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foodforecast
AI demand forecasting that cuts ultra-fresh food waste
About foodforecast
Foodforecast is a Cologne AI foodtech that forecasts ultra-fresh demand so bakeries, restaurants, food service and retailers order and produce what will sell—cutting waste and labour on ordering. Founded by Justus Lauten and Jan Brormann, the SaaS platform blends historical sales with external signals such as weather and holidays to automate order and production suggestions, claiming large reductions in overproduction for customers including multi-site operators such as SSP Germany. After raising more than €3 million in 2024 (Scalehouse Capital and Future Food Fund II with Blue Horizon and Aeronaut), Foodforecast closed an €8 million Series A in February 2026 co-led by SHIFT Invest and the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), with Future Food Fund and Aeronaut Invest, to expand across Europe, deepen product and grow enterprise adoption in bakery, food service and retail. Sources: EU-Startups / ECBF Feb 2026; foodforecast.com.
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2018
- Headquarters
- Cologne, Germany
- Employees
- 38
- Open positions
- 13
- Dealroom signal
- 78.0/100
- Industry
- Food, Marketing
- Sub-industry
- In-store Retail & Restaurant Tech, Marketing Analytics
- Sector
- Food, Core AI, Sustainable Development Goals, Climate Tech, AI Applications, KoelnBusiness
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Feb 2026 | $8.8M | $35M | Future Food Fund · SHIFT Invest · European Circular Bioeconomy Fund · Aeronaut Invest | ↗ |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Sep 2024 | $3.3M | $13M | Future Food Fund · Blue Horizon · Aeronaut Invest · Scalehouse Capital Management | ↗ |
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Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for foodforecast is 1.5K monthly website visits, down 54.5% over the last three months. foodforecast's team grew 18.8% over the past year.
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Seed8 investors entered at this stage
Blue Horizon- CGClaus J. Goldenstein
- YVYasmin Vadood
- THTobias Hagemann
- MBMilan Belojevic
Future Food Fund
Scalehouse Capital Management
Aeronaut Invest
Series A2 investors entered at this stage
SHIFT Invest
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Other known investors2 additional known investors
Jesse Jeng
STARTPLATZ
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