Best Crop Tech Companies in Germany
The 259 best Crop Tech companies in Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: INFARM.
Germany's Crop Tech sector has 259 companies on our radar, sitting on $650M in disclosed funding, and the global market behind them is doubling fast, from roughly $2.2B in 2020 to a forecast $4.4B by 2025, a 15.2% CAGR pace that keeps investor attention locked in. Infarm dominates the funding table at $499M, a number that makes every other figure here look modest. Feld.energy follows at $14M, then the gap widens sharply. One unicorn has already cleared the threshold. So the concentration is real, but the long tail of 259 tracked companies tells you there's genuine activity beneath the headline names.
What's pulling capital in? IoT integration across field operations, remote sensing upgrades, and persistent food-security pressure are the structural demand drivers, and as shown in 2019 research, precision monitoring at the crop level unlocks yield data that traditional methods simply can't match. Stringent government regulations add friction, but I'd argue they're also forcing faster product-market discipline on younger players. Investors like EIC Fund, RootCamp, and Atlantic Labs are clearly betting that discipline pays off. If you're mapping serious Crop Tech players in Germany, this is where the disclosed numbers live.
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 Germany
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Founder | Employees | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INFARM 🦄 Company offering a global vertical farming network using efficient farming methods | $499M | 54 mo ago | Guy Galonska Entrepreneur and founder of INFARM | 223 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Stenon Provider of soil data management solutions using hardware, AI, and software 48Moat top 25%Growth top 26%Product top 41%Patents top 43% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 25% Growthtop 26% Producttop 41% Patentstop 43% Innovationtop 44% AItop 45% Fundingtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 36% Techbottom 26% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 33 patents Growth: Headcount 23 → 42 (+83%) across vintages rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $21M | 53 mo ago | Niels Grabbert Co-Founder & CEO | 42 42 → 41 (-2%) | SalesforceStimulusApache HTTP Server+7 | 33 patents In‑situ soil analysis sensors and methods for measuring chemical and physical properties | — |
| 3 | Just Spices Online retailer of spices, seasonings, spice mixes, and related gifts | $14M | 77 mo ago | — | 94 94 → 82 (-13%) | MagentoCart FunctionalityHyva Themes+25 | — | — |
| 4 | Agrando Agricultural supplies marketplace transitioned to Agryco, offering farm inputs | $14M | 59 mo ago | Moritz Oertzen Co-Founder | 47 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Feld.energy Provider of agricultural solutions | $14M | 9 mo ago | Adrian Renner Founder & Managing Director | — | StoryblokApple iCloud MailNode.js+19 | — | — |
| 6 | Senorics Developer of material sensing technology for rapid material composition analysis 48Moat top 25%Talent top 28%Patents top 29%Innovation top 32% All 7 signals ▾Moattop 25% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 29% Innovationtop 32% Fundingbottom 46% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 39 patents Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $12M | 61 mo ago | Robert Langer Co-Founder & CCO | 36 | — | 39 patents Multispectral optoelectronic devices and bispyranilidine-based photodetector materials. | — |
| 7 | CropZone Electrifying agriculture with sustainable, residue-free weed control technology | $11M | 48 mo ago | Dirk Vandenhirtz CEO | 21 21 → 19 (-10%) | WordPress Block EditorWordPressPlesk+32 | — | — |
| 8 | Hier app Platform offering procurement solution for grocery retailers | $8M | 54 mo ago | Lara Hammerle Founder & CEO | 21 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Plantix Developer of an application providing crop diagnosis and treatment suggestions | $7M | 78 mo ago | Robert Strey Co-Founder & CTO | 232 232 → 213 (-8%) | Cart FunctionalityNode.jsJava+22 | — | — |
