Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Montreal, Canada
The 78 best Food and Agriculture companies in Montreal, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Sollio Cooperative Group.
Our analysis of 50 Food and Agriculture companies
$6.4b in tracked funding; 81% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Montreal
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sollio Cooperative Group Canada's largest agri-food cooperative, driving economic growth from farm to table 69Funding top 30%Market top 37%Growth top 45%Tech top 47% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Markettop 37% Growthtop 45% Techtop 47% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 34% Funding: Raised $378M · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) Market: 15,850 employees (top 1% of Food and Agriculture) · Top-5,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $378M | 68 mo ago | Series D | — | 1922 | DrupalPHPBootstrap+27 | 1 award |
| 2 | ACTIVATE Drinks Brand of energy drinks | $38M | 164 mo ago | Series B | Burke Eiteljorg Owner | 2007 | — | — |
| 3 | Mid-Day Squares Internet-first brand offering chocolate & superfoods | $16M | 50 mo ago | Series C | Lezlie Karls Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyPrivy App+30 | — |
| 4 | Relocalize Provider of food processing services 42Growth top 28%Funding top 31%Tech top 49%Global bottom 29% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 31% Techtop 49% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 20% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $12.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $13M | 3 mo ago | Seed | — | 2020 | WebflowMicrosoft ClarityHubSpot Analytics+18 | 3 job openings · 1 internship · 1 expansion |
| 5 | Prevtec Microbia Provider of biological healthcare products for livestock animals | $12M | 111 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2003 | — | — |
| 6 | OatBox Online platform offering a breakfast subscription box 48Innovation top 33%Product top 36%Tech top 37%Funding top 40% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 33% Producttop 36% Techtop 37% Fundingtop 40% Growthtop 45% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 31% Newsbottom 18% Innovation: 7 product lines Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $12M | 26 mo ago | Series A | — | 2014 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyTypeScript+27 | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 7 | FODY Foods Manufactures and markets sauces and dressing | $11M | 66 mo ago | Series B | Steven Singer Founder & CEO | 2016 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+44 | — |
| 8 | Buddha Brands Brand of selling snack bar | $8M | 43 mo ago | Series A | Mark Cigos Co-Founder | 2010 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAccentuate Custom Fields+21 | 1 expansion |
| 9 | Opalia Brand of milk 19News top 32%Funding top 41%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 45% All 7 signals ▾Newstop 32% Fundingtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 45% Partnersbottom 40% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 18% News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 3 types) · Top themes: Funding, Contracts Funding: Raised $1.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $2M | 1 mo ago | Seed | Jennifer Côté CEO & Co-Founder | 2020 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+15 | — |
| 10 | Dispatch Coffee Brand of coffee | $958K | 69 mo ago | Seed | Chrissy Durcak Founder & CEO | 2012 | ContentfulNode.jsReact+12 | — |
| 11 | Bio Sun Solutions Developer & seller of organic agricultural products that outperform traditional growing methods 32Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Tech bottom 44%Funding bottom 40% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Techbottom 44% Fundingbottom 40% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 16% 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 32/100 | $284K | 15 mo ago | Seed | Jamil Samsatly Co-Founder | 2019 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAnimate.css+21 | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Montreal
#1
Seed · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2020 · 10 employees$12.5Mraised▾
Provider of food processing services
- Mar 2026Seed$5.1M
- May 2024Seed$5.8M
- Oct 2023Seed$5.6M
- Oct 2021Seed$1.1M
#2
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2020 · 4 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Brand of milk
- Apr 2026Seed$2.3M
- Mar 2024Seed$1.5M
- Mar 2022Seed$125K
#3
Series D · Montreal, Montreal · founded 1922 · 15850 employees$377.9Mraised▾
Canada's largest agri-food cooperative, driving economic growth from farm to table. It operates as a major economic engine across agriculture, retail, and food sectors. The cooperative is deeply rooted in its communities, supporting agricultural producers and local economies. Its divisions focus on creating value for members and communities through agricultural solutions, a network of hardware stores, and a commitment to food production. The company emphasizes cooperation, solidarity, and positive impact in its operations. It is committed to environmental protection, prosperity, equity, and community support. The cooperative model prioritizes its members' prosperity and fosters a strong network. It offers career opportunities and values its people. The company is dedicated to shaping the Canadian agri-food landscape.
