Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Cape Town, South Africa
The 78 best Food and Agriculture companies in Cape Town, South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: PURA Beverage.
Our analysis of 653 Food and Agriculture companies
$71.7b in tracked funding; 82% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Cape Town
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURA Beverage Producer of low sugar, natural soda and hydration drinks | $15M | 8 mo ago | Series B | Greig Jansen CEO | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — |
| 2 | De Novo Foodlabs Provider of protein ingredients processing services | $4M | 22 mo ago | Seed | Leah Bessa Co-Founder & CSO | 2021 | — | 1 launch |
| 3 | liQuerc Brand of wines & beers | $37K | 109 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 1998 | — | — |
| 4 | Shopstar SaaS-based E-commerce enabler for SMEs | — | 48 mo ago | Series A | — | 2013 | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | — |
| 5 | Lona Distributor of citrus products | — | 49 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1998 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — |
| 6 | Kombo King Manufacturer of ventless fryer | — | 61 mo ago | Seed | Ari Jacobson Co-Founder & CEO | 2016 | — | — |
| 7 | Pioneer Foods Multicategory food and beverage company | — | 92 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1997 | — | — |
| 8 | Real Foods Group Manufacturer of food products | — | 118 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2013 | — | — |
Top 8 Food and Agriculture companies in Cape Town
#1
Series B · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2016 · 33 employees$15Mraised▾
PURA Beverage Company offers low sugar, natural flavored beverages with no colorants or preservatives, including Pura Kids and Pura Soda. The company believes in making a difference with their products to promote healthier refreshment options for all ages.
- Sep 2025Series B$15M
#2
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2021 · 8 employees$4Mraised▾
Provider of protein ingredients processing services
- Aug 2024Seed$1.5M
- 2022Seed$2.5M
#3
Deadpooled · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 1998 · 3 employees$37Kraised▾
Brand of wines & beers
#4
Series A · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2013 · 8 employees—raised▾
Shopstar is a SaaS-based e-commerce enabler which helps businesses set up an online shop, manage orders, Point of Sale(POS), view sales reports, manage inventory, shipping and logistics settings, add other tools etc. They priced their product basis the number of different offerings and ranges from 200 Rand/month to 1000Rand/month for 25 products to unlimited respectively.
- May 2022Series A—
- Jul 2016Seed—
#5
Funding Raised · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 1998 · 46 employees—raised▾
Distributor of citrus products
#6
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2016 · 4 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of ventless fryer
- May 2021Seed—
#7
Acquired · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 1997 · 10000 employees—raised▾
Pioneer Foods is a multicategory food and beverage company. Product offerings include cereals, flour, bread, snacks, tea, water, dried fruits, fruit juices, and more. They sell their products through organised retailers. The company owns multiple brands such as Safari, Ceres, Ceres Nectars, Acres, Liqui-Fruit, Spekko, Crossbow, IMBO, Blue Bird, Bokomo, Bovril, Marmite. They export their products to more than 60 countries.
#8
Acquired · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2013 · 2500 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of food products
- Aug 2016PE—
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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How research on Agritech is moving in South Africa
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 124 South Africa-affiliated papers.
- University of KwaZulu-Natal15
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research14
- North-West University14
- University of Fort Hare11
- University of the Free State10
- Agriculture5
- Sustainability2
- Vulnerability (computing)2
- Resilience (materials science)2
- Disaster risk reduction2
- Agriculture4→23
- Agricultural productivity2→5
- Productivity4→5
- Agriculture11→37
- Climate change2→18
- Food security1→8
Where agritech is researched across South Africa
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.
Common questions
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