Best Crop Tech Companies in Belgium
The 70 best Crop Tech companies in Belgium in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Biobest Group.
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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.
Ranked: Best Crop Tech companies in Belgium
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MicroFlavours Provider of farm to home shoots delivery | — | $165K | 3 | Tom Wilgos Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | 2Grow Provider of solutions for sensors for plant monitoring | — | — | 2 | Erik Dielen Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Agricon Provider of agrochemical products and agricultural support services | — | — | — | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 4 | AgrOptimize Developer of decision-making tools designed for sustainable agriculture. | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | APEO Provider of natural oil-based crop protection solution for home growers and farmers | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 internship |
| 6 | Ask Attis Developer of AI-based technology for pest detection | — | — | 1 | Guy Van Looveren CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Beef TAKE Platform to buy meat directly from the farm | — | — | 1 | Vincent Pautre Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | better3fruit Better3Fruit is a fruit breeding company that brings innovation and sustainability to the fruit industry. | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 14 patents Development of proprietary apple tree cultivars for horticultural breeding | — |
Top 12 Crop Tech companies in Belgium
#1
Series B · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2021 · 16 employees$37.8Mraised▾
Provider of legume seeds and programs for farmers and food producers. The company specializes in plant protein legumes designed as a sustainable alternative. It offers soy seed varieties and yellow pea programs. The seeds are designed to boost yield and protein. The company focuses on sustainable development, health, and agriculture.
- Dec 2025Grant (prize money)—
- Nov 2024Grant (prize money)$1.3M
- Jan 2024Series B$23.9M
- Sep 2021Series A$6.7M
#2
Series C · Zwijnaarde, East Flanders Province · founded 2017 · 40 employees$108.8Mraised▾
Innovating biological solutions for sustainable agriculture through biocontrol and biostimulant products. The company develops natural solutions for agriculture, focusing on microbial-based products. It utilizes its APEXbio™ R&D platform to harness the diversity of microorganisms, creating a high-throughput pipeline for discovering new products. The firm is dedicated to driving the transition to a sustainable future through result-driven science and innovation. Its pipeline includes biostimulants, biofungicides, bioherbicides, and bioinsecticides. The company is committed to challenging conventional norms in agriculture by providing powerful and novel biological solutions.
- Nov 2024Series C$2.1M
- Jul 2023Series C$76.8M
- Apr 2021Series B$4.8M
- Nov 2020Series B$16.6M
#3
Public · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2013 · 3 employees$53.6Mraised▾
Agritech company pioneering protein-based biocontrol solutions for sustainable and safe food. They develop a new generation of protein-based biocontrol solutions, shaping the future of sustainable and safe food supply. Their groundbreaking technology platform develops a unique pipeline of effective and safe products with novel modes of action, addressing key crop pests and diseases across the whole food value chain. They transform crop protection with their unique protein-based biocontrol solutions, shaping the future of sustainable and safe food supply. Their products offer farmers reliable and safe tools to prevent crop loss while extending post-harvest protection and reducing food waste. They focus on safer food and a better planet through innovative agricultural solutions.
- Oct 2024Post IPO$16.4M
- Jun 2023Post IPO$7.5M
- Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$6M
- May 2020Grant (prize money)$1.7M
#4
Series A · Mont-Saint-Guibert, Wallonia · founded 2023$10Mraised▾
Developer of microbial-free biopesticides for sustainable crop protection and disease management. The company focuses on creating biodegradable solutions compatible with existing agricultural practices. It engineers formulations with complementary mechanisms of action to prevent resistance outbreak. The company aims to promote crops free of chemical residues.
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)—
- Feb 2025Series A$4.6M
- Nov 2024Series A$5.4M
#5
Series B · Kraainem, Flanders · founded 2014 · 12 employees$21.9Mraised▾
Regenerative agriculture solutions for farmers and companies, promoting soil health. The company supports the transition to sustainable farming practices through agronomic expertise and a certified program. It rewards farmers for ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration, biodiversity enhancement, and water retention. The company enables businesses to invest in resilient supply chains and reduce scope emissions by engaging farmers in regenerative agriculture. It offers a platform for measuring environmental impact, providing agronomic support, and facilitating carbon credit generation. The company focuses on building partnerships between farmers and companies to drive climate action and improve food system resilience. It provides resources, news, and events related to regenerative agriculture, fostering a community dedicated to sustainable farming. The company's services include assessment, certification, supply chain resilience, and climate action, all aimed at promoting healthy soil and profitable farms.
