Which startups have raised the most funding in the AgriTech market?

Last updated: 7 September 2026

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AgriTech has attracted billions of dollars across biological inputs, farm robotics, indoor farming, agricultural software, livestock technology and digital marketplaces.

This list ranks 96 AgriTech startups by cumulative funding raised, giving investors a simple way to see which companies and business models have attracted the most capital.

We update this AgriTech startup ranking every month as companies announce new rounds, complete acquisitions, go public or shut down.

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A quick summary table

Metric Value
Most funded AgriTech startup Indigo Ag, $1.4B
Second most funded AgriTech startup Plenty, $1.2B
Largest AgriTech funding round Pivot Bio, $430M Series D
Median AgriTech startup funding At least approximately $72M
Share of funding captured by the top 10 Approximately 44.4%
Median time since last round Approximately 38 months
Startups that raised funding in the last 12 months 17
AgriTech startups with at least $100M raised 43
Active AgriTech startups in the ranking 73 of 96, approximately 76%
AgriTech startups shut down after raising $300M+ 6
Chart illustrating yearly venture capital funding for AgriTech startups

This chart, featured in our AgriTech market deck, illustrates yearly venture capital funding for AgriTech startups

Top startups in the AgriTech market ranked by total funding raised

Here is an updated table that ranks the top startups in the AgriTech market based on the total amount of funding they have raised to date.

The table also includes the total number of funding rounds, the date and size of the latest round, the financing type (e.g. Series A, equity financing), key investors, the startup’s current status (active, IPO, acquired, or shut down), and a confidence score based on the data collected (we excluded startups with very low data confidence, to make sure everything is reliable).

If you're interested in knowing how much these startups are worth, you can check our list of the top startups in the AgriTech market ranked by valuation.

