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Best Crop Tech Companies in Alberta, Canada

The 58 best Crop Tech companies in Alberta, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Maple Leaf Green World.

58companies tracked
$77Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
22have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · CROP TECH × ALBERTA

Our analysis of 100 Crop Tech companies

$8.2b in tracked funding; 87% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

100companies analysed
87%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2017median founding year
53kcombined LinkedIn audience
58%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Crop Tech companies in Alberta

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderEmployeesTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Acreage Pharms
Producer and supplier of medical cannabis products
——UnfundedTervor Dixon
Founder & CEO
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2Agfoodcouncil
Provider of agricultural news, environmental updates, and farming technology advancements
——Unfunded—————
3AgGeo Aerial
Provides precision agriculture services using aerial and satellite imagery
——DeadpooledJoel Shepherd
CEO
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4Agrapages
Online marketplace for procuring farm input products and marketing farm produce
——DeadpooledJoshua Haas
Co-Founder
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5Agri Data Solution
Developer of software for farm management
——UnfundedKevin Pattison
CEO & President
————
6AirTerra
Developer of biochar-based crop nutrition products
——Deadpooled—————
7Cornine Commodities
Mobile platform for grain marketing
——UnfundedBrandon Motz
Co-Founder
————
8Crop Management Network
Provider of crop management services and agricultural products
——UnfundedJames Mitchell
CEO
27WordPressMySQLPHP+16——

Top 12 Crop Tech companies in Alberta

#1
Acquired · Okotoks, Alberta · founded 2018 · 7 employees
$11.1Mraised
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Manufacturer of naturally-sourced regenerative fertilizers designed to re-establish soil health. The fertilizers unlock nutrients already existing in the soil, complementing conventional products. The company aims to help customers obtain a better return on investment from their soil.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 15%
News
top 19%
Funding
top 25%
Partners
top 48%
Tech
bottom 48%
Global
bottom 36%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 17 BI events in 12 mo (of 44 tracked, 7 types) · +143% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $11.1M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 4 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Apr 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 947 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Grant (prize money)$250K
  • Feb 2026Post IPO$2.6M
  • Apr 2025Post IPO$1.1M
  • Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$7M
Investors
ERA, National Research Council Canada, Government of Canada, Alberta
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorFacebook PixelGodaddy
#2
Seed · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2023
$365.1Kraised
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Provider of smart remote cold storage monitoring. It help to protect crop value in storage by making it easy to remotely monitor.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 45%
Global
bottom 48%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $365k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Jan 2026)
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Canada
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Seed$365.1K
Founders & team
Terry SydorykCo-Founder & CEORoss CulbersonCo-Founder
Investors
SVG Ventures Pioneer Fund, Plug and Play Tech Center
#3
Seed · Lethbridge, Alberta · founded 2020
$1.4Mraised
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Manufacturer of lab-grown microbe-based crop inputs. It offers plant growth-promoting microbes that are effective in amending the soil to enhance root structure and improve overall plant growth. Its product consists of naturally occurring bacteria and is not genetically modified. It restores soil health, boosts nutrient uptake, and increases crop yield in gardens or greenhouse.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%
Tech
top 43%
Talent
bottom 49%
Funding
bottom 40%
Global
bottom 29%
Market
bottom 25%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 23 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Observability: Sentry
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
Joshua Day ChiefCEO
Investors
Raven Indigenous Capital Partners
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#4
Public · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2022 · 11 employees
$1Mraised
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Hemp-based agricultural cleantech company providing carbon credit solutions and sustainable products. It leverages the hemp value chain to generate global carbon credit solutions, pioneering the use of industrial hemp in the voluntary carbon market. The company combines hemp cultivation with biochar application for soil health and carbon sequestration. It offers a diverse range of hemp-based commercial and consumer products for a healthier, more sustainable future. The company is focused on innovating the global hemp carbon credit industry and utilizing advanced agricultural technology to process hemp at scale. It also provides consumer products, eco-building materials, and animal bedding. The website has features like search, cart, login, investor relations, press releases, and contact information.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 43%
News
top 47%
Growth
top 50%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 43%
Global
bottom 36%
Funding: Raised $1.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jan 2025)
News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 21 tracked, 8 types) · -38% YoY · Top themes: Board, Announcements, Regulatory
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers — 3.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Post IPO$1M
  • Feb 2023Post IPO—
Founders & team
Darren BondarFounder & CEO
Investors
THRIVE
Tech stack
Apple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsElfsightFacebook Pixel
#5
Public · Edmonton, Alberta · founded 2011 · 68 employees
$633Kraised
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Agri-food supply chain solutions for trust, waste reduction, and sustainability. The company provides Gate to Plate solutions, leveraging technology to enhance transparency and integrity in the agri-food industry. They offer services like auditing, certification, chain of custody tracking, sustainability reporting, and incentive programs. Their technologies, including ViewTrak and BIX, offer tools for livestock auction markets, carcass data collection, supply chain measurement, and impact reporting. They also provide Industrial IoT devices for asset and quality tracking, and indoor farming technology. The company aims to improve supply chain sustainability and provide consumers with confidence in food products. This is a technology company offering software solutions for the agri-food sector, promoting sustainable practices and transparency.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Post IPO$21.6K
  • Dec 2024Post IPO$39.8K
  • Nov 2024Post IPO$71.6K
  • Jan 2023Post IPO$500K
Founders & team
Hubert LauPresident and CEO
Investors
P&C Ventures
#6
Public · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2005 · 10 employees
$21.4Mraised
▾

