Best Food and Agriculture Companies in France
The 1788 best Food and Agriculture companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Cristal Union.
France's Food and Agriculture startup map is bigger than most people assume. This directory tracks 1,788 companies with $4.9 billion in total disclosed funding, ranked by equity raised and recent momentum, making it one of the more comprehensive looks at where capital is actually landing in French agrifood.
The numbers tell a specific story. Accro leads the directory at $58 million raised, followed by Mycophyto at $25 million, and the rest of the field clusters well below that, which means concentration at the top is real. No unicorns yet, but the underlying digital activity is moving: median install growth across 504 food and agri apps is running at roughly plus-20% year-over-year, a figure I find genuinely underreported given how flat traditional coverage looks. Hot themes right now are agricultural education, extension outreach, and youth-focused farming programs, not flashy consumer brands. So if you're trying to read where patient capital is positioning, key practices for food and agriculture investing suggests the smartest money is thinking in cycles, not quarters. Investors like Unigrains and Cerea Partners keep appearing at the top of the active-funder list, and that institutional agricultural focus reflects exactly that longer-horizon bet.
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$4.7b in tracked funding; 82% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in France
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristal Union Brand of Sugar 67Fin. health top 16%Funding top 29%Market top 31%Moat top 38% All 11 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 16% Fundingtop 29% Markettop 31% Moattop 38% Growthtop 42% Patentstop 48% Innovationbottom 47% Techbottom 38% Productbottom 36% Globalbottom 31% Newsbottom 21% Fin. health: Revenue ~$2.1B (FY2024) · Net margin 9.1% Funding: Raised $1.1B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $1.1B | 32 mo ago | 1,302 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | 8 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 2 | Tereos Producer of sugar, ethanol, and other agricultural products 53Innovation top 30%Fin. health top 30%Funding top 37%Moat top 38% All 12 signals ▾Innovationtop 30% Fin. healthtop 30% Fundingtop 37% Moattop 38% Patentstop 39% Newstop 41% Growthtop 45% Producttop 48% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 43% Techbottom 26% Innovation: 22 patents (top 35% of patent-holders) · 8 product lines Fin. health: Revenue ~$134M (FY2017) · Net margin 6.8% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $773M | 34 mo ago | 9 | Olivier Leducq CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+15 | 6 signals ▲20% Earnings · Announcements · Acquisition | 22 patents Sugar-based sweetener compositions and dry fruit sorbet/ice‑cream mixes | 1 award |
| 3 | Avril Provider of plant & nutrition food processing services 57Patents top 21%Innovation top 25%Funding top 26%Moat top 41% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 21% Innovationtop 25% Fundingtop 26% Moattop 41% Growthtop 45% Producttop 47% Techtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 28% Newsbottom 21% Patents: 160 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 73 filings since 2022 vs 72 in 2017-21 Innovation: 160 patents (top 10% of patent-holders) · 73 filings since 2022 vs 72 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $742M | 45 mo ago | — | Jean Puig CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | 160 patents Sunflower protein isolation and biomass-to-biofuel conversion technologies | — |
| 4 | Picard Surgelés Frozen food retailer based in France 67Market top 24%Funding top 34%Product top 37%Tech top 42% All 6 signals ▾Markettop 24% Fundingtop 34% Producttop 37% Techtop 42% Growthbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Market: 5,000 employees (top 6% of Food and Agriculture) · Top-50,000 web property Funding: Raised $487M · 2 rounds over 25 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $487M | 132 mo ago | 5,000 | — | Salesforce Commerce CloudApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+16 | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 5 | Axereal Agricultural cooperative transforming crops into quality food and sustainable solutions 57Funding top 35%Market top 39%Growth top 42%Tech top 47% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Markettop 39% Growthtop 42% Techtop 47% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 34% Funding: Raised $348M · 6 rounds over 22 yrs (0.3/yr) Market: 4,000 employees (top 7% of Food and Agriculture) · Top-5,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $348M | 107 mo ago | 4,000 | — | DrupalApple iCloud MailPHP+19 | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 6 | Bel Group Manufacturer & supplier of food & beverages products 78Patents top 26%News top 26%Growth top 27%Innovation top 29% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 26% Newstop 26% Growthtop 27% Innovationtop 29% Techtop 31% Partnerstop 31% Markettop 38% Producttop 44% Moattop 47% Fundingtop 48% Talentbottom 39% Globalbottom 35% Patents: 76 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 40 filings since 2022 vs 36 in 2017-21 News: 22 BI events in 12 mo (of 85 tracked, 9 types) · +633% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $138M | 80 mo ago | 11,800 | Antoine Fievet CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 22 signals ▲633% Announcements · Hiring · New product | 76 patents Innovative food portion packaging solutions, especially dairy/cheese trays and wraps | 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 7 | InVivo European agricultural group driving agricultural and food transition with innovative solutions 57Partners top 21%News top 25%Growth top 32%Global top 36% All 12 signals ▾Partnerstop 21% Newstop 25% Growthtop 32% Globaltop 36% Markettop 38% Fundingtop 38% Moattop 47% Patentstop 48% Techtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 44% Fin. healthbottom 39% Partners: 3 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 3 deals News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 30 tracked, 9 types) · +67% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $125M | 57 mo ago | 14,500 | Thierry Blandinières CEO | Apple iCloud MailMUIAzure Front Door+9 | 5 signals ▲67% Contracts · Funding | 3 patents Fermented cereal and malt-based food ingredients using propionibacteria and microbes. | — |
