We used CB Insights data to identify 77 private companies in agriculture tech and categorized them into seven main categories.
These startups address a variety of key problems facing the agriculture industry and provide provide a range of services, new technologies, insights, new ways of farming, and more.
We define agriculture tech as technology increasing the efficiency of farms, in the form of software, sensors, aerial-based data, internet-based distribution channels (marketplaces), and tools for technology-enabled farming that doesn’t require the traditional setting and inputs.
77 TOP Growing AgTech Startups
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Bridge Boys, Kickstarter, LaunchCapital, Morningside Ventures, Rothenberg Ventures, Spark Capital, TechStars |
New Farms |
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21Ventures, GSR Ventures, Middleland Capital, Missionpoint Capital Partners, Quercus Trust, Wheatsheaf Investments |
New Farms |
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Advantage Capital Partners, Avrio Capital, BDC Venture Capital, Business Capital, Desjardins Venture Capital, Telesystem |
Smart Irrigation |
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N/A |
Smart Irrigation |
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Chrysalix Global Network, Chrysalix Venture Capital, Firelake Capital, J.F. Shea Venture Capital |
Smart Irrigation |
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iVenture Accelerator |
Sensors |
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Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Metamorphic Ventures, TechCrunch Disrupt |
Sensors |
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Expara Accelerator |
Sensors |
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FedDev Ontario, Haywood Securities, Niagara Angel Network, Verizon Communications |
Sensors |
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Finistere Ventures, GreenSoil Investments, Innovation Endeavors, Lab IX, OurCrowd.com, Robert Bosch Venture Capital |
Sensors |
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Fenox Venture Capital, Idea Bulb Ventures, Indicator Ventures, Kickstarter, Morningside Ventures, QueensBridge Venture Partners, THRIVE Accelerator, Y Combinator |
Sensors |
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Mainsail Partners, The Investor Group |
Sensors |
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Anterra Capital |
Sensors |
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Alpina Partners, Centre for Energy and Greenhouse Technologies, Cleantech Ventures, Colonial First State Private Equity, Cultivian Ventures, Emerald Technology Ventures, ES Ventures, Gresham Rabo Management, Nanyang Ventures |
Sensors |
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8200 EISP |
Sensors |
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CanopyBoulder |
Sensors |
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Enterprise Ireland, Kernel Capital |
Sensors |
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Breed Reply, DeNA, Elias Tabet, MENA Venture Investments |
Sensors |
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Arch Grants, BioGenerator, SixThirty, The Yield Lab |
Sensors |
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THRIVE Accelerator |
Sensors |
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Lool Ventures, Microsoft Ventures Accelerator |
Sensors |
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HAX, Launch KC |
Sensors |
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Maxfield Capital, Sacramento Angels |
Sensors |
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Blue Startups |
Sensors |
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Terra Venture Partners |
Sensors |
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Omnivore Partners |
Sensors |
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Emerging Innovations Fund, Radicle Capital, Village Capital |
Sensors |
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N/A |
Marketplace |
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Benchmark, Formation 8, Hadi Partovi, RSF Social Finance, Sherbrooke Capital |
Marketplace |
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Aavishkaar, IDG Ventures India |
Marketplace |
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BNP Paribas Securities Corporation, Caisse des Depots et Consignations, Christophe Duhamel, Felix Capital, Kima Ventures, Marc Simoncini, Paris Initiative Enterprises, Quadia, Siparex, Union Square Ventures, XAnge Private Equity |
Marketplace |
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Elaia Partners |
Marketplace |
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Conscious Venture Lab |
Marketplace |
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Programma 101 |
Marketplace |
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N/A |
Farm Management Software |
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FarmLink Marketing Solutions |
Farm Management Software |
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N/A |
Farm Management Software |
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FundersClub, Y Combinator |
Farm Management Software |
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Andreessen Horowitz, Emory Investment Management, Fall Line Capital, Google Ventures, H. Barton Asset Management, Khosla Ventures, Tao Capital Partners |
Farm Management Software |
