{"id":58993,"date":"2020-03-31T11:40:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T09:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=58993"},"modified":"2020-03-31T11:45:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T09:45:46","slug":"series-a-financing-wisefood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/58993\/series-a-financing-wisefood\/","title":{"rendered":"Series A: Wisefood secures financing for further growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>New investment for Wisefood: The Munich-based food startup has received a seven-figure sum from several private investors from Baystartup&#039;s investor network. Wisefood plans to use the fresh capital to expand its production and launch additional sustainable products alongside its edible straws. The company also plans to export to other countries.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/45061\/wisefood-7-questions\/\">Wisefood<\/a> successfully completes its Series A financing round. Private investors include former Telegate CEO Andreas Albath, Feliks Eyer, founder of Regiohelden, and Markus H\u00f6lzl, industry expert and former Managing Director of film manufacturer Kl\u00f6ckner Pentaplast. Delivery Hero also joined the Series A as a corporate investor. Wisefood has developed an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic straws with its edible drinking straw made from renewable raw materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe were looking for experienced angels and experts in various fields to complete our team and thus grow even faster,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>explained <strong>Philipp Silbernagel<\/strong>, CEO of Wisefood, explains the decision to the investors. 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