| 8 | Remy Cointreau Alcoholic beverage producer 64Fin. health top 32%Funding top 35%News top 36%Market top 37% All 10 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 32% Fundingtop 35% Newstop 36% Markettop 37% Talenttop 44% Techtop 47% Moattop 48% Growthtop 49% Partnerstop 49% Globalbottom 46% Fin. health: Revenue ~$50.6M (FY2023) · Net margin 15.4% Funding: Raised $90.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 11 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $91M | 135 mo ago | 2,021 | Jean-Philippe Hecquet CEO Maison Remy Martin & Louis XIII | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+21 | 29 signals Earnings · Announcements · Leadership | — | — |
| 9 | Buffalo Grill Chain of restaurants offering chicken, burgers, etc 74Market top 24%Funding top 35%Tech top 38%Growth top 45% All 6 signals ▾Markettop 24% Fundingtop 35% Techtop 38% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 29% Market: 5,383 employees (top 6% of Food and Agriculture) · Top-50,000 web property Funding: Raised $76.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $76M | 70 mo ago | 5,383 | Christian Picart Founder | Node.jsGoogle MapsVideoJS+14 | — | — | 1 job opening · 2 expansions |
| 10 | Thrasos AI-based food safety solutions for food manufacturers 16Funding top 30%AI top 45%Moat bottom 42%Global bottom 36% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% AItop 45% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Patentsbottom 32% Marketbottom 26% Innovationbottom 22% Funding: Raised $67.2M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 19 yrs (0.2/yr) AI: Product described with: ai-based rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $67M | 42 mo ago | 11 | — | — | — | 2 patents Optimized cleaning technologies for industrial fluid circuits and piping systems. | — |
| 11 | Stoeffler Manufactures and supplies chilled processed meat 78Growth top 15%Fin. health top 31%Market top 34%Funding top 38% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 15% Fin. healthtop 31% Markettop 34% Fundingtop 38% Talentbottom 45% Techbottom 40% Globalbottom 29% Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 500,000 YoY Fin. health: Revenue ~$87.4M (FY2016) · Net margin 2.2% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $58M | 132 mo ago | 350 | Pierre Olivier Schmidt CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Agronutris Sustainable bioconversion of insects into protein for animal feed and soil 24Moat top 22%Funding top 34%News top 36%Growth top 38% All 7 signals ▾Moattop 22% Fundingtop 34% Newstop 36% Growthtop 38% Marketbottom 34% Globalbottom 29% Techbottom 16% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn Funding: Raised $58.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $58M | 56 mo ago | 42 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+7 | 3 signals M&A | — | — |
| 13 | ACCRO Retailer of plant-based meat alternatives including sausages, nuggets, and kebab 67Growth top 20%Funding top 24%Tech top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Fundingtop 24% Techtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 48% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $58.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $58M | 8 mo ago | 47 | Renaud Saisset CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 14 | GOURMEY Provider of meat alternatives 45Talent top 28%Funding top 32%Moat top 44%Growth top 45% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 32% Moattop 44% Growthtop 45% Techbottom 40% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 21% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $57.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $58M | 44 mo ago | 75 | Antoine Davydoff Co-Founder & CSO | Framer SitesReactPriority Hints+5 | — | — | 1 internship |
| 15 | La Vie Brand of vegan food 60Funding top 29%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Product top 46% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Producttop 46% Techtop 47% Markettop 48% Innovationbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 34% Funding: Raised $55.9M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $56M | 20 mo ago | 385 | Vincent Poulichet Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+36 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 16 | Sushi Shop Chain of limited service restaurant offering Japanese cuisine 69Global top 27%Customers top 27%Talent top 38%Funding top 40% All 8 signals ▾Globaltop 27% Customerstop 27% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 40% Producttop 40% Markettop 45% Growthtop 45% Techbottom 47% Global: Serving 56 countries worldwide · Investors from 2 countries beyond France Customers: App rating 4.0★ (10,244 reviews) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 13% of tracked companies rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $46M | 178 mo ago | — | Gregory Marciano Co-Founder | VarnishReactBackbone.js+13 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Abolis R&D company focused on manufacturing of cosmetic and food ingredients 53Growth top 35%Tech top 35%Funding top 41%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 35% Fundingtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 33% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 31 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Google Cloud, Google Cloud Cdn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $40M | 21 mo ago | 54 | Cyrille Pauthenier Co-Founder | WixSentryBootstrap+11 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 18 | CIRAD Provider of crop research and training services 72Patents top 11%Innovation top 18%Tech top 20%Funding top 38% All 9 signals ▾Patentstop 11% Innovationtop 18% Techtop 20% Fundingtop 38% Growthtop 45% Moattop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 46% Marketbottom 37% Patents: 81 patents matched (strict assignee match) · Latest publication 2026 Innovation: 81 patents (top 12% of patent-holders) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $39M | 75 mo ago | — | Michel Eddi CEO | PythonPerlPHP+16 | — | 81 patents Biomass conversion technologies and agricultural biotech for plant health and parasite control | 2 partnerships |
