Founded in 2015 by the Strauss-Group as a part of the Israeli Innovation Authority incubators' program, The Kitchen is Israel's only FoodTech focused incubator.
The Kitchen addresses global food challenges by harnessing Israel’s renowned innovation eco-system. We strive to make the world’s food chain more productive, affordable, sustainable and healthy by investing in and nurturing cutting-edge technology startups.
Some examples of our areas of interest are: improved agricultural processes, supply chain technologies, efficient food processing, sensors for food safety and quality, prolonged shelf life and reduction of food spoilage, smart packaging, ingredients and products with new health benefits, improved nutritional profiles, reduction of environmental footprint and more.
In addition to a capital investment, the incubator provides the portfolio companies with benefits such as: close mentorship from the incubator's team; access to expertise and know-how from within the Strauss-Group and its partners; connections with global F&B companies and access to international investors.
Our vision is: Better Industry; Better Food; Better World
We believe that technological innovation can overcome the challenges of the food industry and are teaming up with the best FoodTech entrepreneurs to turn our vision into a reality.
More on http://www.TheKitchenHub.com/
The Kitchen addresses global food challenges by harnessing Israel’s renowned innovation eco-system. We strive to make the world’s food chain more productive, affordable, sustainable and healthy by investing in and nurturing cutting-edge technology startups.
Some examples of our areas of interest are: improved agricultural processes, supply chain technologies, efficient food processing, sensors for food safety and quality, prolonged shelf life and reduction of food spoilage, smart packaging, ingredients and products with new health benefits, improved nutritional profiles, reduction of environmental footprint and more.
In addition to a capital investment, the incubator provides the portfolio companies with benefits such as: close mentorship from the incubator's team; access to expertise and know-how from within the Strauss-Group and its partners; connections with global F&B companies and access to international investors.
Our vision is: Better Industry; Better Food; Better World
We believe that technological innovation can overcome the challenges of the food industry and are teaming up with the best FoodTech entrepreneurs to turn our vision into a reality.
More on http://www.TheKitchenHub.com/
Location: Israel, South District, Ashdod
Employees: 1-10
Phone:+972 3-675-2220
Founded date: 2015
Investment Type: Accelerator
Portfolio 2
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 08.02.2023 | Meala Food... | mealafood.com | $1.9M | Israel, Ha... |
| 06.07.2022 | MAOLAC | maolac.com | $3.2M | Israel, No... |
Mentions in press and media 27
| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.07.2024 | Kokomodo Creates Cultivated Cacao, Preserving Climate-Proof Supplies for the Future of Confectionery | Climate change poses a significant threat to the future supply of cacao (the unprocessed version of cocoa), with the majority of farmland predicted to become unfit for production by 2050. Recent severe weather events have negatively impacte... |
| 08.04.2024 | Finally Foods Secures Funds for AI-Driven Plant Molecular Tech to Produce Casein for Cheese | Israeli startup Finally Foods Ltd., an AI-driven company focused on revolutionizing the alt-protein sector through plant molecular farming, has secured pre-seed funding from The Kitchen FoodTech Hub (TKH) and the Israeli Innovation Authorit... |
| 02.04.2024 | Casein… from potatoes? Molecular farming startup Finally Foods emerges from stealth | Finally Foods—an Israeli molecular farming startup producing dairy proteins in potatoes—has emerged from stealth with pre-seed funding from The Kitchen FoodTech Hub (TKH) by Strauss Group and the Israeli Innovation Authority. Founded by Dr.... |
| 25.03.2024 | FoodTech World Cup: FoodHack & Givaudan Launch Global Tournament for Industry Disruptors | 5 Mins Read Food tech community FoodHack and ingredient and fragrance giant Givaudan have teamed up to launch a FoodTech World Cup, a global competition aimed at finding disruptive technologies and consumer concepts. With investment in the ... |
| 22.02.2024 | Israel’s Day 8 Secures Funds for Leaf Protein-Based Ingredient Extracted from Upcycled Crops | Israeli startup Day 8 has secured $750,000 pre-seed funding from The Kitchen FoodTech Hub to introduce a functional ingredient made from the leaf protein Rubisco for plant-based dairy, meat, and other food applications. The young startup wa... |
| 20.11.2023 | Methylcellulose: What Is It, Why It’s Used in Plant-Based Meat, and Startups Making Alternatives | 7 Mins Read As the meat industry continues to knock the long ingredient lists of certain plant-based meat alternatives, one element pops up more often in the discourse: methylcellulose. But what is this substance, and is it really unhealthy... |
| 11.10.2023 | Cultivated Bluefin Tuna Producer Wanda Fish Nets $7M in Seed Funding, Aims for 2026 Launch | 5 Mins Read Wanda Fish, the Israeli startup making cultivated whole-cut bluefin tuna, has raised $7M in a seed funding round to accelerate production and scalability. The company is planning for regulatory approval in the US in 2025, and sa... |
| 06.08.2023 | NatureGrowth Awarded Landmark Israeli Tax Pre-Ruling: Breakthrough for Foreign Investors | Israel Tax Authority Issues Groundbreaking Pre-Ruling NatureGrowth Incubator Headquarters Nature Growth has achieved a significant milestone with a tax pre-ruling that effectively exempts foreign investors from capital gain taxes in Israel.... |
| 20.01.2023 | Cultivated meat in focus at Tufts cellular ag innovation day: From bioreactor bottlenecks to a ‘global battle cry’ for government funding | “Talk is cheap,” Dr Uma Valeti, founder and CEO at California-based cultivated meat startup UPSIDE Foods told delegates at the Tufts University Cellular Agriculture Innovation Day. “So let’s prioritize action, and… take the constructiv... |
| 18.11.2022 | A letter from Israel: Ecosystem-defining culture and the positive role of government | Editor’s Note: Hello, dear AFN readers. This is the first of a planned monthly column I intend to write to share thoughts on events I’ve attended, conversations I’ve had, and general musings on our agrifoodtech industry. It’s been a while s... |
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