Best Crop Farming Companies in California, United States
The 75 best Crop Farming companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Emhotip.
Ranked: Best Crop Farming companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emhotip Owns and operates agricultural farm | $1.4B | 64 mo ago | Series D | — | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 2 | M2 Ingredients Provider of mushroom producing services | $33M | 29 mo ago | Series B | — | 2010 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 60 patents Functional food and aquaculture feed additives from fungal and garlic-derived bioactives | 1 job opening · 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 3 | Devil Mountain Wholesale nursery providing quality plants, trees, and landscape supplies | $22M | 39 mo ago | Series B | — | 1995 | BigCommerceApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24 | — | — |
| 4 | Flavorful Brands Crop trading company focused on organic seeds and farm | $5M | 64 mo ago | Series A | Chris Lindley CEO & President | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Andean Naturals Your partner creating foods found on every table through grain-based solutions | $570K | 190 mo ago | Acquired | Dan Dye CEO | 2004 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Yasheng Group Developing, processing, marketing, and distributing a wide range of agricultural and food products | $501K | 196 mo ago | Public | — | 1998 | — | 3 patents Advanced thin‑film deposition equipment and long‑life magnetron sputtering sources | — |
| 7 | Jubilee Justice Owns and operates agricultural farms | $250K | 66 mo ago | Seed | Konda Mason Co-Founder | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Healthy Crop Provider of agriculture crops farming sevrices | $250K | 33 mo ago | Seed | Sydney Chasin CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Kind Farms Provides a sustainable farming solution for cannabis | $100K | 67 mo ago | Seed | Tim Schimmel Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Crop Farming companies in California
#1
Series D · Santa Monica, California · founded 2020$1.4Braised▾
Operator of an agricultural biotech company based in California, United States. The company is black-owned and aims to spread awareness about industrial hemp and its uses, enabling customers to access hemp-based medicines.
#2
Series B · Carlsbad, California · founded 2010 · 22 employees$33Mraised▾
Provider of mushroom producing services. Company is largest grower of functional mushrooms, specializing in powders that include both mycelium and fruiting bodies for a full spectrum of bioactive compounds. The company is committed to organic certification, scientific research, and sustainable practices, supplying premium mushroom ingredients to global supplement, food, and beverage brands.
- Dec 2023Series B$25.8M
- Mar 2021Series A$2.2M
- Jan 2021Series A$5M
#3
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 1995 · 48 employees$21.5Mraised▾
Wholesale nursery providing quality plants, trees, and landscape supplies. A single source for landscape professionals, offering an extensive selection of plants sourced from growing grounds and a broad network. Committed to stocking, growing, and sourcing a wide variety of plants for the landscape trade. They provide quality plants, nurseries, team members, and service. They help landscape design plans come to life with the finest plants available, procuring common plants to hard-to-find specimens. They aim to serve with respect and honesty, offering efficient service.
- Feb 2023Series B$4M
- Jan 2022Series B$5M
- Aug 2021Series B$12.5M
#4
Series A · Ladera Ranch, California · founded 2018$5Mraised▾
Crop trading company focused on organic seeds and farm
#5
Seed · San Diego, California$250Kraised▾
Provider of agriculture crops farming sevrices
#6
Seed · Oakland, California · founded 2019$250Kraised▾
Owns and operates agricultural farms
#7
Acquired · Yuba City, California · founded 2004$569.6Kraised▾
Your partner creating foods found on every table through grain-based solutions. We are North America's largest flour miller and grain-based ingredient provider, delivering supply chain solutions. We offer ingredient solutions, connecting you to growers and providing insights to drive your business forward. Our services include innovation centers, ingredient specialists, technical experts, and culinary creators. We are committed to creating delicious, grain-based solutions that improve consumer health and wellness. We offer a range of products including traditional wheat, alternative grains, and pulses. We provide services like food safety, supply assurance, and gluten-free capabilities. We cultivate relationships with growers, offering programs like Transitional Certification Assistance and Identity-Preserved Grains. We partner with universities for next-grain research and offer non-GMO products.
- Aug 2010Seed$569.6K
#8
Public · Redwood City, California · founded 1998$501Kraised▾
Developing, processing, marketing, and distributing a wide range of agricultural and food products. Its operations span agriculture, fisheries, biotechnology, and related value-added activities, offering a wide portfolio of crops, seeds, fruits, vegetables, and specialty agricultural products.
- Feb 2010Post IPO$501K
#9
Seed · Winters, California · founded 2015$100Kraised▾
Provider of cannabis cultivation system intended to produce safe consistent medicine for patients throughout California. The company's system includes commercial cannabis nurseries, manufacturing, processing, and distribution enabling, pharmaceutical companies to treat conditions and diseases with cannabis.
#10
Late Stage · Los Angeles, California · 63 employees—raised▾
Distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables. It markets and distributes fresh produce to domestic and international customers. The company sources from various regions globally and offers a wide variety of products, including apples, pears, avocados, berries, citrus fruits, stone fruit, grapes, melons, and vegetables. It also provides logistical and marketing support to ensure product quality and safety. Specialized sales teams manage different product lines, offering tailored service to growers and buyers. A trucking and logistics division supports efficient freight services.
#11
Funding Raised · Los Banos, California · founded 1986—raised▾
Provider of almond farming services
- Jun 2023Unattributed—
#12
Funding Raised · Modesto, California · founded 1920 · 24 employees—raised▾
Producer and supplier of natural whole shelled and in-shell almonds based in Modesto, California. The company offers a broad selection of varieties, sizes and grades of almonds to suit a wide range of applications, from snack foods to confections, helping buyers throughout the world in the confectionery, industrial, re-bagging, snack food and produce industries with the healthiest, natural and delicious almonds.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Crop Farming coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Precision Agriculture in California is moving
A read on the academic research around Precision Agriculture in California — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 133 papers.
- University of California, Davis43
- University of California, Merced20
- University of California, Berkeley16
- University of California, Riverside7
- University of California, Los Angeles6
- Weed1→7
- Field (mathematics)1→6
- Convolutional neural network1→5
- Weed control1→4
- Sustainable agriculture1→3
- Agricultural engineering1→4
- Sustainability1→3
Common questions
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