| 19 | De Sangosse Manufacturer and supplier of crop protection & nutrition products 76Fin. health top 19%Talent top 28%Growth top 30%Tech top 31% All 11 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 19% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 30% Techtop 31% Patentstop 34% Fundingtop 38% Moattop 39% Innovationtop 41% Markettop 47% Globalbottom 42% Productbottom 41% Fin. health: Revenue ~$146M (FY2022) · Net margin 14.2% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $33M | 29 mo ago | — | Flavio Brandao CEO | Cart FunctionalityWordPressTypeScript+28 | — | 56 patents Agricultural pest control chemicals and delivery devices for molluscicides and fertilizers. | — |
| 20 | AgriLife Studio Startup studio co-creating impactful Agritech startups for a sustainable agricultural future 55Talent top 38%Funding top 44%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 44% Globalbottom 29% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $27.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $27M | 28 mo ago | — | Priscilla Roze-Pages Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 21 | Kusmi Tea Brand of teas 64Tech top 26%Market top 38%Growth top 45%Funding bottom 46% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 26% Markettop 38% Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 46% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Tech: 58 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud Market: 500 employees (top 19% of Food and Agriculture) · Top-500,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $26M | 103 mo ago | 500 | Pavel Kousmichoff Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyBackbone.js+25 | — | — | 2 expansions |
| 22 | MYCOPHYTO Provider of alternative pesticides 42Funding top 28%Talent top 38%Global top 44%Growth top 45% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 38% Globaltop 44% Growthtop 45% Patentstop 45% Innovationbottom 41% Techbottom 41% Marketbottom 30% Funding: Raised $25.2M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $25M | 5 mo ago | 26 | Justine Lipuma Co-Founder & CEO | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+11 | — | 8 patents Isolation and production of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculants for sustainable agriculture | — |
| 23 | Feed. Healthy nutrition snacks 57Tech top 34%Funding top 40%Market top 47%Talent bottom 45% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 34% Fundingtop 40% Markettop 47% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Tech: 38 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Funding: Raised $21.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 9 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $22M | 95 mo ago | 108 | Anthony Bourbon Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+35 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Reforest'Action Provider of reforestation, regenarative agriculture, and other services 57Funding top 33%Growth top 35%Tech top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Growthtop 35% Techtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $21.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $21M | 23 mo ago | 100 | Stephane Hallaire Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+15 | — | — | — |
| 25 | Algama Developer of algae-based protein health drinks 27Patents top 21%Moat top 25%Innovation top 28%Product top 36% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 21% Moattop 25% Innovationtop 28% Producttop 36% Fundingtop 37% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 42% Newsbottom 22% Marketbottom 8% Patents: 75 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 48 filings since 2022 vs 27 in 2017-21 Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 75 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $21M | 41 mo ago | 1 | Alvyn Severien Founder & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | 75 patents Microalgae extraction and formulation for food ingredients, beverages, and texturised products | — |
| 26 | Omie & Cie Internet first brand of multicategory food products 37Talent top 28%Tech top 36%Funding top 39%Product bottom 48% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Techtop 36% Fundingtop 39% Productbottom 48% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Growthbottom 35% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 30 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $17M | 40 mo ago | 41 | Joséphine Bournonville Co-founder | SanitySentryZendesk+18 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Yooji Brand of frozen meals 48Moat top 38%Talent top 38%Funding top 39%Growth top 45% All 10 signals ▾Moattop 38% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 46% Techbottom 46% Patentsbottom 44% Globalbottom 43% Innovationbottom 37% Newsbottom 32% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 11 patents Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $15M | 68 mo ago | 52 | Frederic Ventre Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityPHPUbuntu+20 | — | 11 patents Convenient hand‑held infant foods and frozen meat patty processing technologies | 3 job openings |
