foodforecast
Supply Chain & Logistics Software · Food Ingredients
5hiring now · +5 posted in 30 days
$8.6Mlatest round · Series A · Feb 2026 · 8 mo ago
2backers · ECBF, Shift Invest
50+team · employees, estimated range
Overview
Intra-day forecasting of ultra-fresh goods to automate store production and ordering for multi-site food operators.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$8.6M
1 round on record
Latest round
$8.6M
Series A · Feb 2026 · 8 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
5
+5 posted in 30 days
Backers
2
ECBF, Shift Invest
The money's age
Fresh money
8 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
60/100
hiring for its size, fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Feb 26
Raised a round Series A $8.6M · TNW Startups-technology
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 3%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Feb 2026 | $8.6M | — | TNW Startups-technology |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Foodforecast Technologies GmbH | its site |
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
ECBF 
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
57/100
Growing
Open positions
5
5 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
41 days
faster than 33% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Sales
78% ▲
Customer Success
22% ▲
Actively hiring for Sales (+5 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added LinkedIn to stack
Oct 2026
Added HubSpot to stack
Oct 2026
Financials
Total raised
$8.6M
Latest round
Series A
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | 2026 | $8.6M | Details |
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News
foodforecast: KI reduziert Abfall und steigert Gewinn Sustainability Haufe
Wer präzise mit foodforecast arbeitet, kann den Anteil der weggeworfenen Lebensmittel auf unter zehn Prozent drücken.
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Gründer Justus Lauten aus Erkelenz: So reduziert ein Start-up Lebensmittelverschwendung mit KI
Mithilfe einer KI erstellt das Start-up foodforecast Prognosen, um der Verschwendung von Lebensmitteln entgegenzuwirken. Gegründet hat das Unternehmen ein ehemaliger Schüler des Cornelius-Burgh-Gymnasiums in Erkelenz.
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foodforecast - und Lebensmittel bleiben frisch
Bei foodforecast dreht sich alles um ultrafrische Lebensmittel. Kürzlich sammelt das Startup, dessen Geschichte bereits bis 2018 zurückreicht, 8 Millionen ein. Das Team aus dem Rheinland setzt nun die Segel in andere europäische Länder.
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Foodforecast: €8 Million Raised For AI Food Waste Forecasting Platform
Cologne-based AI foodtech company Foodforecast has raised €8 million in a Series A funding round aimed at expanding its artificial-intelligence-driven demand and production forecasting platform across European markets. The round was co-led by SHIFT Invest
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AI foodtech startup Foodforecast raises €8 Million
Foodforecast has raised €8 million in a Series A round to scale its forecasting platform that helps food operators cut ultra-fresh food waste.
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Pitchdeck: So sicherte sich Foodforecast drei Millionen Euro
Um zu verhindern, dass Lebensmittel unnötig weggeworfen werden, hat Justus Lauten eine KI entwickelt. Sie berechnet genaue Produktionsmengen.
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Kölner Start-Up: "foodforecast
Elf Millionen Lebensmittel landen in Deutschland jährlich im Müll. Das Kölner Startup "foodforecast
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Cologne
Germany
HQ
You can find us here – right in the heart of Cologne
1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
50674 Köln