Which startups have raised the most funding in the regenerative agriculture market?
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The regenerative agriculture market is attracting serious venture capital, and this list is updated every month to reflect the latest rounds and new entrants.
From microbial nitrogen replacements to enhanced rock weathering and virtual livestock fencing, the startups below are collectively reshaping how food is grown, how soil is managed, and how farms generate carbon credits.
This ranking covers 82 startups, sorted by total cumulative funding raised, with data on round history, key investors, and current operating status.
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A quick summary table
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Most funded regenerative agriculture startup | Indigo Ag ($1.4B) |
| Second most funded startup | Pivot Bio ($617M) |
| Largest single funding round | Pivot Bio Series D, July 2021 ($430M) |
| Median total funding raised | ~$19M |
| Share of funding captured by the top 10 | ~74% |
| Median time since last funding round | ~18 months |
| Startups that raised funding in the last 12 months | 28 out of 82 |
| Most active sub-sector by deal count | Soil biology and microbial solutions |
| Most active institutional investor in regenerative ag | Lowercarbon Capital (5+ portfolio companies) |
| Share of startups still active (not acquired or shut down) | ~88% |

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Top startups in the regenerative agriculture market ranked by total funding raised
Here is an updated table that ranks the top startups in the regenerative agriculture 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 regenerative agriculture 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 ag platform and carbon | $1.4B | 8 | September 2023 | $250M | Late-stage equity | Flagship Pioneering, Baillie Gifford, Temasek | Active | Strong |
| 2 | Pivot Bio | Microbial nitrogen fertilizer replacement | $617M | 5 | July 2021 | $430M | Series D | DCVC, Temasek, Generation Investment Management | Active | Full |
| 3 | Sound Agriculture | Bioinspired crop nutrient products | $182M | 6 | December 2024 | $25M | Series D extension | BMO Impact Investment Fund, S2G Ventures, Leaps by Bayer | Active | Strong |
| 4 | Halter | Virtual fencing for cattle | $181M | 4 | June 2025 | $100M | Series D | BOND, NewView Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners | Active | Partial |
| 5 | Loam Bio | Microbial soil carbon capture | $110M | 3 | February 2023 | $73M | Series B | Lowercarbon Capital, Wollemi Capital, Horizons Ventures | Active | Strong |
| 6 | Aphea.Bio | Microbial crop biologicals | $103M | 3 | July 2023 | $77M | Series C | Innovation Industries, Korys Investments, Gates Foundation | Active | Full |
| 7 | EarthOptics | Soil measurement and mapping platform | $100M | 4 | October 2025 | $38M | Series C | Conti Ventures, The Production Board, Cibus Capital | Active | Strong |
| 8 | Kula Bio | Microbial nitrogen biofertilizer | $86M | 5 | November 2025 | $15M | Series A-1 | Lowercarbon Capital, Collaborative Fund, Grantham Environmental Trust | Active | Strong |
| 9 | Agreena | Soil-carbon program for farmers | $78M | 3 | March 2023 | $50M | Series B | HV Capital, AENU, Anthemis | Active | Strong |
| 10 | CIBO Technologies | Regen ag data and analytics | $77M | 4 | October 2021 | $30M | Series C | Flagship Pioneering, Indigo, Generation Investment Management | Active | Strong |
| 11 | TerViva | Pongamia food, feed, fuel platform | $74M | 5 | January 2025 | Undisclosed | Strategic investment | Idemitsu Kosan, Evans Properties, Astera Institute | Active | Partial |
| 12 | Terramera | Greener crop inputs and soil tech | $71M | 3 | January 2020 | $4M | Series B extension | Ospraie Ag Science, S2G Ventures, ArcTern Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 13 | BioConsortia | Microbial crop inputs | $63M | 5 | August 2025 | $15M | Internal equity financing | Otter Capital, Khosla Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 14 | Regrow | Farm emissions and MRV platform | $59M | 5 | March 2025 | Undisclosed | Venture / Strategic | SE Ventures, Galvanize Climate Solutions, Rethink Impact | Active | Partial |
| 15 | Terradot | Enhanced rock weathering carbon removal | $58M | 2 | December 2024 | $54M | Series A | Kleiner Perkins, Google, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund | Active | Strong |
