Radar · Food and Agriculture in Massachusetts
Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Massachusetts, United States
The 465 best Food and Agriculture companies in Massachusetts, 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
465companies tracked
$1.2Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
105have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE × MASSACHUSETTS
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
283kcombined LinkedIn audience
57%of audience held by top 3
8companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Massachusetts
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motif FoodWorks Developer of alternative food ingredients | $345M | 49 mo ago | Series B | 85 | 2019 | — | 30 patents Plant-based meat, dairy, and connective tissue analogs using heme protein technologies | — |
| 2 | Cometeer Brand of coffee. | $100M | 55 mo ago | Series B | 95 95 → 67 (-29%) | 2015 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+38 | 37 patents Rapid freeze‑thaw beverage preparation and single‑serve packaging system | 1 launch |
| 3 | MooBella Manufacturer of ice cream vending machines | $75M | 187 mo ago | Series C | — | 1992 | — | 75 patents Advanced frozen food processing and dispensing equipment for high‑overrun desserts | — |
| 4 | Spindrift Provider of a beverage company that produces a range of unsweetened sparkling waters made with real, squeezed… | $66M | 65 mo ago | Acquired | 26 | 2010 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+30 | — | 2 launchs · 3 awards |
| 5 | Dunkin' Brands Portfolio company operating distinct brands in the restaurant and food service industry | $56M | 182 mo ago | Acquired | 1,059 | 1950 | TypeScriptCKEditorVideoJS+12 | — | — |
| 6 | Bertucci's Casual dining restaurant chain for pizzas | $39M | 203 mo ago | Acquired | 4,000 | 1981 | Cart FunctionalitySkolengoNode.js+24 | 5 patents Innovative watch strap designs and securing mechanisms for multi‑layer, waterproof leather bands. | — |
| 7 | Nixie Sparkling Water Brand of water 57Funding top 34%Growth top 35%Tech top 41%Market bottom 38% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 34% Growthtop 35% Techtop 41% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $35.0M 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 57/100 | $35M | 15 mo ago | Series B | 21 | 2018 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+29 | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 8 | Australis Barramundi Ocean-farmed barramundi producer specializing in sustainable aquaculture | $28M | 35 mo ago | Series A | 12 | 2004 | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | — |
| 9 | 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 | 8 mo ago | Series B | 50 | 2018 | Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+39 | — | — |
| 10 | Verde Brand of meat products | $25M | 23 mo ago | Series B | 44 44 → 65 (+48%) | 2005 | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — | 2 partnerships |
| 11 | Mable B2B marketplace platform for groceries | $25M | 23 mo ago | Series B | 31 | 2019 | SentryZendeskNode.js+23 | — | — |
| 12 | UNREAL Provider of healthy and delicious snacks made with real ingredients and without artificial additives | $22M | 150 mo ago | Series B | 25 | 2012 | Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+47 | — | 1 award |
| 13 | Oath Craft Pizza Delicious pizza pies made with fresh ingredients and avocado oil crust | $22M | 98 mo ago | Series B | 17 | 2014 | DudaNginxSnowplow Analytics+11 | — | — |
| 14 | Not Your Average Joes Chain of casual dining restaurant | $21M | 163 mo ago | Late Stage | 900 | 1994 | Cart FunctionalitySentryApple iCloud Mail+24 | — | — |
| 15 | Culture Pop Soda Internet-first brand offering carbonated water | $21M | 14 mo ago | Series B | 36 | 2020 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+32 | — | — |
| 16 | Boloco Owns & operates restaurant for food & beverages | $18M | 162 mo ago | Series B | 91 | 1996 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+18 | — | — |
| 17 | Clover Food Lab Chain of restaurants serving American style food in Boston, USA. | $18M | 94 mo ago | Series B | 115 | 2008 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressApple iCloud Mail+31 | — | — |
| 18 | The Pass Manufacturer, retailer, and wholesaler of multiple cannabis products | $18M | 25 mo ago | Series A | 28 | 2018 | WordPressUnbounceMySQL+21 | 33 patents Microporous balloon catheters for targeted drug delivery in vascular interventions. | — |
| 19 | FYTO Develops systems for growing crops automatically | $15M | 47 mo ago | Series A | 20 | 2019 | WixSentryEnvoy+12 | 11 patents Automated harvesting systems for aquatic plants and crops | — |
| 20 | B.GOOD Chain of limited service restaurant | $15M | 103 mo ago | Series B | 183 | 2003 | Cart FunctionalityGoogle MapsMUI+14 | 152 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 21 | Biena Snacks Brand of roasted chickpeas | $14M | 81 mo ago | Series B | 23 | 2012 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShogun Frontend+16 | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 22 | Eastern Standard Provisions Retailer of food products | $14M | 41 mo ago | Series B | 46 | 2018 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+27 | — | — |
