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Top 24 Food biotechnology startups based in France

Name: Food biotechnology startups based in France
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 53 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 53 food biotechnology startups headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 6,039 professional contacts across them, including 2,871 with verified work emails. Toulouse is the largest hub.

This list covers food biotechnology startups headquartered in France, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 24 largest food biotechnology startups based in France

Ranked by team size

Top 24 of 53 food biotechnology startups based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to food biotechnology startups: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Roquette	Indirect evidence	Lestrem, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	4,838 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Roquette is a global leader in sustainable plant-based solutions, driving innovation and strong partnerships that are shaping the future of nutrition, health, and bioindustry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Greentech	Indirect evidence	Saint Beauzire, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	258 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our Credo We are biotech pioneers, we are scientists, we are explorers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Fermentalg	Partial evidence	Libourne, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	84 contacts →
	Partial evidence “About Fermentalg: Based in Libourne (France), Fermentalg is an industrial biotechnology company, specialized in the production of oil rich in fatty acids (omega-3), proteins and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	Afyren	Indirect evidence	Clermont-ferrand, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	63 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AFYREN is a pioneering biotech company, developing innovative solutions for the production of high value-added biobased compounds.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Standing Ovation	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	45 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At the forefront of the food and environmental transition, Standing Ovation is a French protein company pioneering advanced fermentation through cutting-edge precision…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Intact	Partial evidence	Olivet, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	42 contacts →
	Partial evidence “French company founded in 2022, Intact develops a range of regenerative ingredients for the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	The Mediterranean Food LAB MFL	Partial evidence	Dijon, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded by chefs, MFL developed a unique approach to create bold, umami-rich culinary ingredients from simple, honest, real foods, using proprietary solid-state fermentation…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Greencell	Indirect evidence	Saint-beauzire, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	32 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GREENCELL c'est plus de 25 ans d'expérience dans la production de microorganismes (bactéries, levures et champignons filamenteux) et la transformation en ingrédients innovants…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Metabolic Explorer	Indirect evidence	Saint Beauzire, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	32 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Contribuer à la nécessaire transition écologique en innovant pour produire et commercialiser autrement des ingrédients fonctionnels bas carbone qui entrent dans la fabrication des…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Solyve	Indirect evidence	Colombelles, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Solyve is a French producer and formulator of enzymes and biosolutions, based in Normandy since 1989.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Green Spot Technologies	Partial evidence	Toulouse, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Green Spot Technologies (GST) is leveraging solid state fermentation and upcycling to reinvent food ingredient solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Aviwell	Indirect evidence	Toulouse, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aviwell operates at the convergence of DIGITAL & LIFE SCIENCES.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Samabriva	Partial evidence	Amiens, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Samabriva Biotechnology is a company that is creating a new method for producing biopharmaceuticals, chemicals, and biotech products using plants.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Edonia	Partial evidence	Palaiseau, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Unlocking microalgae potential EIT Food Seedbed Incubator (2023 Cohort)"Deeptech" certified by French Public Investment Bank (BPI)#microalgae #alternativeprotein” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Alderys	Indirect evidence	Orsay, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ALDERYS is now part of GIVAUDAN.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Takabio	Partial evidence	Beaucouze, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “TAKABIO is an international company supplying enzymes to the food industry produced by SHIN NIHON CHEMICAL Ltd, company in Japan.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Sweetech	Strong evidence	Toulouse, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Sweetech is a pioneering deeptech startup fueled by a passion for biotechnology and the untapped power of sugars.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Biocorium	Partial evidence	Toulouse, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BIOCORIUM is a start up in Biotechnology in Toulouse, Occitanie, France.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Auralip LOW Impact Protein	Indirect evidence	Évry, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AuraLIP propose la nouvelle génération d’ingrédients fermentés comme alternative à la protéine animale.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Agri LAB Leverage	Indirect evidence	Lyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DE L'INNOVATION CIRCULAIRE À L'IMPACT ALIMENTAIRE.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Synovance	Indirect evidence	Bry Sur Marne Bry Sur Marne, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a strain development company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	The Very Food CO	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Cocont	Indirect evidence	Saint-beauzire, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Entreprise spécialisée dans le développement et la production d'alternatives végétales fermentés ou non et à haute valeur nutritionnelle.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Solactis SAS	Strong evidence	Jouy En Josas, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Strong evidence “SOLACTIS SAS is the Food & Feed branch of the french leader in biotechnology GREENTECH.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: food biotechnology startups. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names food biotechnology startups.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of food biotechnology startups, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name food biotechnology startups. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Food biotechnology startups based in France at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

47.5%Verified-email coverage

113.9Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

11.3%Largest-city concentration · Toulouse

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

51-200

201-500

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for France, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for France, over 53 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among food biotechnology startups, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in France whose own description of what they do matches “food biotechnology startups”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names food biotechnology startups), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among food biotechnology startups, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside France are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,871 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names food biotechnology startups, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many food biotechnology startups are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 53 food biotechnology startups headquartered in France as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Roquette, headquartered in Lestrem, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most food biotechnology startups?

Toulouse leads with 6 headquartered companies, followed by Paris (5) and Lyon (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,871 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 53 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.