Best Crop Tech Companies in Nevada, United States
The 37 best Crop Tech companies in Nevada, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Planet 13 Holdings.
Our analysis of 50 Crop Tech companies
$5.7b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Crop Tech companies in Nevada
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Planet 13 Holdings Vertically integrated cannabis company offering a range of annabis products | $12M | 34 mo ago | Public | Robert Groesbeck Co-CEO | 2015 | — | 93 patents Advanced synthetic aperture radar and satellite imaging systems, including deployment and RF mitigation. | — |
| 2 | Cultiva Innovative plant health solutions for cuticle care, maximizing crop yields | $9M | 77 mo ago | Series B | — | 1999 | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | 17 patents Applying supplemental polymer films to plants for protection and growth improvement | — |
| 3 | Green Evolution Technologies Developer of hydrogel technology to improve agricultural sustainability efforts | $4M | 23 mo ago | Series A | Argina Mardiyan Co-Founder & Co-CEO | 2021 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 4 | FRIDGE FRESH Develops and offers a device to enhance perishable life of refrigerated food | $600K | 135 mo ago | Seed | Russ Karlen CEO | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 5 | UAV Systems International Provider of AI-based drones for farm spraying solutions | $595K | 111 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2013 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyPageFly+28 | — | — |
| 6 | Tealet Direct trade tea platform connecting growers with businesses and tea lovers | $330K | 151 mo ago | Seed | Elyse Petersen Founder | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Contain Online lending platform for farm loans. | — | 87 mo ago | Seed | — | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 8 | 10 Mile Farms Designs robotic vertical farming systems | — | — | Unfunded | Todd Denkin Co-Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | — | — |
Top 7 Crop Tech companies in Nevada
#1
Series A · Las Vegas, Nevada · founded 2021$3.6Mraised▾
Developer of hydrogel technology to improve agricultural sustainability efforts. The company has developed a proprietary “GET Smart Hydrogel” that acts as a soil‑based water reservoir, helping crops better withstand drought and reducing the need for frequent irrigation. The hydrogel is described as monomer‑free, industrially scalable, and designed to conserve water, cut fertilizer loss, and enhance long‑term soil vitality.
- Sep 2024Series A$2.3M
- May 2022Seed$1.3M
#2
Public · Las Vegas, Nevada · founded 2015 · 567 employees$12.1Mraised▾
Vertically integrated cannabis company offering a range of annabis products. The company's portfolio includes cultivation, production, and dispensary operations. It feature immersive retail experiences, such as its flagship Las Vegas Superstore, and strategic partnerships with other cannabis businesses.
- Nov 2023Post IPO$710K
- Nov 2020Series A—
- Jul 2020Series A$11.4M
#3
Series B · Las Vegas, Nevada · founded 1999 · 12 employees$8.8Mraised▾
Innovative plant health solutions for cuticle care, maximizing crop yields. This company pioneers plant cuticle care, offering solutions powered by SureSeal™ technology to protect crops from environmental stressors, insects, and pathogens. Their flagship product, Parka®, enhances fruit and leaf cuticles, providing season-long protection and maximizing marketable yield. They focus on sustainable solutions for agriculture, addressing environmental challenges and meeting the demand for high-quality produce. Their products improve plant health, food quality, and optimized yields. They offer solutions for various crops, including apples, blueberries, cherries, citrus, grapes, nuts, pears, peppers, strawberries, and tomatoes. They provide agronomic insights, press releases, and webinars to educate growers. They are at the forefront of plant cuticle care, offering innovative solutions for the world’s agricultural markets.
- Apr 2020Series B$2.9M
- Jan 2018Series B$1.9M
- Jul 2015Series A$4M
- 2015Series A—
#4
Funding Raised · Las Vegas, Nevada · founded 2013$594.7Kraised▾
Provider of AI-based drones for farm spraying solutions. It consists of an AI engine, wide-angle FVP camera, DBF Image Radar, and a sixteen-liter water tank. It is primarily used for spraying fertilizers in a crop field. It also offers seed-spreading drones with fully autonomous flight.
- Jun 2017Grant (prize money)$306.7K
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$288K
#5
Seed · Henderson, Nevada · founded 2009$600Kraised▾
Fridge Fresh develops and offers a device to enhance the perishable life of refrigerated food. The device produces activated oxygen (O3) that inhibits the growth of bacteria in the surrounding environment. Claims that fresh food life may be extended by 3 times.
- May 2015Seed$600K
#6
Seed · Las Vegas, Nevada · founded 2012 · 5 employees$330Kraised▾
Direct trade tea platform connecting growers with businesses and tea lovers. This online platform facilitates a transparent tea supply chain, offering exclusive access to premium, farm-direct tea. It connects independent growers with tea shop owners, tea lovers, and other businesses through a bulk tea sampling and auction program. The platform allows users to source small harvests of quality teas from independent growers, tracing the tea from field to cup. It fosters a conscious tea community by providing detailed profiles of each farm and videos from the tea gardens. The platform is designed to simplify sourcing the best teas from independent growers around the world. It offers wholesale accounts, a grower application, and a newsletter subscription. The platform supports family farms and independent cooperatives, promoting their craft and communities. It is a B2B platform with a social impact.
- Feb 2014Seed$240K
- Mar 2013Seed$20K
- Oct 2012Seed—
#7
Seed · Reno, Nevada · founded 2014 · 8 employees—raised▾
Contain is an online lending platform for farm loans. The platform offers loans & insurance programs for indoor farming which includes the smallest hoop house, container/warehouse farms, greenhouses, and plant factories.
- 2019Seed—
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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Funding & growth over time
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How research on Precision Agriculture is moving in the United States
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 2,521 United States-affiliated papers.
- Purdue University West Lafayette142
- Agricultural Research Service104
- National Research Council85
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln68
- Texas A&M University62
- Field (mathematics)3→61
- Scalability4→52
- Convolutional neural network1→46
- Identification (biology)1→44
- Crop1→34
- Sustainability1→56
- Sustainable agriculture2→53
- Irrigation12→61
- Agricultural engineering32→80
- Field (mathematics)21→67
- Sustainability4→41
- Food security1→22
- Field (mathematics)8→22
- Productivity2→16
- Sustainable agriculture3→14
Where precision agriculture is researched across United States
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.
Who's filing precision agriculture patents in the United States
United States precision agriculture patent filing is accelerating — 212 filings from 42 assignees (2016–2025), led by Stout Industrial TECH, American Science & ENG, BLUE River TECH; annual filings 7→16.
- Stout Industrial TECH28
- American Science & ENG24
- BLUE River TECH21
- Cohen Harris LEE18
- Agjunction17
- Valmont Industries15
- Stout Industrial Technology11
- AGCO9
Common questions
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