Radar · Food and Agriculture in Boston
Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Boston, United States
The 134 best Food and Agriculture companies in Boston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Motif FoodWorks.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
134companies tracked
$617.3Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
44have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE × BOSTON
Our analysis of 175 Food and Agriculture companies
$22.9b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
175companies analysed
93%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
7unicorns
2015median founding year
157kcombined LinkedIn audience
52%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Boston
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motif FoodWorks Developer of alternative food ingredients | $345M | 49 mo ago | Series B | 85 | — | — | 30 patents Plant-based meat, dairy, and connective tissue analogs using heme protein technologies | — |
| 2 | Slatemilk Brand of chocolate milk shake 72Funding top 27%Tech top 33%Growth top 35%Talent top 38% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Techtop 33% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Newstop 44% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $25.1M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 46 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $25M | 9 mo ago | Series B | 50 | Manny Lubin Co-Founder | Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+39 | — | — |
| 3 | Verde Brand of meat products | $25M | 24 mo ago | Series B | 44 44 → 65 (+48%) | Dana Ehrlich Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — | 2 partnerships |
| 4 | Mable B2B marketplace platform for groceries | $25M | 23 mo ago | Series B | 31 | Eric Carlstrom Co-Founder | SentryZendeskNode.js+23 | — | — |
| 5 | UNREAL Provider of healthy and delicious snacks made with real ingredients and without artificial additives | $22M | 150 mo ago | Series B | 25 | Kevin McCarthy CEO | Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+47 | — | 1 award |
| 6 | Oath Craft Pizza Delicious pizza pies made with fresh ingredients and avocado oil crust | $22M | 98 mo ago | Series B | 17 | — | DudaNginxSnowplow Analytics+11 | — | — |
| 7 | Boloco Owns & operates restaurant for food & beverages | $18M | 162 mo ago | Series B | 91 | John Pepper Chief Advisor | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+18 | — | — |
| 8 | FYTO Develops systems for growing crops automatically | $15M | 47 mo ago | Series A | 20 | Jason Prapas Founder & CEO | WixSentryEnvoy+12 | 11 patents Automated harvesting systems for aquatic plants and crops | — |
| 9 | B.GOOD Chain of limited service restaurant | $15M | 103 mo ago | Series B | 183 | — | Cart FunctionalityGoogle MapsMUI+14 | 152 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 10 | Biena Snacks Brand of roasted chickpeas | $14M | 82 mo ago | Series B | 23 | Poorvi Patodia Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShogun Frontend+16 | — | 1 launch |
| 11 | Foodberry Brand of coffee, yogurt and icecream | $13M | — | Early Stage | 16 | — | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+15 | 5 patents Edible bioreactor systems for producing food-grade microbial products | — |
| 12 | TruEnergy Manufacturer and retailer of sports drinks | $12M | 40 mo ago | Series A | 3 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+23 | — | — |
| 13 | Wildgrain Manufacturer & brand of bakery snacks | $10M | 10 mo ago | Series A | 8 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+45 | — | 1 award |
| 14 | Olivio Brand of olive oil | $7M | 352 mo ago | Series A | — | Ned Hentz President and CEO | WordPressSentryMySQL+18 | — | — |
| 15 | Grillo's Pickles Garden-fresh, cold-pickled pickles and merchandise, available nationwide | $7M | 75 mo ago | Acquired | 23 | — | — | — | 3 job openings |
| 16 | Lasso Developer of technology restructuring ingredients into nutritionally advantaged, affordable food products | $6M | 8 mo ago | Series A | — | Christophe Chantre Co-Founder | — | 8 patents Design of jewelry storage and display cases for organized presentation and protection. | — |
| 17 | USEFULL Manufacturer of packaging products | $6M | 25 mo ago | Series A | 5 | Alison Rogers Founder & CEO | — | — | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 18 | Mighty Squirrel Craft brewery offering taprooms, kitchens, events, beer to-go, and merchandise | $5M | 95 mo ago | Series A | 21 | — | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+17 | — | — |
| 19 | NOCA Brand of cocktail | $4M | 54 mo ago | Series A | 16 | Alex Febonio Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+20 | — | — |
| 20 | Fuel For Fire Protein smoothie pouches and packets for active people on-the-go | $4M | 100 mo ago | Seed | 5 | Rob Gilfeather Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+37 | — | — |
