Best Crop Tech Companies in Wisconsin, United States
The 57 best Crop Tech companies in Wisconsin, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Midwestern BioAg.
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 Wisconsin
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midwestern BioAg Soil health solutions for sustainable agriculture, enhancing farm productivity | $44M | 70 mo ago | Series C | Gary Zimmer Founder | 1984 | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | 4 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 job opening |
| 2 | Allergy Amulet Developer of a portable food allergen sensor for sample detection 42Moat top 31%Tech top 33%Growth top 35%Funding top 40% All 10 signals ▾Moattop 31% Techtop 33% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 40% Producttop 46% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 47% Patentsbottom 35% Globalbottom 31% Marketbottom 27% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 11 patents Tech: 38 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $13M | 22 mo ago | Series A | Joseph BelBruno Co-Founder | 2016 | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceProton Mail+30 | 11 patents Electrochemical sensors for detecting food allergens via electropolymerized detection layers. | — |
| 3 | PhylloTech Biotechnology company providing protein products for research use, including cytokines and other products | $6M | 13 mo ago | Funding Raised | Colin Shepherd Co-Founder & COO | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Wellntel Provider of cloud-based groundwater monitoring network deployers | $1M | 97 mo ago | Seed | Nicholas Hayes Co-founder and Director | 2012 | — | 3 patents Oil and gas wellhead water quality monitoring sensors and systems | — |
| 5 | C56 Technologies Developer of biomolecular enzymes and organisms for biomass processing solutions | $1M | 156 mo ago | Funding Raised | Phillip Brumm Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 6 | AgroGraph Provides agriculture information services on crop yields | $500K | 10 mo ago | Series A | James O'Brien Co-Founder | 2016 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 7 | SeedLinked App-based marketplace offering seeds | $500K | 51 mo ago | Seed | Nicolas Enjalbert Co-Founder & CEO | 2017 | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | — |
| 8 | Agrometrics Develops analytical and technological solutions for agriculture | $500K | 77 mo ago | Seed | Madhu Jamallamudi Founder | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 9 | AgraFilms Developer of amoebae-based plant disease protection solutions | $254K | 62 mo ago | Funding Raised | Katarzyna Borys Co-Founder | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Arbre Tech Provider of RFID inventory management solutions for horticulture business | $100K | 79 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Crop Tech companies in Wisconsin
#1
Funding Raised · Madison, Wisconsin · founded 2009 · 2 employees$6.1Mraised▾
Biotechnology company providing protein products for research use, including cytokines and other products. It is a biotechnology company that specializes in developing and manufacturing endotoxin-free protein products for research use. The company offers a growing catalog of RUO cytokines and other products for sale, catering to the needs of research institutions and organizations. Its products are used in various applications, including biopesticides, plant-based pharmaceuticals, and medical research.
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$1M
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$256K
- Feb 2020Grant (prize money)$1.1M
- Sep 2016Grant (prize money)$916K
#2
Series A · Madison, Wisconsin · founded 2016 · 18 employees$12.6Mraised▾
Developer of a portable food allergen sensor for sample detection. The device allows users to test food samples for the presence of allergenic ingredients. It is designed to detect allergens at levels that could trigger reactions. The sensor pairs with an application to track results.
- Aug 2024Series A$5.8M
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)—
- Mar 2021Seed$800K
- Aug 2020Seed$3.3M
#3
Series A · Madison, Wisconsin · founded 2016 · 15 employees$500Kraised▾
AgroGraph provides agriculture information services. It offers a global platform to provide real-time and historical information on crop yields, land suitability, crop suitability, market prices, risk management, etc. The company claims to provides information using its proprietary technology Agros that combines the data from satellite observations, weather data, and machine learning algorithms to generate field-scale forecasts.
- Aug 2025Series A$600K
- Dec 2024Series A$1.7M
- Aug 2021Seed—
- Sep 2018Seed$500K
#4
Series C · Blue Mounds, Wisconsin · founded 1984 · 79 employees$44Mraised▾
Soil health solutions for sustainable agriculture, enhancing farm productivity. The company revolutionizes agriculture by providing innovative and sustainable solutions focused on enhancing soil health and farm productivity. They offer a systems-based approach to farming, emphasizing regenerative agriculture practices. Their offerings include a range of fertilizers (conventional and organic), livestock nutrition products, and soil amendments designed to optimize yields, increase profits, and improve soil health. Services such as soil testing, fertilizer application, and forage analysis support cultivation activities. They also provide programs tailored for dairy, produce, and wildlife management. The company focuses on biological farming to increase production while building soil health, reducing environmental impact, and fostering trust in the agricultural industry. They work with contract growing and large food companies to expand the supply of organic food and forage, helping them achieve greenhouse gas reductions through efficient nitrogen use.