# Startup What They Do Total Raised ($) Total Rounds Last Round Date Last Round Amount ($) Last Round Type Key Investors Current Stage Confidence
1 Indigo Ag Sustainable agriculture and carbon platform $1.4B 7 September 2023 $250M Series G Flagship Pioneering, Lingotto, Michigan Retirement System Active Strong
2 Plenty Automated indoor vertical farming $1.2B 7 May 2025 $285M Post-restructuring Series A Undisclosed restructuring investors Active Strong
3 Farmers Business Network Digital platform serving independent farmers $919M 9 November 2021 $300M Series G Fidelity, BlackRock, Temasek Active Full
4 Inari Gene-edited sustainable seed technology $723M 7 January 2025 $144M Series G ADIA, Flagship Pioneering, Hanwha Impact Active Full
5 Pivot Bio Microbial nitrogen fertilizer alternatives $617M 5 July 2021 $430M Series D DCVC, Temasek, Generation Investment Management Active Full
6 Benson Hill AI-enabled crop genetics platform $601M 9 September 2021 $319M SPAC / PIPE PIPE investors, Star Peak shareholders Shutdown Partial
7 Bowery Farming Technology-driven indoor vertical farms $565M 8 November 2023 $85M Series D GV, First Round Capital, Notable Capital Shutdown Strong
8 GreenLight Biosciences RNA-based crop protection products $494M 8 March 2025 $25M Series C Just Climate Acquired Partial
9 Innovafeed Insect ingredients for animal nutrition $456M 5 June 2026 $59M Private Equity / Growth Creadev, QIA, Temasek Active Strong
10 AppHarvest Large-scale controlled-environment agriculture $420M 6 February 2021 $375M PIPE / SPAC Fidelity, Inclusive Capital, Novus Capital Shutdown Partial
11 Infarm Distributed modular vertical farms $419M 8 December 2021 $200M Series D Qatar Investment Authority, Atomico, Lightrock Shutdown Partial
12 Ynsect Mealworm protein and fertilizer production $410M 9 July 2025 $10M Bridge Existing investors Shutdown Strong
13 Halter Virtual fencing and cattle management $402M 5 March 2026 $220M Series E Founders Fund, Blackbird, DCVC Active Strong
14 Gotham Greens Indoor greenhouse farming $388M 5 September 2022 $310M Series E BMO Impact Investment Fund, Ares Management, Kimco Realty Active Strong
15 Oishii Premium indoor-grown strawberries $355M 4 May 2026 $150M Series C SPARX Asset Management, Nomura Real Estate, MISUMI Active Full
16 Zhongxin Breeding Genomics-based pig breeding technology $327M 1 2022 $327M Seed Undisclosed / state-linked investors Active Strong
17 eFishery Smart aquaculture feeding and farmer platform $310M 6 July 2023 $200M Series D 42XFund, Temasek, SoftBank Vision Fund Shutdown Partial
18 Pure Harvest Smart Farms Desert controlled-environment fruit and vegetables $280M 5 June 2022 $181M Growth Equity Metric Capital Partners, IMM Investment, Olayan Group Active Strong
19 Cibus Gene-edited crop productivity traits $241M 9 March 2026 $15M Public Offering Public-market investors IPO Strong
20 AgBiome Microbial crop protection discovery $231M 5 September 2021 $116M Series D Blue Horizon, Novalis LifeSciences, Bayer Acquired Strong
21 DeHaat Full-stack agricultural services marketplace $222M 7 November 2022 $60M Series E Sofina, Temasek, Lightrock Active Strong
22 Vestaron Peptide-based biological insecticides $218M 13 March 2025 $20M Venture Equity Undisclosed investors Active Partial
23 Monarch Tractor Autonomous electric tractors $214M 3 July 2024 $133M Series C Astanor Ventures, Foxconn, At One Ventures Active Strong
24 AeroFarms Indoor-grown microgreens and vertical farming $202M+ 7+ August 2025 Undisclosed Venture Equity Grosvenor Food & AgTech, Ingka Investments, Cibus Capital Acquired Partial
25 Sound Agriculture Bioinspired crop nutrient efficiency solutions $195M 7 December 2024 $25M Series D Follow-on S2G Investments, BMO Capital Markets Active Strong
26 GrowUp Farms Low-carbon vertically farmed leafy salads $187M 3 July 2024 $49M Growth / Late VC Generate Capital Active Strong
27 BrightFarms Vertical greenhouse produce farms $180M 4 October 2020 $100M Series E Cox Enterprises, Catalyst Investors Active Partial
28 Carbon Robotics AI laser weed removal robots $176M 6 October 2025 $20M Series D-2 Giant Ventures Active Strong
29 EarthOptics Digital soil sensing and agronomy $173M 5 May 2026 $110M Series C Continental Grain Company, Leaps by Bayer Active Strong
30 Calysta Fermentation protein for animal nutrition $172M 7 September 2021 $39M Series D-1 BP Ventures, Adisseo, Aqua-Spark Active Strong
31 Greenlabs Digital agriculture management and distribution $168M 4 January 2022 $140M Series C BRV Capital, Skylake Incuvest, SK Square Active Strong
