France's DeLaFerme raises early VC round led by Arkéa Capital
What's the deal? DeLaFermeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Rhône-Alpes startup specialising in on-farm organic dairy processing, has raised an early VC round led by Arkéa Capital. The round also drew Resalt, Canopée PE, and Vertigo LabDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and was announced in October 2026.
What's the endgame? Founded in 2020 as Bio&LoDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, DeLaFerme sets up and maintains micro-dairies and sells pouch-packaged yoghurt to caterers, hotels including NovotelDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and MercureDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and specialist retailers. It is now extending the same model to processing apples into compote.
Where the money goes: The funding will help DeLaFerme co-finance yoghurt machines and micro-dairies. These can then be leased to farmers — with an option to buy — who may lack the means to purchase them outright at the start of a project.
Why now? The investment comes through Resalt, an impact fund recently launched by Arkéa Capital with Canopée PE and Vertigo Lab. It backs agricultural and food businesses across the value chain, focusing on transition, resilience, and self-sufficiency.
The signal: The deal reflects growing investor appetite for agri-food models that lower the cost barrier for farmers while serving hospitality and retail buyers. DeLaFerme's lease-to-own approach ties financing directly to the transition of small-scale producers.
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