PINC

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PINC is Paulig’s venture arm, investing in early-stage businesses working on the future of food.

Venture investment across the food system

PINC is the venture investment arm of food and beverage company Paulig. It backs early-stage startups working on the future of food, connecting investment with Paulig’s interest in new products and a more sustainable food system. Its investments extend into agricultural and climate technologies that affect food supply chains.

Activity recorded by RoundOS

RoundOS records PINC’s participation in Rainbow Crops, Mycoverse and Cotierra. These events cover resilient crops, biological crop protection and biochar systems for agricultural value chains. The entries show activity captured by RoundOS; Paulig’s own announcements provide the wider context for its venture strategy.

Sources
Rounds participated in
3
Confirmed lead rounds
1
2 roles undisclosed
New companies
3
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$17M
3 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Pre-seed1
Seed1
Undisclosed1

By primary sector

Agritech2
Climate tech1

By country

Belgium1
Denmark1
Switzerland1

Rounds

3 in this selection
Cotierra

Cotierra deploys on-farm biochar systems and digital monitoring to convert agricultural residues into soil amendments and measurable carbon removal for food supply chains.

€2.6MFunding round
Lead
Rainbow Crops

Combines AI, multiplex genome editing, and precision breeding to develop resilient crop varieties

€9.7MSeed+
Role not disclosed
Mycoverse

Developing fungal-based biological crop protection solutions using AI-driven discovery platform

€2.4MPre-Seed
Role not disclosed