Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Montana, United States
The 52 best Food and Agriculture companies in Montana, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: National Forest Foundation.
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 Montana
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Forest Foundation Promote the health and public enjoyment for forest sector | $54M | 14 mo ago | Funding Raised | Mary Mitsos President & CEO | 1992 | Cart FunctionalityCraft CMSPHP+27 | 1 expansion |
| 2 | Proper Good Internet first brand of soups | $12M | 19 mo ago | Seed | Jennifer Jane Founder & CMO | 2019 | ShopifyRadix UIYouTube+34 | — |
| 3 | Montana Craft Malt Manufacturer of malt products | $10M | 105 mo ago | Series A | — | 2016 | — | — |
| 4 | Enriched Ag Supplier of beefs | $9M | 14 mo ago | Seed | Robbie Sedgewick Founder and Engineering VP | 2019 | — | — |
| 5 | Montucky Cold Snacks Brand of beer | $6M | 59 mo ago | Series A | Jeremy Gregory Co-Founder | 2012 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26 | — |
| 6 | Montana BioAgriculture Developer of biological products for agriculture and forestry applications | $2M | 69 mo ago | Funding Raised | Bob Kearns Co-Founder | 2008 | — | — |
| 7 | Montana Pure Protein Provider of pulse protein and starch ingredients used to create sustainable solutions that satisfy consumer… | $225K | 64 mo ago | Seed | Christian George Orms Co-Founder & CEO | 2020 | — | — |
| 8 | Headframe Spirits Brand of liqueur | $60K | 113 mo ago | Funding Raised | John McKee Founder | 2010 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Montana
#1
Funding Raised · Missoula, Montana · founded 1992 · 45 employees$53.6Mraised▾
Promote the health and public enjoyment for forest sector
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$3.8M
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$300K
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$90K
- Dec 2012Grant (prize money)$9M
#2
Seed · Billings, Montana · founded 2019 · 14 employees$9Mraised▾
Supplier of beefs
- May 2025Seed—
- Nov 2022Seed$9M
- Mar 2022Seed—
#3
Seed · Bozeman, Montana · founded 2019 · 7 employees$12Mraised▾
The company offers various ingredient-based soups like red pepper & meatball, chicken noodles, spiced pumpkin, mushrooms, and more. It also offers keto-based, plant-based, gluten-free, and more. The company claims to offer free shipping over the purchase of a minimum amount.
- Dec 2024Seed$3.5M
- Jul 2022Seed$12M
- Dec 2020Conventional Debt$750K
#4
Series A · Bozeman, Montana · founded 2012 · 24 employees$5.7Mraised▾
Brand of beer
- Aug 2021Series A$5.7M
#5
Series A · Butte, Montana · founded 2016 · 8 employees$9.9Mraised▾
Producer of malted barley intended to produce a diverse selection of classic and innovative malts. The company's platform sources a choice selection of base malts for lagers, ales, and pilsners, while also offering specialty malts such as low-color caramel malt and a range of wheat- and oat-based malts, enabling the brewing industry to produce flavorful beer from superior ingredients.
- Oct 2017Series A$9.9M
#6
Funding Raised · Missoula, Montana · founded 2008$1.8Mraised▾
Developer of biological products for agriculture and forestry applications. They create solutions utilizing interactions between fungi and plants. The company focuses on fungal endophytes to limit plant diseases and control insects. They also aim to increase plant tolerance to drought and high temperatures. The company develops fungal pathogens to control insects in forests.
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$600K
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$100K
- Sep 2017Grant (prize money)$600K
- Sep 2013Grant (prize money)$510.9K
#7
Seed · Billings, Montana · founded 2020$225Kraised▾
Operator of an agriculture and food company intended to offer high-quality organic products from pulse crops. The company offers protein concentrate, starch flour, and fiber, enabling consumers to increase their intake of plant-based protein.
#8
Funding Raised · Billings, Montana · founded 2023$20Kraised▾
Provider of locally sourced, dry-aged beef and meat snacks. It sources grass-fed, grain-finished Angus and Wagyu beef from local ranchers. The company dry-ages its beef and offers it directly to consumers, along with meat snacks like beef jerky, snack sticks, and summer sausage. It also provides wholesale options and fundraising opportunities.
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$20K
#9
Seed · Bozeman, Montana · founded 2013$37.5Kraised▾
Operator of a brewery intended to provide a variety of beverages. The company operates a brewery that offers hand-crafted brews, pizzas, and other food items, enabling customers to get crafted beverages at an affordable cost.
- Mar 2020Seed$37.5K
#10
Funding Raised · Butte, Montana · founded 2010 · 16 employees$60Kraised▾
Operator of a micro-distillery and tasting room. The company operates a distillery which utilizes custom continuous flow distillation system which produces a barrel of whiskey every seven minutes and offers bourbon whiskeys, gin, vodkas, cream, and liqueurs.
- Feb 2017Grant (prize money)$60K
#11
Seed · Bozeman, Montana · founded 2009 · 20 employees$50Kraised▾
Way Fare is a manufacturer of plant-based dairy substitute. Product includes butter, cheese cream, cheddar, dips, pudding and sour cream. The company sells products through retail partners and ships to northeastern states of the USA. The website also shares recipes of food that can be prepared using its products.
- Mar 2012Seed$50K
#12
Seed · Bozeman, Montana · founded 2013$40Kraised▾
Brand of multi-category spirits
- Dec 2015Seed$40K
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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