| 10 | LemnaTec Provider of plant phenotyping and digital seed testing solutions utilizing advanced imaging and AI-powered… | $6M | 114 mo ago | — | 22 22 → 24 (+9%) | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | 3 launchs |
| 11 | Novihum Developer of humus based soil additive | $5M | 96 mo ago | Andre Moreira CEO | 27 | — | — | — |
| 12 | E-FARM Provider of agricultural equipment and machinery | $5M | 68 mo ago | Lukas Jaworski Co-Founder | 27 27 → 43 (+59%) | TurbopackEmotionZoho+21 | — | — |
| 13 | Agricon Develops integrated hardware and software solutions for farm data collection and analysis for precision… | $4M | 69 mo ago | Peer Leithold Founder & CEO | — | TYPO3 CMSApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+7 | — | — |
| 14 | Bonativo UK Open marketplace for farm to home grocery delivery | $4M | 135 mo ago | Christian Eggert Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | RoBoTec PTC Developer of automated plant production systems using artificial intelligence and robotics | $3M | 49 mo ago | Friederike Rundstedt Co-Founder | 15 | SilverstripePHPBootstrap+7 | — | — |
| 16 | Trecker Provider of a farm management software platform | $3M | 139 mo ago | — | 20 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Q3 ENERGIE Manufacturer of photovoltaic fire switches, DC combiners, AC boxes, and storage | $2M | 93 mo ago | Thomas Neumann Managing Director | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | 140 patents Adaptive vibration damping and flexible drivetrain components for wind turbine rotors | 1 launch |
| 18 | Seqana Provider of soil health measurement and monitoring solutions for agriculture | $2M | 24 mo ago | Julian Kremers Co-Founder and CTO | 17 | WebflowGSAPPostHog+14 | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 19 | Etepetete Online platform offering farm-to-home organic fruits and vegetables | $2M | 36 mo ago | Carsten Wille Founder | 118 | Cart FunctionalityTypeScriptJava+33 | — | — |
| 20 | COOKO Offers cloud-based commercial platform and post-harvest storage solutions | $2M | 35 mo ago | Augustine Mahbu Co-Founder | 11 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 21 | INOQ Provider of crop inputs for farming | $2M | 66 mo ago | Carolin Schneider Founder & CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | 1 partnership |
| 22 | Fresh Detect Manufacturer and supplier of handheld sensors for analyzing microbiological quality | $2M | 94 mo ago | Oliver Dietrich CEO & Co-Founder | 15 | — | — | — |
| 23 | Vista Provider of remote sensing farm analytics solutions | $1M | 45 mo ago | — | 22 | — | — | — |
| 24 | hexafarms Developer of AI-powered solutions for optimizing greenhouse crop production processes | $1M | 25 mo ago | Felix Kirschstein Co-Founder | 4 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowPersonio+15 | — | — |
| 25 | RootsGoods Provider of AI-powered quality assessment for agricultural products | $635K | 30 mo ago | Sachin Hegdekudgi Founder & CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | — |
| 26 | 365FarmNet Cloud-based farm management software | $615K | 113 mo ago | Maximilian Von Lobbecke CEO | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+30 | — | 1 job opening |
| 27 | Pheno-Inspect Provider of drone-based field analysis using artificial intelligence for agriculture | $590K | 4 mo ago | Cyrill Stachniss Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor | — | WixSentryBootstrap+16 | — | 1 internship |
| 28 | Computomics Provider of data analysis services for next-generation sequencing data for the crop science industry | $551K | 56 mo ago | — | 13 | ContaoMicrosoft WordPHP+6 | — | 1 partnership |
| 29 | Geocledian Developer of satellite data analytics for agricultural monitoring and EUDR compliance | $378K | 101 mo ago | Stefan Scherer Founder & Managing Director | 7 | — | — | 2 partnerships |
| 30 | Crocus Labs Provider of smart LED technology for horticulture, enabling intelligent power conversion and tunable lighting… | $364K | 38 mo ago | Prashanth Makaram Founder & CEO | 8 | — | 8 patents Advanced LED/quantum‑dot lighting systems for horticultural and photonic applications | 1 partnership |
| 31 | Escarda Provider of smart weed control system | $307K | 37 mo ago | — | 8 | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | — | — |
| 32 | BerlinGreen Online retailer of smart indoor garden systems and related accessories | $137K | 84 mo ago | Olga Blaszak Founder | 14 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+35 | — | 3 launchs |
| 33 | RootCamp Provider of incubation programs for the developing startups in the agriculture industry | $133K | 28 mo ago | Eric Weber CEO | — | HubSpot CMS HubPreactjQuery+11 | — | — |
| 34 | Tsenso Solution to monitor temperature of temperature sensitive goods | $130K | 87 mo ago | Matthias Brunner Co-Founder & CEO | 3 | — | 2 patents Food property analysis using sensor-based measurement techniques for quality assessment | — |
| 35 | databaum Provider of smart farming solutions using AI and sensor-based devices | $126K | 6 mo ago | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| 36 | Mavuno Platform offering satellite imagery solutions for crop yield prediction | $120K | 44 mo ago | Jakob Rohrenbach CEO | 40 | — | — | — |
| 37 | OpenForests Drone based aerial imaging and services for forestry managers | $119K | 36 mo ago | — | 12 | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | 1 partnership |
| 38 | SmartCloudFarming Provider of cloud-based soil analytics using earth observation | $119K | 63 mo ago | Michele Bandecchi Co-Founder & CEO | 3 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Crop Tech companies in Germany
#1
Seed · Pocking, Bavaria · founded 2024$13.5Mraised▾
Provider of agricultural solutions. They specialize in agricultural photovoltaics enabling farmers to utilize their land for both agriculture and photovoltaic power generation. They aim to revolutionize the agricultural sector by combining two industries.
- Sep 2025Seed$11.7M
- Jan 2025Angel—
- Nov 2024Seed$1.8M
#2
Seed · Bonn, North Rhine Westphalia · founded 2020$590.4Kraised▾
Provider of drone-based field analysis using artificial intelligence for agriculture. It offers automated drone flights and image analysis for agronomic insights. The platform supports crop monitoring, nutrient management, and yield prediction. It assists with early detection of plant stress and damage. The platform delivers precision maps for optimized resource application.
- Feb 2026Seed$590.4K
#3
INFARM 🦄Series D · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2013 · 223 employees$499.5Mraised▾
Company offering a global vertical farming network using efficient farming methods. It is a global vertical farming company that revolutionises the food supply chain by offering a sustainable and efficient alternative to traditional agriculture enabling cities to be self sufficient in their food production.
- Dec 2021Series D$200M
- Mar 2021Conventional Debt$100M
- Sep 2020Series C$170M
- Sep 2020Conventional Debt—
#4
Funding Raised · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2021 · 6 employees$125.7Kraised▾
Provider of smart farming solutions using AI and sensor-based devices. It uses sensors to collect farmland data and analyzes it to provide recommendations based on AI prediction models. It allows farmers to monitor and control irrigation facilities, precisely defines the quantity and period for fertilizer application. It uses artificial intelligence to predict crop diseases and timely crop management. It offers soil, rain, air, and leaf sensors.
- Dec 2025Conventional Debt$125.7K
#5
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2020 · 17 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Provider of soil health measurement and monitoring solutions for agriculture. The company offers solutions for agrifood corporations and carbon project developers. It develops strategies for soil organic carbon sequestration and enables accurate sequestration measurements. The company empowers project developers with methods that prioritize generating carbon credits.
- May 2024Seed$2.3M
- Aug 2022Grant (prize money)$50.1K
- Mar 2022Grant (prize money)$2.7M
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$60.6K
#6
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2021 · 4 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Developer of AI-powered solutions for optimizing greenhouse crop production processes. The company provides tools for yield forecasting, crop registration, and pest and disease detection. Solutions are available for growers, cooperatives, and research institutions. These tools support head growers and farm managers in managing crops.
