Sparkfood is the ingredient innovation and corporate venture arm of Sonae, based in Maia, Portugal. It invests in B2B start-ups producing innovative ingredients and enabling technologies across food tech, agtech, and personal care, with first checks of $500K–$3M.
Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is series-a (43% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $16.1M (across 3 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
7
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
AV
Anouk Veber
Partner
CG
Cristina Guzmán Hurtado
Investment Principal
VD
Victoire Dumas
Investment Principal
JS
Joana Sousa
Senior Associate
RB
Ricardo Bras
Venture Capital
RL
Raul Leitão Barbosa
VC
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
7 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSequential | Seed | $3.5M | Mar 2026 |
| VVerley | Series A | — | Feb 2026 |
| MMicropep Technologies | Series B | $29M | Sep 2024 |
 Bon Vivant | Seed | $15.9M | Oct 2023 |
 Bluu Bioscience | Series A | — | Jun 2023 |
| BBluu Seafood | Series A | — | Jan 2023 |
| BBon Vivant | Unknown | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Sofinnova Partners4 shared
Norrsken VC2 shared
LBBW VC2 shared
Delivery Hero Ventures2 shared
Manta Ray Ventures2 shared
Founders Future2 shared
SevenX Ventures1 shared
SE Ventures1 shared
Picus Capital1 shared
Kima Ventures1 shared
SOSV1 shared
Dermazone Holdings1 shared
Innovate UK1 shared
Corundum Systems Biology1 shared
Index Ventures1 shared
Scrum Ventures1 shared
Corteva1 shared
Delivery Hero1 shared
Picus Capita1 shared
Bpifrance1 shared
Last updated: 9 September 2026