FoodLabs & Atlantic Labs

We back mission-driven founders working on transformative technology ventures. We thrive in an environment that dares to challenge the status quo. Every day. And always as a team. This is your way into the ecosystem of Atlantic Labs. OFFICE AND CULTURE Our office in Berlin Mitte is a place for creative, inspiring, hard-working, humble people. Many of our ventures are surrounding us directly. Some are even in our building - we love this atmosphere of having one big family of entrepreneurs. Everyone is welcome to pop by. Chances are, you will meet the founders of Jodel, Medwing, Mimi,... by the coffee machine or discussing ideas with our team on the terrace. You can feel the positive energy when you walk into our Founder Labs, where currently our friends from Oviavo, Compa and Lano work hard on their products! HOW WE OPERATE We are working at the sweet spot where market opportunities and inspiring entrepreneurs meet. There are many great ideas out there, but it takes bold and mission-driven people to turn them into reality. People who overcome all sorts of obstacles on their way to success. People who don’t give up. People who aren’t scared of failing while attempting to achieve greatness. People enable everything we do at Atlantic Labs. That’s why we put them at the core of our operations. Our mission and daily job is getting the right minds connected and together overcome the greatest entrepreneurial challenges at all company stages.

Over the past few years, we’ve been faced with the reality that the world as we know is changing. Whether it’s a shifting workforce dynamic, rising material costs and increased regulations or reframing business to a global mindset.‍ We acknowledge that growth and evolution are the status quo, and standing still is simply not an option. We took it upon ourselves to look to the future and imagine what our actions today may affect as we go about our daily lives. It is in our nature to question our decisions, our thought process, and to reconsider what our “normal” is in the pursuit of greater, better ideas. With that in mind, we are moving forward as venture builders, automation innovators, as Vebu Labs.‍ This new iteration of our operation is focused on many of the same things that Wavemaker Labs has grown to be known for, but with the added intention of focusing on the food supply chain, automation innovation, and improving access to quality food for everyone. At our core, we are venture builders We’ve always been a lab, we’ve always been builders. Whether that is big, broad sweeping changes to markets and industries ripe for change, or in smaller, intentional changes to problems we face, we’re here to build, and we do so with ventures and partners that have the same values that we do. What does this mean for our operations & partners? In a word, nothing. We are still the powerhouse of engineering, tech, and expertise that has propelled Wavemaker Labs to the status that we have today, but are refocusing ourselves in what we say, how we say it, and the core focus of our team. Though we’ve always been driven to build better, we are clear that our focus needs to be on automating the food supply chain and improving access across the board, whether that is through true partnership with technology and automation, intentional design with our brands and products, or by leveraging our tech stack to drive better options for the future.‍ To us, our brand is the overarching principle that guides our daily life. It is the spoken truth that informs all of the unspoken actions and activities that connect us as a team, to each other, to our partners, and to our overall purpose. Our intention, our purpose, is at the forefront of our minds at each step and is why we can feel confident we are all rowing this ship in the same direction. What is our purpose? We are here to Found, Fund, and Scale transformative ventures to enable better food production. This is true and prevalent throughout our work, but what does that mean on a daily, get out of bed in the morning, level?‍ Our operation is built on the development of a future that makes humanity more effective, that leverages technology in a way that is iterative and constructive, and that cooperates unselfishly to build what benefits the largest proportion of the world. We know the future of food is bright, and we are Venture Builders working to make that future a reality.

FoodLabs is a pan-European Early Stage VC investor and venture studio for food, sustainability, and health. We strongly believe that entrepreneurship holds the key to pushing the boundaries in the food industry. Based in Berlin and founded by Christophe F. Maire, FoodLabs has built and invested in more than 30 early-stage FoodTech companies since 2016. We’re backing the most ambitious, purpose-driven entrepreneurs, who are committed to changing the world’s largest industry. With a thesis-driven and purpose-for-growth approach, FoodLabs invests in companies along the entire value chain of the food industry - 'from earth to earth'. FoodLabs has been an early investor in some of the most seminal, fastest-growing European FoodTech startups including Infarm, Meatable, Mushlabs, Sanity Group, Formo and Gorillas. In our FoodLabs studio we identify new opportunities to change the food industry, along with the most daring entrepreneurs and scientists that have what it takes to empower the transformation.

Flat6Labs is the MENA region’s leading seed and early stage venture capital firm, currently running the most renowned startup programs in the region. Annually, Flat6Labs invests in more than 100 innovative and technology-driven startups enabling thousands of passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their daring ambitions and ultimately becoming their institutional co-founders. Flat6Labs manages a number of seed funds with a total AUM in excess of $85M. More than 25 leading institutions have invested into the Flat6Labs managed funds; believing in the asset class and Flat6Labs’ proven track record as the market leader. Flat6Labs provides a wide range of investment ticket sizes ranging from $50K to $500k, supporting startups through their early journeys from Pre-Seed all the way to Pre-Series A stages. Alongside to the investments, Flat6Labs’ exceptional startup programs, executed to cater specifically for the needs of the innovative entrepreneurs, helps them accelerate their growth by providing them with a plethora of support services and connecting them to unparalleled opportunities with an expansive network comprising hundreds of business mentors, investors and corporates. Launched and headquartered in Cairo since 2011, Flat6Labs has multiple offices across the region with ongoing plans to expand into other emerging markets.

Redalpine is a leading European early-stage venture capital investor with >$800m AuM and a sector-agnostic investment strategy. The future is shaped by today’s startups. It is our ambition to find the most promising and talented entrepreneurs, help them turn their visions into reality and their businesses into international success stories. The fund has more than CHF 1bn Assets under Management and a sector-agnostic investment strategy. Redalpine supports its 80+ portfolio companies not only with financial investments but also with its in-house operational and subject matter expertise and an extensive international network. Redalpine’s ambition is to help talented entrepreneurs turn their visions into reality and scale their businesses into international success stories. The fund has a long-standing history of investing in the most promising entrepreneurs with disruptive ideas, with investments such as N26, Taxfix, Inkitt and Vivenu. Most recently, Redalpine has been investing primarily in companies committed to making a positive impact on the environment, among them Mushlabs, 011h and Enviria. Redalpine’s portfolio companies have created more than 10,000 jobs and raised almost CHF 3bn in funding thus far.

Different from our venture fund, where we invest in external startups, the venture studios model is an in-house team of entrepreneurs looking to create disruption in markets by finding problems and launching rapid-growth business to solve them. We pair teams of two founders and give them a hybrid mix of resources, capital, strategic direction and know-how to guide them in how to build a startup. As a corporate venture fund our main focus is innovation. The venture studio model is a unique opportunity for us to give back to WA and create a collaborative environment for entrepreneurs who want to build an incredible business. It combines the hunger of entrepreneurship with the support of a large corporation that is incredibly difficult to achieve. We are the first and only venture studio in Western Australia.