Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Delaware, United States
The 33 best Food and Agriculture companies in Delaware, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: The ISH Company.
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.
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Delaware
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The ISH Company Limited information available | $10M | 45 mo ago | Seed | — | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 2 | ANGRY 8 Brand of energy drinks | $4M | 89 mo ago | Series A | Frank Brady Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 3 | OLYRA Internet first brand offering cookies 40Growth top 35%Funding top 45%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 46% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 46% Marketbottom 40% Techbottom 38% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $4.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $4M | 9 mo ago | Series A | Yannis Ouzounopoulos Founder & CEO | 2017 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAmazon ALB+17 | — | — |
| 4 | KEY Producer of energy drinks | $4M | 30 mo ago | Seed | Tekla Back Co-Founder | 2024 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShogun Page Builder+33 | 128 patents Material handling and processing equipment: sorting, cutting, conveyors, and imaging systems. | — |
| 5 | Psychedelic Water Manufacturer of mood-elevating, non-alcoholic beverages using kava and other plant-based ingredients | $4M | 60 mo ago | Seed | — | 2019 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAlia+23 | — | — |
| 6 | Cirkla Providers of plant fiber-based packaging products | $3M | 37 mo ago | Seed | Kapil Bhardwaj Co-Founder | 2022 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | 2 patents Innovative molded-fiber MAP containers with multi-layer peelable liners for food packaging | — |
| 7 | The Natural Organic Provider of organic and natural snacks | $2M | 32 mo ago | Series A | Gilberto Sampaio Co-Founder | 2021 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+19 | — | — |
| 8 | First State Brewing Crafting superior beers and ciders with local appeal and community focus | $660K | 108 mo ago | Seed | Paul Hester Founder & CEO | 2014 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+21 | — | — |
| 9 | ArtemiLife Brand of nutritional supplements | $300K | 77 mo ago | Seed | Adam Maust CEO | 2020 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+21 | — | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Delaware
#1
Series A · Wilmington, Delaware · founded 2017 · 22 employees$4Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering cookies. The product catalog includes sandwich biscuits in flavors like dark chocolate, hazelnut cocoa, greek yogurt blueberry, and more. The company claims that the products are organic.
- Jan 2026Series A$3.5M
- Feb 2025Series A$5M
- Mar 2023Series A$4M
#2
Seed · Wilmington, Delaware · founded 2024$4Mraised▾
Key Energy Drink is a new all-natural functional beverage founded by former Coke and PepsiCo executives that harnesses the power of ketones. It offers long-lasting energy without causing a spike in blood sugar or caffeine jitters, making it a promising option in the energy drink market.
- Apr 2024Seed$4M
#3
Seed · New Castle, Delaware · founded 2020 · 12 employees$10Mraised▾
Limited information available
- Jan 2023Seed$5M
#4
Series A · Wilmington, Delaware · founded 2021$2Mraised▾
Naturanic is a company offering crunchy snacks made of 100% Brazilian fruit, with a focus on guilt-free and environmentally responsible ingredients. They use techniques like freeze-drying to preserve the nutritional and functional values of the fruits, nuts, seeds, and herbs used in their products. The company has recently secured $2 million in Series A funding to expand their presence in the US market.
- Mar 2024Series A$2M
#5
Seed · Lewes, Delaware · founded 2022 · 14 employees$3Mraised▾
Providers of plant fiber-based packaging products. The company creates molded fiber solutions and supplies packaging products to brands. The company has developed multiple high-performance fiber packaging solutions, such as modified atmosphere packaging trays for meat, ready meal trays, dairy tubs, compostable coffee capsules, scoops, and more.
- Sep 2023Seed$3M
#6
Seed · Wilmington, Delaware · founded 2019 · 10 employees$4Mraised▾
Manufacturer of mood-elevating, non-alcoholic beverages using kava and other plant-based ingredients. The company formulates and sells beverages designed to promote relaxation and enhance mood. Its products incorporate ingredients such as kava, velvet bean, and green tea leaf extract. The company offers these beverages in various flavors and formats, including ready-to-drink cans and powder mixes.
- Oct 2021Seed—
#7
Series A · Newark, Delaware · founded 2017$4.4Mraised▾
Brand of energy drinks
#8
Seed · Dover, Delaware · founded 2023$69.1Kraised▾
Kriti Malhotra is a certified sommelier and wine curator. She is known as India's first female certified sommelier and is also a wine storyteller and analyst.
- Oct 2023Seed$69.1K
#9
Seed · Middletown, Delaware · founded 2014 · 3 employees$660Kraised▾
Crafting superior beers and ciders with local appeal and community focus. Dedicated to producing high-quality beers and ciders, balancing tradition with innovation to create original, drinkable products. The company elevates customer experience through craft beer education and proudly represents its local community. It values quality, safety, and continuous improvement, fostering a culture of commitment, trust, fun, and passion. They use high-quality ingredients and strive to provide exceptional customer service. The company is committed to environmental responsibility and values employee contributions. They offer a beer menu and food menu, host events, and provide options for large parties and private events. They also have a shop and cart available.
- Nov 2017Seed$660K
#10
Seed · Dover, Delaware · founded 2020 · 2 employees$300Kraised▾
Developer of a lifestyle products designed to incorporate artemisia annua in the daily lives of consumers. The company's technology crafted their products to fit the lives of the people who need them into their daily routine of enjoying a warm drink during the day, enabling customers to have a healthy and active life.
- May 2020Seed$300K
#11
Seed · Newark, Delaware · founded 2018 · 10 employees$62.5Kraised▾
Produces and supplies meat products
- Dec 2021Seed$62.5K
- Aug 2021Seed—
#12
Late Stage · Wilmington, Delaware · founded 1996 · 1400 employees—raised▾
Bars & restaurants chain
- Feb 2016PE—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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
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.
- International Food Policy Research Institute25
- University of California, Davis22
- Cornell University22
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign17
- Agricultural & Applied Economics Association17
- Robot1→19
- Agriculture24→127
- Robot4→21
- Climate change2→17
- Agroforestry3→15
- Productivity2→13
- Agriculture35→83
- Food security7→25
- Productivity2→10
- Agricultural economics2→10
- Internet of Things1→8
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.
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.
- Microsoft7
- Vision Robotics5
- Koselka Harvey5
- Wallach BRET5
- IBM4
- X DEV3
- Gerrish Steven R3
- CROP One Holdings2
Common questions
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