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Nicoya

Venture capital · Stockholm, Sweden · Europe

nicoya.se

Nicoya is a future foods investor with Nordic roots and a global outlook. It partners with founders and supports portfolio companies across strategy, innovation, manufacturing, commercialization, and international expansion.

Invests inFood & AgricultureAI & Machine Learning

In its own wordsfuture foodsfood techhealthconsumer brandsfood infrastructureingredients

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7portfolio companies
0funding rounds on record

Nicoya lists 7 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Food & Agriculture (71%) and AI & Machine Learning (29%). It invests most often alongside Danone Manifesto Ventures, Gather Ventures and Kinnevik.

No funding round on record names Nicoya yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.

Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 6 companiesRecent activity: 0 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 0% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 0% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 71% in its largest sectorReach: 4 countriesPortfolio size8th pctRecent activity46th pctEarly stage54th pctEvidence52th pctSector focus92th pctReach70th pct
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Nicoya compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size8th6 companies
Recent activity46th0 rounds in 12 months
Early stage54th0% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence52th0% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus92th71% in its largest sector
Reach70th4 countries

Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Site status

  • Site answers7100%
  • No longer answers00%
  • Points to another company00%
  • Parked or sold domain00%

A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
Food & Agriculture71%3%
AI & Machine Learning29%18%

Compare Nicoya head to head

portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Portfolio

7 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
Farmers & Friendsfarmersandchefs.seThe company produces and sells plant-based food products.
Food & Agriculture
Portfolio page
Foodiqfoodiq.com · FinlandFoodiq develops and implements a modular food production platform for the dairy and food industry
Food & Agriculture
Portfolio page
InsightMeinsightme.com · SwedenInsightMe provides a self-service consumer research platform for the food and beverage industry to gain consumer insights
Food & Agriculture
Portfolio page
Link to Julienne Bruno's websitejuliennebruno.com
Portfolio page
Nicksnicks.com · United KingdomThe company sells ice cream, protein and chocolate bars.
Food & Agriculture
Portfolio page
Splendid Spoonsplendidspoon.comSplendid Spoon delivers plant-based meals and smoothies to support health goals
Food & Agriculture
Portfolio page
Vertical Harvest, Inc.verticalharvestfarms.com · United StatesVertical Harvest is an urban farming company turning cities into fertile grounds for growth, using tech-enabled agriculture to make the future of food more climate resilient and equitable.
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page

About this data

site last read 5 Nov 2026
The homepage of Nicoya, as last read
nicoya.se as VCinfo last read it
Site
nicoya.se
Last read
5 Nov 2026
Watching since
6 Nov 2026
Companies checked
7

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