| 28 | Alpha MOS Manufacturer of electronic noses, tongues, and visual analyzers for sensory analysis 16Funding top 41%Global top 49%Moat bottom 49%Market bottom 43% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% Globaltop 49% Moatbottom 49% Marketbottom 43% Innovationbottom 41% Patentsbottom 40% Techbottom 39% Fin. healthbottom 27% Newsbottom 21% Growthbottom 19% Funding: Raised $13.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 10 yrs (0.3/yr) Global: Serving 4 countries incl. United States, China, Japan · Investors from 1 country beyond France rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $13M | 55 mo ago | 66 | — | PHPBootstrapApache HTTP Server+9 | — | 9 patents Multi-layer chemoresistive gas sensors for enhanced sensitivity and selectivity. | 1 award |
| 29 | Luna Restaurant serving multiple dishes 32Growth top 45%Funding bottom 49%Tech bottom 40%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 49% Techbottom 40% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $12.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $12M | 40 mo ago | 80 | — | WebflowjQueryHSTS+8 | — | — | — |
| 30 | ASV Packaging Manufacturer of folding boxes, pouches, and cardboard packaging 48Growth top 35%Funding top 48%Market bottom 44%Tech bottom 44% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 48% Marketbottom 44% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 25% Newsbottom 22% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $10.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $10M | 16 mo ago | 210 | — | WixSentryBootstrap+9 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Frerejean Freres Crafters of Premier & grand cru champagnes in cellar 45Growth top 28%Funding top 41%Product top 46%Innovation top 50% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 41% Producttop 46% Innovationtop 50% Techbottom 38% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 30% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $10.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $10M | 13 mo ago | 26 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyPayPal+11 | — | — | — |
| 32 | Nosylva Provider of wood forest sector and national forestry services 19Growth top 45%Funding top 50%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 36% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 50% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 34% Marketbottom 14% Funding: Raised $7.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $8M | 35 mo ago | 8 | Jean Cornet Founder & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — | — |
| 33 | BIBAK Online reusable packaging containers return management system 27Growth top 45%Funding top 50%Tech bottom 42%Global bottom 36% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 50% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 35% Funding: Raised $7.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $8M | 40 mo ago | 47 | — | WebflowHubSpotSendinblue+17 | — | — | — |
| 34 | Pomme de Pain Chain of restaurant offering sandwiches 62Tech top 40%Product top 42%Market top 44%Funding top 45% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 40% Producttop 42% Markettop 44% Fundingtop 45% Growthtop 45% Globalbottom 36% Tech: 30 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Product: 1 published app (23.6k installs) · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $6M | 53 mo ago | 725 | — | WordPress Site EditorWordPressMySQL+27 | — | — | — |
| 35 | Inpulse Company Provider of production planning, procurement, and order supplying services for restaurants 50Tech top 25%Growth top 45%Funding top 49%Product bottom 48% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 25% Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 49% Productbottom 48% Talentbottom 45% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Tech: 42 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $5M | 37 mo ago | 41 | Valentin Pignolet Co-Founder | WebflowAmazon Web Servicescore-js+27 | — | — | — |
| 36 | Lisaqua Seafood product breeding company 50Talent top 28%Growth top 35%News top 44%Partners top 45% All 11 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Newstop 44% Partnerstop 45% Techtop 46% Fundingtop 48% Patentstop 48% Innovationbottom 47% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 30% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $5M | 7 mo ago | 30 | Charlotte Schoelinck Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityStrikinglyNginx+18 | — | 5 patents Design and construction of specialized aquaculture facilities for specific animal species | 2 job openings · 1 internship |
| 37 | Immunrise Biocontrol France Provider of pesticides services 5Funding bottom 40%Global bottom 25%Market bottom 16% All 3 signals ▾Fundingbottom 40% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 16% Funding: Raised $5.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Global: Single-market focus (France) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 5/100 | $5M | 46 mo ago | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Oé Brand of wine 42Tech top 36%Growth top 45%Funding top 50%Market bottom 34% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 36% Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 50% Marketbottom 34% Globalbottom 29% Tech: 44 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $5M | 44 mo ago | 31 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+39 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 39 | Ensemble Provider of plant based food company that aims to deliver healthy and plant based food options 27Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 41%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 41% Globalbottom 36% Talent: 1 named leader on record Funding: Raised $4.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $4M | 29 mo ago | — | Jean-Pierre Le Cannellier Managing Director | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | PourDemain Provider of climatic change solutions for agriculture 14Funding bottom 48%Tech bottom 44%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 27% All 4 signals ▾Fundingbottom 48% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 27% Funding: Raised $4.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) Tech: 26 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $4M | 40 mo ago | 30 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | — | — |
