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WE'RE ALL ABOUT PURPOSE Business-accelerating investment company focused on food tech, relentlessly driven by creating meaningful impact for people, planet & health. Nicoya is set on step-changing the future of foods. OUR AMBITION Nicoya’s ambition is to become the go-to investor and acceleration partner focused on mission-driven food tech companies in the Nordics and beyond. WHAT WE DO We invest for the long-term with the goal of creating sustainable impact within people, planet & health
Overview
Location
Sweden, Stockholm
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2017
Investment Type
Venture Capital
Portfolio 13
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
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| JULIENNE BRUNO® | juliennebruno.com | $7.09M | United Kingdom, England, London | |
| N!CK’S | nicks.com | United States, California, Los Angeles | ||
| KIANO Life | kianolife.com | Sweden, Stockholm | ||
| INSIGHTME | insightme.com | |||
| FARMERS & CHEFS | farmersandchefs.se | |||
| Foodiq | foodiq.fi | |||
| Vertical Harvest Farms | verticalharvestfarms.com | $8.35M | United States | |
| EL TACO TRUCK | eltacotruck.se | |||
| OATLAWS | oatlaws.com |
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Mentions in press and media 5
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| Apr 4, 2023 | Nicoya AB invests in KIANO LIFE AB, an e-commerce company focused on plant-based health products | Nicoya AB invests in KIANO LIFE AB, an e-commerce company focused on plant-based health products Tue, Apr 04, 2023 14:18 CET Report this content The investment company Nicoya has acquired the majority of shares in KIANO. KIANO is an e-comme... |
| Dec 1, 2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: BeeHero nabs $42m for precision pollination, Wildtype reels in $7m for cultivated fish | This week, precision pollination company BeeHero landed Series B funding and US-based cultivated seafood company Wildtype caught new funding for its forthcoming alt-salmon product. Elsewhere, collaborative investment platform FoodShot Globa... |
| Nov 21, 2022 | Plant-based food developer Julienne Bruno adds £5 million to the press | In a world where just about every plant-based food manufacturer is scrambling to make their offer “as good as” or “just like X”, London’s Julienne Bruno is taking the road less traveled. And making all the difference. Founded in late 2020 b... |
| Apr 21, 2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Israel & Netherlands beef up cell ag funding, Microsoft joins $225m Udaan round | Two countries this week announced government grants for cell ag to foster more development of cultivated meat and dairy analogs – and in doing so, build up food security and sovereignty. Elsewhere, Microsoft joined a major debt financing ro... |
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FAQ about Nicoya
When was Nicoya founded?
Nicoya was founded in 2017.
How many startups has Nicoya invested in?
Nicoya has 13 portfolio companies on Parsers VC, among them JULIENNE BRUNO®, N!CK’S and KIANO Life.
What has the press written about Nicoya?
Parsers VC has collected 5 articles mentioning Nicoya, among them “Nicoya AB invests in KIANO LIFE AB, an e-commerce company focused on plant-based health products” (Apr 4, 2023) and “The Week in Agrifoodtech: BeeHero nabs $42m for precision pollination, Wildtype reels in $7m for cultivated fish” (Dec 1, 2022).
Is Nicoya still active?
Yes, Nicoya is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 10, 2026.