| 21 | The Full Yield Food ingredients processing company | $3M | 197 mo ago | Series A | — | Zoe Totten Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 22 | Willie's Superbrew Superfruit hard seltzer brewed for real flavor and connection | $3M | 80 mo ago | Series A | 25 | Nicolas Enriquez Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 23 | Tasty Burger Chain of limited service restaurant offering burgers | $3M | 119 mo ago | Series A | 44 | David DuBois CEO | Cart FunctionalitySentryVarnish+23 | — | — |
| 24 | EvyTea Online platform offering slot game tips, tricks, and related product categories | $3M | 75 mo ago | Seed | — | Evy Chen Founder | — | — | — |
| 25 | RYZE Brand of coffee | $2M | 51 mo ago | Seed | 32 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+51 | — | 1 launch |
| 26 | Beckon Ice Cream Brand of ice cream | $1M | 66 mo ago | Series A | 9 | Kathryn Flannery Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 27 | Dorchester Brewing Co Brand of beer | $1M | — | Early Stage | 26 | Travis Lee Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | — |
| 28 | Cocomama Foods Provider of Macau lottery results and data | $430K | 129 mo ago | Seed | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Latitude Beverage Alcoholic beverages processing company | $400K | 192 mo ago | Seed | 63 | Brett Vankoski Co-Founder & VP | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+15 | — | — |
| 30 | Marzae Brand of multi category wines | $388K | 4 mo ago | Seed | 1 | Eliot Martin Founder | — | — | — |
| 31 | Stone Hearth Pizza Offers event catering services | $323K | 173 mo ago | Seed | 2 | Anne Szymanski Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySentryMUI+15 | — | — |
| 32 | HarmonyBabyNutrition Brand of baby nutrition | $250K | 6 mo ago | Seed | 14 | Wendel Afonso Founder & CEO | LiteSpeedreCAPTCHAMicrosoft 365+2 | — | 1 award |
| 33 | Zoos Greek Iced Teas Natural tea based juice brand | $230K | 136 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Kristina Tsipouras Founder | — | — | — |
| 34 | Lovin’ Spoonfuls Non-profit food rescue organization | $215K | 61 mo ago | Funding Raised | 13 | Ashley Stanley Founder & Executive Director | — | — | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Boston
#1
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2018 · 50 employees$25.1Mraised▾
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2018 · 50 employees
Brand of chocolate milk shake
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%Tech
top 33%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%News
top 44%Market
top 48%Funding: Raised $25.1M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Sep 2025)
Tech: 46 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 4.1% of this cohort's audience · 342 engagements/post (8.3× cohort median)
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Area Sales Manager
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series B$23M
- Aug 2024Series A$9.6M
- Jan 2023Series A$10.5M
- Oct 2021Seed$3.3M
Founders & team
Investors
RiverPark Ventures, Foundership, Bantam Group, Litani Ventures, Overeasy Ventures
Tech stack
AliaApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#2
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2020$6.5Mraised▾
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2020
Developer of technology restructuring ingredients into nutritionally advantaged, affordable food products. The technology uses centrifugal force to “spin” fibers, restructuring simple ingredients. This allows food producers adaptability in supply chains and evolving consumer preferences. The technology controls fiber thickness, composition, arrangement, density, and moisture content.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Series A$6.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Rhapsody Venture Partners, Safar Partners, Claridgevp
#3
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2011 · 8 employees$10Mraised▾
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2011 · 8 employees
Provider of online subscription-based services intended to deliver ready-to-bake products at the doorstep. The company's services offer baked goods such as sourdough bread, pasta, and pastries that arrive frozen and do not require any preparation, enabling consumers to enjoy the health benefits of baked products without any inconvenience.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series A$10M
Investors
Bolt
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailApple PayBootstrap
#4
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2021 · 1 employees$388Kraised▾
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2021 · 1 employees
Operator of a wine company intended to produce a variety of wines and co-ferments. The company offers wines that are grown sustainably and guided through minimal intervention fermentation, enabling consumers to get sustainably farmed wine.