- Sep 2020Series C—
- Sep 2018Grant (prize money)$437.6K
- Jun 2018Series C$15M
- Jul 2017Grant (prize money)$93.7K
#5
Seed · Viroqua, Wisconsin · founded 2017 · 4 employees$500Kraised▾
App-based marketplace offering seeds. The company claims that users can track, evaluate, and manage seeds, buy, or sell them through their platform and get access to various insights provided by the growers. Their app can be downloaded for both android and ios.
- Mar 2022Seed—
- Jun 2020Seed$500K
- Jul 2018Grant (prize money)$98.6K
#6
Seed · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · founded 2012 · 10 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Provider of cloud-based groundwater monitoring network deployers. The network is made of sensors that use acoustic measurement technology to measure pumping water levels, The networks can gather information about the well's water level & can monitor real-time stress levels without physical contact. The good owners are provided with a cloud platform where operational conditions & pumping impact data can be analyzed. The sensor system measures static water level for every hour & measured data is meta-tagged if a pump is running during the measurement time. The monitoring networks are offered on a subscription model.
- May 2018Grant (prize money)$150K
- Jul 2014Seed$1.2M
#7
Funding Raised · Middleton, Wisconsin · founded 2010$1.2Mraised▾
Developer of biomolecular enzymes and organisms for biomass processing solutions. They develops enzyme consortia for renewable biofuels. It also creates biomass degrading organisms.
- Jul 2013Grant (prize money)$448.6K
- Mar 2011Grant (prize money)$455.7K
- Jul 2010Grant (prize money)$300K
#8
Seed · Madison, Wisconsin · founded 2014 · 5 employees$500Kraised▾
Agrometrics develops technological solutions employing analytical tools to support decision making to reduce costs, improving productivity, quality, and increasing profits. The offering by the company allows information sharing platform between various stakeholders in the agriculture sector for pricing. It also allows tracking information on a real time, accesses information from various perspectives, to make comparisons between markets, varieties, SKUs, and prices.
- Jan 2020Seed$500K
#9
Funding Raised · Madison, Wisconsin · founded 2018 · 3 employees$254Kraised▾
Developer of amoebae-based plant disease protection solutions. It uses dicty amoebae to protect plants against numerous pathogens. The dicty spores germinate into amoeba and digests pathogens in plants and eliminate the damage caused by them. It is suitable for treating infections caused by antibiotic-resistant, antibiotic-tolerant, and persister bacteria.
- May 2021Grant (prize money)$254K
#10
Seed · Stevens Point, Wisconsin · founded 2016 · 4 employees$100Kraised▾
Provider of RFID inventory management solutions for horticulture business. It provides accounting automation and lean consulting services. It offers RFID tags, readers, tablets, printers, encoders, drones, and DIY starter packs. It creates a system for various growing operations including nurseries, greenhouses, tree farms, sugarcane plantations, and more.
- Nov 2019Seed$100K
#11
Funding Raised · Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin · founded 2012$20Kraised▾
Provider of sustainably grown hydroponic produce. This company cultivates herbs, microgreens, and mushrooms using vertical farming techniques. The process eliminates the need for soil, herbicides, pesticides, and GMO seeds, resulting in fresh produce delivered within twenty-four hours. The vertical farming approach maximizes space and minimizes water usage.
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$20K
#12
Funding Raised · Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin · founded 2009$20Kraised▾
Provider of organic fruits, vegetables, herbs, and garlic products. It offers a selection of fresh produce and dried goods, sourced and grown organically. The company provides both local pickup and delivery options for its customers. The product line includes various fruits, vegetables, and herbs, along with garlic in different forms. All products are organic and are sold directly to consumers.
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$20K
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What Wisconsin researches in precision agriculture
- University of Wisconsin–Madison27
- University of Wisconsin System3
- University of Wisconsin–Extension2
- University of Wisconsin–River Falls2
- Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery1
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