32 AgroStar Farmer inputs, advisory and commerce $156M 8 November 2025 $30M Growth Equity Just Climate, Aavishkaar India, Bertelsmann Active Strong
33 Pairwise CRISPR crop trait development $155M 3 September 2024 $40M Series C Deerfield Management, Aliment Capital, Leaps by Bayer Active Full
34 GoodLeaf Farms Automated indoor vertical leafy-green farming $151M+ 3+ December 2022 $110M Growth Equity Power Sustainable Lios, McCain Foods Active Partial
35 Farmers Edge Digital precision agriculture platform $142M+ 7+ March 2021 $99M IPO National Bank Financial, CIBC Capital Markets Acquired Partial
36 Protix Black-soldier-fly protein and ingredients $127M+ 5 October 2023 Undisclosed Strategic Equity Tyson Foods Active Strong
37 Absolute Foods Bioscience and digital farming platform $112M 3 May 2022 $100M Series B Peak XV, Alpha Wave, Tiger Global Active Strong
38 Loam Bio Microbial soil carbon sequestration $110M 3 February 2023 $73M Series B Lowercarbon Capital, Wollemi Capital, Horizons Ventures Active Strong
39 Aphea.Bio Microbial biopesticides and biostimulants $108M 4 July 2023 $77M Series C Innovation Industries, Korys Investments, Gates Foundation Active Strong
40 ProducePay Fresh produce financing and marketplace $106M 6 February 2024 $38M Series D Syngenta Group Ventures, CF Private Equity, G2VP Active Strong
41 TerViva Pongamia crops for food and fuels $103M 7+ January 2025 Undisclosed Strategic Equity Idemitsu Kosan Active Partial
42 Taranis AI crop intelligence platform $100M 4 September 2022 $40M Series D Inven Capital, Seraphim Space, Vertex Ventures Active Full
43 Joyn Bio Engineered microbes for crop nutrition $100M 2 2021 $60M Follow-on JV Equity Bayer Acquired Low
44 Iron Ox Robotic indoor farming systems $96M 5 December 2022 Undisclosed Venture Round Breakthrough Energy, Climate Capital Active Partial
45 Kula Bio Biological nitrogen fertilizer for crops $87M 8+ November 2025 $15M Series A Follow-on Undisclosed Active Partial
46 BioConsortia Microbial biofertilizers and biopesticides $86M 7 August 2025 $15M Equity Financing Otter Capital Active Partial
47 Agreena Soil carbon farming marketplace $78M 3 March 2023 $50M Series B HV Capital, AENU, Anthemis Active Full
48 Bio-Engine Serum-free animal cell culture media $74M+ 5 May 2023 $43M+ Series C Newerli Capital, Ningbo LEO, HM Capital Active Partial
49 Agronutris Insect protein for animal nutrition $70M 2 September 2025 $12M Recapitalization / Growth Equity La Compagnie des Insectes, Mirova, Nutrition Biologie International Active Strong
50 iUNU AI monitoring for commercial greenhouses $65M 6+ April 2025 $20M Series B Extension S2G Investments, FCC Venture Capital, Lewis & Clark Partners Active Partial
51 Arable Connected crop and weather intelligence $64M 3 July 2022 $40M Series C Galvanize Climate Solutions, Qualcomm Ventures, Prelude Ventures Active Full
52 Micropep Technologies Micropeptide biological crop protection $64M 5 September 2024 $11M Series B Extension Corteva Catalyst, Sparkfood Active Strong
53 BeeHero AI-powered precision crop pollination $62M 4 May 2024 $0.5M SAFE / Venture Webit Investment Network Active Full
54 xFarm Technologies Digital farm management software platform $60M 3 October 2024 $40M Series C Partech, Mouro Capital, Swisscom Ventures Active Full
55 Ceres Imaging Aerial crop imagery and analytics $59M 5 September 2021 $23M Series C XTX Ventures, REMUS Capital, Insight Partners Active Full
56 Sentera Agricultural imagery and analytics $57M+ 5 May 2023 Undisclosed Series C Extension Conti Ventures, S2G Ventures Acquired Strong
57 Nofence GPS virtual fencing for livestock $56M 9 September 2025 $35M Series B ECBF, Capagro, Nysnø Active Strong
58 Trace Genomics DNA-based soil intelligence platform $56M 6 February 2024 $11M Series B S2G Ventures, Ajax Strategies, Rabo Ventures Acquired Partial
59 FarmWise Autonomous farming robots $55M 4 2023 $10M Venture Round Fall Line Capital Active Strong
60 Ecorobotix Precision spraying robots $55M 4 2023 $31M Series B ECBF, Capagro Active Strong
61 Naio Technologies Agricultural autonomous robots $55M 4 2022 $24M Series B Bpifrance, Supernova Invest Active Strong
62 Scigene Genomic pig breeding and genetics $55M+ 2 August 2024 Undisclosed Series A Anhui SOE Reform Fund Active Partial
63 BiomEdit Microbiome products for animal health $55M 3 June 2025 $18M Series B Anterra Capital, Nutreco, AgriZeroNZ Active Strong
64 AgriWebb Livestock management and farm software $51M 6 May 2024 $7M Series B Extension Germin8 Ventures, iSelect Fund, Grosvenor Food & AgTech Acquired Strong
65 CropX Digital farm management software $50M+ 5 October 2023 Undisclosed Series C Extension Newtree Impact Active Full