- Sep 2024Series B$16.6M
- Mar 2023Series A$5.3M
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$282.2K
#6
Late Stage · Westerlo, Flanders · founded 1987 · 262 employees$233.2Mraised▾
Sustainable biological crop protection and pollination solutions for high-value crops. The company is dedicated to contributing to the global sustainable production of high-value crops. It offers a comprehensive range of solutions, including beneficial insects and mites, beneficial nematodes, pollination services, biopesticides, biostimulants, and high-tech Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. These solutions encompass application, monitoring, scouting, feeding supplements, and supporting products. The company provides personal advice tailored to specific crops, empowering agriculture with IPM knowledge and practices, fostering a more sustainable future. It operates with an extensive network of subsidiaries and distributors, working with growers around the world at a local level. The company focuses on innovation and sustainability in the agricultural sector.
#7
Series A · Zaventem, Flanders · founded 2008 · 32 employees$3Mraised▾
Provider of imaging services for agriculture and other industries. It uses aerial imagery, satellite imagery, global positioning system data, and specialized image processing software for generating farm maps. The data is also collected through a farm field survey for integrating it with aerial imagery data for decision support purposes. It also provides services to the environment and mining industry for terrain visualization.
- Jul 2024Series A$3M
- Sep 2022Seed—
- Nov 2018Grant (prize money)—
- Nov 2015Grant (prize money)$219.5K
#8
Funding Raised · Zoersel, Flanders · founded 2001 · 9 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Provider of an IoT software solution for pest management. Offers SMARTSENZ, which a software for area-wide risk mapping of progressive spread of vector borne diseases, detrimental changes in biodiversity and ecotoxicological effects and patterns. The company also provides VECMAP, which is a data collection and risk mapping solution.
- Jan 2024Grant (prize money)$404.7K
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$59.4K
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$932.3K
- Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$449.8K
#9
Acquired · Ghent, Flanders · founded 1997 · 35 employees$71Mraised▾
An agritech company developing hybrid seeds and crop protection solutions. It is a provider of biotechnology solutions for crop protection and environmental stress tolerance. They offer innovative products to the agricultural industry.
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$50.8K
- Feb 2007Post IPO$40.3M
- Jul 2000Post IPO$5.8M
- Oct 1999Post IPO$24.8M
#10
Series A · Brussels, Brussels · founded 2015 · 13 employees$5.1Mraised▾
Developer and supplier of rooftop aquaponic farms. The product offering includes growing systems and farms for the cultivation of tomatoes, microgreens, aromatic herbs, striped bass, fish, etc. The company claims to use non-toxic construction material and is free of GMOs, antibiotics, pesticides, and chemicals. The company offers its services majorly to restaurants and retailers.
- Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$68.9K
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$47.6K
- May 2018Series A$5.1M
#11
Seed · Ath, Wallonia · founded 2011 · 18 employees$3.4Mraised▾
BOTALYS develops root-mass bioreactors to culture plant roots of different species with applications in the nutraceutical, cosmetics and pharma industries. The company's bioreactors and process double the root biomass and increase the yield of secondary metabolites. The company has the capability to culture varieties of plant roots.
- May 2021Grant (prize money)$61K
- Mar 2019Grant (prize money)$2.5M
- Mar 2019Grant (prize money)$2.7M
- Jan 2019Seed$3.4M
#12
Seed · Mont-Saint-Guibert, Wallonia · founded 2019 · 2 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Provider of diversified crop biological solutions for farmers. It offers bio-based adjuvants, in-can preservatives, solvents, and biostimulant actives. It is used for spreading, wetting, and penetration. It also offers sugar cane bagasse and essential oils-based preservative offers post-harvest crop protection solutions.
- Apr 2023Seed$1.3M
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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How research on Precision Agriculture is moving in Belgium
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 171 Belgium-affiliated papers.
- KU Leuven32
- Ghent University23
- University of Liège23
- Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech15
- UCLouvain14
- Field (mathematics)1→5
- Multispectral image3→7
- Normalized Difference Vegetation Index1→5
- Context (archaeology)2→5
- Resilience (materials science)8
- Psychological resilience7
- Sustainability6
- Organic farming4
- Dairy farming4
Where precision agriculture is researched across Belgium
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.
Common questions
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