| 41 | Elmut Online service delivering dog food 42Tech top 29%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Funding bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 29% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 24% Tech: 43 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon S3 Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $3M | 7 mo ago | 5 | Martial Dargent Co-Founder | TurbopackFirebaseSentry+30 | — | — | — |
| 42 | Meet My Mama Offers catering service provider for corporate clients 55Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Tech top 40%Funding top 43% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Techtop 40% Fundingtop 43% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 31% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $3M | 19 mo ago | 42 | Donia Amamra Founder | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+19 | — | — | — |
| 43 | YUMGO Brand of plant based condiments 45Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Funding bottom 46%Tech bottom 45% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Fundingbottom 46% Techbottom 45% Newsbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 29% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $3M | 23 mo ago | 20 | Karim Hassan Co-founder & Deputy CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyLeaflet+23 | — | — | — |
| 44 | Jay & Joy Retailer of burgers, vegan, and cheese products 53Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Funding top 43%Tech bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 43% Techbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 31% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $2M | 3 mo ago | 25 | Mary Carmen Co-Founder | Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+28 | — | — | 2 expansions |
| 45 | FoodFlow Distributor of fruits, vegetables, drinks, and more 21Tech top 43%Talent bottom 45%Product bottom 40%Funding bottom 35% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 43% Talentbottom 45% Productbottom 40% Fundingbottom 35% Marketbottom 28% Globalbottom 25% Tech: 20 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $2M | 27 mo ago | — | Pierre Colson Co-Founder & CEO | SentryAlgoliaNode.js+17 | — | — | — |
| 46 | Edonia Provider of protein ingredients created from microalgae using technology 32Patents top 47%Talent bottom 49%Innovation bottom 45%Moat bottom 42% All 6 signals ▾Patentstop 47% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 45% Moatbottom 42% Fundingbottom 38% Globalbottom 36% Patents: 4 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 4 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $2M | 25 mo ago | — | Hugo Valentin Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 4 patents Microalgae-based textured food ingredients and processing technologies | — |
| 47 | DEPUR Experiences Provider of eating spaces development and consulting services 32Tech top 47%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 35%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Techtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 35% Globalbottom 25% Tech: 28 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $2M | 34 mo ago | — | Dan Cebula Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Amatera Brand of coffee 16Growth top 35%News top 39%Funding top 49%Global bottom 38% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Newstop 39% Fundingtop 49% Globalbottom 38% Techbottom 24% Marketbottom 10% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 4 tracked, 1 types) · Top themes: Funding rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $2M | 3 mo ago | 4 | — | WordPress Site EditorWordPressMySQL+12 | 3 signals Funding | — | — |
| 49 | The Very Food Co Brand of plant based milk products 4Funding bottom 37%Global bottom 36%News bottom 18%Market bottom 9% All 4 signals ▾Fundingbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 18% Marketbottom 9% Funding: Raised $1.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Global: Investors from 1 country beyond France rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 4/100 | $1M | 23 mo ago | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Kumulus Developer of healthy drinking water creating machines 48Tech top 31%Talent top 38%Innovation top 43%Patents top 43% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 31% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 43% Patentstop 43% Growthtop 48% Fundingtop 50% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 26% Marketbottom 24% Tech: 35 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $962K | 12 mo ago | 17 | Mohamed Abid Co-Founder | WebflowGSAPMicrosoft Advertising+18 | — | 7 patents Atmospheric water harvesting systems with integrated device management and monitoring software | 1 partnership |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in France
#1
Series A · Mougins, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2016 · 26 employees$25.2Mraised▾
Provider of alternative pesticides
- Jan 2026Series A$18.7M
- Jan 2023Series A$5M
- Sep 2019Seed$1.5M
#2
Series C · Vitry-en-artois, Pas-de-calais · founded 2021 · 47 employees$58Mraised▾
Retailer of plant-based meat alternatives including sausages, nuggets, and kebab. The company offers a range of products designed as alternatives to traditional meat dishes. These alternatives are crafted from plant-based proteins. The product line includes items like plant-based sausages, nuggets, kebab options, and other meatless alternatives.