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N/A |
Farm Management Software |
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Ahti Heinla, Andres Kull, Arvi Tavast, Arvi Tavasti Valduse, Estonian Development Fund, Monsanto Growth Ventures, SmartCap, Startup Wise Guys, TMT Investments, Wiser Financial Advisors |
Farm Management Software |
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High-Tech Gruenderfonds |
Farm Management Software |
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Armory Square Ventures, Arthur Ventures, Cayuga Venture Fund |
Farm Management Software |
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Cultivian Sandbox, Heartland Advisors, Middleland Capital |
Farm Management Software |
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REV, Yuuwa Capital |
Farm Management Software |
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Ankur Capital |
Farm Management Software |
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N/A |
Farm Management Software |
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Target Partners |
Farm Management Software |
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500 Accelerator, 500 Startups, Andrew Murphy, Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital, Lee Hower, LocalGlobe, Matt Swanson, NextView Ventures, Niko Hrdy, Reshma Sohoni, SoftTech VC, Taavet Hinrikus, Valley Oak Investments, Virtus Nutrition |
Farm Management Software |
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N/A |
Farm Management Software |
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Colopl, GREE, Kanematsu, Kotaro Chiba |
Farm Management Software |
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Founder.org, MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition, N/A |
Drones and Robots |
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StartupXseed Ventures |
Drones and Robots |
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InNOVAcorp |
Drones and Robots |
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Acceleprise |
Drones and Robots |
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N/A |
Drones and Robots |
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Shasta Ventures, Slow Ventures |
Drones and Robots |
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FundersClub, N/A, Y Combinator |
Drones and Robots |
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ImagineH20, Lemnos Labs, Silicon Badia |
Drones and Robots |
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Cultivian Ventures, Entree Capital, Founder Collective, Life Sciences Partners, MassVentures, MidPoint Food, Mousse Partners, N/A |
Drones and Robots |
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Data Collective, Innovation Endeavors, Khosla Ventures, Monsanto Growth Ventures, National Science Foundation, Pontifax, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs, Steve Blank, Syngenta Ventures, Ulu Ventures |
Drones and Robots |
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Archer Daniels Midland Company, Flyover Capital, Serra Ventures |
Precision Agriculture and Predictive Analytics |
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AgFunder, Aravaipa Ventures, Elixir Capital |
Precision Agriculture and Predictive Analytics |
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N/A |
Precision Agriculture and Predictive Analytics |
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Adams Street Partners, Alpha Capital Partners, Don Walsworth, Early Investments, John Rose, October Capital, OpenAir Equity Partners, River Cities Capital Fund, Saints Capital, Thorndale Farm |
Precision Agriculture and Predictive Analytics |
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Cultivian Sandbox, InterSouth Partners, Kansas Bioscience Authority, LabCorp, Middleland Capital, Novartis Venture Funds |
Precision Agriculture and Predictive Analytics |
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Andreessen Horowitz, Drive Capital, First Step Fund, Huron River Ventures, Hyde Park Angels, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Sam Altman, Silicon Badia, Start Fund, SV Angel, Y Combinator |
Precision Agriculture and Predictive Analytics |
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University of California Davis, University of California Santa Barbara |
Precision Agriculture and Predictive Analytics |
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BDC Capital, BDC Venture Capital, Build Ventures, East Valley Ventures, Monsanto Growth Ventures, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, Rho Canada |
Precision Agriculture and Predictive Analytics |
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THRIVE Accelerator |
Precision Agriculture and Predictive Analytics |
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N/A |
Precision Agriculture and Predictive Analytics |
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N/A |
Precision Agriculture and Predictive Analytics |
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N/A |
Precision Agriculture and Predictive Analytics |
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Monsanto Growth Ventures |
Precision Agriculture and Predictive Analytics |
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Barn Investimentos, Monashees Capital, Qualcomm Ventures |
Precision Agriculture and Predictive Analytics |
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Mitsui & Co., Syngenta Ventures |
Precision Agriculture and Predictive Analytics |