#4
Series A · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2014 · 24 employees$11.5Mraised▾
Online platform offering a breakfast subscription box. The subscription box contains granola mixes, oatmeal portions and breakfast bars. The mixes contain rolled oats, puffed quinoa, dried fruits and nuts, and other healthy organic products. The company claims that they use only organic products in their breakfast curations.
- Apr 2024Series A$5M
- Jul 2022Series A$5.4M
- Jun 2017Seed$1.2M
#5
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2019$283.6Kraised▾
Bio Sun Solutions is a company that specializes in developing 100% organic agricultural products such as biostimulants, biofongicides, and biopesticides that outperform traditional growing methods. They use proprietary technology to harness the power of probiotic bacteria to ferment blends of algae, creating potent plant stimulants.
- Mar 2025Seed$283.6K
#6
Series C · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2018 · 55 employees$16.5Mraised▾
Internet-first brand offering chocolate & superfoods
- Apr 2022Series C$10M
- Jul 2021Conventional Debt$3M
- Jul 2021Series A$6.5M
#7
Series A · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2010 · 21 employees$8.2Mraised▾
Brand of selling snack bar
- Oct 2022Series A$5.2M
- Jul 2021Seed$3M
#8
Series B · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2007 · 12 employees$38.5Mraised▾
Producer and retailer of vitamin-rich fruit drinks intended to deliver the daily allowance of nutrients and vitamins. The company offers a line of beverage products in various flavors including grape, peach, mango, passion fruit, pomegranate, lime lemon, exotic berry, watermelon, and more.
- Oct 2012Series B$11M
- Jun 2011Series A$7.5M
- Oct 2010Series A$20M
#9
Series B · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2016 · 21 employees$10.8Mraised▾
Fody's manufactures and markets sauces and dressing. Its product offerings include salsa, barbeque sauce, ketchup, caesar dressing, French & herb dressing, pasta sauce, basil sauce, snack bars, seasoning, chips, cereals etc. It also offers information regarding various recipes on the website. The company claims its products are gluten-free, lactose-free, onion & garlic-free. Its products can be purchased online through the website.
- Dec 2020Series B$8.5M
- Dec 2017Series A$2.2M
#10
Acquired · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2003 · 17 employees$12.4Mraised▾
Provider of biological healthcare products for livestock animals. It is a biotechnology company involved in development and marketing of vaccination biological products for livestock animals. The flagship product ColiProtec F4 is a vaccine product used for the prevention of postweaning diarrhea in swine piglets.
- Mar 2017Series A$1.9M
- Sep 2015Series A$1.9M
- Mar 2015Series A$4.7M
- Nov 2011Series A$3.9M
#11
Seed · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2012 · 11 employees$958Kraised▾
Brand of coffee
- Aug 2020Seed$958K
#12
Public · Montreal, Montreal · founded 1947 · 65000 employees—raised▾
Metro is a food retailer company. It provides services in various business sectors such as supermarkets, online grocery stores & grocery stores. The company's top market in Canada. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $14.76B and a net profit of $0.67B
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 Canada
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 106 Canada-affiliated papers.
- University of Guelph13
- University of Saskatchewan8
- University of British Columbia8
- University of Alberta8
- University of Prince Edward Island8
- Agriculture6
- Robot3
- Internet of Things2
- Real-time computing2
- Big data1
- Agriculture22
- Internet of Things5
- Greenhouse gas4
- Agricultural science4
- Ecology3
- Agriculture4→14
Where agritech is researched across Canada
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 Canada
Canada agritech patent filing is cooling — 3 filings from 1 assignees (2020–2022), led by Intel; annual filings 2→1.
- Intel3
Common questions
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.