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Seed$35K
- Nov 2024Seed$253K
- Jun 2023Seed$100K
Founders & team
#5
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2019 · 31 employees$24.6Mraised▾
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2019 · 31 employees
B2B marketplace platform for groceries. The platform offers a range of products including beverages, chocolates, dairy products, seafood, meat, snacks, grains, and more.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. US Foods Direct Zone) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Series B$7M
- Jul 2022Series A$6M
- Nov 2020Series A$8.5M
- Oct 2019Seed$3.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Venrock, Accomplice, Founder Collective, Food Retail Ventures, Underscore VC, ACP Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudinaryCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#6
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2005 · 44 employees$25Mraised▾
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2005 · 44 employees
Brand of meat products
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. Albertsons Companies) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Series B$10M
- Oct 2020Series B$10M
- Feb 2020Series B$15M
Founders & team
Investors
Manna Tree
Tech stack
BabelCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Workspace
#7
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2020 · 14 employees$250Kraised▾
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2020 · 14 employees
Brand of baby nutrition
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Grant (prize money)$5.9M
- Mar 2021Seed$250K
- Jan 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
IndieBio, Brinc, Finep, Artesian, Rethink Capital Partners, TheVentureCity
#8
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2019 · 85 employees$345Mraised▾
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2019 · 85 employees
Motif FoodWorks is a developer of alternative food ingredients. It develops meat alternatives, plant-based protein ingredients, and dairy-free proteins. It deploys fermentation and microbiology techniques to develop food ingredients free from animal content. The products use biotechnology and fermentation to derive proteins from dairy, egg, and meat.
Funding rounds
- May 2022Series B—
- Jun 2021Series B$226.1M
- Aug 2019Series A$27.5M
- Feb 2019Series A$90M
Investors
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, BlackRock, AiiM Partners, Wittington Ventures, Rethink Capital Partners, Rellevant
#9
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2020 · 5 employees$5.7Mraised▾
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2020 · 5 employees
Manufacturer of packaging products
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2024Series A$5.7M
Founders & team
Investors
MassChallenge
#10
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2015 · 3 employees$11.7Mraised▾
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2015 · 3 employees
Manufacturer and retailer of sports drinks
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Feb 2023Series A$6.5M
- Oct 2021Series A$3.6M
- May 2020Seed$1.6M
- Nov 2015Seed$50K
Investors
Btomorrow Ventures, Polar Beverages, Food-X, SOSV, Broken Arrow Holding
Tech stack
AccessibeAmazon PayAmerican ExpressApple PayAttentiveCart Functionality
#11
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2019 · 20 employees$15Mraised▾
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2019 · 20 employees
Develops systems for growing crops automatically. The company offers novel nutrient-dense non-GMO crops with ultra-high yields and high nutrient profiles. It offers automated cultivation & harvesting system. The product offering includes animal feed and forage, plant-based proteins, nutritional supplements, biofertilizers, and soil amendments.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jul 2022Series A$15M
Founders & team
Investors
AgFunder, Refactor Capital, First Star Ventures, Bolt, Google Ventures, Baukunst
#12
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2021 · 6 employees$20Kraised▾
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2021 · 6 employees
Brand of snacks
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Foodservice Sales Builder
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2025Seed$1.2M
- May 2022Seed$20K
Investors
Techstars, Avaana Capital Advisors, Matt Marra Ventures & Advisory
Funding & investor landscape
$617.3Mtotal disclosed funding
38companies funded
89disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Manny Lubin
Co-Founder · Slatemilk
Josh Belinsky
Co-Founder · Slatemilk
Christophe Chantre
Co-Founder · Lasso
Luke Macqueen
Co-Founder & CSO · Lasso
Eliot Martin
Founder · Marzae
Eric Carlstrom
Co-Founder · Mable
Arik Keller
Co-Founder & CEO · Mable
Dana Ehrlich
Co-Founder & CEO · Verde
Wendel Afonso
Founder & CEO · HarmonyBabyNutrition
Alison Rogers
Founder & CEO · USEFULL
Jason Prapas
Founder & CEO · FYTO
Poorvi Patodia
Founder & CEO · Biena Snacks
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,042,753 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food and Agriculture coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Agritech is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Agritech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 652 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201020192026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 24% → 62% across 2010–2026.
