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TheStateof

Women-LedAgrifoodCompaniesinEurope2025

January2026

FOREWORDBY

“Acrossthecontinent,femalefoundersarebuildinginnovative,competitive

businessesthatresponddirectlytothechallengesfacingourfoodsystem.Atthesametime,unlockingtheirfullpotentialstillrequirescontinuedprogressinaccesstofinance,networks,visibility,andmarkets.Thisreporthighlightsboththemomentumandtheopportunityforwomen-ledagrifoodcompaniesinEurope.

AtEITFood,weseethismomentasanopportunitytoacceleratechange.Togetherwithstartups,investors,andcorporates,weworktoexpandaccessandopenpathwaystogrowththroughinitiativessuchasEITFoodEWA(EmpoweringWomeninAgrifood)aswellasSupernovas,GirlsGoCircular,WELeadFood,andtheSTREAMITProject.Thesee?ortsdemonstratewhatispossiblewhentalentismetwiththerightsupport-andtheypointtothescaleofimpactwecanachievetogether.

Iinviteyoutoreadthisreportnotonlyasanoverviewofthecurrentlandscape,butasaplatformforcollaborationandaction.Whetheryouareafemalefounder,investor,corporatepartner,ororganisationcommittedtostrengtheningEurope?sagrifoodecosystem,thereisaroletoplay.Byworkingtogether,wecanunlocktalent,accelerateinnovation,andensurethatEuropefullycapturesthevaluealreadybeingcreated.

Wehopethisreportsparksideasandactions.”

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“WomenareamongthemostdynamicdriversofinnovationinEurope?s

agrifoodsector.Acrossregionsandvaluechains,women-ledcompaniesareintroducingnewtechnologies,businessmodels,andsocialinnovationsthataddresspressingchallenges—fromsustainabilityandclimateresiliencetonutrition,circularity,andinclusivegrowth.TheircontributioniscentraltothetransformationofEurope?sfoodsystem.

Despitethisimpact,women-ledagrifoodcompaniescontinuetofacestructuralbarriers,parti