| 16 | AgriWebb | Livestock farm management software | $57M | 5 | November 2024 | $7M | Venture Round | Munters Group, Germin8 Ventures, TELUS Ventures | Active | Strong |
| 17 | Nofence | Virtual fencing for livestock | $48M | 2 | September 2025 | $35M | Series B | ECBF, Capagro, Nysnø Climate Investments | Active | Strong |
| 18 | CoverCress | Cash cover crop for biofuels | $46M | 6 | April 2022 | $26M | Series C-1 | Bunge Ventures, Chevron | Acquired | Strong |
| 19 | AgroSpheres | Biobased crop protection platform | $45M | 5 | September 2024 | $15M | Series B extension | Zebra Impact Ventures, Lewis & Clark AgriFood, Ospraie Ag Science | Active | Strong |
| 20 | Applied Carbon | Farm biochar machinery | $42M | 2 | July 2024 | $22M | Series A | TO VC, Congruent Ventures, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund | Active | Partial |
| 21 | Andes | Carbon-removing soil microbes | $38M | 3 | March 2023 | $15M | Series A extension | Voyager VC, Yamaha Motor Ventures, Leaps by Bayer | Active | Partial |
| 22 | NeoFarm | Robotic regenerative vegetable farms | $34M | 1 | June 2025 | $34M | Series B | ADEME Investissement, Eurazeo, Bpifrance | Active | Partial |
| 23 | Varaha | Carbon projects for smallholder farms | $33M | 3 | February 2026 | $20M | Series B | WestBridge Capital, RTP Global, Omnivore | Active | Strong |
| 24 | MyLand | Soil health via microalgae | $32M | 3 | January 2025 | $23M | Series B Preferred | Proterra Investment Partners, Climate IC, Borden Family Trust | Active | Strong |
| 25 | NetZero | Biochar carbon removal in tropics | $31M | 2 | March 2024 | $20M | Growth round | STOA, Stellantis Ventures, L'Oréal Fund for Nature | Active | Full |
| 26 | Groundwork BioAg | Mycorrhizal fungi for crops | $29M | 3 | August 2022 | $18M | Series B | Climate Innovation Capital, HSBC Asset Management, BASF Venture Capital | Active | Strong |
| 27 | Klim | Regenerative ag incentives platform | $29M | 2 | November 2024 | $22M | Series A | BNP Paribas, Earthshot Ventures, Rabobank | Active | Partial |
| 28 | Trace Genomics | Soil DNA intelligence platform | $28M | 3 | February 2024 | $11M | Series B | S2G Ventures, Ajax Strategies, Rabo Ventures | Acquired | Partial |
| 29 | eAgronom | Farm software and carbon programs | $26M | 5 | July 2024 | $11M | Series A2 | Swedbank AB, Icos Capital, Soulmates Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 30 | Carbo Culture | Biochar carbon removal technology | $25M | 3 | November 2023 | $18M | Series A | GenZero, True Ventures, Tesi | Active | Full |
| 31 | Perennial | Soil carbon MRV platform | $24M | 3 | May 2022 | $18M | Series A | Temasek, Bloomberg, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund | Active | Strong |
| 32 | Grow Indigo | Carbon farming and biologicals | $24M | 3 | March 2025 | $10M | Series B | British International Investment | Active | Strong |
| 33 | Soil Capital | Pays farmers for regenerative practices | $22M | 2 | September 2024 | $17M | Series B | Trill Impact Ventures, SFPIM, Sandwater | Active | Strong |
| 34 | Switch Bioworks | Engineered microbes replace nitrogen | $21M | 2 | September 2024 | $17M | Series Seed | Change Forces Capital, Astanor Ventures, Grantham Foundation | Active | Full |
| 35 | Biome Makers | Soil microbiome analytics | $21M | 3 | July 2021 | $15M | Series B | Prosus Ventures, Seaya Ventures, Viking Global Investors | Active | Full |
| 36 | Two Brothers Organic Farms | Organic food brand and network | $21M | 3 | October 2025 | $13M | Series B | 360 One Asset, Rainmatter Investments | Active | Partial |
| 37 | Regen Organics | Waste-to-fertilizer circular ag inputs | $19M | 4 | June 2022 | $19M | Series C | Anglo American, Novastar, Acumen | Active | Partial |
| 38 | Nori | Carbon removal marketplace | $19M | 5 | June 2023 | $6M | Venture round | M13, Toyota Ventures, Placeholder | Shutdown | Strong |
| 39 | Yard Stick | Soil carbon measurement technology | $18M | 2 | November 2023 | $12M | Series A | Toyota Ventures, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, The Nature Conservancy | Active | Strong |
| 40 | Eion | Enhanced rock weathering removal | $15M | 2 | July 2024 | $3M | Series A extension | Growmark, AgFunder, Trailhead Capital | Acquired | Full |
| 41 | Wildfarmed | Regenerative flour and bread network | $13M | 1 | December 2023 | $13M | Series A | Undisclosed | Active | Partial |
