segundo, United States | Public | $124M |
| 14 | Sable Voice AI | SF-based voice AI startup building AI agents for restaurant reservations and takeout ordering. | San Francisco, United States | Private | $85M |
| 15 | Nectar Consumer | LA-based consumer app startup building AI-native meal planning for health-conscious families. | Los Angeles, United States | Private | $76M |
| 16 | Fern Consumer | NYC-based consumer app startup building AI-native cooking assistant for home chefs. | New York, United States | Private | $70M |
| 17 | Forage | San Francisco-based payments infrastructure for SNAP/EBT, WIC, and HSA/FSA. Operational across 100,000+ stores in all 50 states. Launching a consumer app targeting 1M low-income families by year-end 2026. Founded 2022 by ex-Instacart payments lead Ofek Lavian. | San Francisco, USA | Private | $62M |
| 18 | Rill Voice | SF-based voice AI startup building AI-native call platform for restaurant reservations. | San Francisco, United States | Private | $25M |
| 19 | NovoNutrients | Sunnyvale, California-based climate biotech converting industrial CO2 emissions into single-cell protein for aquaculture and pet food via bioreactor fermentation of hydrogenotrophic microbes. Partners include Chevron and Woodside. Founded 2018. | Sunnyvale, United States | Private | $23M |
| 20 | Rem3dy Health | Birmingham, UK-based maker of 3D-printed personalized nutrient gummies (Nourished brand) and personalized medicine (Scripted brand). Quiz-driven, in-house 3D-printed gummy supplements via subscription. Founded 2019. | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Private | $18M |
| 21 | Allset | Allset was a food pre-ordering and pickup platform connecting local restaurants with diners, allowing customers to book tables, pre-order meals, and pre-pay to eliminate wait times. Founded in Ukraine and headquartered in Los Angeles, the company raised over $17M before being acquired by SoundHound AI in 2024 to become part of its voice commerce ecosystem. | Los Angeles, United States | Acquired | $17M |
| 22 | StrainX Bioworks | Bhopal-based Indian synthetic biology company using precision fermentation to produce alternative proteins, nutrition ingredients, materials, and consumer health products at scale. 10,000-liter fermentation demonstrated; targeting 100,000-liter commercial operations. | Bhopal, India | Private | $13M |
| 23 | Meridian Farmed | Chicago-based food-tech building precision-fermentation cocoa alternative for CPG customers. | Chicago, United States | Private | $8M |
| 24 | abcoffee | Mumbai-based tech-enabled grab-and-go specialty coffee chain operating 90+ outlets across Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, and Bengaluru. App-driven subscription and pre-order model. Founded 2022 by ex-Schlumberger and IIT Dhanbad alum Abhijeet Anand. | Mumbai, India | Private | $7M |
| 25 | Sway Delivery | Los Angeles-based last-mile logistics startup building AI-optimized routing and dispatch for restaurant delivery cooperatives. Live with 220 restaurants. | Los Angeles, United States | Private | $7M |
| 26 | Almond Foods | Los Angeles-based food-tech startup building AI-designed alternative dairy products for retail launch in 2027. | Los Angeles, United States | Private | $7M |
| 27 | Radiant Foods | Chicago-based food-tech startup building precision-fermentation dairy proteins for QSR and CPG customers. Ships casein and whey isolate to pilot manufacturing partners. | Chicago, United States | Private | $6M |
| 28 | Basil Foods | Austin-based food-tech startup building AI-designed plant-based ready meals. Retail launch in Q4 2026 with Kroger and Sprouts. | Austin, United States | Private | $5M |
| 29 | Maazah | Maazah (Farsi for 'flavor, taste, joy') is a food brand producing globally inspired dips and sauces rooted in Afghan family recipes. Founded by first-generation Afghan American sisters, the company started selling small-batch cilantro chutney at Minneapolis farmers markets and has expanded into major national retailers including Target (250+ locations), Whole Foods Market, Sprouts, and Costco. | Minneapolis, US | Private | $2M |
| 30 | Fields Good | Functional-cookie consumer brand making cookies with health benefits. Co-founded by Ashley Fields (daughter of Mrs. Fields founder Debbi Fields) and Kim Anderson. | New York, USA | Private | $2M |