Mudcake Microfund Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, at pre-seed and idea and R&D stage. Funding is an equity investment. Coverage is read from the notice itself: any country.
Pre-seed microfund investing in early-stage startups using science and technology to reshape food systems, including software, biotech, and climate tech solutions. Targets founders globally across food production, distribution, and consumption.
About this grant
Mudcake is a microfund run by ex-founders that backs pre-seed startups using science and technology to reshape the food system. The fund focuses on companies addressing challenges in food production, distribution, and consumption through innovations in software, biotech, and climate tech. Based in Stockholm and Paris, Mudcake invests globally and is dedicated to supporting founders who are creating solutions that will benefit the next generation's relationship with food.
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Eligibility
Pre-seed stage startups using science and technology to reshape the food system. Focus areas include software, biotech, and climate tech applications in food production, distribution, and consumption. The fund invests globally.
Key requirements
- ✓Science and technology-driven approach to food system transformation
- ✓Focus on food production, distribution, or consumption
- ✓Pre-seed stage startup (early-stage founders preferred)
- ✓Global eligibility with emphasis on biotech, software, and climate tech solutions
Recent past awardees
Knowing who's won the last rounds tells you whether you're in the strike zone.
- AgroLeague
- Agteria
- Amatera
- Arborea
- BettaFish
- Blackbird
- Bluu Seafood
- Bond Pet Foods
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Mudcake Microfund?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; startup. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
Relevant sectors
About this sector
Food systems funding covers sustainable production, supply-chain resilience, food loss, nutrition and smallholder livelihoods. It is offered by agriculture and development agencies, multilateral programmes and foundations, often with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Applicants are generally asked to show local partnerships and how benefits reach farmers or consumers.
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