Attend Future Food-Tech London as a Start-Up

Discover Fresh Talent With Featured Start-Ups

Calling start-ups seeking capital, corporate or R&D partnerships to showcase their solutions at Future Food-Tech. Since the summit launched in 2012, over 250 innovators have pitched in the Start-Up Showcase or showcased their tech in the exhibition area, and countless have formed vital partnerships following conversations initiated at our summits.

Join us on September 24-25, 2026 at the InterContinental O2 and put your business in front of leading food-tech brands and innovators.

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Featured Scale-Ups

Featured Start-Ups

Innovation Partner Cohorts

What are the Benefits for Featured Start-Ups?

Pitch, exhibit, and connect with industry leaders through the summit's exclusive start-up opportunities.

Network from your own branded exhibition booth, among 30+ innovators in a space dedicated to spotlighting early-stage innovation.

If you’re a start-up ready to increase your visibility and power up your network, or an accelerator with an exciting portfolio of food-tech companies, we want to know more! Fill out the form below and we will be in touch to chat how you can get involved in 2026.

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Promotion begins as soon as featured start-ups join the programme, including a dedicated profile on the summit website, targeted social media exposure, amplification of company announcements, and inclusion in a pre‑summit press release shared with the global Future Food‑Tech audience.

Each featured start‑up also receives a guaranteed pitch slot on the Innovation Stage, providing a high‑visibility platform to present their solution to investors, corporate innovators, R&D leaders, and strategic partners.

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Are you bringing a cohort of companies? Our dedicated program for accelerators and regional innovation hubs allows you to participate as an Innovation Partner. Showcase a selection of companies in the Start-Up Arena and secure valuable stage time to highlight their innovations.

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We know that it’s the personal connections you make at a summit which deliver the most value to you and your business.

You'll gain access to the summit platform two weeks before the event, and it remains open for one month post-event, giving you plenty of time to book 1-1 meetings and follow up on those all-important connections..

Connect with international retailers, investors, start-ups and technology leaders over drinks and food at the various networking breaks and the happy hour, in the Exhibition & Networking area.

Experience food innovation in action at the Live Demo Kitchen, in the heart of the exhibition space.

Across the two days, companies will cook, plate, and serve their latest products, giving delegates the opportunity to taste how technology-driven advances translates into real food experiences.

Expect to see (and sample) a variety of sustainable and alternative foods, including plant-based proteins, precision-fermented ingredients, or functional ingredients.

Want to showcase your product? The Live Demo Kitchen offers a unique platform to demonstrate performance and bring your innovation to life among a curated audience.

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“We were hoping to connect with 3-5 companies that would be interested in our solution. We connected with nearly 20 and came away with 13 companies who wanted more information and that were extremely interested in applying our technology to their facilities. Simply unprecedented.”

Business Development Director

VITAL VIO

“Future Food-Tech offered a great platform to meet many stakeholders in only two days. If you’re looking for investors or strategic partners this is the place to go!”

CEO

MOSA MEAT

“A must for a food-tech start-ups. A concentrated group of social networking, business development, education and potential financing solutions. Considering the quality of the audience, two days is not enough to meet all the interesting players, listen key influence leaders.”

Managing Partner

ALKION BIOINNOVATIONS

“The summit was one of the best I’ve attended recently because it was intimate, yet had a very high calibre of people and decision makers from key organizations. It was set up to easily mingle and make contacts. No minute at the event was wasted.”

CEO

EDAMAM

“A fantastic event to meet experts and decision makers, innovators and investors. This was our first time at Future Food-Tech and almost 40 companies signed up for our beta including 13 $Bn+ businesses!”

Co-Founder and CEO

SPOONSHOT

“Future Food-Tech was an excellent platform to present my start-up to an array of global investors. This was a unique opportunity to meet with people at the very top of these corporations and form vital connections. The discussions and keynote speeches were also of the highest quality and I wholeheartedly recommend the summit.”

CCO

MULTUS MEDIA