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Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Lagos, Nigeria

The 53 best Food and Agriculture companies in Lagos, Nigeria in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Reelfruit.

53companies tracked
$8.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
9have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE × LAGOS

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.

653companies analysed
82%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
12unicorns
2015median founding year
131kcombined LinkedIn audience
84%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Lagos

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Reelfruit
Dried fruits brand
$3M57 mo agoSeries AAffiong Williams
Founder & CEO
2012Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+19—
2Fastizers
Brand of cookies, cakes, and other confectionery items
$2M36 mo agoSeedDebby Lawson
Co-Founder
2010——
3FarmCrowdy
Online platform that allows individuals to invest in small-scale agricultural projects through crowdfunding
$2M88 mo agoSeed—2016BootstrapAmazon ALBAmazon Web Services+4—
4Golden Agri Inputs
Distributor of fertilizers
$1M43 mo agoFunding RaisedSolomon Ohbonna
CEO
2019Node.jsElement UIVue.js+8—
5NFC Nigeria
Provider of soybeans, fruits, yam and water processing services
$49K121 mo agoSeedOlumide Obasemo
CEO
2013——
6BabyGrubz
Provider of food to rural area's kids
$10K110 mo agoFunding RaisedSeun Sangoleye
Founder
2017——
7Sourcing and produce
Supplier of nuts, seeds, and seasoning products
—34 mo agoFunding RaisedLanre Awojoodu
Founder & CEO
2020——
8Cropsafe
Agricultural social enterprise that offers farm financing services and utilizes satellite imagery and machine…
—38 mo agoSeedAjatiton Williams
Co-Founder
2017——

Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Lagos

#1
Seed · Agege, Lagos · founded 2010
$2Mraised
▾

Brand of cookies, cakes, and other confectionery items. Its brand includes Nibit mini snacks, milk, chocolate & bitty cookies. Their confectionary items include noodles, snacks, and sweets.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Seed$2M
Founders & team
Debby LawsonCo-FounderGbola Lawson PmpMd/Ceo
Investors
Aruwa Capital Management
#2
Funding Raised · Apapa, Lagos · founded 2019
$1.3Mraised
▾

Distributor of fertilizers

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2022Grant (prize money)$1.3M
Founders & team
Solomon OhbonnaCEO
Investors
West Africa Trade and Investment Hub
Tech stack
Core-JsElement UiGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsJqueryNetlify
#3
Series A · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2012 · 54 employees
$3Mraised
▾

Reelfruit is a brand of dried fruits. Their products include varieties of dried fruits such as mango, pineapple, cashew nuts, fruit n nut mix, mix nut and more. The company sells the majority of their products in Yaba, Lagos through independent stores as well as online.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2021Series A$3M
  • Jan 2020Seed$50K
Founders & team
Affiong WilliamsFounder & CEO
Investors
Alitheia IDF, Samata Capital, Flying Doctors Healthcare Investment Company, Village Capital, FDHIC, Alitheia Capital
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerBootstrapCart FunctionalityContact Form 7
#4
Seed · Lekki, Lagos · founded 2016 · 21 employees
$2Mraised
▾

Online platform that allows individuals to invest in small-scale agricultural projects through crowdfunding. It also provides structured finance services, which involve offering financial products and services tailored to the specific needs of farmers and agricultural projects. It also facilitates the aggregation and sales of agricultural produce by connecting farmers with buyers. By connecting farmers with buyers. It provides farmers with valuable insights and information through the use of data analytics, remote sensing, and other technological tools.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2019Seed$1M
  • Mar 2019Conventional Debt$500K
  • Feb 2018Grant (prize money)$325K
  • Dec 2017Seed$1M
Investors
Techstars, Social Capital, Cox Enterprises, Right Side Capital Management, GSMA, GreenTec Capital Partners
#5
Seed · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2013
$49.2Kraised
▾

Manufacturer of agro-allied drinking products based in Lagos, Nigeria. The company produces natural drinking products and operates a water packaging factory that produces bottled water and sachet for consumers.

Funding rounds
  • 2016Seed$49.2K
Founders & team
Olumide ObasemoCEO
Investors
MBO Capital
#6
Funding Raised · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2017
$10Kraised
▾

Producer of infant food products intended to address moderate malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. The company's products include wholesome organic infant cereals, meals, condiments, snacks, and fresh homemade meals, enabling parents to improve the nutritional status of their babies.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2017Grant (prize money)$10K
Founders & team
Seun SangoleyeFounder
Investors
Village Capital
#7
Funding Raised · Ikeja, Lagos · founded 2020 · 21 employees
—raised
▾

Supplier of nuts, seeds, and seasoning products

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Founders & team
Lanre AwojooduFounder & CEO
Investors
Sahel Capital, MBO Capital
#8
Seed · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2017
—raised
▾

It is a high-impact agricultural social enterprise that offers financing services for farmers, including pre and post-harvest needs, farm input support, and labor financing. They utilize satellite imagery and machine learning to accurately detect and predict diseases and contamination in crops.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 153 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • May 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Ajatiton WilliamsCo-FounderAzeta OsagieCo-Founder
Investors
Acumen
#9
Seed · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2015 · 13 employees
—raised
▾

Restaurant serving dishes & drinks

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 914 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2021Seed—
  • Aug 2020Angel—
Founders & team
Hakeem JimoCo-FounderBola AdeyanjuCo-Founder
Investors
SFV, Capital V, Kale United, Thrive Worldwide, Gogrow
#10
Early Stage · Lagos, Lagos · founded 1960
—raised
▾

Food & Agro Allied Group manufactures and markets food products. Its product offerings include confectionery flour, goldenvita, masavita, noodles, pasta, prime flour, sugar etc. It also offers agricultural products such as fertilizers and feed products for poultry and aquatic animals. The company is based out of Lagos State, Nigeria.