66 TARGAN Automated poultry health and processing systems $50M 3 May 2022 $35M Series C Mountain Group Partners, NovaQuest Capital, Merck Animal Health Acquired Strong
67 Verdant Robotics Autonomous precision farming robots $47M 2 November 2022 $47M Series A Cleveland Avenue, DCVC Bio, Future Ventures Active Full
68 Cropin AI agriculture cloud platform $47M 11 December 2022 $14M Series D Google, JSR Corporation, ABC Impact Active Partial
69 AgroSpheres Biological delivery technology crop protection $46M 7 September 2024 $12M Series B Final Close Zebra Impact Ventures, Lewis & Clark AgriFood, Ospraie Ag Science Active Partial
70 ArkeaBio Methane-reducing vaccines for livestock $46M 3 September 2025 $7M Series A1 Breakthrough Energy Ventures, AgriZeroNZ Active Full
71 Burro Autonomous agricultural field robots $44M 5 January 2024 $24M Series B Catalyst Investors, Translink Capital, Cibus Capital Active Strong
72 Stellapps Digitizes dairy supply chains $43M+ 9 October 2024 $6M Series C Blume Ventures, Omnivore, IDH Farmfit Fund Active Partial
73 Victory Farms Technology-enabled East African tilapia farming $41M 3 April 2023 $35M Series B Creadev, Acumen ARAF, DOB Equity Active Partial
74 Phytech Plant sensors and irrigation intelligence $35M+ 3 September 2020 $24M Series C Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mitsui, Syngenta Ventures Active Strong
75 Bestzyme Bioengineering Industrial enzymes and synthetic biology $35M 1 May 2023 $35M Series A Hillhouse, Huatai Zijin, Nanjing Huahai Active Full
76 Nutrition Technologies Insect protein and fertilizer production $34M 4 September 2022 $20M Series B PTT Ventures, Sumitomo Corporation, ING Sustainable Investments Active Full
77 nextProtein Insect protein from agricultural waste $34M+ 5 November 2025 $21M Series B SWEN Capital Partners, British International Investment, Mirova Active Strong
78 TechCoop Digitizes agricultural trade supply chains $33M 2 February 2025 $28M Series A TNB Aura, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Ethos Ventures Active Full
79 Phagos Phage therapies replacing livestock antibiotics $32M+ 3+ October 2025 $30M Series A CapAgro, Hoxton Ventures, CapHorn Active Partial
80 Blue River Technology AI crop robotics $30M 3 2016 $17M Series B Monsanto Growth Ventures, Pontifax AgTech Acquired Full
81 Future Crops Soil-based indoor vertical farming $30M+ 2 March 2022 Undisclosed Strategic Venture Tencent Shutdown Partial
82 Agtonomy Autonomous tractor intelligence software $27M 3 October 2025 $18M Series B DBL Partners, Nuveen, Autotech Ventures Active Strong
83 NovoNutrients Converts industrial CO2 into protein $27M 4+ July 2024 $18M Series A Woodside Energy, CM Venture Capital, SOSV/IndieBio Acquired Partial
84 Prospera AI-powered autonomous crop management $26M+ 4 February 2020 $4M Series C Tekfen Ventures Acquired Strong
85 Beta Hatch Mealworm protein and organic fertilizer $25M 5 August 2021 $10M Growth / Series A Extension Lewis & Clark AgriFood, Cavallo Ventures, Innova Memphis Active Strong
86 Aquaconnect Digital marketplace for aquaculture farmers $24M+ 5 January 2024 $4M Pre-Series B S2G Ventures Active Strong
87 Biome Makers Soil microbiome intelligence for agriculture $21M 3 August 2021 $15M Series B Prosus Ventures, Seaya Ventures, Viking Global Investors Active Full
88 String Bio Fermentation-based sustainable agricultural ingredients $20M+ 3 July 2022 $20M Series B Woodside Energy, Ankur Capital, Dare Ventures Active Partial
89 Bear Flag Robotics Autonomous tractor technology $17M 3 2020 $4M Venture Round True Ventures Acquired Full
90 Sabanto Autonomous tractor retrofit systems $17M+ 4 July 2026 Undisclosed Series B Leaps by Bayer, DCVC, Yara Active Strong
91 Small Robot Company Farm robotics and automation $15M 5 August 2021 $6M Equity Crowdfunding Crowdcube Shutdown Partial
92 Symbrosia Seaweed feed reducing livestock methane $14M 3 December 2025 $6M Series A-1 Idemitsu Americas Holdings, One Small Planet Active Full
93 Connecterra AI dairy health analytics $13M 3 June 2020 $9M Series B ADM Capital, Breed Reply, Sistema VC Active Partial
94 Lavie Bio Microbiome-based agricultural biological products $10M 1 August 2019 $10M Corporate Equity Corteva Agriscience Acquired Strong
95 Enterra Feed Insect ingredients for animal feed $10M+ 3 August 2018 Undisclosed Series B Cibus Fund, PHW Group, Grosvenor Food & AgTech Active Partial
96 Atarraya Automated sustainable indoor shrimp farming $4M 2 March 2026 $0.4M Venture / Unattributed Orbit Ventures Active Full
Market map chart showing top companies and startups in the AgriTech market