| 42 | Toopi Organics | Urine-based agricultural biostimulants | $13M | 2 | September 2023 | $12M | Series A | VisVires New Protein, Edaphon, Noshaq | Active | Partial |
| 43 | Alt Carbon | Enhanced rock weathering credits | $13M | 2 | May 2025 | $12M | Seed | Lachy Groom, Shastra VC | Active | Full |
| 44 | Vence | Virtual fencing for livestock | $12M | 2 | March 2022 | Undisclosed | Strategic follow-on | Shell Ventures, Merck Animal Health Ventures | Acquired | Partial |
| 45 | UNDO | Enhanced rock weathering carbon removal | $12M | 2 | November 2025 | Undisclosed | Strategic investment | Lowercarbon Capital, AENU, Farm Credit Canada | Active | Strong |
| 46 | Terraton | Biochar platform for carbon removal | $12M | 1 | August 2025 | $12M | Seed | Lowercarbon Capital, Gigascale Capital, ANA Future Frontier Fund | Active | Full |
| 47 | Propagate | Agroforestry development and financing | $12M | 2 | November 2022 | $10M | Series A | The Nest, AgFunder, TELUS Pollinator Fund | Active | Strong |
| 48 | Steward | Loans for regenerative farms | $9M | 1 | September 2021 | $9M | Series A | Grantham Foundation, Tripple, Ponderosa Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 49 | HabiTerre | Farm sustainability measurement platform | $10M | 2 | August 2024 | $10M | Series A | John Deere, Catchlight Capital Partners | Active | Partial |
| 50 | FA Bio | Microbial products for agriculture | $8M | 2 | January 2024 | $7M | Series A | Clean Growth Fund, Pymwymic, Ship2B Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 51 | NetZeroNitrogen | Biofertilizer replacing synthetic nitrogen | $8M | 2 | July 2025 | $7M | Seed | World Fund, Azolla Ventures, Zero Carbon Capital | Active | Strong |
| 52 | Edacious | Measures nutrient density in food | $8M | 1 | February 2025 | $8M | Series Seed | Tin Shed Ventures, Nest Family Office, Trailhead Capital | Active | Full |
| 53 | Bioomix | Microbial farm inputs | $7M | 1 | October 2023 | $7M | Series A | West Hill Capital, PreSeed Ventures, Planetary Impact Ventures | Active | Strong |
| 54 | InPlanet | Enhanced rock weathering carbon removal | $6M | 2 | October 2023 | $5M | Seed | FoodLabs, Salvia, Carbon Removal Partners | Active | Full |
| 55 | AgriCapture | Regenerative ag carbon markets | $5M | 2 | August 2023 | $246K | Venture Equity | Not publicly disclosed | Active | Strong |
| 56 | Soil Action | Real-time soil chemistry sensing | $5M | 1 | August 2025 | $5M | Seed | R7 Partners, Climactic VC, Dolby Family Ventures | Active | Full |
| 57 | Qualterra | Biochar and sustainable ag solutions | $5M | 1 | February 2025 | $5M | Seed | Cowles Company | Active | Partial |
| 58 | Boomitra | Soil carbon marketplace | $5M | 2 | September 2024 | $1M | Equity investment | Global Innovation Fund, Yara Growth Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 59 | ReSeed | Climate finance for nature projects | $5M | 1 | September 2023 | $5M | Seed | One Small Planet, Thorn Partners | Active | Strong |
| 60 | Athian | Livestock carbon inset marketplace | $4M | 2 | November 2025 | $4M | Series A | Ajinomoto Group Ventures, Cultivate Next, Mondelez | Active | Partial |
| 61 | Agrobiomics | Climate-resilient biostimulants for crops | $4M | 1 | July 2024 | $4M | Seed | NOON Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 62 | Downforce Technologies | Soil carbon measurement analytics | $4M | 1 | June 2024 | $4M | Seed | Equator VC, Perivoli Innovations, Virescent Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 63 | HeavyFinance / InSoil | Regenerative agriculture finance marketplace | $4M | 2 | March 2024 | $3M | Seed | Practica Capital, Black Pearls VC | Active | Strong |
| 64 | ReSoil | Pays farmers for soil carbon | $4M | 1 | December 2025 | $4M | Seed | Banque des Territoires, InvESS, Generali Impact | Active | Strong |
| 65 | CarbonZero.Eco | Biochar for carbon removal | $4M | 1 | February 2025 | $4M | Seed | Google executives, Meta executives, Amazon executives | Active | Full |
| 66 | Regenified | Regenerative agriculture certification | $3M | 1 | July 2024 | $3M | Series A | Undisclosed investors | Active | Strong |
| 67 | RevivBio | Protein engineering for ag biologics | $3M | 2 | June 2024 | $340K | Seed / Angel SPV | TIE Angels SPV, Gener8tor | Active | Strong |
| 68 | Evologic Technologies | Fermentation for ag biologicals | $3M | 1 | February 2021 | $3M | Undisclosed Equity | ASKUR Invest, RWA, BayWa | Active | Partial |
