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crowdfoods – Food Entrepreneur & Startup Association (FESA)
crowdfoods is a German-based association that promotes startups and innovations in the food industry, connecting entrepreneurs, investors, and stakeholders across various sectors.
Overview
What crowdfoods – Food Entrepreneur & Startup Association (FESA) does
What crowdfoods – Food Entrepreneur & Startup Association (FESA) is
crowdfoods is a German-based association that promotes startups and innovations in the food industry, connecting entrepreneurs, investors, and stakeholders across various sectors.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2016
- Approximate age
- About 10 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- March 31, 2026
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Capability profile
crowdfoods – Food Entrepreneur & Startup Association (FESA) as a community
Community overview
Crowdfoods is a non-profit organization established in 2018, based in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. It serves as the first cross-border association for food entrepreneurs, startups, and innovators in the DACHLI region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein). The organization aims to promote startups and innovations in the food and agricultural sectors, facilitating networking and knowledge transfer among its members.
Community focus
Crowdfoods focuses on supporting startups and innovations within the food, agriculture, and food technology sectors. It connects over 1,000 contacts from food startups, innovators, the agricultural and food industries, trade, investors, and research. The organization emphasizes the digital, economic, and ecological transformation of the entire agricultural and food production chain.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 1,000
- Membership fee
- $100 · annual
- Pricing models
- fixed-tuition
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- March 4, 2025
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Operators
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- Food & Agriculture
Community activity
Events and activity
Crowdfoods hosts several key events including the New Food Festival Stuttgart 2025, scheduled for March 4-6, 2025, at the University of Hohenheim, focusing on the entire food value chain. Additionally, the NEWFOOD X NOW 2026 expo and conference will take place from February 8-10, 2026, at Intergastra in Stuttgart, aimed at showcasing food innovations and connecting startups with B2B customers in the food and hospitality sectors. They also organize a monthly meetup called the crowdfoods Berlin Food Startup Stammtisch for informal networking and discussions among food startups and innovators.
Common questions
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
March 31, 2026
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