Canadian company enhancing lives through renewable energy and sustainable solutions. The company is dedicated to promoting a healthier planet through diverse products and services, with a focus on renewable energy projects. Innovation is at the core of their mission, striving to create solutions that improve the world. They are committed to sustainability, forward-thinking strategies, social responsibility, superior quality, integrity, and passion. The company invests in high-yield green energy projects and explores real estate development opportunities. They are involved in the cannabis industry, researching and developing products related to cannabinoids like CBD and THC. The company is focused on investing in high-yield green energy projects.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Post IPO$19.5M
  • Jun 2021Post IPO—
  • May 2016Post IPO$600K
  • Apr 2016Post IPO$485K
Founders & team
Raymond LaiCEO
Tech stack
NginxJqueryOwl Carousel
#7
Public · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2018 · 18 employees
$2.6Mraised
▾

Provider of fluorescence spectroscopy-based technology solutions. The company has developed a device that allows for cultivators to focus more on the growth and quality of their crops and less time waiting for lab results. The device uses fluorescence spectroscopy technology that identifies and grade plant.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Post IPO$100K
  • Jan 2021Post IPO$2.5M
Founders & team
Danny LongaCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Innovate Calgary
#8
Series A · Lethbridge, Alberta · founded 2019 · 39 employees
$7.5Mraised
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Provider of software tools for autonomous farming. The company offers a software solution for traditional framing with enabled, optimized, and autonomous farming operations. The products include software that helps to optimize path planning which allows producers to drive less and spend less. It offers a web application that helps producers to optimize field operations, visualize path plans, and maximize productivity.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 14.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2022Series A$7.5M
  • Mar 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Ryan JohnsonPresident and CEO
Investors
SP Ventures, Fall Line Capital, Yamaha Motor Ventures, Artesian, GrainInnovate
#9
Seed · Edmonton, Alberta · founded 2019 · 20 employees
$4.1Mraised
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Provider of soil remediation technology. It offers solutions to the environmental management and sustainability challenges faced by its customers. It offers "SoilSense" to provide an access to the status of the soil, consisting of three solid-state sensor packs installed at different depths to constantly assess hydrocarbon vapors, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and methane. It uses "Optimizer", to get access to the correct solution to any contamination issue. Offers a solar-powered "Distributor" that uses groundwater while it delivers a lab-test solution to help clean the spill on the site.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2022Angel—
  • May 2021Grant (prize money)$4.1M
Investors
Sustainable Development Technology Canada, Startup TNT, Golden Opportunities
#10
Series A · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2017
$9.8Mraised
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Producer and supplier of cannabis. It offers products for recreational purposes. Its products can be purchased through a network of retailers. The company claims its products are hand crafted, hand-selected, and hand-rolled.