- May 2024Seed$1.4M
- 2022Seed$20K
#7
Series A · Potsdam, Brandenburg · founded 2018 · 42 employees$21.1Mraised▾
Provider of soil data management solutions using hardware, AI, and software. The company offers a portable soil-analysis device that uses sensor technology. Artificial intelligence turns raw sensor data into soil nutrient insights. The software transforms soil data into actionable insights for optimizing input use.
- Dec 2021Series A$20M
- Sep 2018Seed$1.1M
#8
Series B · Aachen, North Rhine Westphalia · founded 2020 · 21 employees$11Mraised▾
Electrifying agriculture with sustainable, residue-free weed control technology. They offer professional, biological plant control that is fast, safe, and reliable. Their electric crop management system provides an alternative to traditional methods, focusing on sustainability and environmental responsibility. The company's hybrid herbicide technology delivers effective solutions for crop control, including desiccation, weed elimination, and green manure management. Their systems are designed for versatility, offering residue-free results with minimal energy use and no soil disturbance. They provide innovative tools for precision agriculture, promoting sustainable value chains and mitigating climate change. Their technology supports organic certification and superior harvest quality, ensuring effective performance without chemicals. They focus on sustainable agriculture, offering a future-oriented approach to crop management.
- Jun 2022Series B$11M
#9
Series A · Dresden, Saxony · founded 2017 · 36 employees$12.4Mraised▾
Developer of material sensing technology for rapid material composition analysis. It offers devices for identifying and quantifying material compositions. The technology enables analysis of textiles, yarns, cannabis, food, pharmaceuticals, and plastics. It also supports applications such as robotic vacuum cleaners and animal feed analysis.
- May 2021Series A$9.8M
- Dec 2019Grant (prize money)$353.9K
- Dec 2018Seed$2.6M
#10
Acquired · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2017 · 47 employees$14.2Mraised▾
Agricultural supplies marketplace transitioned to Agryco, offering farm inputs. The company provided a platform for farmers to access essential resources for their operations. It specialized in connecting suppliers and farmers, streamlining the procurement process for agricultural necessities. The business focused on offering a comprehensive range of products, including fertilizers, seeds, animal feed, spare parts, and stable equipment. The core mission was to support the agricultural sector by providing access to a wide variety of farm inputs. The platform aimed to optimize the supply chain for agricultural products, ensuring farmers could efficiently obtain the supplies they needed. The company's commitment was to serve the agricultural community by facilitating access to a diverse selection of essential resources.
- Jul 2021Series A$14.2M
- Feb 2020Seed—
#11
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2020 · 21 employees$7.9Mraised▾
Platform offering procurement solutions for grocery retailers. It allows the customers to order from the regional direct suppliers. The customers can order on the shop floor by scanning the barcode or going through the order set and order products. The software also enables suppliers to process digital orders, send shipping notifications, send invoices digitally, and update prices & products.
- Dec 2021Seed$7.9M
#12
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2021 · 11 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Offers cloud-based commercial platform and post-harvest storage solutions. It offers smart containers for coffee to provide traceability data. It also provides a cloud-based platform to facilitate trade, engage communities, and provide e-commerce solutions.
- Jun 2023Seed$874K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Crop Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time flat
Funding & growth over time
funding flat · growth flat
How research on Precision Agriculture is moving in Germany
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 722 Germany-affiliated papers.
- University of Bonn84
- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy62
- Forschungszentrum Jülich55
- Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research48
- University of Hohenheim44
- Segmentation2→11
- Scale (ratio)1→8
- Field (mathematics)5→11
- Agricultural engineering1→7
- Convolutional neural network1→6
- Multispectral image4→30
- Field (mathematics)13→34
- Agricultural engineering7→22
- Weed9→20
- Sustainability1→12
- Sustainability1→16
- Multispectral image1→4
- Production (economics)1→4
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.