top research entities
- International Food Policy Research Institute25
- University of California, Davis22
- Cornell University22
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign17
- Agricultural & Applied Economics Association17
leading researchers
Saraju P. Mohanty · Bouali Et-taibi · Mohamed Riduan Abid · H.S. Jat · Andrea Cattaneo · Leslie Lipper · El‐Mahjoub Boufounas · Driss Benhaddou
▲
Breakthroughs103 · 16%
▲ 2%→22% share
▲11.0× share momentum2 median citations92% since 2021mostly methods-led
Robot research surged 1→19 papers, driving Breakthroughs field-share from 2%→22% in US agritech.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Robot1→19
Newly emergingAgriculture 0→51 · Precision agriculture 0→17 · Cloud computing 0→11
Landmark The Robotanist: A ground-based agricultural robot for high-throughput crop phenotyping · 151 cites
◆
Advancements253 · 39%
▲ 32%→42% share
▲1.3× share momentum3 median citations71% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements intensifying — Agriculture papers quadrupled 24→127 as field-share climbed 32%→42%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture24→127
- Robot4→21
- Climate change2→17
- Agroforestry3→15
- Productivity2→13
Newly emergingInternet of Things 0→18 · Agricultural engineering 0→15 · Precision agriculture 0→13
Landmark Responses of soil carbon sequestration to climate‐smart agriculture practices: A meta‐analysis · 470 cites
▼
Concerns186 · 29%
▼ 39%→25% share
▼0.6× share momentum6 median citations57% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns cooling structurally — field-share fell 39%→25% despite Food Security papers rising 7→25.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture35→83
- Food security7→25
- Productivity2→10
- Agricultural economics2→10
- Internet of Things1→8
Newly emergingAgroforestry 0→10 · Sustainability 0→9 · Agricultural science 0→7
Landmark Climate-smart agriculture: what is it good for? · 334 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where agritech 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.
New York23 · +0.10
SF Bay Area15 · +0.03
Ann Arbor7 · +0.01
Boston6 · +0.60
Atlanta6 · +0.75
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing agritech patents in the United States
United States agritech patent filing is accelerating — 24 filings from 35 assignees (2016–2025), led by Microsoft, Vision Robotics, Koselka Harvey; annual filings 1→5.
24 filings35 assigneespeak 5/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Microsoft7
- Vision Robotics5
- Koselka Harvey5
- Wallach BRET5
- IBM4
- X DEV3
- Gerrish Steven R3
- CROP One Holdings2
Common questions
How many Food and Agriculture companies are there in Boston, United States?
Radar tracks 134 indexable Food and Agriculture companies headquartered in Boston, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture companies in Boston, United States?
The Food and Agriculture companies in Boston, United States on this list have raised a combined $617.3M in disclosed equity funding across 38 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Boston, United States?
Motif FoodWorks is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Boston, United States, with $345M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture companies in Boston, United States are funded?
38 of the 134 Food and Agriculture companies in Boston, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture unicorns are there in Boston, United States?
None of the Food and Agriculture companies in Boston, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Boston, United States Food and Agriculture companies?
The most active investors in Boston, United States Food and Agriculture companies on this list include MassChallenge, Centerman Capital, Winona Capital, Bolt, Breakaway.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
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.