Funding rounds
  • May 2019Series A$9.3M
  • Apr 2019Conventional Debt$1.5M
  • Mar 2018Seed$466.2K
  • Jan 2018Seed—
Founders & team
Darren BondarCEO
Investors
Tilray, Auxly, Flow Capital
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsGodaddy
#11
Acquired · Irricana, Alberta · founded 2011 · 49 employees
$6Mraised
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Farm management platform optimizing agricultural operations through data-driven insights and technology. They offer a comprehensive suite of solutions designed to enhance farm productivity, sustainability, and profitability. Their platform integrates various aspects of farm management, including soil health, operational efficiency, financial planning, and crop marketing. They provide farmers with tools for variable rate applications, soil sampling, farm fuel management, and bin management. The platform leverages data analytics and connected devices to enable informed decision-making, improve yields, and optimize resource utilization. They offer personalized support and expertise in precision agronomy and crop marketing, empowering farmers to achieve better results. Their solutions promote sustainable agriculture practices and help farmers tell their sustainability story. They provide a collaborative approach, incorporating the entire farm ecosystem into a single operating platform, offering a holistic view for optimizing profitability. They offer cloud-based solutions, data management, and farm analytics, accessible through a user-friendly app.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2019Series B—
  • Oct 2016Series A$6M
Founders & team
Garth DonaldFounderBreanne BakerMarketing Engagement Lead
Investors
McRock Capital, Export Development Canada, Accelerate Fund
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7
#12
Late Stage · Spruce Grove, Alberta · founded 1998
$5.1Mraised
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Developer of micro-bubble gas diffusion systems for wastewater aeration and agricultural irrigation. These systems deploy passively without pumps to cut energy costs by up to 90 percent.​ Farmers use them for pond oxygenation boosting fish yields and irrigation efficiency.​ The tech also treats leachate in mining while minimizing biofouling issues.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2014Post IPO$50K
  • Nov 2014Post IPO$1.2M
  • Oct 2014Post IPO$220K
  • May 2014Post IPO$618K
Founders & team
Ric CharronCEO & President
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpBootstrapAnimate.CssWpbakery

Funding & investor landscape

$77Mtotal disclosed funding
19companies funded
41disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
THRIVE6 rounds
Startup TNT3 rounds
Accelerate Fund2 rounds
Cultivator2 rounds
Foresight2 rounds
Sustainable Development Technology Canada2 rounds
AVAC Group1 rounds
Alberta1 rounds
Artesian1 rounds
Auxly1 rounds

Notable founders

Terry Sydoryk
Co-Founder & CEO · Cellar Insights
Ross Culberson
Co-Founder · Cellar Insights
Joshua Day Chief
CEO · AdvancedAg
Darren Bondar
Founder & CEO · HEMPALTA
Hubert Lau
President and CEO · TrustBIX
Raymond Lai
CEO · Maple Leaf Green World
Danny Longa
Co-Founder & CEO · FluroTech
Ryan Johnson
President and CEO · Verge
Garth Donald
Founder · Decisive Farming
Breanne Baker
Marketing Engagement Lead · Decisive Farming
Ric Charron
CEO & President · SeAir
Rob Saik
Co-Founder & CEO · AGvisorPRO
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 8,596,495 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Crop Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Canada