| 69 | CarbonFarm Technology | Rice decarbonization MRV platform | $3M | 1 | October 2023 | $3M | Seed | Racine², AgFunder, Climate Capital | Active | Partial |
| 70 | Jejakin | Carbon management software platform | $3M | 1 | May 2024 | $3M | Seed | East Ventures, Indogen Capital, SMDV | Active | Strong |
| 71 | Seqana | Soil-carbon MRV from satellites | $2M | 1 | May 2024 | $2M | Seed | HTGF, Counteract, ReGen Ventures | Active | Strong |
| 72 | Agersens | Virtual fencing for livestock | $2M | 1 | April 2017 | $2M | Seed | Bell Potter, Chatsworth Associates, Gallagher | Acquired | Partial |
| 73 | AdvancedAg | Biological products for soil health | $2M | 1 | March 2025 | $2M | Seed | Raven Indigenous Capital Partners | Active | Full |
| 74 | Good Agriculture | Farm back-office software | $2M | 2 | September 2025 | $2M | Seed | Nicely Road, Techstars, Terra Regenerative Capital | Active | Full |
| 75 | Zymofix | Microbial fermentation from biomass | $2M | 1 | November 2024 | $2M | Seed | High-Tech Grunderfonds, Nest Family Office, VP Capital | Active | Strong |
| 76 | CroBio | Drought-resilience root microbiology | $2M | 1 | April 2024 | $2M | Seed | Grantham Foundation, SOSV, Ponderosa Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 77 | PastureMap | Grazing management software | $2M | 3 | November 2017 | $2M | Seed | Ulu Ventures, Alumni Ventures, SV2 | Acquired | Partial |
| 78 | FarmLab | Soil carbon measurement platform | $1M | 1 | November 2021 | $1M | Seed | Artesian Ventures, GrainInnovate, Prove Group | Active | Partial |
| 79 | MyEasyFarm | Farm software and carbon MRV | $1M | 1 | September 2022 | $1M | Seed | NetAngels, Angelsquare, JOJ Capital | Active | Strong |
| 80 | reNature | Regenerative agroforestry project developer | $1M | 2 | October 2021 | Undisclosed | Seed | Avocet Holdings, DOEN Foundation, Meraki Impact | Active | Partial |
| 81 | ReGenX | Regen-ag marketplace and financing | $1M | 1 | September 2023 | $1M | Pre-seed | Wavemaker Impact | Active | Full |

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Key funding trends in the regenerative agriculture market
Insights
- Pivot Bio's $430M Series D in July 2021 stands as the largest single round in the regenerative agriculture dataset, outpacing the next-largest round (Halter's $100M Series D) by more than four times, which points to unusually concentrated conviction in microbial nitrogen as a platform technology.
- The nitrogen replacement category alone (Pivot Bio, Kula Bio, Switch Bioworks, and NetZeroNitrogen) accounts for over $730M in combined funding, roughly 23% of all tracked capital, placing it as the single most-funded agronomic problem in the regenerative agriculture market.
- Enhanced rock weathering is the fastest-growing sub-sector by recent funding velocity: Terradot ($54M Series A, December 2024), Alt Carbon ($12M Seed, May 2025), and InPlanet together raised over $75M since late 2023, making it a category worth watching closely.
- Virtual fencing attracted at least three separate venture-backed companies (Halter, Nofence, and Agersens), with combined funding exceeding $230M. With Agersens acquired and two well-capitalized survivors remaining, the category appears to be consolidating toward two dominant players.
- Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund appears across at least three portfolio companies in the soil measurement and MRV sub-sector (Terradot, Perennial, Yard Stick), making it the most active corporate climate fund specifically in soil intelligence infrastructure.
- European-headquartered startups (Agreena, Aphea.Bio, Klim, Soil Capital, Nofence, eAgronom, and others) collectively account for over $350M in funding, showing that regenerative agriculture venture activity is genuinely global, even though the largest individual rounds originate in the US.
- Seed rounds in 2024 and 2025 averaged roughly $5M to $12M for well-documented companies, a notable step up from the $1M to $4M seed rounds that were common before 2022, suggesting that early-stage valuations in regenerative agriculture have repriced upward.

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A few words about our methodology
As you can see, we built a database that ranks startups in the regenerative agriculture 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 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 regenerative agriculture 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.

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