| 23 | Culture Fresh Foods Provider of dairy products packaging services 14Funding top 39%Tech bottom 45%Global bottom 32%Market bottom 18% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 18% Funding: Raised $13.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) Tech: 24 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $13M | 4 mo ago | Series A | 12 | 2019 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+21 | — | — |
| 24 | Foodberry Brand of coffee, yogurt and icecream | $13M | — | Early Stage | 16 | 2012 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+15 | 5 patents Edible bioreactor systems for producing food-grade microbial products | — |
| 25 | New England Ice Cream Distributors of ice creams | $12M | 134 mo ago | Funding Raised | 285 285 → 188 (-34%) | 1987 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | — |
| 26 | TruEnergy Manufacturer and retailer of sports drinks | $12M | 40 mo ago | Series A | 3 | 2015 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+23 | — | — |
| 27 | IQ Bar Brand of healthcare & nutrition products | $10M | 41 mo ago | Series B | 10 | 2017 | Amazon WebstoreCart FunctionalityShopify+39 | 158 patents Grill and cooking accessories: brushes, utensils, presses, peels, and skewers. | — |
| 28 | Wildgrain Manufacturer & brand of bakery snacks | $10M | 10 mo ago | Series A | 8 | 2011 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+45 | — | 1 award |
| 29 | Wahlburgers Restaurant chain offering burgers | $9M | 41 mo ago | Series A | 103 | 2010 | Craft CMSPHPYii+19 | — | 1 launch · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 30 | KnipBio Developer of all-natural feed ingredients improving aquaculture productivity | $7M | 59 mo ago | Seed | 4 | 2013 | — | 29 patents Microbial synthesis of protein, PHB, carotenoids, and taurine for aquaculture feed | — |
| 31 | Walden Local Meat Provider of roasted chicken & other meat products | $7M | 97 mo ago | Series A | 69 69 → 42 (-39%) | 2013 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+39 | — | 1 job opening |
| 32 | Grillo's Pickles Garden-fresh, cold-pickled pickles and merchandise, available nationwide | $7M | 75 mo ago | Acquired | 23 | 2008 | — | — | 3 job openings |
| 33 | Lasso Developer of technology restructuring ingredients into nutritionally advantaged, affordable food products | $6M | 8 mo ago | Series A | — | 2020 | — | 8 patents Design of jewelry storage and display cases for organized presentation and protection. | — |
| 34 | USEFULL Manufacturer of packaging products | $6M | 25 mo ago | Series A | 5 | 2020 | — | — | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 35 | Ilsar Producer of black winter truffles | $5M | 63 mo ago | Series A | — | 2011 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+14 | — | — |
| 36 | MingsBings Internet first restaurant offering brown rice wrapper | $5M | 40 mo ago | Series A | 10 | 2020 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
| 37 | Ohza Internet first brand of alcoholic cocktail kits | $4M | 60 mo ago | Acquired | 12 | 2019 | ShopifyBootstrapShop Pay+37 | — | — |
| 38 | NOCA Brand of cocktail | $4M | 54 mo ago | Series A | 16 | 2018 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+20 | — | — |
| 39 | valleymalt Producer of craft malt from locally sourced grains | $3M | 24 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2010 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+13 | — | — |
| 40 | VerMints Organic mints and pastilles made with natural ingredients and flavors | $3M | 13 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2001 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyGSAP+13 | — | — |
| 41 | Rogers Fish Restaurant serving seafood & lobsters | $2M | 41 mo ago | Series A | — | 2021 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+30 | — | — |
| 42 | RYZE Brand of coffee | $2M | 51 mo ago | Seed | 32 | 2019 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+51 | — | 1 launch |
| 43 | Cairnspring Mills Flour processing company | $2M | 18 mo ago | Series B | 12 | 2016 | Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+38 | — | 4 job openings |
| 44 | Xibus Systems Provider of food safety testing services | $1M | 24 mo ago | Seed | 9 | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 45 | ChopLocal Provider of meat supply services | $876K | 20 mo ago | Seed | 6 | 2020 | Cart FunctionalityCS CartSearchanise+23 | — | — |
| 46 | Marzae Brand of multi category wines | $388K | 4 mo ago | Seed | 1 | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 47 | HarmonyBabyNutrition Brand of baby nutrition | $250K | 6 mo ago | Seed | 14 | 2020 | LiteSpeedreCAPTCHAMicrosoft 365+2 | — | 1 award |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Massachusetts
#1
Series A · Massachusetts · founded 2019 · 12 employees$13Mraised▾
Series A · Massachusetts · founded 2019 · 12 employees
Provider of dairy products packaging services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 39%Tech
bottom 45%Global
bottom 32%Market
bottom 18%Funding: Raised $13.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Feb 2026)
Tech: 24 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Audience (LinkedIn): 480 LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Quality Assurance Technician, Production Supervisor
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Conventional Debt$3.5M
- Dec 2020Series A$2.5M
- Sep 2019Series A—
- Sep 2019Series A$10.5M
Investors
FreshTracks Capital, CEI
Tech stack
All In One SeoCdnjsCloudflareContact Form 7Core-JsFont Awesome
#2