How research on Precision Agriculture is moving in Canada

A read on the academic research around Precision Agriculture — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 358 Canada-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201420212026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 76% → 78% across 2014–2026.
top research entities
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada44
  • University of Guelph37
  • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine28
  • McGill University22
  • Ministry of Agriculture19
leading researchers
Aitazaz A. Farooque · Jiali Shang · Viacheslav I. Adamchuk · Karem Chokmani · Travis J. Esau · Athyna N. Cambouris · Abdellah Chehri · Jinfei Wang
▲ Breakthroughs94 · 26%
▲ 18%→30% share
▲1.7× share momentum0 median citations84% since 2021mostly methods-led
Convolutional neural network research is newly emerging in Canadian precision agriculture — 9 papers appeared from zero.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Field (mathematics)1→14
  • Internet of Things2→7
  • Software deployment1→5
  • Context (archaeology)1→4
  • Sustainability1→4
Newly emergingScalability 0→10 · Convolutional neural network 0→9 · Artificial neural network 0→7
Landmark AgriSegNet: Deep Aerial Semantic Segmentation Framework for IoT-Assisted Precision Agriculture · 147 cites
◆ Advancements185 · 52%
▼ 61%→49% share
▼0.8× share momentum1 median citations69% since 2021mostly methods-led
Agricultural engineering advancements are intensifying — Canadian papers rose from 2 to 22 across the study period.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Agricultural engineering2→22
  • Multispectral image3→14
  • Crop4→12
  • Productivity1→8
  • Water content1→7
Newly emergingSustainability 0→11 · Convolutional neural network 0→9 · Field (mathematics) 0→8
Landmark Remote Estimation of Crop Chlorophyll Content Using Spectral Indices Derived From Hyperspectral Data · 315 cites
▼ Concerns48 · 13%
▲ 9%→12% share
▲1.3× share momentum1 median citations67% since 2021mostly reviews
Concern-flagged multispectral image research is growing — appearing in 5 papers as field-share climbed from 9% to 12%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Agricultural engineering6
  • Multispectral image5
  • Key (lock)5
  • Field (mathematics)4
  • Sustainability4
Landmark Recent Advances of Hyperspectral Imaging Technology and Applications in Agriculture · 1,103 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada

Where precision agriculture is researched across Canada

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Montreal28 · +0.49
Hot · Remote sensingAdvancing · Hyperspectral imagingOpportunity · Soil water
Edmonton/Calgary20 · +0.42
Opportunity · Productivity
Vancouver16 · +0.22
Opportunity · Production (economics)
Ottawa/Kingston10 · +0.59
Opportunity · Internet of Things
Toronto7 · +0.19
Opportunity · Agricultural engineering
PATENT SIGNAL · Canada

Who's filing precision agriculture patents in Canada

Canada precision agriculture patent filing is accelerating — 18 filings from 8 assignees (2019–2025), led by Ecoation Innovative Solutions, CROP Sentry, AIRM Consulting; annual filings 1→2.

18 filings8 assigneespeak 7/yr2019–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2019–2025)
top patent filers
  • Ecoation Innovative Solutions8
  • CROP Sentry3
  • AIRM Consulting3
  • CNH IND Canada1
  • Ladybug Robotics1
  • CNH IND Belgium1
  • Paige Growth TECH1
  • AGRI Technovation PTY1

Common questions

How many Crop Tech companies are there in Alberta, Canada?
Radar tracks 58 indexable Crop Tech companies headquartered in Alberta, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Crop Tech companies in Alberta, Canada?
The Crop Tech companies in Alberta, Canada on this list have raised a combined $77M in disclosed equity funding across 19 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Crop Tech company in Alberta, Canada?
Maple Leaf Green World is the highest-funded Crop Tech company in Alberta, Canada, with $21.4M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Crop Tech companies in Alberta, Canada are funded?
19 of the 58 Crop Tech companies in Alberta, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Crop Tech unicorns are there in Alberta, Canada?
None of the Crop Tech companies in Alberta, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Alberta, Canada Crop Tech companies?
The most active investors in Alberta, Canada Crop Tech companies on this list include THRIVE, Startup TNT, Accelerate Fund, Cultivator, Foresight.
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