Best Crop Tech Companies in South Korea
The 74 best Crop Tech companies in South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Green Labs.
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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 South Korea
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Labs Revolutionizing agriculture with data-driven solutions for farmers and the food industry | $171M | 38 mo ago | Series C | Sang Shin Co-Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | 208 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 2 | Tridge 🦄 B2B platform connecting buyers and suppliers in the food, agriculture, and marine sectors | $121M | 46 mo ago | Series D | Kangwook Lee Co-Founder & Coo | 2015 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+17 | — | 3 partnerships |
| 3 | N.THING Innovating agriculture with IT, data, and vertical farming solutions | $28M | 3 mo ago | Series B | Hyeyeon Kim Co-Founder & CEO | 2014 | — | 26 patents Vertical hydroponic farming systems with integrated environmental and packaging solutions | — |
| 4 | E Green Global Developer of microtuber technology for virus-free seed potato production | $24M | 54 mo ago | Series B | — | 2009 | — | 208 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 5 | G + FLAS Life Sciences Developing gene editing technologies for new drugs and plant-based biopharmaceuticals | $12M | 81 mo ago | Series C | Sunghwa Choe CEO | 2014 | — | 88 patents CRISPR-based gene therapies and plant‑derived biologics for targeted cancer treatment | — |
| 6 | AIOFARM AI platform that creates technology for agriculture automating the sorting of agricultural products based on… | $3M | 27 mo ago | Series A | Hojae Gwak CEO | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 7 | ioCrops Provider of cloud-based farm management software | $2M | 60 mo ago | Seed | Jinhyung Cho Founder & CEO | 2018 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+18 | 5 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 8 | GreenGene Developer of plant organelle gene editing technology for trait development | $2M | — | Seed | Jin-Soo Kim Founder & CTO | 2022 | — | 9 patents Adenine base editing for plant genome and chloroplast engineering, enabling herbicide resistance | — |
| 9 | Agmo Developer of agricultural machinery technology solutions | $1M | 30 mo ago | Seed | Seungjin Park Co-CEO | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 10 | GSF SYSTEM Technology company that provides smart farm solutions | $419K | 43 mo ago | Seed | Jeon Seong-seong CEO | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Rovers Provider of agriculture IP System | $363K | 3 mo ago | Seed | Dan Park Co-Founder & CEO | 2023 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Crop Tech companies in South Korea
#1
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2014 · 21 employees$27.7Mraised▾
Innovating agriculture with IT, data, and vertical farming solutions, leading the agri-food tech market revolution. They aim to transform the global food value chain by removing time and space constraints in agriculture using technology. They provide optimal farm solutions through proprietary technology, enabling farm expansion regardless of location. Their offerings include vertical farm solutions, delivering fresh produce worldwide, and plant-based alternatives. They focus on future food through research, platform development for functional crops and AI, and securing core technologies. They are committed to sustainable and innovative technologies, offering solutions and crop businesses. They are also focused on talent acquisition to support their mission.
- Mar 2026Series B—
- Oct 2021Series B$26M
- Dec 2015Series A$1.7M
- Dec 2014Seed$25K
#2
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2023$363.5Kraised▾
Provider of agriculture IP System. It provides products such as crop navigator that offers comprehensive seed and variety database management tools for seed suppliers. It also provides transaction management solutions.
- Mar 2026Seed$1.3M
- Apr 2024Seed$363.5K
- Jun 2023Seed—
#3
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017 · 150 employees$170.7Mraised▾
Revolutionizing agriculture with data-driven solutions for farmers and the food industry. The company is transforming the agricultural landscape by providing a platform that empowers farmers with data-driven insights, optimizing farm management activities from production to distribution. This innovative approach fosters a thriving agricultural ecosystem. They are also leading digital innovation in agricultural commodity trading, addressing information asymmetry in the grain market through a grain scanner. This promotes transparency and efficiency across the value chain. Furthermore, they are revolutionizing agricultural B2B distribution, connecting farmers with food buyers through an extensive network. This expands market access and creates new opportunities. By offering an online marketplace for agricultural supplies, they are reducing production costs for farmers. This comprehensive platform provides farmers with access to pricing information, reviews, and product details, enabling informed purchasing decisions. This is a B2B platform, SaaS, and software solution.
- Mar 2023Conventional Debt$38.4M
- Jan 2022Series C$142.7M
- Jan 2021Series B$18M
- May 2020Series A$5.3M
#4
Tridge 🦄Series D · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2015 · 473 employees$121.4Mraised▾
B2B platform connecting buyers and suppliers in the food, agriculture, and marine sectors. The platform combines data analytics, market intelligence, and human expertise to streamline cross-border trade. The platform offers tools for supplier matching, pricing insights, import and export data, and logistics support.