This market map, featured in our AgriTech market deck, highlights top companies and startups in the AgriTech market

Key funding trends in the AgriTech market

Insights

  • The 96 AgriTech startups in this ranking have raised at least $16.6B combined, and the top 10 alone account for about $7.4B, or roughly 44% of the total capital tracked.
  • Capital intensity remains a major risk in controlled-environment agriculture. Bowery Farming, AppHarvest and Infarm raised about $1.4B combined before shutting down, despite reaching substantial late-stage financing.
  • Several AgriTech leaders depend heavily on one large financing. Pivot Bio's $430M Series D represents about 70% of its cumulative funding, while Gotham Greens' $310M Series E represents roughly 80%.
  • Biological agricultural inputs have become a deep funding category. Pivot Bio, Sound Agriculture, Pairwise, Loam Bio, Aphea.Bio and Micropep Technologies have collectively raised more than $1.1B.
  • Recent AgriTech funding is not limited to crop production. Halter, EarthOptics and Innovafeed raised about $389M combined in 2026 across livestock management, soil intelligence and insect-based animal nutrition.
  • The insect-protein market shows unusually high funding concentration. Innovafeed and Ynsect raised about $866M combined, far more than other insect-production startups such as Protix, Agronutris and Nutrition Technologies.
  • Farm robotics has a clear funding leader. Carbon Robotics has raised $176M, while FarmWise, Ecorobotix, Naio Technologies, Burro, Agtonomy and Sabanto each remain below $60M in cumulative funding.
  • Digital farmer platforms can still require substantial capital. Farmers Business Network, DeHaat and ProducePay have raised about $1.25B combined, despite having more asset-light business models than indoor farming operators.
  • Six AgriTech companies in the ranking shut down after raising at least $300M each, showing that large cumulative funding is not necessarily a reliable signal of durable unit economics.
Google Trends chart showing rising interest in indoor farming

As this chart shows, and as featured in our AgriTech market deck, search interest in indoor farming has been growing steadily

A few word about our methodology

As you can see, we built a database that ranks startups in the AgriTech market based on their total cumulative fundraising. To create this ranking, we reviewed many sources and cross-checked information across multiple places.

Whenever possible, we prioritized official company communications, since they are the most reliable source for funding amounts. When those were not available, we relied on reputable industry sources such as TechCrunch, Crunchbase, Financial Times or Forbes (to name a few).

We excluded random blogs, unverified websites, and any sources that could not be validated.

When AgriTech funding rounds were announced in other currencies such as euros, Swiss francs, Singapore dollars, Australian dollars, or rupees, we converted them into approximate USD equivalents for consistency.

Sometimes different sources report slightly different numbers, or the exact round size is not fully disclosed. In those cases, we flag the uncertainty and assign a confidence label to each startup, visible in the last column.

Here is what they mean.

Full confidence: The company’s equity fundraising history can be reconstructed completely from public sources. The rounds, dates, amounts, and key investors are clearly identified, with no meaningful gaps.

Strong confidence: The fundraising history is largely complete and reliable. There may be a small missing detail, such as incomplete investor information or a minor round with limited data, but the overall record is clear.

Partial confidence: The main fundraising rounds can be identified, but the record is incomplete or somewhat mixed. Some rounds may be missing or certain funding events may be difficult to separate clearly.

Low confidence: Public information is too limited, inconsistent, or ambiguous to reliably reconstruct the company’s equity fundraising history.

When the confidence level is too low, we take a conservative approach and exclude the company from the ranking. We don’t want to include data that cannot be reliably verified.

This reflects how we conduct all our research, including the work behind our report covering the AgriTech market.

In a world where LLMs hallucinate and unreliable information is everywhere, our goal is simple: provide data you can trust.

If you want the full detail on a specific calculation, feel free to contact us and we will gladly explain.

Finally, know that we update the dataset once per month, so come back here if you need fresh information.

Chart showing why Corteva is leading in the AgriTech market

This chart, featured in our AgriTech market deck, shows why Corteva is leading in AgriTech

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