- Sep 2025Series C$58M
#3
Acquired · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2015 · 25 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Retailer of burgers, vegan, and cheese products
- Mar 2026Seed$2.3M
#4
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2022 · 4 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Brand of coffee
- Mar 2026Seed$7M
- Oct 2023Seed$1.6M
- Mar 2023Seed$100K
#5
Series A · Nantes, Pays de la Loire · founded 2018 · 30 employees$5.4Mraised▾
Seafood product breeding company
- Nov 2025Series A$10.4M
- Mar 2022Series A$5.4M
#6
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2018 · 5 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Elmut is an online service that delivers dog food. The customers are required to answer a few questions about their dog like weight, age, race, and level of physical activity. Food is prepared accordingly using a calculation algorithm that feeds exact calorie needs and is delivered.
- Oct 2025Series A$3.5M
#7
Funding Raised · Arcis sur Aube, Grand Est · founded 1999 · 1302 employees$1.1Braised▾
The Cristal Union Group is one of the leading European producers of sugar and alcohol.
- Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$1.2M
- Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$3.2M
- Jan 2022Conventional Debt$1.1B
#8
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2019 · 385 employees$55.9Mraised▾
Brand of vegan food
- Oct 2024Series A$27.4M
- Jan 2022Series A$28.4M
#9
Series B · Champagne au Mont d Or, Auvergne Rhone Alpes · founded 2011 · 26 employees$10.1Mraised▾
It is a producer of fine craft champagne. They offer a range of champagne products, including Brut, Blanc de Blancs, and VV26. They ship to Europe and have a focus on quality and craftsmanship.
- May 2025Series B$10.1M
#10
Funding Raised · Moussy le Vieux, Ile de France · founded 1999 · 9 employees$772.9Mraised▾
Producer of sugar, ethanol, and other agricultural products derived from beets, wheat, alfalfa, sugarcane, and corn. The company's operations encompass the entire value chain, from raw material sourcing and processing to the production and marketing of a diverse portfolio of products for the food, energy, animal nutrition, and chemical sectors. These products include various sugars, ethanol, bioethanol, maltodextrin, vegetable proteins, starches, and derivatives, along with fibers for animal feed. The company also engages in activities related to industrial processes, energy production, and green chemistry.
- Aug 2023Grant (prize money)$3.9M
- Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$894.3K
- Oct 2020Conventional Debt$585.9M
- Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$192K
#11
Series A · Evry Courcouronnes, Ile de France · founded 2014 · 54 employees$39.9Mraised▾
R&D company focused on manufacturing of cosmetic and food ingredients
- Sep 2024Series A$38.6M
- 2014Seed$1.3M
#12
Acquired · Chateauroux, Centre Val de Loire · founded 2020 · 210 employees$10.2Mraised▾
Manufacturer of folding boxes, pouches, and cardboard packaging
- Jan 2025Seed$10.2M
- Jul 2023Seed—
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 France
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 132 France-affiliated papers.
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement24
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement16
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique15
- Acteurs, Ressources et Territoires dans le Développement7
- Ministry of Agriculture6
- Agriculture5
- Wireless sensor network4
- Context (archaeology)4
- Computer network3
- Robotics3
- Agriculture7→15
- Agriculture5→13
- Climate change3→5
Where agritech is researched across France
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 France
France agritech patent filing is accelerating — 43 filings from 6 assignees (2021–2025), led by KUHN SAS, NAIO TECH, Sylvabot; annual filings 1→10.
- KUHN SAS27
- NAIO TECH10
- Sylvabot4
- Agreenculture4
- MIAL TECH1
- Association NAT DES Producteurs 1