- Aug 2022Series D$37.2M
- Jul 2021Series C$60M
- Apr 2020Series B$11M
- Nov 2019Series A$10.5M
#5
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2009 · 15 employees$24.2Mraised▾
Developer of microtuber technology for virus-free seed potato production. The company has commercialized mass production of microtuber seed potatoes. These virus-free seed potatoes are produced in bio-secured plant factories. The potatoes can be sown directly in open fields. This provides solutions for potato growers struggling with nematodes, viruses, and bacteria. The company aims to expand its microtuber technology to other crops.
- Dec 2021Series B$15M
- Dec 2020PE$9.2M
- Mar 2015PE—
#6
Series A · Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do · founded 2021 · 14 employees$2.6Mraised▾
AI platform that creates technology for agriculture automating the sorting of agricultural products based on artificial intelligence. It bring together artificial intelligence, computer vision, optical and electrical engineering to build its solutions. It helps in selecting agricultural products which enables grade sorting based on different factors such as size, color, defects, and abnormalities.
- Mar 2024Series A$2.6M
#7
Seed · Iksan, Jeollabuk-do · founded 2022$1.1Mraised▾
Developer of agricultural machinery technology solutions. It provides digital agricultural solutions for automating and streamlining agricultural processes. Its platform offers features such as autonomous driving, crop management, and farm management solutions.
- Dec 2023Seed$1.1M
- Feb 2023Seed—
#8
Series C · Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do · founded 2014 · 9 employees$12Mraised▾
Developing gene editing technologies for new drugs and plant-based biopharmaceuticals. It focuses on CRISPR-CasN enzymes and CRISPR gene editing to create innovative solutions in healthcare and agriculture. The offerings include CRISPR genome editing, CRISPR services, and protein synthesis. They are developing new drugs, plant-based biopharmaceuticals, and novel crop varieties enriched with vitamins and nutrients. It utilizes platforms like Cancerase for cancer therapeutics and PDB for plant-based biopharmaceuticals. It also focus on Non-GMO editing using Glyco-engineering. It aims to deliver advancements through gene editing, impacting both the pharmaceutical and agricultural sectors with its technology.
- Aug 2019Series C$12M
- 2016Seed—
#9
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2018 · 13 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Provider of cloud-based farm management software. It offers software that helps the users to manage the greenhouse environment with the help of their sensors like weight and soil sensors which can be used to determine the water supply interval, build precise watering strategies, and monitor soil moisture management.
- Jun 2021Seed$1.6M
- Sep 2019Seed$260K
#10
Seed · Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do · founded 2019 · 11 employees$418.5Kraised▾
Technology company that provides smart farm solutions. It is enabling efficient and sustainable crop management through artificial intelligence, automation, and IoT technologies.
- Oct 2022Seed$418.5K
#11
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2022 · 6 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Developer of plant organelle gene editing technology for trait development. It specializes in agricultural traits, including stress and herbicide resistance, and yield improvement. The company focuses on functional plants for food, protein, and bio-industrial applications. It offers licensing and co-development of organelle genome editing technologies. The company integrates precision plant organelle gene editing with advanced stem cell-based plant development and proprietary transformation methodologies.
- Seed$1.5M
#12
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2024—raised▾
Manufacturer of microbial fertilizers. It is an innovative agricultural technology company that develops soil derived microbes to promote crop growth and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Aug 2024Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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
How research on Precision Agriculture is moving in South Korea
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 255 South Korea-affiliated papers.
- Rural Development Administration25
- Chungnam National University22
- Seoul National University20
- Ministry of Agriculture19
- Ministry of Education13
- Convolutional neural network1→12
- Agricultural engineering1→4
- Greenhouse1→4
- Agricultural engineering2→14
- Hyperspectral imaging1→10
- Yield (engineering)2→7
- Multispectral image2→4
- Fertilizer3→5
- Sustainable agriculture7
- Reliability (semiconductor)3
- Agricultural engineering3
- Software deployment2
- Drone2
Where precision agriculture is researched across South Korea
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 South Korea
South Korea precision agriculture patent filing is accelerating — 15 filings from 15 assignees (2020–2025), led by Signlab, Buildup, Electronics & Telecommunications; annual filings 3→5.
- Signlab2
- Buildup2
- Electronics & Telecommunications2
- Korea Smart Drone Appraisal2
- Crable1
- Innopam1
- Seers1
- CHOI SOO AN1
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.