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 — 2.3% of this cohort's audience · 342 engagements/post (9.0× 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
#3
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
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Series A$6.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Rhapsody Venture Partners, Safar Partners, Claridgevp
#4
Series B · Chatham, Massachusetts · founded 2018 · 21 employees$35Mraised▾
Series B · Chatham, Massachusetts · founded 2018 · 21 employees
Producer of flavored sparkling water made with organic ingredients intended to eliminate sugar and toxic persistent pesticides from the beverage aisle. The company offers USDA-certified organic sparkling water in a variety of different fruit, tea and botanical flavors with zero calories, sugar and sodium, enabling customers with healthy and organic drinks.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 34%Growth
top 35%Tech
top 41%Market
bottom 38%Global
bottom 33%Funding: Raised $35.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 32 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers — 4.1% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Team Lead Brand Ambassador
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Series B$27M
- Jul 2022Series A$8M
Investors
Short List Capital
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityCart.JsCloudflareCore-JsFlickityGoogle Analytics
#5
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
#6
Series B · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2020 · 36 employees$21Mraised▾
Series B · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2020 · 36 employees
Internet-first brand offering carbonated water
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 17k LinkedIn followers — 5.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. Noahkahan) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Series B$15.2M
- Jan 2024Series B$21M
Founders & team
Investors
Enlightened Hospitality Investments
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmerican ExpressApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCookieyes
#7
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
#8
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
#9
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
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
#10
Funding Raised · Braintree, Massachusetts · founded 2001$2.9Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Braintree, Massachusetts · founded 2001
Organic mints and pastilles made with natural ingredients and flavors. They offer a variety of flavors, all crafted with a commitment to using only organic ingredients. They are vegan, USDA-certified organic, gluten-free, non-GMO, Kosher, and nut-free. They prioritize healthy living and a healthy planet by sourcing ingredients from partners who share their passion. They never use animal products, artificial flavorings, sweeteners, or colors. Their products are available for purchase through their online shop, retailers, and find a store feature. They offer customer service through FAQs and contact options. They also encourage community engagement through email and social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. They are committed to creating the highest quality, best tasting, all-natural organic mints and pastilles.
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Conventional Debt$2.9M
Tech stack
BigcommerceCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#11
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
#12
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
Funding & investor landscape
$1.2Btotal disclosed funding
99companies funded
230disclosed 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
Tom First
Founder · Culture Pop Soda
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
Tom Hunton
Co-Founder & COO · Cairnspring Mills
Douglas Hoon
Co-Founder & CTO · Cometeer
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, lifting segment share from 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 segment cooling 39%→25% despite Food security rising 7→25, signaling shifting research prioritization.
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 Massachusetts, United States?
Radar tracks 465 indexable Food and Agriculture companies headquartered in Massachusetts, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture companies in Massachusetts, United States?
The Food and Agriculture companies in Massachusetts, United States on this list have raised a combined $1.2B in disclosed equity funding across 99 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Massachusetts, United States?
Motif FoodWorks is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Massachusetts, United States, with $345M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture companies in Massachusetts, United States are funded?
99 of the 465 Food and Agriculture companies in Massachusetts, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture unicorns are there in Massachusetts, United States?
None of the Food and Agriculture companies in Massachusetts, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Massachusetts, United States Food and Agriculture companies?
The most active investors in Massachusetts, United States Food and Agriculture companies on this list include MassChallenge, United States Department of Agriculture, Citizens Bank, Centerman Capital, Food Retail Ventures.
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.