Founders & team
Omoboyede OlusanyaCEOPaul GbededoVice Chairman Board of Directors
Investors
YW Capital
#11
Funding Raised · Lagos, Lagos · founded 1971 · 55 employees
—raised
▾

Producer of agricultural commodities intended to fulfill industrial needs. The company offers organic shea butter, soya bean processing, shea nuts, sesame seeds and cocoa, thereby enabling clients to fulfill the needs of their consumers.

Investors
Sahel Capital
#12
Acquired · Ikeja, Lagos · founded 1963
—raised
▾

Leading Nigerian animal feed manufacturer providing quality nutritional products. The company specializes in producing a comprehensive range of animal feeds, concentrates, and supplements for poultry, aquaculture, cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs. With strategically located plants and a nationwide distribution network, they deliver the finest animal feed to farmers across Nigeria. They are committed to environmental sustainability and community development through eco-friendly policies and CSR initiatives, supporting retirees and educational sectors. Their values emphasize customer focus, respect, integrity, teamwork, innovation, and open communication, guiding their production activities and business operations.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Solomon AigbavboaCEO & MD

Funding & investor landscape

$8.4Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
11disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
MBO Capital2 rounds
Sahel Capital2 rounds
Tech Emerge2 rounds
Village Capital2 rounds
ALCB Fund1 rounds
Acumen1 rounds
Agrolay Ventures1 rounds
Alitheia Capital1 rounds
Alitheia IDF1 rounds
Aruwa Capital Management1 rounds

Notable founders

Debby Lawson
Co-Founder · Fastizers
Gbola Lawson Pmp
Md/Ceo · Fastizers
Solomon Ohbonna
CEO · Golden Agri Inputs
Affiong Williams
Founder & CEO · Reelfruit
Olumide Obasemo
CEO · NFC Nigeria
Seun Sangoleye
Founder · BabyGrubz
Lanre Awojoodu
Founder & CEO · Sourcing and produce
Ajatiton Williams
Co-Founder · Cropsafe
Azeta Osagie
Co-Founder · Cropsafe
Hakeem Jimo
Co-Founder · VeggieVictory
Bola Adeyanju
Co-Founder · VeggieVictory
Omoboyede Olusanya
CEO · FMN
Prism market signals · Nigeria · country-scoped Prism corpus, 277,046 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Food and Agriculture coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time flat

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Nigeria

How research on Agritech is moving in Nigeria

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 150 Nigeria-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201620222025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and softening — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 45% → 19% across 2016–2025.
top research entities
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture19
  • University of Ibadan12
  • Federal University of Agriculture10
  • The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti10
  • University of Ilorin9
leading researchers
Robert B. Zougmoré · Samuel T. Partey · Mathieu Ouédraogo · Bamidele Oluwarotimi Omitoyin · Timothy S. Thomas · Haroon Sseguya · Adebayo M. Shittu · Caroline Mwongera
▲ Breakthroughs3 · 2%
▼ 25%→0% share
2 median citations33% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (25%→0% of field), led by Agriculture.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Agriculture3
  • Context (archaeology)2
  • Environmental resource management2
  • Participatory rural appraisal1
  • Environmental planning1
Landmark Climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA): A tool for prioritizing context-specific climate smart agriculture t · 190 cites
◆ Advancements44 · 29%
▲ 12%→25% share
▲2.1× share momentum0 median citations57% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (12%→25% of field), led by Agriculture.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Agriculture7→20
  • Climate change2→5
Landmark Sustainable intensification: What is its role in climate smart agriculture? · 543 cites
▼ Concerns65 · 43%
▲ 12%→46% share
▲3.8× share momentum1 median citations68% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (12%→46% of field), led by Agriculture.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Agriculture9→40
  • Food security2→11
  • Climate change1→7
  • Descriptive statistics1→6
  • Livelihood1→4
Newly emergingAgricultural science 0→7 · Government (linguistics) 0→5
Landmark Differential impacts of rainfall and irrigation on agricultural production in Nigeria: Any lessons for climate-smart agr · 135 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Nigeria

Where agritech is researched across Nigeria

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.

Ibadan35 · +0.15
Hot · AgricultureAdvancing · Agricultural economicsOpportunity · Agricultural scienceConcern · Food security
Kano22 · +0.15
Hot · Climate changeAdvancing · AgricultureOpportunity · Agricultural scienceConcern · Food security
Port Harcourt12 · +0.00
Hot · AgricultureOpportunity · Environmental resource managementConcern · Descriptive statistics
Ado-Ekiti12 · +0.20
Hot · AgricultureOpportunity · Nexus (standard)
Ilorin9 · +0.03
Hot · Food securityConcern · Descriptive statistics
Nsukka7 · -0.24
Hot · AgricultureOpportunity · Food security
Abuja6 · -0.13
Hot · AgricultureOpportunity · Sustainable agriculture

Common questions

How many Food and Agriculture companies are there in Lagos, Nigeria?
Radar tracks 53 indexable Food and Agriculture companies headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture companies in Lagos, Nigeria?
The Food and Agriculture companies in Lagos, Nigeria on this list have raised a combined $8.4M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Lagos, Nigeria?
Reelfruit is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Lagos, Nigeria, with $3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture companies in Lagos, Nigeria are funded?
6 of the 53 Food and Agriculture companies in Lagos, Nigeria on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture unicorns are there in Lagos, Nigeria?
None of the Food and Agriculture companies in Lagos, Nigeria on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Lagos, Nigeria Food and Agriculture companies?
The most active investors in Lagos, Nigeria Food and Agriculture companies on this list include MBO Capital, Sahel Capital, Tech Emerge, Village Capital, ALCB Fund.
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